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Bayeux tapestry arrives in London in covert operation

Hushed-up operation was result of negotiations to ensure integrity of 1,000-yr-old artwork

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Workers unload a box that contains the Bayeux Tapestry out of a truck at the British Museum in London, Friday, July 10, 2026.

Who is Count Binface — fighting against Nigel Farage?

Britain’s satirical candidate has become Farage’s unlikely rival in a bizarre by-election

Independent candidate Count Binface speaks to a journalist as he arrives for the vote count in Britain's general election at the Richmond and Northallerton count center in Northallerton, England, Friday July 5, 2024.

A revolver and bullets: Erdogan's gift to NATO leaders

Several revolvers, including those belonging to Starmer, have for now remained in Ankara

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sign a defense partnership agreement on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 8, 2026.

Bayeux tapestry to arrive in London in secret operation

This is the first time the tapestry will be transported to and displayed in the UK

Mia Hansson poses with a large replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, which has been recreated step by step by the former teacher, at a hall in Wisbech, eastern England on July 1, 2026.

Reform UK’s Farage says he’ll quit as lawmaker

Farage faces probe over a 5m pound gift he received from a cryptocurrency billionaire

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage poses to show off his socks as he visits a polling station in Walton-on-the-Naze, eastern England on May 7, 2026, to cast his vote in the local elections.

Prince Harry, Elton John lose case against UK tabloid

Judgment says the ‘claimants failed to prove their pleaded allegations’

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives at Chatham House in central London on July 7, 2026, to attend the fourteenth Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice, as part of the One Year to Go celebrations for the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027.

Farage faces fresh questions over undisclosed gifts

Report claims convicted fraudster paid for his security and staff before he became an MP

Nigel Farage

Starmer warns successor not to ignore global crises

Outgoing British PM says international conflicts and domestic challenges are inseparable

Labour MP and challenger for Leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham, laughs as he delivers a speech in Manchester, northern England, on June 29, 2026.

UK arrests eight in global drug-and-rape network probe

Probe uncovers an international group accused of drugging and sexually abusing women

Probe revealed hundreds linked to alleged sexual abuse ring spanning dozens of countries. [Illustrated image]

Starmer increases budget to modernise UK military

Starmer sets 10-year defence overhaul with drones, nuclear upgrade and Navy revamp

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit to Malloy Aeronautics in Berkshire west of London, on June 30, 2026, following the publication of long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP).

UK police seek Dubai resident who saved man on tracks

UK police want to thank the 'good Samaritan,' believed to have travelled home to Dubai

Northallerton railway station

King Charles III reveals £30m personal tax bill

Prince William also reveals he paid more than £20m in personal taxes

Britain's King Charles III waves as he arrives on the second day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting in Ascot, west of London, on June 17, 2026.

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