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Prince Harry will have just one public engagement during a month-long military secondment in Australia beginning Monday.

Australia overwhelmed New Zealand to win the Cricket World Cup for a second time at an ecstatic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Queen Elizabeth II has stripped veteran entertainer Rolf Harris of the CBE honour she bestowed on him in 2006, basing the move on his conviction for child sex crimes last year, an official notice published today revealed.

Anne Kirkbride, the actress who played Deirdre Barlow on Coronation Street, has died aged 60.

English musician Joe Cocker has died, aged 70.

British pop superstar Sir Elton John has married long-time partner David Furnish in Windsor on the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership, with David Beckham and actor Hugh Grant among the guests.

First came a hitch to butter supplies just as millions of Japanese prepare to tuck into Christmas cake. Now the country’s fast food lovers are contending with a shortage of french fries due to a labour dispute taking place on the other side of the Pacific.

Pre-race favourite Admire Rakti, who finished last, has collapsed after the Melbourne Cup and died.

Protectionist has claimed his first victory in the Melbourne Cup this afternoon and delivered the first Cup win for Germany.

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing 295 people, with Ukraine officials pointing the finger at pro-Russia rebels and calling it a "terrorist act".