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A game of thrones to the drumbeats of thrilling change: Most Rev Justin Welby enthroned as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury
Thursday 21 March 2013
Donald Macintyre enjoys a radical blend of tradition and innovation
Archbishop Justin Welby speaks out on gay relationships as he agrees to meet campaigner Peter Tatchell
Thursday 21 March 2013
The head of the Church of England has said some gay couples have loving and monogamous relationships of "stunning quality" - and he believes a woman will one day be made an archbishop.
The photos Saudi Arabia doesn't want seen – and proof Islam's most holy relics are being demolished in Mecca
Friday 15 March 2013
Archaeologists fear billion-pound development has led to destruction of key historical sites
Arabic? It's all Greek to me, says Prince Charles on latest leg of his Middle East tour
Thursday 14 March 2013
The Prince of Wales has been having lessons in Arabic. But on a visit to Doha, in Qatar, he told guests that the language, which he has been learning for six months, “goes in one ear and out the other”.
As the smoke clears after Saudi Arabia's latest mass execution by firing squad... Charles and Camilla fly in
Wednesday 13 March 2013
The Prince isn't expected to raise the issue of human rights with his hosts. Perhaps he should, wonders Jerome Taylor
Google Doodle celebrates St David's Day
Friday 01 March 2013
Today's Google Doodle marks the feast day of the patron saint of Wales
Carol Vorderman on detox after eating 'vast amounts' while filming Food Glorious Food
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Carol Vorderman has revealed she is on a three-month detox programme - after over-indulging while working on a new TV food show.
Armour-plated £300,000 BMW with poisoned gas alarm for Charles, the Prince of Wheels
Sunday 17 February 2013
Rumoured high-security vehicle described by motoring experts as 'über-technical land yacht'
Clare Balding to wed civil partner Alice Arnold
Wednesday 06 February 2013
Clare Balding’s partner Alice Arnold has said the couple plan to marry after the gay marriage bill was passed last night.
As the Duchess languishes, the world’s paps and hacks freeze
Tuesday 04 December 2012
Cold comforts and tetchy residents greet media army in Marylebone
Queen leads Remembrance Sunday tributes across the UK
Sunday 11 November 2012
The Queen led the nation in honouring the fallen today, as the country fell silent to remember its war dead.
Veterans recall Battle of El Alamein horror
Saturday 27 October 2012
Veterans of the Battle of El Alamein today described the horror of losing than 4,000 Allied troops as they marked its 70th anniversary.
Were we all guilty of letting Jimmy Savile get away with it?
Tuesday 16 October 2012
It's not just the BBC who ignored rumours about the late television presenter. Questions must be asked of the NHS and Royal Family too
Mega-rich at war! Party crowd vs The well-heeled
Sunday 14 October 2012
Sanchez Manning on locals who want Quintessentially to pipe down
- 1 What, let gays get married? We must be bonkers
- 2 Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
- 3 Exclusive: How MI5 blackmails British Muslims
- 4 EDL marches on Newcastle as attacks on Muslims increase tenfold in the wake of Woolwich machete attack which killed Drummer Lee Rigby
- 5 Farewell, Shameless. Your heirs have work to do
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