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Next year marks 1,100 years since England named its first king. Celebrations face one major hurdle: Hardly anyone knows who Æthelstan is.

Australian cricketer defends waiting so long to place blame, denying it was a marketing ploy to sell his book.

Democrats welcome socialists with open arms but won’t endure anyone who stands up for the Jewish state.

Mark Rowley says he would not be surprised if many more people emerged with allegations against convicted rapist The head of Scotland Yard has called for anyone with fresh allegations against the convicted rapist Russell Brand to come forward. Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, said he would not be surprised if “many more” alleged victims of Brand emerged after the former comedian turned online influencer was on Thursday convicted of rape and sexual assault . Continue reading...

The country's first nationwide elections since 1969 are due next year - a timetable now thrown into doubt.

The foreign secretary added that the UK will not shift its position on reparations Good morning. Wednesdays are normally the most exciting day of the week at Westminster, because it’s PMQs, but today (unless we get some mega surprise) all the action is taking place somewhere else. In part, that’s because Andy Burnham is still at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua. But mostly because anyone in SW1 with even a passing interest in politics will be far more interested in the outcome of the US midterm elections. You can catch up with all the drama on our US politics live blog. While the US results are undoubtedly fascinating, quite how relevant they are to the UK is a bit harder to discern. Donald Trump is still president for the next two years, and none of the chaos he has caused for Britain and other European allies is going to go away; conceivably, he could end up even more disruptive. Trump was first elected president in 2016 only months after the UK voted for Brexit and there will be progressives in Britain hoping the US results show that what Ed Davey is this morning calling the “politics of hate, division and economic harm” might be on their way out this side of the pond too. Maybe? But it is probably too soon to get carried away. Our US coverage is all here . In so far as there is any interesting UK reaction, I will post it here. People have been honestly a bit bruised by the past, what happened in the past, the sense that we just really just wanted to sweep this issue under the carpet and not confront it. My sense is there’s a bit of a sigh of relief that, OK … at least there’s a sense of we’ve got a shared interest now in moving the Commonwealth on. No … For us, that’s never been what it’s about. And that’s why it’s been important that … I did have this conversation with our partners in advance. I said, ‘Look, we are going to say we are willing to say that we’re open to an apology, but we’re not going to shift our position on reparations.’ It’s not for us. It’s

While tenants are challenging increases in record numbers, renters and landlords say system is ‘not working for anyone’ The rent tribunal system is “not working for anyone”, tenants and landlords have said, as rent increases of up to 88% continue to be approved despite Labour’s pledge to curb unfair rises. Tenants are challenging rent increases in record numbers since the Renters’ Reform Act came into effect in May, making the process easier and less risky for renters. Continue reading...

There were hundreds of arrests as protesters took to the streets in cities across France for the third weekend in a row.

It is unclear if anyone on the ground was hurt and no details yet on whether anyone onboard survived A business jet carrying nine people crashed in a Florida neighborhood on Sunday, erupting in a massive fireball. The Learjet 60 crashed in a residential area in Florida’s Palm Beach county, federal officials said. Continue reading...

Youth-led protests end with street violence in cities across France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Albania French officials have opened an investigation into the attempted murder of a police officer and Germany’s interior minister has called for harsh penalties after peaceful and mainly youth-led protests across Europe ended in violence. In Portugal, police – some with dogs – cleared protest camps with baton charges, while security forces in Switzerland were attacked with paving stones. Continue reading...

Mouria coffeehouse unable to renew lease in Exarchia, known for leftwing solidarity, resistance and radicalism It has been the hangout of writers, artists, poets and politicians, doctors and lawyers, radicals and revolutionaries for as long as anyone can remember. And for 44 years, Christos Vanas, the proprietor of Mouria, has let them all in. Every day at 7am, the taciturn former waiter has been the first man to step inside the historic cafe in Exarchia, the heart of leftwing Athens . It is a ritual he has kept punctiliously, opening up the famous gathering place before he himself has had his first coffee. Continue reading...