The political ramifications of such a raid were also unpredictable. The attorney general at the time, Sir Michael Havers, later Lord Havers, was believed to have opposed any attack on Argentina itself. Undertaking such an operation would have been fraught with diplomatic risk. British aircraft were unable to cross Brazilian, …

Chinese leader Xi Jinping signalled on Sunday that his government will maintain policies that have put it at odds with the US and other nations and deepened Communist Party control of the economy and society. Mr Xi, speaking at the opening of the twice-a-decade congress that is expected to give …

Until the death of the Queen, one source has told The Telegraph, plans for the Coronation were sketched out rather than signed-off. It has “deliberately been kept quite unplanned to ensure it can best reflect the climate at the time at which it happens”, they say. “There will be people …

The Queen Consort is pictured surrounded by teddies in a new image released to mark the donation of more than 1,000 toy bears to the Barnardo’s children’s charity. The bears – made up of Paddingtons and other teddies – had been left by members of the public outside Buckingham Palace …

Prince Harry ‘tried to circumvent the Royal household by attempting to lobby a No10 adviser over his security concerns’, according to legal papers. The Duke of Sussex made an offer to fund his own security at the ‘Sandringham Summit’ in January 2020 but was under the impression his worries were …

THREE generations of an Isle of Wight family took part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London last Sunday (October 9) to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s research. Annie Dawes, 73, and her son Max Dawes, 35, both from Brighstone, daughter-in-law Natasha Edwards, 43, from Newchurch, and grandson Oskar …

There has been a boilover in $14million The Everest, with $23 outsider Giga Kick flying home down the outside to beat the heavily-backed Nature Strip at Royal Randwick on Saturday afternoon.   Former jockey Clayton Douglas has only been in the training ranks for 18 months, but the 27-year-old has now …

Labour is expected to snub the World Cup in Qatar later this year, with one member of Sir Keir Starmer’s top team citing concerns over the treatment of construction workers and the criminalisation of same-sex relationships. Away from the football pitch, the build-up to the international tournament has seen human …

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The youngsters, who had been named as Spencer and Isaac, were spotted this morning by the autism charity Sparkle Sheffield’s chief exective, Leesha Dusauzay, who alerted Sheffield human rights campaigner and Sparkle supporter Chrissy Meleady, who helped keep them busy until family members arrived. Sparkle Sheffield tweeted: “The Autistic community, …