21/10/2025 05:40
The Guardian
In today’s newsletter: Prince Andrew has relinquished his royal titles, but what does his stepping aside really mean for the royal family?Good morning. On Friday it was announced that King Charles will pray with the pope, marking the first time a British monarch has publicly done so since the Reformation 500 years ago. And yet, the spotlight remains firmly on the king’s younger brother, Prince Andrew.The sordid details of Andrew’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and allegations of sexual assault – all of which he denies – have resurfaced with the Guardian’s serialisation of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, detailing how Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell exploited her and alleging Andrew viewed sex with her as “his birthright”.Technology | Major disruption has hit dozens of websites and apps around the world, with users reporting trouble getting online after problems at Amazon’s cloud computing service. The affected platforms include Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and Duolingo as well as Lloyds bank and its subsidiaries Halifax and Bank of Scotland in the UK.Israel-Gaza | At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza had been held in a notorious detention centre already facing allegations of torture and unlawful deaths in custody, officials from Gaza’s health ministry have told the Guardian.UK news | The Met police have said they will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents as the Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan was informed that no further action would be taken after his arrest over social media posts.UK politics | A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported. Katie Lam said that the families should “go home” leaving a “culturally coherent group of people”.Science | An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential “new era” in tackling blindness. Doctors who implanted the sim card-shaped prosthetic devices say they have helped many of the 38 elderly patients in the trial regain their ability to read.The way he viewed women and girls – as playthings to be used and discarded – is not uncommon among certain powerful men who believe they are above the law. And many of those men are still going about their daily lives, enjoying the benefits of their power.” Continue reading...
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