King strips remaining titles from Prince Andrew

Friday, October 31, 2025

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The King strips remaining titles from Prince Andrew, Rachel Reeves' estate agent takes the blame for failure to get the correct licence,and an MoD official revealed confidential information by leaving a laptop open on a train in Afghan data breach.

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1 | Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and evicted from Royal Lodge

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2 | Rachel Reeves fights on as estate agent takes blame in rent rules breach

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3 | Confidential information leaked after MoD official left laptop open on train

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4 | Man, 70, dies and multiple people injured after helicopter crash in Doncaster

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5 |Rachel Reeves 'considering 2p increase to income tax'

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