French actor Tchéky Karyo, who had a starring role in the film Nikita and the TV series The Missing, has died aged 72.
Karyo, who was born in Turkey but grew up in Paris, died of a cancer on Friday, his agent told AFP news agency. Known largely for supporting roles, Karyo acted in films for nearly four decades, finding a second career in TV series in his final years.
First making his mark in crime thriller La Balance (1982), he played the handler Bob in Luc Besson's assassin film Nikita (1990).
BBC audiences may chiefly remember him for his role as the TV detective Julien Baptiste in The Missing (2009).
Karyo's wife, actress Valérie Keruzoré, and their children announced his death, AFP adds.
He was born on 4 October 1953 in Istanbul, the son of a Turkish lorry driver of Spanish-Jewish origin and a Greek mother, Le Monde newspaper writes.
After several years as a theatrical actor, Karyo saw his role in La Balance earn him a nomination for the César Award for Best Male Revelation.
With his strong jaw and penetrating stare, he went on to play in dozens of films of all kinds, often in hard man roles.
Other French films included Besson's Joan of Arc (1993) and the anti-war epic A Very Long Engagement (2004), while he was cast in Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) and in the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995).
One of his starring roles was as the medieval prophet Nostradamus in the 1994 film of the same name, while his tiniest role was undoubtedly in Amélie (2001) where he only appeared as a face in an ID photo in an album.
The detective he portrayed in The Missing, known and loved by viewers for his methodical crime-solving skills, landed him a second series, followed by two series of a spin-off, Baptiste.
Just two years ago he was back in a different role in BBC comedy thriller Boat Story.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will not have to leave Royal Lodge immediately and could move to Sandringham as late as the new year, the BBC understands.
On Thursday, King Charles moved to strip his younger brother of his titles and honours, and to force him out of his 30-room mansion in Windsor. He will be moving to a property on the King's Norfolk estate, paid for by the monarch.
The dramatic statement came after months of pressure over Andrew's private life, as his ties to disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein continued to dog the Royal family. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.
Sir Keir Starmer "fully supports" the Palace's decision, Downing Street said, and echoed Buckingham Palace's statement of support for Epstein's victims.
Buckingham Palace has said the move from Royal Lodge in Windsor to Sandringham will take place "as soon as possible and practicable".
But according to royal sources, a delay in Andrew moving until the new year would avoid the embarrassment of him being in Sandringham at Christmas - where the Royal Family traditionally gathers for the festive season.
Andrew will move to an undisclosed property on the privately-owned estate, with the accommodation funded by the King who will also make private financial provisions for his brother.
Sandringham was bought in 1862 by the then Prince of Wales, who later became Edward VII, as a private country retreat.
It is understood the move to remove was taken by the King in light of the serious lapses of judgment his brother made, and that his decision was supported by the royal family.
On Friday, the government said it had no plans to pass a law to formally remove Andrew from the line of succession - the only significant position he retains.
The titles he is being stripped of are: Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh. And he will no longer have the right to be called His Royal Highness. The honours of Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order will also be removed.
The King sent a Royal Warrant to the Lord Chancellor to take Andrew off the list of peers, where he had been listed as the Duke of York.
He remains eighth in line to the throne but there have been calls to bring in legislation to stop any chance of him becoming King.
That could legally be done by Parliament, but it would have to be agreed with all the Commonwealth realms, as it would also affect their lines of succession too.
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Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, previously known as the Duchess of York, will make her own living arrangements.
The former prince and Ferguson have been divorced since the mid-1990s, but in recent years lived together at Royal Lodge.
Aside from her ex-husband, Ferguson has attracted controversy of her own.
Their daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, are currently non-working royals, and will retain their titles as princesses, in line with King George V's Letters Patent of 1917.
Their places in the line of succession will also stay the same, with Beatrice in ninth and Eugenie in twelfth place.
The controversy around Andrew has been rumbling on for years, but came to a head when he was accused by Virginia Giuffre of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.
Andrew has strenuously denied the allegations. He paid millions to settle a civil case with her in 2022, despite insisting he did not remember meeting her.
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On Friday, court documents were published showing Andrew said it would be "good to catch up in person" with Epstein after the paedophile was released from prison for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
In an email on dated 15 April, 2010 Epstein suggested the then-prince should meet American banker Jes Staley, which Andrew said he was not able to do due to his schedule.
"I have no immediate plans to drop by New York but I think I should at some stage soon," he told Epstein.
"I'll look and see if I can make a couple of days before the summer.
"It would be good to catch up in person."
The pair were later pictured together in Central Park in New York in December 2010 in a meeting Andrew claimed in his 2019 Newsnight interview was to break off their friendship.
Her brother Sky Roberts called for Andrew to be "investigated" and said the King's decision to remove his titles was "not enough, in the sense that he's still walking around a free man".
"I mean, let's not be naive, that he's not going to be living on the side of the road here, he's still in a very, let's say, cushy spot... He should be investigated, let's put it that way," he told Sky News.
The UK trade minister Chris Bryant told the BBC Andrew should, if asked, go to the US to answer questions about the crimes of Epstein.
"I think that, just as with any ordinary member of the public, if there were requests from another jurisdiction of this kind, I would expect any decently minded person to comply with that request," he said.
Gloria Allred, who has represented victims of Jeffrey Epstein, said Andrew losing his title and grand home was "long overdue" and "definitely welcome".
"This is a man who should no longer walk with honour. He should be ashamed of himself," the American lawyer said.
Ms Allred has long called for Andrew to speak to US law enforcement about his former friend Epstein "under oath" - something he has "declined" to do so far, she said.
The Metropolitan Police has previously said it is "actively" looking into media reports that Andrew tried to obtain personal information about his accuser Ms Giuffre through his police protection.
The scandal that has engulfed Andrew is of his own making, but it has had a profound impact on his immediate family: his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and their two daughters.
She will now move out of Royal Lodge and will make her own living arrangements, although it's believed she won't be moving to Sandringham in Norfolk with Andrew.
Princesses Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, will retain their titles, as they are the daughters of the son of a Sovereign.
But questions have also been raised about whether they can disentangle themselves from their parents' mess.
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Ms Ferguson, who lost her duchess title when Andrew gave up his Duke of York title a few weeks ago, had, until recently, sidestepped the firing line of the controversy around Epstein.
But in September, several charities dropped her as patron or ambassador after the emergence of an email from 2011 in which called Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.
The only charity she is still linked with is her own foundation, Sarah's Trust.
It used to have a "duchess collection" - a range of products including tea and biscuit sets to raise funds for the charity - but the website for that is no longer active.
Its causes include supporting vulnerable communities, including "forgotten women" globally.
BBC News has made multiple attempts to contact the charity to ask if such a cause is appropriate given Ms Ferguson's ties to Epstein. But the phone number listed is not recognised, and emails bounced back.
We raised this with the Charity Commission, who said one of its team has been in touch with the charity reminding it to keep their contact details up to date.
Away from her philanthropy, Ms Ferguson has various business ventures, and has written several children's books, non-fiction about Queen Victoria, and her own memoirs.
Her latest children's book, which was due to be published on 9 October according to a press release in Bookseller, is now showing as available from 28 November on Amazon.
Waterstones bookstores told BBC News that the publication date for Flora And Fern: Kindness Along The Way, had "moved" and that they didn't have a new publication date.
Her publisher, New Frontier Publishing, has not responded to a request for comment.
However, one industry source to the BBC that "it would be an entirely sensible decision" to delay publication.
Ms Ferguson's other publishers have remained tight-lipped when asked whether they plan to sever links with her.
Harper Collins, which has published two of her titles, the most recent being A Most Intriguing Lady which came out in 2023, declined to comment but pointed to the fact that both her books remain in print and available.
"Publishers don't tend to drop authors, they just quietly don't renew contracts," said Neill Denny, editor of the book trade news website Book Brunch.
He said that while there has been speculation that Ms Ferguson, or indeed Andrew, could write a tell-all memoir, "I think the publishers would be wary of taking on the ex Duchess of York's story."
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As for Beatrice and Eugenie, they have kept their princess title - which will be a small victory for Andrew, who will have wanted to protect his daughters, even at his own expense.
Both appear to have escaped the UK this week.
Beatrice was pictured at an investment summit in Saudi Arabia. Her family have long-held links to the Middle East and she also recently appeared in a promotional picture for a UAE bank.
Meanwhile, Eugenie was pictured in Paris with friends.
And while there has been some sympathy for the princesses, they also haven't been able to completely avoid the scandals around their parents.
The Telegraph also reported a leaked email from Epstein to his UK-based lawyer that suggested Ms Ferguson and the princesses visited Epstein in New York after he was released from prison in 2009.
A source close to Ms Ferguson insisted that neither she nor her daughters had any recollection of such a visit, according to the newspaper.
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Princess Beatrice was spotted in attendance at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh this week
In 2018, Beatrice told British Vogue in a joint interview with her sister: "We are young women trying to build careers and have personal lives, and we're also princesses and doing all of this in the public eye."
The princesses are not working royals, and both have jobs - Beatrice founded advisory firm BY-Eq, while Eugenie works at the gallery Hauser & Wirth.
Both are married with children, with Beatrice splitting her time between her Cotswolds property and an apartment in St James' Palace. Eugenie lives between Portugal and a property in the grounds of Kensington Palace.
On Friday night, royal sources said the late Queen's corgis are still going to be looked after by Andrew, Sarah and their daughters - although it's uncertain whose home they will reside in.
Both princesses also have their philanthropic endeavours. Eugenie set up the anti-slavery collective, a charity whose focus includes victims of sex trafficking. According to the most recently available accounts, it has raised £1.5m in donations last year but has so far distributed very little, with £1.3m carried forward.
BBC News approached the charity to ask for a comment in light of the latest controversy surrounding Andrew and Epstein, but it has not responded.
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The princesses pictured with their father at the wedding of Harry and Meghan in 2018
At the end of this tumultuous week, there are still many unanswered questions.
Family time will clearly be harder now. Andrew is moving to Norfolk, which means he is no longer close by to his daughters and grandchildren.
Ms Ferguson - who maintained a close relationship with Andrew and lived at Royal Lodge with him, despite their divorce in 1996 - will also now move, although it's unclear where.
She recently sold her Belgravia flat, which she purchased for £4.2m. It is still listed in her name on Land Registry records, but her spokesperson confirmed to BBC News that the sale has gone through.
And then there's a question mark over Christmas.
It's been previously announced that Andrew would be excluded from the traditional royal family gathering which takes place in Sandringham at Christmas.
Where Ms Ferguson will be is also not clear.
But either way, the princesses will face a choice, whether to spend it with their parents, their in-laws, or the wider Royal Family.
What they decide may be telling. With the York brand now tainted beyond repair, who they choose to celebrate with may be a sign of who they will align with in future.
Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps has told the BBC she "feels ready and happy to share" that she is in a same-sex relationship.
The 32-year-old has chosen to disclose details about her sexuality ahead of the upcoming publication of her memoir, in which she discusses her "really happy relationship."
The BBC understands Earps has decided to publish a statement confirming her sexuality so that it's shared on her own terms and doesn't distract from other themes in the book, including her struggles with mental health.
Her manager, Tina Taylor, said Earps hopes that being open about her life off the pitch will "inspire people around the word to find the confidence to live authentically".
Earps, who now plays her football in France for Paris Saint-Germain, exclusively told the BBC she had always tried to keep her personal life separate from her professional one, but that it would've felt "inauthentic" not to share details of something she sees as "so important to her."
Her manager told the BBC the former Manchester United player wanted to share her story "in her own way".
"After the World Cup, the outpouring of love and support really showed Mary the impact she's had, and she was deeply touched by it," she said.
"By sharing details of her life away from football - something she's never done before - Mary is telling her story in her own way. It's honest and authentic."
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Earps moved to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer last July, having previously played for Manchester United (pictured)
In comparison to the men's game, women's football has many more openly gay players.
There were no openly gay or bisexual players in the 2022 men's World Cup.
In contrast, the 2023 Women's World Cup had more than 40 openly lesbian or bisexual players.
Earps is said to have been encouraged and supported by her former Lionesses teammates after recently opening up about her relationship to them.
Giving a statement to the BBC, Earps said: "I've always tried to keep my personal life separate from my professional one, but it would have felt inauthentic not to include something so important to me in this book.
"I'm in a really happy relationship. The people closest to me have always known, and I feel ready and happy to share that with everyone else now."
The keeper, who grew up in Nottingham, was a key part of the Lionesses side which won the Women's Euros in 2022 and was the team's vice captain during the Women's World Cup in 2023, which saw England lose in the final to Spain.
She was also crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2023, which she described as an "incredible" experience.
In May 2024, she was awarded an MBE by Prince William.
She has publicly spoken many times about the importance of being a "trailblazer" and role model.
In an interview in August 2024, she said: "I'm a very ambitious person, a very hard-working person, and I think to try and push boundaries and try and be a pioneer for change, in many ways, is something that I really enjoy doing, and hopefully I can do for the rest of my career.
"As Lionesses, one of the things that really sets us apart from other teams is how strong we are in our values and what we stand for."
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Earps said she wanted to tell her story "in her own way" and hopes it will inspire others (file photo)
In the era of social media, celebrities often have power over how and when they make their sexuality public - or even if they do so at all.
But that kind of intrusion is not something that is just confined to history.
In 2023, when actor Rebel Wilson first shared details of her same-sex relationship, there was a reckoning for the Australian media after it became apparent she had done so because a journalist had planned to reveal details of the relationship in a gossip column.
For most people from the community, "coming out" isn't something that you only do once - indeed Earps's statement says she was already open about her sexuality with those closest to her.
So the decision to come out to her fans, particularly the young people who see her as a role model, is something she has clearly thought a lot about.
In her own words, the goalkeeper says it simply would've felt "inauthentic" to not go public with something that is "so important" to her.
Prince Andrew has been stripped of his "prince" title and will leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
The King has "initiated a formal process" to remove his titles, it said, and Andrew now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Andrew, 65 - the King's younger brother - has continued to face more questions about his private life in recent months.
His links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein have caused problems for the Royal Family. The prince, who relinquished his titles earlier this month, has always strongly denied any wrongdoing.
What did Buckingham Palace say?
"His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew," Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Thursday evening.
"Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor."
It also addressed the place where he lives, Royal Lodge.
"His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.
"Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
"Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."
The language of Buckingham Palace's statement was "very brutal," royal historian Kelly Swaby told the BBC.
"Ordinary people don't care about the semantics, they want to see punishment, and public opinion is very much against Andrew, the Palace knows that, and the language very much reflect that".
The decision was made, and action taken, due to serious lapses in Andrew's judgement, it is understood.
It is also understood that the wider Royal Family and the government was consulted, and made clear it supports the decision.
It is understood Andrew will be relocated to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, but details about his specific housing have not been released.
The wider Sandringham estate covers approximately 20,000 acres (8,100 hectares) with 600 acres (242 hectares) of gardens - and the Palace has not said which property he will stay in.
One of the options previously suggested as where he could move to was Wood Farm, located on the estate surrounds, a cottage privately owned by the monarch.
Described as "small and intimate" by former housekeeper Teresa Thompson, the cottage has strong associations with Andrew's parents.
His father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, chose the secluded property as his permanent home when he retired from public life in 2017.
It is understood that Sarah Ferguson, 66, Andrew's ex-wife, will also move out of Royal Lodge and will make her own living arrangements.
Formal notice was given to surrender the lease at the Royal Lodge on Thursday and it is understood that Andrew's move to Sandringham will take place "as soon as practicable".
Will he get money from the King?
It is understood Andrew's accommodation will be privately funded by the King.
And the King will make "appropriate private provision" for his brother as he moves out of his home.
Royal sources have previously said the King has tried to apply pressure, and last year cut off Andrew's funding last year.
Andrew also cultivated his own independent sources of funding since leaving public life, including business connections with China, the Gulf States and a recently curtailed project with a Dutch start-up company.
Earlier this week, Parliament's spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee wrote a letter detailing the "considerable and understandable public interest in the spending of public money" relating to Andrew.
The letter asked what the Crown Estate's plan was to ensure value for money in any future agreements with Andrew.
How will his titles be removed?
Andrew is understood not to have objected to the King's decision to remove his titles - and it will take place with immediate effect.
His birth certificate will not need to be changed as the title change will not apply respectively.
The titles being stripped are: Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh. And he will no longer have the right to be called His Royal Highness. The honours of Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order will also be removed.
To remove the titles, the King will send Royal warrants to the Lord Chancellor - who is David Lammy - to officially remove them.
It comes just weeks after Andrew voluntary gave up his other royal titles, including the Duke of York.
On 17 October, Andrew said he would stop using the titles because the "continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family". "I vigorously deny the accusations against me," he said.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice will retain their titles, as they are the daughters of the son of a Sovereign. This is in line with King George V's Letters Patent of 1917.
Until this month, Ferguson kept the title Sarah, Duchess of York - but she reverted to her maiden name of Ferguson after Andrew was stripped of his Duke of York title.
Andrew still remains eighth in line to the throne.
What led up to this?
Andrew's links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are at the centre of this latest announcement.
In recent weeks, pressure has increased on the monarchy to resolve the issue of Charles's brother, with the King heckled earlier this week by a protester.
Although Andrew denies the accusations, the Royal Family considers there have been "serious lapses of judgement" in his behaviour.
Earlier this month, emails from 2011 re-emerged, showing Andrew in contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he claimed their friendship ended.
In her posthumous memoir, Nobody's Girl Virginia Giuffre repeated allegations that, as a teenager, she had sex with Andrew on three separate occasions – claims he has always denied.
Earlier this month, emails from 2011 re-emerged, showing Andrew in contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he claimed their friendship ended.
What happens next?
Historians tell the BBC Andrew will continue to be frozen out of royal public life.
He is already not invited to attend royal public events., and his recent appearances have been limited to private, family events, such as funerals or memorials.
This fiasco will continue to dog the royal family, says historian and author Andrew Lownie.
"They're finally getting ahead of the story, but this isn't the end of it," Lownie told the BBC.
The Palace is "finally taking some decisive action" - but it "won't completely satisfy the public disquiet".
Campaigners against the monarchy say there should be a wider investigation into what the Royal Family might have known about Prince Andrew's links to Epstein.
"This isn't just about family. It's not a private matter," says Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic.
Many are trying to reach the town of Tawila but face harassment, extortion and abuse from armed men along the way
More than 60,000 people have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was captured by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the weekend, according the UN refugee agency.
There have been reports of mass executions and crimes against humanity as the RSF fighters stormed the city after an 18-month siege marked by starvation and heavy bombardment.
The flow of those fleeing the violence towards the town of Tawila, about 80km (50 miles) west of el-Fasher, had increased in the past few days, the UNHCR's Eujin Byun told the BBC.
They were narrating horrendous stories of atrocities, including rape, and the agency was struggling to find enough shelter and food for them, she said.
Every child was suffering from malnutrition, she added.
It is estimated that more than 150,000 people are still trapped in el-Fasher, which had been the army's last stronghold in the western region of Darfur.
The RSF has denied widespread allegations that the killings in el-Fasher are ethnically motivated and follow a pattern of the Arab paramilitaries targeting non-Arab populations.
But the RSF has detained one of its militiamen, Abu Lulu, who has been accused of summary executions.
The group shared footage showing the fighter's arrest after BBC Verify identified him as being responsible for the execution of multiple unarmed men near el-Fasher.
TikTok has confirmed to the BBC that it has banned the account associated with Lulu. It is not clear whether he had controlled the account in his name.
Sudan was plunged into a civil war in April 2023 after a vicious struggle for power broke out between its army and the RSF.
It has led to a famine and claims of a genocide in the western Darfur region.
More than 150,000 people have died in the conflict across the country, and about 12 million have fled their homes in what the UN has called the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
The takeover of el-Fasher reinforces the geographic split in the country, with the RSF now in control of western Sudan and much of neighbouring Kordofan to the south, and the army holding the capital, Khartoum, central and eastern regions along the Red Sea.
The two warring rivals had been allies - coming to power together in a coup in 2021 - but fell out over an internationally backed plan to move towards civilian rule.
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is expected to be dependent on his brother, King Charles III, for his home and money after being stripped of his "prince" title and asked to leave his mansion.
The King is understood to be funding Andrew's new accommodation himself and to be making "appropriate private provision" as he moves from Royal Lodge.
The Royal Family receives tens of millions of pounds each year from the Sovereign Grant and uses it to cover the cost of official duties, but this is not the King's only source of income.
Public funding for the Royal Household has tripled in real terms since 2012, official figures show. The Sovereign Grant was £31m per year when it was introduced in 2012.
A report by the House of Commons Library said much of the increase had been driven by the Buckingham Palace project.
A Palace spokesperson said: "It has always been anticipated that the level of the Sovereign Grant will drop once the project is completed."
How is the Sovereign Grant worked out?
Profits of the Crown Estate - a property business owned by the monarch but run independently - go to the Treasury.
The level of profit is used to calculate the funding given by the government to the Royal Family.
The Crown Estate had assets worth £15bn in 2023-24, with billions of pounds worth of properties in London, including Regent Street, as well as nearly half the land along the coast of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The estate is not the King's private property - it merely belongs to the monarch for the duration of their reign. The King cannot sell its assets or keep any profits for himself.
The Sovereign Grant was initially worth 15% of the Crown Estate profits generated two years previously. That increased to 25% in 2017-18, to help pay for the Buckingham Palace repairs, before reducing to 12% since 2024-25.
Under the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, if the Crown Estate's profits fall, the monarch still receives the same amount as the previous year, with the government making up the difference.
The UK government said that over the last 10 years, the revenue received from the Crown Estate was £5bn, which was used for public spending.
What is the Sovereign Grant spent on?
The King and other working members of the Royal Family use the money to pay for expenses related to their official duties.
The vast majority is spent on the upkeep of properties and staffing, but it also covers costs such as travel to royal engagements.
Members of the Royal Family carried out 1,900 engagements across the UK and abroad during 2024-25.
More than 93,000 guests attended 828 events at official Royal palaces, including receptions, award investitures and garden parties.
The King also receives money from a private estate called the Duchy of Lancaster, which is passed down from monarch to monarch.
It covers more than 18,000 hectares of land in areas such as Lancashire and Yorkshire, as well as property in central London.
At the end of March 2025, it was worth £679m and had made £24.4m in annual profits.
Whoever holds the title of Duke of Cornwall (currently the Prince of Wales) benefits from the Duchy of Cornwall.
It mainly covers land in south-west England. In the year to the end of March 2025 it had assets worth £1.1bn and had made annual profits of £22.9m.
The King and Prince William receive the profits from the duchies personally, and can spend them as they wish. However, they are not entitled to any proceeds from the sale of any estate assets, which must be reinvested.
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Andrew will be relocated to a property on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk
The monarch also owns the royal palaces (which are not part of the Crown Estate) and part of the Royal Collection of art, but these do not generate income.
Some palaces are looked after and funded by the Royal Family itself. Others - such as the Tower of London - are managed by Historic Royal Palaces, an independent charity.
The Royal Collection is also run by a charity, the Royal Collection Trust, which reinvests income received from ticket sales and retail outlets.
The King also privately owns properties such as Balmoral and Sandringham.
It is understood Andrew will be relocated to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, but details about his housing have not been released. The estate covers approximately 8,100 hectares with 242 hectares of gardens.
In addition, some Royal Family members have private art, jewellery and stamp collections which they can sell or use to generate income as they wish.
In 1992, Elizabeth II volunteered to pay income tax and capital gains tax on her personal income, and the King does the same.
The two duchies are exempt from corporation tax, but the King and Prince William voluntarily pay income tax on the revenue they generate. However, the amount of tax they pay is not made public.
They do not pay capital gains tax because they do not benefit personally from any increase in the duchies' assets.
Members of the Royal Family pay tax on any income generated from privately-owned assets.
King Charles does not have to pay inheritance tax on the money he received when the late queen died, under the "sovereign to sovereign" exemption agreed in 1993 by then Prime Minister John Major.
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What about security and other costs?
The Sovereign Grant does not cover the Royal Family's security arrangements, which are usually paid for by the Metropolitan Police, although the cost is not disclosed.
The Coronation of the King cost taxpayers £72m, including £22m for policing.
Republic, a group campaigning for an elected head of state, have argued that factors such as security need to be included in the cost of the Royal Family.
The group claims that the total cost of the monarchy is about £510m per year.
The estate is privately owned by the King - who is understood to be funding Andrew's new accommodation
Newly stripped of his "prince" title, Andrew is moving from his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, it is understood.
Formal notice was given to surrender the lease at the Royal Lodge on Thursday, and the move will take place as soon as possible.
The historic, sprawling estate covers approximately 20,000 acres (8,100 hectares) with 600 acres (242 hectares) of gardens, and is home to several properties.
The Palace has not yet said exactly where on the estate he will live - here is a look at some of the options.
Originally known as Bachelor's Cottage, York Cottage is about a quarter of a mile from the main house - where the Royal Family traditionally gather at Christmas.
It has its own set of stables and kennel buildings, according to Historic England, and overlooks one of two man-made lakes on the estate.
There were reports ahead of Prince Harry's marriage to the Duchess of Sussex that the pair might have been gifted the use of York Cottage by Elizabeth II for use as a country home, but no such plan was ever confirmed and the move never materialised.
It has reportedly been used as an office and accommodation for staff in recent years.
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The birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales and her childhood home, Park House was rented by the Spencer family for many years.
In 1983 it was gifted to Leonard Cheshire, a disability charity, which used it to run a 16-bedroom hotel for the disabled, their carers and family.
The charity planned a £2.3m refurbishment before the pandemic hit, but announced in 2020 it would not go ahead with the proposal and said instead that it was working with the Sandringham estate to exit the lease.
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Gardens House was put on the market as a holiday let over the summer
Another option is the Gardens House, which was once the residence of the head gardener on the Sandringham estate.
The Edwardian house has six bedrooms and three bathrooms - and is one of two properties on the estate available to the general public as a holiday let.
It was put on the market in July at a weekly price of £4,110. It is not unusual for royal residences to rent out property to holidaymakers - with eight cottages and lodges available for hire at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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This is one option that is understood to have been ruled out.
The farmhouse, described as "small and intimate" by former housekeeper Teresa Thompson, has strong associations with Andrew's parents.
His father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, chose the secluded property as his permanent home when he retired from public life in 2017.
He and the late Queen already regularly stayed there in preference to opening up Sandringham House when it was just the two of them.
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Anmer Hall was gifted to the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales as a wedding present by the late queen in 2013 - so this may be an unlikely choice.
They spend much of the school holidays in the 10-bedroom, Grade II*-listed house, which is about 2 miles (3km) east of the main Sandringham house.
The Georgian property dates back to about 1802, but some parts are much older - and it has formed part of the Sandringham estate since 1898.
Cameron gives up title to protest lack of equality
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Chantelle Cameron has held world titles at two weights
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Britain's Chantelle Cameron has vacated her WBC light-welterweight world title in protest at not being able to compete under the same rules as male fighters.
In women's professional boxing title fights are usually over 10 rounds, each of two minutes, while men's title bouts are 12 rounds of three minutes.
"Women's boxing has come a long way, but there's still progress to be made," said 34-year-old Cameron.
"I've always believed in equality, and that includes the choice to fight equal rounds, equal opportunities, and equal respect.
"I'm proud of my accomplishment in becoming a WBC champion, but it's time to take a stand for what's right and for the future of the sport."
Cameron was elevated from 'interim' champion to full WBC light-welterweight world champion last month after Ireland's Katie Taylor informed the sanctioning body she planned to take time away from boxing.
Since turning professional in 2017, Cameron has won 21 of 22 fights, is a former undisputed light-welterweight world champion and has also held a world title at lightweight.
She handed Taylor her first career defeat in May 2023 to become undisputed champion, before losing the rematch six months later.
A trilogy bout had been mandated, but Taylor chose not to pursue it as she takes a break from the sport.
'Chantelle has never backed down from a challenge, inside or outside the ring'
Cameron is not the first female boxer to call for greater equality in the sport.
In October 2023, then-undisputed featherweight world champion Amanda Serrano, along with more than 20 current and former women boxers, said in a statement they wanted title fights to be over 12x3 minutes, instead of 10x2 minutes.
"Chantelle has never backed down from a challenge, inside or outside the ring," said Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions, who manage the Northampton fighter.
"This decision underscores her integrity and her leadership as one of the sport's elite fighters. MVP stands firmly behind Chantelle and her commitment to help drive women's boxing toward true parity."
A statement from MVP said Cameron "remains focused on returning to the ring in early 2026" and "will continue to pursue championship opportunities and marquee bouts maintaining the choice to fight three-minute rounds".
Jaysley Beck was found dead in her barracks at Larkhill in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021
An ex-Army sergeant major has been jailed for six months for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old soldier who later took her own life.
Warrant Officer Michael Webber, 43, pinned down Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck and tried to kiss her in July 2021. She was found dead five months later in her barracks at Larkhill, Wiltshire.
Webber, who was sentenced at the Court Martial Centre in Wiltshire earlier, will be placed in a civilian prison and on the sex offenders register for seven years.
Gunner Beck's mother Leighann Mcready said: "What he [Webber] did, and how the Army failed to protect our daughter afterwards, cost Jaysley her life."
The Army said it did not listen to Gunner Beck when she reported the assault and has apologised for its handling of her complaint.
Ms McCready said her daughter should have been sitting with her family in court today, "to see the person she reported held accountable for what he did".
"Instead, we stand here without her, living a life sentence that no family should ever have to face," she added.
"She followed the rules, but those responsible didn't follow theirs. Those failures destroyed our daughter completely. "
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Gunner Beck's mum, Leighann McCready, said her daughter felt 'powerless and betrayed'
During sentencing, Judge Advocate General Alan Large said: "We have to consider whether it can be dealt with in another way. We do not consider it can.
"We are satisfied the seriousness of the offence means it can only be dealt with by immediate custody."
Major General Jon Swift, assistant chief of the General Staff, said: "Following Jaysley's inquest, work is going on to bring change - so staff can bring forward complaints knowing they'll be dealt with."
Speaking outside court after the sentencing, Ms McCready said the Army spoke about lessons learned but that she was "still waiting to see any real change".
"I stand here as a bereaved mother fighting for real change now, not hollow promises or recycled words that have already failed my daughter and continue to fail others.
"Our soldiers deserve a system they can trust, one that protects them, believes them, and values their lives above its own reputation.
"We can't bring our daughter back, but I'll keep fighting to make sure her life leads to change that helps.... and hopefully saves others."
'Powerless and betrayed'
In a statement read out to the court earlier, Ms McCready, said her daughter felt "powerless and betrayed".
"She had just turned 19 and will always be a teenager full of life and laughter," she said.
"She trusted people to protect her and after what he did, the trust was gone. She was very upset and scared of Michael Webber. She chose to lock herself in her car instead of the hotel.
"I saw the change before my own eyes. She felt powerless and betrayed. That assault shattered her faith in the set-up that was supposed to look after her."
Gunner Beck, who was originally from Oxen Park in Cumbria, had filed a complaint against Webber following the incident, despite attempts by superiors to persuade her not to.
An inquest into her death found the Army's handling of the complaint played "more than a minimal contributory part in her death".
Waited for moment 'to be alone'
The court was told that the incident took place during an adventure training exercise at Thorney Island, near Emsworth in Hampshire, in July 2021.
Webber, a Sergeant Major at the time, made a sexual advance towards Gunner Beck following an evening of drinking while on deployment for a training exercise.
Judge Large told Webber: "She had the courage and good sense to tell you to stop and told you to go to bed, but you persisted to the extent she considered she wouldn't be safe from you even if she went back to her own accommodation."
He continued: "The next morning, she reported the incident to her family, her friends and her chain of command.
"Following the report, the unit decided to deal with you with minor administrative action.
"You were interviewed and you accepted your behaviour had been unacceptable. You wrote a letter of apology.
"Your career continued completely unaffected and you were in due course promoted to Warrant Officer 1."
At the inquest into Gunner Beck's death, the coroner said Capt James Hook put pressure on Gunner Beck to drop the allegations, and only reported it to a higher command "when the cat was already out of the bag".
At the time, Webber was given a "minor administrative action interview" with no further consequences.
The inquest was also told that just weeks after the assault Gunner Beck had also been subjected to "relentless harassment" by another soldier.
Bombardier Ryan Mason, her line manager, sent her more than 4,600 text messages confessing his feelings for her, along with a 15-page "love story" detailing his "fantasies about her".
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An inquest into Gunner Beck's death found the Army's handling of her complaint played "more than a minimal contributory part in her death"
The Ministry of Defence has said that "unacceptable and criminal behaviour has absolutely no place" in the Armed Forces.
The Army introduced the Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC) in 2022, the year after Jaysley died, as part of a major reform of the UK military's justice system.
The MoD added: "The Defence Serious Crime Command assures all serving personnel that any reporting of a serious crime will be investigated independently from their chain of command and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
"This includes the Violence against Women and Girls Taskforce and our Victim and Witness Care Unit, which provides independent support to victims."
Additional reporting by Bea Swallow, Dawn Limbu and Clara Bullock
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story, help and support is available on the BBC Action Line.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office in 2021 after the death of her predecessor and this is her first presidential election
Protesters have taken to the streets in Tanzania for a third day, defying warnings from the country's army chief to end the unrest.
Demonstrations have been taking place in major cities with young protesters denouncing Wednesday's election as unfair as key opposition figures were excluded from contesting against President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
An internet shutdown remains in place, making it difficult to confirm reports of deaths, and the authorities have extended a curfew in a bid to quell the protests.
The UN has called on the East African nation's security forces to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force.
"We are alarmed by the deaths and injuries that have occurred in the ongoing election-related protests in Tanzania. Reports we have received indicate that at least 10 people were killed," Reuters quoted the UN human rights spokesperson Seif Magango as saying, citing "credible sources".
Amnesty International in Kenya told the BBC that with communications down in neighbouring Tanzania the rights group was not able to confirm reports of deaths.
Hospitals in the country are refusing to give information to journalists or human rights groups when asked about causalities.
The government has sought to play down the scale of the violence.
The electoral commission has announced results from more than half of the country's total 100 constituencies, the state broadcaster, TBC, shows.
President Samia is expected to win the vote under the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, which has governed the country since independence in 1961.
Official results are expected on Saturday.
Tanzania's chief Muslim cleric - Sheikh Abubakar Zubeir bin Ally - has urged Muslims to perform Friday prayers at home amid fears of escalating violence.
On Thursday, army chief Gen Jacob John Mkunda ordered the protesters off the streets, saying the military would work with other security agencies to contain the situation.
"Some people went to the streets on 29 October and committed criminal acts. These are criminals and the criminal acts should be stopped immediately," Gen Mkunda said on state TV, adding that the army had "controlled the situation".
But the protesters have again taken to the streets of the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.
On Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar - which elects its own government and leader - the CCM's Hussein Mwinyi, who is the incumbent president, has won with nearly 80% of the vote.
The opposition in Zanzibar said there had been "massive fraud", the AP news agency reported.
Tourists on the archipelago are also reported to be stranded at the airport, with flight delays because of the protests, which have been on the mainland.
The protesters accuse the government of undermining democracy, as the main opposition leader is in jail and another opposition figure was disqualified from the election, bolstering Samia's chances of winning.
Tundu Lissu, the main opposition leader, is in jail on treason charges, which he denies, and his party boycotted the vote.
The only other serious contender, Luhaga Mpina of the ACT-Wazalendo party, was disqualified on legal technicalities.
Sixteen fringe parties, none of whom have historically had significant public support, were cleared to contest the elections.
Samia took office in 2021 as Tanzania's first female president following the death of President John Magufuli.
She was initially praised for easing political repression, but the political space has since narrowed, with her government accused of targeting critics through arrests and a wave of abductions.
The estate is privately owned by the King - who is understood to be funding Andrew's new accommodation
Newly stripped of his "prince" title, Andrew is moving from his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, it is understood.
Formal notice was given to surrender the lease at the Royal Lodge on Thursday, and the move will take place as soon as possible.
The historic, sprawling estate covers approximately 20,000 acres (8,100 hectares) with 600 acres (242 hectares) of gardens, and is home to several properties.
The Palace has not yet said exactly where on the estate he will live - here is a look at some of the options.
Originally known as Bachelor's Cottage, York Cottage is about a quarter of a mile from the main house - where the Royal Family traditionally gather at Christmas.
It has its own set of stables and kennel buildings, according to Historic England, and overlooks one of two man-made lakes on the estate.
There were reports ahead of Prince Harry's marriage to the Duchess of Sussex that the pair might have been gifted the use of York Cottage by Elizabeth II for use as a country home, but no such plan was ever confirmed and the move never materialised.
It has reportedly been used as an office and accommodation for staff in recent years.
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The birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales and her childhood home, Park House was rented by the Spencer family for many years.
In 1983 it was gifted to Leonard Cheshire, a disability charity, which used it to run a 16-bedroom hotel for the disabled, their carers and family.
The charity planned a £2.3m refurbishment before the pandemic hit, but announced in 2020 it would not go ahead with the proposal and said instead that it was working with the Sandringham estate to exit the lease.
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Gardens House was put on the market as a holiday let over the summer
Another option is the Gardens House, which was once the residence of the head gardener on the Sandringham estate.
The Edwardian house has six bedrooms and three bathrooms - and is one of two properties on the estate available to the general public as a holiday let.
It was put on the market in July at a weekly price of £4,110. It is not unusual for royal residences to rent out property to holidaymakers - with eight cottages and lodges available for hire at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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This is one option that is understood to have been ruled out.
The farmhouse, described as "small and intimate" by former housekeeper Teresa Thompson, has strong associations with Andrew's parents.
His father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, chose the secluded property as his permanent home when he retired from public life in 2017.
He and the late Queen already regularly stayed there in preference to opening up Sandringham House when it was just the two of them.
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Anmer Hall was gifted to the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales as a wedding present by the late queen in 2013 - so this may be an unlikely choice.
They spend much of the school holidays in the 10-bedroom, Grade II*-listed house, which is about 2 miles (3km) east of the main Sandringham house.
The Georgian property dates back to about 1802, but some parts are much older - and it has formed part of the Sandringham estate since 1898.
Rob Jetten, 38, is now tipped to become the youngest prime minister in modern Dutch history
The Dutch centrist liberal party of Rob Jetten has won Wednesday's neck-and-neck election race, according to vote analysis indicating it cannot be beaten by anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders.
Jetten's D66 currently has a narrow lead of 15,000 votes over Wilders' Freedom Party, and Dutch news agency ANP says even though the vote count is not complete, Wilders can no longer win.
Projections from almost 99% of the vote put both parties on 26 seats in the 150-seat parliament - but ANP says Jetten's centrists could win a 27th seat.
Victory will mean Jetten will be able to start work on forming a coalition.
Wilders had led opinion polls going into Wednesday's election, but Rob Jetten, 38, succeeded in winning in some of the main Dutch cities including Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht with a positive campaign using a catchphrase of "Yes, we can".
He has been careful not to declare victory until all votes are in, but ANP said based on figures from the postal voters he could now be declared the winner.
Although his path to forming a coalition is not straightforward, he is tipped to become the youngest prime minister in modern Dutch history.
The second version of the solid gold loo is due to go under the hammer in November
A second solid gold toilet is to be auctioned off, after the first casting was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019.
America, created by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, is a fully functional toilet, fashioned from more than 15st 13lb (101.2kg) of solid 18-karat gold.
The first version of the work was initially installed in a public bathroom at the Guggenheim museum in New York in 2016 but hit the news again three years later when a gang of thieves stole it from Blenheim in Oxfordshire.
Now, the existence of a second golden toilet has been revealed which is due to go under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York City on 18 November.
It is estimated more than more than a 100,000 people used the first toilet while it was at the Guggenheim before it was moved and exhibited at Blenheim Palace.
It was there that in the early hours of 14 September 2019, five men smashed their way in, ripped out the £4.8m solid gold installation and fled in a stolen Volkswagen Golf.
The heist and the trial that followed made news across the world.
James Sheen, 40, from Oxford, pleaded guilty to burglary and transferring criminal property in 2024. Michael Jones, 39, from Oxford, was found guilty of burglary in March. Both were both jailed earlier this year.
Fred Doe, 36, from Windsor, was also convicted of conspiracy to transfer criminal property and given a suspended sentence.
Sotheby's has revealed that Cattelan created three toilets in 2016, with work number two now up for sale.
The second version will be on display in a bathroom at New York's Breuer Building until it goes under the hammer.
The auction house described it as a "cultural phenomenon" and an "incisive commentary on the collision of artistic production and commodity value".
David Galperin, head of contemporary art at Sotheby's New York, said: "America is Maurizio Cattelan's tour de force."
"Holding both a proverbial and literal mirror to the art world, the work confronts the most uncomfortable questions about art, and the belief systems held sacred to the institutions of the market and the museum," Mr Galperin explained.
The auction house said that in a world first, the starting bid on the artwork would be determined by the exact price of its weight in gold when the sale begins.
That means, if sold at today's rate, bidding on the solid gold toilet would begin at around $10m (£7.6m).
Victims of the Horizon Post Office scandal could meet face-to-face with Fujitsu and Post Office representatives as part of a restorative justice effort.
The charity overseeing a new scheme said the first five months were an initial pilot phase, but it hoped the scheme would last five years and include extra initiatives such as a special commemorative postage stamp.
The Horizon IT scandal saw hundreds of sub-postmasters falsely accused of embezzling Post Office funds after faulty software suggested money was missing from their branch accounts.
More than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted because of incorrect information from the Horizon computer system.
Restorative justice is a process in the criminal justice system which brings the victims of an injustice and the people responsible together in a bid to repair harm caused.
The first face-to-face meetings under the scheme could take place as early as December, and also include representatives from the Department for Business and Trade.
However, the process is voluntary, so while victims can request to speak directly to specific individuals - for example the former boss of the Post Office, Paula Vennells - ex-executives are not obliged to take part.
The Post Office has already held some restorative meetings between sub-postmasters and its former chief executive, Nick Read.
But this would mark the first time representatives of Fujitsu, the company responsible for the faulty software at the heart of the scandal, have been involved in a restorative meeting with sub-postmasters affected.
Fujitsu representatives have met with Lost Chances, the group formed to campaign on behalf of the adult children of affected sub-postmasters.
Jim Simon, chief executive of the Restorative Justice Council, said the process was not just about addressing past harms, but also about "creating a safe and compassionate space for individuals to share their stories and begin their healing journeys".
The RJC held events with over a hundred victims to establish what they wanted to see from a restorative programme.
The initial phase will operate from now until March next year, and include a phone helpline and support service staffed by restorative justice practitioners.
A full formal programme is expected to be launched in April 2026.
The idea for a commemorative postage stamp was suggested by sub-postmasters, and could help raise funds for Lost Chances and educational initiatives related to the scandal.
Funding is provided by the government, the Post Office, which is state-owned, and Fujitsu.
Current Post Office chief executive Neil Brocklehurst, said it was time to "establish a lasting and meaningful restorative justice programme which is directly informed by the wishes of those who were harmed."
Paul Patterson, Fujitsu's chief executive for Europe, said the restorative process was an important step and that it would help ensure "lessons are learned".
"We deeply regret Fujitsu's role in sub-postmasters' suffering and recognise the profound impact it has had on them and their families," he said.
They had denied all charges of damaging an ancient protected monument and causing a public nuisance, after targeting Stonehenge as part of an ongoing fossil fuel protest by the direct action group.
The trio accepted taking part in the protest and cited in their defence "reasonable excuse" and their rights under Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights to freedom of speech and freedom to protest.
Ms Naidu, Ms Lynch and Mr Watson had been accused of using two colour blasters filled with cornflour, talc and an orange dye to spray the monument in a protest on 19 June 2024.
The court was told the trio targeted Stonehenge the day before last year's summer solstice where around 15,000 people were due to gather and celebrate.
Mr Watson had bought the equipment used in the attack and had borrowed his grandmother's petrol car to drive the co-accused to Stonehenge that morning.
The defendants argued that it was a "peaceful protest", that the rights of others were not "greatly interfered with", that care had been taken in choosing the type of powder to use.
There was no lasting damage to the stones and that protesting about fossil fuels was a legitimate cause.
Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie died from multiple police gunshot wounds
The Manchester synagogue attacker was repeatedly shot after running "aggressively" towards armed police while carrying a knife and wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt, an inquest has heard.
Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot minutes after launching his car and knife attack on Heaton Park synagogue in the city's Crumpsall area on 2 October.
Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed, while another three men were hospitalised.
An inquest into Al-Shamie's death has been opened and adjourned at Manchester Coroner's Court.
The court heard he was identified by fingerprints and "secondary evidence" at the scene, including his mobile phone and car.
Inquests into the two victims, which opened on Wednesday, heard Mr Cravitz was stabbed while Mr Daulby died from a gunshot wound to the chest fired by police.
'Collapsed'
Al-Shamie, a Syrian-born UK citizen, began his rampage by driving his Kia Picanto at security staff and the external gates of the synagogue as worshippers were gathering for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews.
He then tried to storm the synagogue, wearing a fake suicide belt, before being shot dead.
Det Ch Supt Lewis Hughes told the hearing that armed officers responding to the call "discharged several rounds" at Al-Shamie as "he ran towards them aggressively while carrying a knife and wearing what clearly presented as a suicide belt".
He added: "Al-Shamie sustained multiple bullet wounds and collapsed to the ground."
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is expected to be dependent on his brother, King Charles III, for his home and money after being stripped of his "prince" title and asked to leave his mansion.
The King is understood to be funding Andrew's new accommodation himself and to be making "appropriate private provision" as he moves from Royal Lodge.
The Royal Family receives tens of millions of pounds each year from the Sovereign Grant and uses it to cover the cost of official duties, but this is not the King's only source of income.
Public funding for the Royal Household has tripled in real terms since 2012, official figures show. The Sovereign Grant was £31m per year when it was introduced in 2012.
A report by the House of Commons Library said much of the increase had been driven by the Buckingham Palace project.
A Palace spokesperson said: "It has always been anticipated that the level of the Sovereign Grant will drop once the project is completed."
How is the Sovereign Grant worked out?
Profits of the Crown Estate - a property business owned by the monarch but run independently - go to the Treasury.
The level of profit is used to calculate the funding given by the government to the Royal Family.
The Crown Estate had assets worth £15bn in 2023-24, with billions of pounds worth of properties in London, including Regent Street, as well as nearly half the land along the coast of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The estate is not the King's private property - it merely belongs to the monarch for the duration of their reign. The King cannot sell its assets or keep any profits for himself.
The Sovereign Grant was initially worth 15% of the Crown Estate profits generated two years previously. That increased to 25% in 2017-18, to help pay for the Buckingham Palace repairs, before reducing to 12% since 2024-25.
Under the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, if the Crown Estate's profits fall, the monarch still receives the same amount as the previous year, with the government making up the difference.
The UK government said that over the last 10 years, the revenue received from the Crown Estate was £5bn, which was used for public spending.
What is the Sovereign Grant spent on?
The King and other working members of the Royal Family use the money to pay for expenses related to their official duties.
The vast majority is spent on the upkeep of properties and staffing, but it also covers costs such as travel to royal engagements.
Members of the Royal Family carried out 1,900 engagements across the UK and abroad during 2024-25.
More than 93,000 guests attended 828 events at official Royal palaces, including receptions, award investitures and garden parties.
The King also receives money from a private estate called the Duchy of Lancaster, which is passed down from monarch to monarch.
It covers more than 18,000 hectares of land in areas such as Lancashire and Yorkshire, as well as property in central London.
At the end of March 2025, it was worth £679m and had made £24.4m in annual profits.
Whoever holds the title of Duke of Cornwall (currently the Prince of Wales) benefits from the Duchy of Cornwall.
It mainly covers land in south-west England. In the year to the end of March 2025 it had assets worth £1.1bn and had made annual profits of £22.9m.
The King and Prince William receive the profits from the duchies personally, and can spend them as they wish. However, they are not entitled to any proceeds from the sale of any estate assets, which must be reinvested.
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Andrew will be relocated to a property on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk
The monarch also owns the royal palaces (which are not part of the Crown Estate) and part of the Royal Collection of art, but these do not generate income.
Some palaces are looked after and funded by the Royal Family itself. Others - such as the Tower of London - are managed by Historic Royal Palaces, an independent charity.
The Royal Collection is also run by a charity, the Royal Collection Trust, which reinvests income received from ticket sales and retail outlets.
The King also privately owns properties such as Balmoral and Sandringham.
It is understood Andrew will be relocated to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, but details about his housing have not been released. The estate covers approximately 8,100 hectares with 242 hectares of gardens.
In addition, some Royal Family members have private art, jewellery and stamp collections which they can sell or use to generate income as they wish.
In 1992, Elizabeth II volunteered to pay income tax and capital gains tax on her personal income, and the King does the same.
The two duchies are exempt from corporation tax, but the King and Prince William voluntarily pay income tax on the revenue they generate. However, the amount of tax they pay is not made public.
They do not pay capital gains tax because they do not benefit personally from any increase in the duchies' assets.
Members of the Royal Family pay tax on any income generated from privately-owned assets.
King Charles does not have to pay inheritance tax on the money he received when the late queen died, under the "sovereign to sovereign" exemption agreed in 1993 by then Prime Minister John Major.
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What about security and other costs?
The Sovereign Grant does not cover the Royal Family's security arrangements, which are usually paid for by the Metropolitan Police, although the cost is not disclosed.
The Coronation of the King cost taxpayers £72m, including £22m for policing.
Republic, a group campaigning for an elected head of state, have argued that factors such as security need to be included in the cost of the Royal Family.
The group claims that the total cost of the monarchy is about £510m per year.
At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon has said, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-hit areas.
The hurricane, one of the most powerful to strike the Caribbean, has also killed at least 30 people in Haiti, officials said.
In Jamaica, "there are entire communities that seem to be marooned and areas that seem to be flattened," Dixon said, adding there are "devastating" scenes in western regions.
Electricity remains out to most of the island and as people try to salvage damaged homes and belongings from floodwaters and mud, many thousands are growing increasingly desperate for aid.
There are parts of the country that have been without water for several days and food is growing increasingly scarce.
Aid supplies are starting to arrive more rapidly with the main airport in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, largely back to normal.
But smaller regional airports, some of which are located near to where humanitarian assistance is most needed, remain only partly operational.
As such, aid agencies and the military are bringing in the urgently needed supplies from Kingston via road, many of which remain unpassable in places.
Residents of towns in western Jamaica told the BBC on Thursday that "words can't explain how devastating" the storm has been on the country.
"No one is able to get through to their loved ones," Trevor 'Zyanigh' Whyte told the BBC from the town of White House in Westmoreland parish.
"Everyone is just, you know, completely disconnected... Every tree is on the road, right, so you can't get too far with the cars, not even a bicycle," he said.
In Haiti, many of the victims in the storm died when a river overflowed in Petit-Goave. A full assessment is ongoing, as there are still areas that authorities have not been able to access.
Around 15,000 people were staying in more than 120 shelters in Haiti, interim UN co-ordinator for the country Gregoire Goodstein said.
In Cuba, more than 3 million people were "exposed to life-threatening conditions" during the hurricane, with 735,000 people "safely evacuated", according to the UN's resident co-ordinator for Cuba Francisco Pichon.
No fatalities have been reported so far in Cuba, but almost 240 communities have been cut off due to flooding and landslides, Cuban authorities said.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday in Jamaica as a category five storm, packing winds of up to 185 mph (295 km/h), before impacting other countries in the Caribbean.
Governments, humanitarian organisations and individuals around the world are pledging support for the nations hardest hit by the storm.
The World Food Programme said it is collaborating with partners to coordinate logistics, cash and emergency supplies across Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The US State Department said it is deploying a disaster response team to the region to help with search and rescue operations, and assisting in efforts to provide food, water, medical supplies, hygiene kits and temporary shelters.
The UK government said it is sending £2.5m ($3.36m) in emergency humanitarian funding to support recovery in the Caribbean.
While Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti assessed the damage left in Melissa's wake, Bermuda braced for impact.
The Bermuda Weather Service expected Melissa to be a category two hurricane when it passed the British overseas territory on Thursday night.
Government offices in Bermuda will close until Friday afternoon and all schools will shut on Friday.
"Until the official 'All Clear' is issued, residents are urged to stay off the roads so Government work crews can safely assess and clear debris," a public alert from the government said.
The second version of the solid gold loo is due to go under the hammer in November
A second solid gold toilet is to be auctioned off, after the first casting was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019.
America, created by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, is a fully functional toilet, fashioned from more than 15st 13lb (101.2kg) of solid 18-karat gold.
The first version of the work was initially installed in a public bathroom at the Guggenheim museum in New York in 2016 but hit the news again three years later when a gang of thieves stole it from Blenheim in Oxfordshire.
Now, the existence of a second golden toilet has been revealed which is due to go under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York City on 18 November.
It is estimated more than more than a 100,000 people used the first toilet while it was at the Guggenheim before it was moved and exhibited at Blenheim Palace.
It was there that in the early hours of 14 September 2019, five men smashed their way in, ripped out the £4.8m solid gold installation and fled in a stolen Volkswagen Golf.
The heist and the trial that followed made news across the world.
James Sheen, 40, from Oxford, pleaded guilty to burglary and transferring criminal property in 2024. Michael Jones, 39, from Oxford, was found guilty of burglary in March. Both were both jailed earlier this year.
Fred Doe, 36, from Windsor, was also convicted of conspiracy to transfer criminal property and given a suspended sentence.
Sotheby's has revealed that Cattelan created three toilets in 2016, with work number two now up for sale.
The second version will be on display in a bathroom at New York's Breuer Building until it goes under the hammer.
The auction house described it as a "cultural phenomenon" and an "incisive commentary on the collision of artistic production and commodity value".
David Galperin, head of contemporary art at Sotheby's New York, said: "America is Maurizio Cattelan's tour de force."
"Holding both a proverbial and literal mirror to the art world, the work confronts the most uncomfortable questions about art, and the belief systems held sacred to the institutions of the market and the museum," Mr Galperin explained.
The auction house said that in a world first, the starting bid on the artwork would be determined by the exact price of its weight in gold when the sale begins.
That means, if sold at today's rate, bidding on the solid gold toilet would begin at around $10m (£7.6m).
The UN's human rights chief has condemned US military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific, saying the lethal attacks violate international law and amount to "extrajudicial killing".
Volker Türk said on Friday that more than 60 people have reportedly been killed in US strikes since early September.
Calling the attacks "unacceptable", he said Washington must halt them immediately and conduct prompt, independent and transparent investigations.
The US has been defending its actions. President Donald Trump has said the strikes are necessary to stem the flow of drugs into the US and he has the legal authority to continue bombing boats in international waters.
Türk, while acknowledging the challenges of tackling drug trafficking, said in a statement that the circumstances for the deadly strikes "find no justification in international law".
"Countering the serious issue of illicit trafficking of drugs across international borders is - as has long been agreed among States - a law-enforcement matter, governed by the careful limits on lethal force set out in international human rights law."
Under law, the intentional use of lethal force "is only permissible as a last resort against individuals who pose an imminent threat to life", he said.
He added that based on "very sparse information provided publicly by the US authorities, none of the individuals on the targeted boats appeared to pose an imminent threat to lives of others".
He called on the US to use law enforcement methods including intercepting boats and detaining suspects, and if necessary, prosecuting individuals.
Watch: What we know about US strikes targeting alleged drug boats
Most strikes have taken place off the coast of South America in the Caribbean, though attacks in the Pacific this week killed at least 18 people, according to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
In the Caribbean, the US has deployed troops, aircraft and naval vessels and last week ordered the world's largest warship - the USS Gerald R Ford - to the area.
The strikes have drawn condemnation in the region and experts have questioned their legality. Members of US Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have also raised concerns and questioned the president's authority to order them.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government does not "agree with these attacks" and has called for meetings with the US ambassador, insisting that "all international treaties be respected."
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The US actions have also heightened tensions between Washington and the governments of Colombia and Venezuela.
The US has placed sanctions on Colombian president Gustavo Petro, accusing him of failing to curb drug trafficking and allowing cartels to "flourish". Petro has responded that he has been fighting drug trafficking "for decades".
Trump has also accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of leading a drug-trafficking organisation, which he denies.
Venezuela's attorney general told the BBC there is "no doubt" that Trump is trying to overthrow the Venezuelan government. He accused the US of hoping to seize the country's natural resources, including reserves of gold, oil and copper.
The US is among many nations that do not recognise Maduro as Venezuela's legitimate leader, after the last election in 2024 was widely dismissed as neither free nor fair. Opposition tallies from polling stations showed its candidate had won by a landslide.
Prince Andrew has been stripped of his "prince" title and will leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
The King has "initiated a formal process" to remove his titles, it said, and Andrew now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Andrew, 65 - the King's younger brother - has continued to face more questions about his private life in recent months.
His links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein have caused problems for the Royal Family. The prince, who relinquished his titles earlier this month, has always strongly denied any wrongdoing.
What did Buckingham Palace say?
"His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew," Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Thursday evening.
"Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor."
It also addressed the place where he lives, Royal Lodge.
"His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.
"Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
"Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."
The language of Buckingham Palace's statement was "very brutal," royal historian Kelly Swaby told the BBC.
"Ordinary people don't care about the semantics, they want to see punishment, and public opinion is very much against Andrew, the Palace knows that, and the language very much reflect that".
The decision was made, and action taken, due to serious lapses in Andrew's judgement, it is understood.
It is also understood that the wider Royal Family and the government was consulted, and made clear it supports the decision.
It is understood Andrew will be relocated to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, but details about his specific housing have not been released.
The wider Sandringham estate covers approximately 20,000 acres (8,100 hectares) with 600 acres (242 hectares) of gardens - and the Palace has not said which property he will stay in.
One of the options previously suggested as where he could move to was Wood Farm, located on the estate surrounds, a cottage privately owned by the monarch.
Described as "small and intimate" by former housekeeper Teresa Thompson, the cottage has strong associations with Andrew's parents.
His father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, chose the secluded property as his permanent home when he retired from public life in 2017.
It is understood that Sarah Ferguson, 66, Andrew's ex-wife, will also move out of Royal Lodge and will make her own living arrangements.
Formal notice was given to surrender the lease at the Royal Lodge on Thursday and it is understood that Andrew's move to Sandringham will take place "as soon as practicable".
Will he get money from the King?
It is understood Andrew's accommodation will be privately funded by the King.
And the King will make "appropriate private provision" for his brother as he moves out of his home.
Royal sources have previously said the King has tried to apply pressure, and last year cut off Andrew's funding last year.
Andrew also cultivated his own independent sources of funding since leaving public life, including business connections with China, the Gulf States and a recently curtailed project with a Dutch start-up company.
Earlier this week, Parliament's spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee wrote a letter detailing the "considerable and understandable public interest in the spending of public money" relating to Andrew.
The letter asked what the Crown Estate's plan was to ensure value for money in any future agreements with Andrew.
How will his titles be removed?
Andrew is understood not to have objected to the King's decision to remove his titles - and it will take place with immediate effect.
His birth certificate will not need to be changed as the title change will not apply respectively.
The titles being stripped are: Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh. And he will no longer have the right to be called His Royal Highness. The honours of Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order will also be removed.
To remove the titles, the King will send Royal warrants to the Lord Chancellor - who is David Lammy - to officially remove them.
It comes just weeks after Andrew voluntary gave up his other royal titles, including the Duke of York.
On 17 October, Andrew said he would stop using the titles because the "continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family". "I vigorously deny the accusations against me," he said.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice will retain their titles, as they are the daughters of the son of a Sovereign. This is in line with King George V's Letters Patent of 1917.
Until this month, Ferguson kept the title Sarah, Duchess of York - but she reverted to her maiden name of Ferguson after Andrew was stripped of his Duke of York title.
Andrew still remains eighth in line to the throne.
What led up to this?
Andrew's links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are at the centre of this latest announcement.
In recent weeks, pressure has increased on the monarchy to resolve the issue of Charles's brother, with the King heckled earlier this week by a protester.
Although Andrew denies the accusations, the Royal Family considers there have been "serious lapses of judgement" in his behaviour.
Earlier this month, emails from 2011 re-emerged, showing Andrew in contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he claimed their friendship ended.
In her posthumous memoir, Nobody's Girl Virginia Giuffre repeated allegations that, as a teenager, she had sex with Andrew on three separate occasions – claims he has always denied.
Earlier this month, emails from 2011 re-emerged, showing Andrew in contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he claimed their friendship ended.
What happens next?
Historians tell the BBC Andrew will continue to be frozen out of royal public life.
He is already not invited to attend royal public events., and his recent appearances have been limited to private, family events, such as funerals or memorials.
This fiasco will continue to dog the royal family, says historian and author Andrew Lownie.
"They're finally getting ahead of the story, but this isn't the end of it," Lownie told the BBC.
The Palace is "finally taking some decisive action" - but it "won't completely satisfy the public disquiet".
Campaigners against the monarchy say there should be a wider investigation into what the Royal Family might have known about Prince Andrew's links to Epstein.
"This isn't just about family. It's not a private matter," says Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic.
Rob Jetten, 38, is now tipped to become the youngest prime minister in modern Dutch history
The Dutch centrist liberal party of Rob Jetten has won Wednesday's neck-and-neck election race, according to vote analysis indicating it cannot be beaten by anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders.
Jetten's D66 currently has a narrow lead of 15,000 votes over Wilders' Freedom Party, and Dutch news agency ANP says even though the vote count is not complete, Wilders can no longer win.
Projections from almost 99% of the vote put both parties on 26 seats in the 150-seat parliament - but ANP says Jetten's centrists could win a 27th seat.
Victory will mean Jetten will be able to start work on forming a coalition.
Wilders had led opinion polls going into Wednesday's election, but Rob Jetten, 38, succeeded in winning in some of the main Dutch cities including Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht with a positive campaign using a catchphrase of "Yes, we can".
He has been careful not to declare victory until all votes are in, but ANP said based on figures from the postal voters he could now be declared the winner.
Although his path to forming a coalition is not straightforward, he is tipped to become the youngest prime minister in modern Dutch history.
Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie died from multiple police gunshot wounds
The Manchester synagogue attacker was repeatedly shot after running "aggressively" towards armed police while carrying a knife and wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt, an inquest has heard.
Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot minutes after launching his car and knife attack on Heaton Park synagogue in the city's Crumpsall area on 2 October.
Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed, while another three men were hospitalised.
An inquest into Al-Shamie's death has been opened and adjourned at Manchester Coroner's Court.
The court heard he was identified by fingerprints and "secondary evidence" at the scene, including his mobile phone and car.
Inquests into the two victims, which opened on Wednesday, heard Mr Cravitz was stabbed while Mr Daulby died from a gunshot wound to the chest fired by police.
'Collapsed'
Al-Shamie, a Syrian-born UK citizen, began his rampage by driving his Kia Picanto at security staff and the external gates of the synagogue as worshippers were gathering for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews.
He then tried to storm the synagogue, wearing a fake suicide belt, before being shot dead.
Det Ch Supt Lewis Hughes told the hearing that armed officers responding to the call "discharged several rounds" at Al-Shamie as "he ran towards them aggressively while carrying a knife and wearing what clearly presented as a suicide belt".
He added: "Al-Shamie sustained multiple bullet wounds and collapsed to the ground."
The estate is privately owned by the King - who is understood to be funding Andrew's new accommodation
Newly stripped of his "prince" title, Andrew is moving from his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, it is understood.
Formal notice was given to surrender the lease at the Royal Lodge on Thursday, and the move will take place as soon as possible.
The historic, sprawling estate covers approximately 20,000 acres (8,100 hectares) with 600 acres (242 hectares) of gardens, and is home to several properties.
The Palace has not yet said exactly where on the estate he will live - here is a look at some of the options.
Originally known as Bachelor's Cottage, York Cottage is about a quarter of a mile from the main house - where the Royal Family traditionally gather at Christmas.
It has its own set of stables and kennel buildings, according to Historic England, and overlooks one of two man-made lakes on the estate.
There were reports ahead of Prince Harry's marriage to the Duchess of Sussex that the pair might have been gifted the use of York Cottage by Elizabeth II for use as a country home, but no such plan was ever confirmed and the move never materialised.
It has reportedly been used as an office and accommodation for staff in recent years.
Park House
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The birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales and her childhood home, Park House was rented by the Spencer family for many years.
In 1983 it was gifted to Leonard Cheshire, a disability charity, which used it to run a 16-bedroom hotel for the disabled, their carers and family.
The charity planned a £2.3m refurbishment before the pandemic hit, but announced in 2020 it would not go ahead with the proposal and said instead that it was working with the Sandringham estate to exit the lease.
Gardens House
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Gardens House was put on the market as a holiday let over the summer
Another option is the Gardens House, which was once the residence of the head gardener on the Sandringham estate.
The Edwardian house has six bedrooms and three bathrooms - and is one of two properties on the estate available to the general public as a holiday let.
It was put on the market in July at a weekly price of £4,110. It is not unusual for royal residences to rent out property to holidaymakers - with eight cottages and lodges available for hire at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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This is one option that is understood to have been ruled out.
The farmhouse, described as "small and intimate" by former housekeeper Teresa Thompson, has strong associations with Andrew's parents.
His father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, chose the secluded property as his permanent home when he retired from public life in 2017.
He and the late Queen already regularly stayed there in preference to opening up Sandringham House when it was just the two of them.
Anmer Hall
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Anmer Hall was gifted to the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales as a wedding present by the late queen in 2013 - so this may be an unlikely choice.
They spend much of the school holidays in the 10-bedroom, Grade II*-listed house, which is about 2 miles (3km) east of the main Sandringham house.
The Georgian property dates back to about 1802, but some parts are much older - and it has formed part of the Sandringham estate since 1898.
The number of bus journeys taken in England has dropped in recent years
A proposed plan to trial free bus passes for under-22s will not go ahead as it is "unaffordable" at the moment, the government has said.
The trial was one recommendation put forward by the Transport Committee of MPs in a report this August.
In its response, published on Friday, the government said no money was available for such a scheme under the funding allocated in the current spending review period - which runs until 2028/2029.
Another recommendation, coming up with minimum service levels for buses, was also rejected in its response.
It argued that "significant differences in demographics, need and geography" would make minimum levels of service "very challenging to implement at a national level, whilst also ensuring value for money".
The number of bus journeys taken in England has dropped in recent years, while fares have risen faster than inflation, it said.
The committee found that this was a barrier to opportunity and growth in some areas.
Members accused ministers of a lack of ambition when it comes to reviving bus services in England.
Its chair, Labour MP Ruth Cadbury, said at the time: "When the Government announced its bus sector reforms last year it spoke of an 'overhaul' and a 'revolution'. But its approach now looks lacking in ambition.
"It is hard to shake the feeling that an opportunity may be missed, particularly to improve services in rural and underserved communities."
The government plans to give local authorities more control over bus services, including through franchising.
Bus passengers spend £39.1bn in local businesses every year, according to research from KPMG.
But experts told the Transport Committee that the bus sector's contribution to the economy declined by around £8.9bn between 2011 and 2023.
The committee's report said: "The current deregulated nature of the bus sector can encourage commercial operators to "deprioritise" less profitable routes, often leaving vulnerable communities without a service."
Bills for some of the country's most intensive business energy users will be cut by £420m from next year, the government has said.
Speaking to the BBC, Business Secretary Peter Kyle said about 500 businesses in industries including steel, glass and cement would benefit from a 90% discount on their electricity network charges - up from 60%.
Unite's secretary general Sharon Graham said she welcomed help with costs, but the amount saved would be "quite small" with profits in the energy sector "obscene" and in need of an overhaul.
It comes less than a month from the Budget, with the government facing questions about how it can unleash growth, while keeping its commitments on employment rights.
Last year, the UK's energy costs were the highest in the G7 group of developed nations.
For the same year, the International Energy Agency reported that UK industrial energy costs were almost double the average across its members.
Speaking to the BBC at Encirc Glass in Chester, Peter Kyle said the funding was aimed at "levelling the playing field" with international competitors, and that the bill reduction would be paid for through existing government tax revenue.
"The savings we have made for it, we have targeted to make businesses like this more competitive, so therefore creating more jobs, more wealth, more revenue for our country," he said.
The scheme is applicable across England, Wales, and Scotland, and some of the companies which will benefit from the change include Tata Steel at Port Talbot, and INEOS in the Scottish town of Grangemouth.
The reduction is on network costs, which are what businesses pay to access the UK's electricity network, and make up about 20% of a company's energy bill - meaning a 90% reduction works out at about 18% of the overall energy bill.
Reacting, UK Steel said the uplift in compensation was "greatly welcomed" - but that it would only mean a cut of 14 million for the beleaguered industry and firms wouldn't see the benefit until payments were made in arrears in 2027.
"It is frustrating that the steel industry must face yet another year of uncompetitive electricity prices," said UK Steel's director general Gareth Stace.
'It's complete toffee'
Speaking to the BBC at Unite's head office in London, its secretary general Sharon Graham said employers told her they were competitive on "every single measure", with the exception of industrial energy costs.
Research carried out by Unite, which has more than 1.1 million members, found that £30bn in profit was made in the UK's energy sector in 2024 - with industrial energy bills made up of about 29% energy company profits.
Its research also looked at the breakdown for domestic bills.
Roughly a third of what a household pays on energy bills in a year - about £500 - goes towards energy company profits, Graham said, urging the government to nationalise the industry.
This is a suggestion opponents criticise for its potentially enormous cost.
"You know, this argument that keeps coming up, 'oh, it will take us down the road of Liz Truss' - is just complete toffee," said Ms Graham.
"The reality is, what Liz Truss did is that she borrowed for tax cuts for the rich, and she didn't have a plan that she put before the OBR [Office for Budget Responsibility]."
'More holes than Swiss cheese'
While the action on energy bills will provide some relief for heavy industry, there are broader concerns in the business community about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill.
One of Labour's flagship policies, it is currently making its way through Parliament and would give workers certain rights from their first day of work.
These would include protection against unfair dismissal and the right to guaranteed hours - which businesses say could potentially make it riskier to hire someone.
The Federation of Small Business has said nine out of 10 of its members are worried about the bill, with two thirds saying they would recruit less staff in response to it.
Even the Resolution Foundation, the progressive think tank seen as having deep ties within the government, has cautioned the bill would "inhibit hiring" with "little obvious gain to workers".
Peter Kyle said he did not see improved rights of workers as being "in contention with" the interests of business.
He said it would be implemented in a way that would contribute "towards the ability for businesses to make money by increasing productivity, by having workers that have security and rights that are fit for the age that we live in".
However, he added he was "listening very closely" to employers and workers "to make sure there's a probationary period that gets that balance right".
For Sharon Graham, the legislation as it stands is "a burnt out shell".
"I think I said at one point it had more holes than Swiss cheese," she said.
"The reason that I said that, is that what looks good when you first look at it - and I've been a negotiator for 35 years, so I do look under the bonnet - fire and rehire [is] banned.
"But then what you realise that is, in most circumstances, if an employer said there was financial difficulty, if a council says there's financial difficulty, then they can fire and rehire you."
We've all looked at our bank account and wondered why we don't have as much money as we thought we did, and suddenly, the bills, shopping and socialising begin to add up.
For many of us, our relationship with money is strained and dealing with financial matters leaves us feeling overwhelmed or stressed.
If you're struggling to get on top of your finances, here are four ways to help you manage your money better.
1. Look at when you spend money
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Sitting down and thinking about what actually drives you to spend money can help you stop destructive patterns, says journalist and author Anniki Sommerville.
When she previously worked in a very stressful corporate role, she bought new clothes everytime she achieved something difficult or challenging.
"I felt like I deserved to reward myself.
"I had this pattern of spending, which was like 'you've done a really good presentation, now you deserve to buy yourself something.'"
Abigail Foster, a chartered accountant and author, says the easiest way to discover these kinds of habits is looking through your bank statements, to see when you spend the most.
"Is it late at night? Is it the weekends? I have friends that have really bad habits of when they're bored on the train, they start buying things."
Understanding these instincts, enables us to put in steps to prevent them.
"You can be better equipped to make an alternative decision and go, 'Do you know what? I can just take a deep breath and not purchase something.'"
2. Spend an hour a week on your finances
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Anniki says when she was younger, she often felt scared to check her bank balance and avoided dealing with money as much as possible.
This kind of behaviour is often linked to our education, says Claer Barrett, consumer editor at the Financial Times.
"How we felt about maths in school, maybe that burning feeling of shame of not knowing the answer or putting your hand up to answer a question and getting it wrong, that can often make us feel like, I can't do maths. So therefore, I can't do money."
"We should be really pushing on that door and trying to understand more about our financial situation."
Abigail says the only way to do this is to force yourself to tackle it head on, setting aside a set amount of time each week to look at your bank account and all your outgoings.
"It's a minimum of an hour a week.
"Just go through your finances and kind of be hit with it. It sounds a lot, but it can be really calming for your nervous system."
Doing this will often throw up outgoings that you've forgotten, such as a subscription for a gym you haven't been to in six months or a random app you've forgotten you've subscribed to, she says.
3. Don't let jargon put you off - ask questions
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Often the terms associated with money can be offputting.
Claer says don't let words like investing, scare you, instead take time to learn about them.
"Whether we're talking about stocks and shares, or investing in a pension. We need to give ourselves every advantage financially," she says.
"So being shy or feeling shameful, not asking these interrogating questions is the worst thing we can do."
She suggests making a list of things you are unsure about, whether that's consolidating pensions or asking for a pay rise at work, and slowly working through them.
Don't be too hard on yourself if you're just starting.
"We're all a work in progress. I've got my financial to do list at the back of my diary. There are some things that have been on it for more than a year.
"That's just life, but as long as I can try and do something every week towards making my financial situation a better place, that's moving forward."
4. Set up a freedom fund
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Many of us are already too stretched keeping up with the costs of everday living to even think about saving.
But for those who can afford to, Abigail suggests setting up a "freedom fund" to give you options when life gets difficult.
She recommends setting up an easy access account only in your name and not joint, and to put a portion of your income away every month.
Unlike an emergency fund pot for things like unexpected car and house repairs, a freedom fund is money designed to "make you happier."
"So when a job no longer serves you, you can think 'I've got some money sat away so I can go and look for something else.'
"Or if you want to leave a partner, that freedom fund can give you the ability to walk out."
Prince Andrew has been stripped of his "prince" title and will leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
The King has "initiated a formal process" to remove his titles, it said, and Andrew now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Andrew, 65 - the King's younger brother - has continued to face more questions about his private life in recent months.
His links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein have caused problems for the Royal Family. The prince, who relinquished his titles earlier this month, has always strongly denied any wrongdoing.
What did Buckingham Palace say?
"His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew," Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Thursday evening.
"Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor."
It also addressed the place where he lives, Royal Lodge.
"His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.
"Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
"Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."
The language of Buckingham Palace's statement was "very brutal," royal historian Kelly Swaby told the BBC.
"Ordinary people don't care about the semantics, they want to see punishment, and public opinion is very much against Andrew, the Palace knows that, and the language very much reflect that".
The decision was made, and action taken, due to serious lapses in Andrew's judgement, it is understood.
It is also understood that the wider Royal Family and the government was consulted, and made clear it supports the decision.
It is understood Andrew will be relocated to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, but details about his specific housing have not been released.
The wider Sandringham estate covers approximately 20,000 acres (8,100 hectares) with 600 acres (242 hectares) of gardens - and the Palace has not said which property he will stay in.
One of the options previously suggested as where he could move to was Wood Farm, located on the estate surrounds, a cottage privately owned by the monarch.
Described as "small and intimate" by former housekeeper Teresa Thompson, the cottage has strong associations with Andrew's parents.
His father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, chose the secluded property as his permanent home when he retired from public life in 2017.
It is understood that Sarah Ferguson, 66, Andrew's ex-wife, will also move out of Royal Lodge and will make her own living arrangements.
Formal notice was given to surrender the lease at the Royal Lodge on Thursday and it is understood that Andrew's move to Sandringham will take place "as soon as practicable".
Will he get money from the King?
It is understood Andrew's accommodation will be privately funded by the King.
And the King will make "appropriate private provision" for his brother as he moves out of his home.
Royal sources have previously said the King has tried to apply pressure, and last year cut off Andrew's funding last year.
Andrew also cultivated his own independent sources of funding since leaving public life, including business connections with China, the Gulf States and a recently curtailed project with a Dutch start-up company.
Earlier this week, Parliament's spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee wrote a letter detailing the "considerable and understandable public interest in the spending of public money" relating to Andrew.
The letter asked what the Crown Estate's plan was to ensure value for money in any future agreements with Andrew.
How will his titles be removed?
Andrew is understood not to have objected to the King's decision to remove his titles - and it will take place with immediate effect.
His birth certificate will not need to be changed as the title change will not apply respectively.
The titles being stripped are: Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh. And he will no longer have the right to be called His Royal Highness. The honours of Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order will also be removed.
To remove the titles, the King will send Royal warrants to the Lord Chancellor - who is David Lammy - to officially remove them.
It comes just weeks after Andrew voluntary gave up his other royal titles, including the Duke of York.
On 17 October, Andrew said he would stop using the titles because the "continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family". "I vigorously deny the accusations against me," he said.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice will retain their titles, as they are the daughters of the son of a Sovereign. This is in line with King George V's Letters Patent of 1917.
Until this month, Ferguson kept the title Sarah, Duchess of York - but she reverted to her maiden name of Ferguson after Andrew was stripped of his Duke of York title.
Andrew still remains eighth in line to the throne.
What led up to this?
Andrew's links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are at the centre of this latest announcement.
In recent weeks, pressure has increased on the monarchy to resolve the issue of Charles's brother, with the King heckled earlier this week by a protester.
Although Andrew denies the accusations, the Royal Family considers there have been "serious lapses of judgement" in his behaviour.
Earlier this month, emails from 2011 re-emerged, showing Andrew in contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he claimed their friendship ended.
In her posthumous memoir, Nobody's Girl Virginia Giuffre repeated allegations that, as a teenager, she had sex with Andrew on three separate occasions – claims he has always denied.
Earlier this month, emails from 2011 re-emerged, showing Andrew in contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein months after he claimed their friendship ended.
What happens next?
Historians tell the BBC Andrew will continue to be frozen out of royal public life.
He is already not invited to attend royal public events., and his recent appearances have been limited to private, family events, such as funerals or memorials.
This fiasco will continue to dog the royal family, says historian and author Andrew Lownie.
"They're finally getting ahead of the story, but this isn't the end of it," Lownie told the BBC.
The Palace is "finally taking some decisive action" - but it "won't completely satisfy the public disquiet".
Campaigners against the monarchy say there should be a wider investigation into what the Royal Family might have known about Prince Andrew's links to Epstein.
"This isn't just about family. It's not a private matter," says Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic.
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