Deportation of Chagos Islanders blocked by judge

A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.

Former Prince Andrew Released After Arrest in Epstein Probe - The Wall Street Journal

Former Prince Andrew Released After Arrest in Epstein Probe  The Wall Street Journal

Friday briefing: ​What does the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor mean?

In today’s newsletter: As investigators dig deeper into newly ​​released documents, the arrest of a once‑untouchable ​public figure​ puts us in uncharted territory Good morning. Some days there isn’t an immediately obvious theme for what tomorrow’s newsletter should be about. Yesterday was not one of those days. As Thames Valley police confirmed early on Thursday that a “man in his 60s from Norfolk” had been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, it quickly became clear who the 1,000th First Edition would feature. The man taken into custody was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York – arrested at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate, on his 66th birthday. He is the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested. By the evening, Andrew was seen leaving Aylsham police station, slouched in the back of a vehicle, having been released under investigation. Civil service | Keir Starmer has appointed Antonia Romeo as cabinet secretary, the UK’s most senior civil servant, the first woman to hold the post in its 110-year history. Iran | Donald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US strike on Iran, the Guardian has been told. Palestine | Almost 60 Palestinian journalists detained in Israeli prisons since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack have been beaten, starved and subjected to sexual violence, including rape, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) alleges. Iran | A British couple have been sentenced to 10 years in jail by an Iranian court on charges of espionage – an outcome foreign secretary Yvette Cooper called “completely appalling and totally unjustifiable”. Education | Children in England with special needs will receive individual support and therapy directly from their schools as part of the government’s overhaul of England’s special education provision. Continue reading...

By Martin Belam

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested for misconduct in public office - The Times

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested for misconduct in public office  The Times

First royal arrest in centuries presents existential crisis for UK’s most powerful family

Until Thursday morning, it had been nearly four centuries since the arrest of a senior British royal. On his 66th birthday, the late Queen Elizabeth’s favourite son was detained on suspicion of misconduct in public office. By evening, the former prince was released from police custody. But the ongoing investigation will unpick years of lurid allegations about Andrew’s ties to the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein that have heaped embarrassment on his brother, King Charles. The arrest of...

By Bloomberg

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: What legal protections do the royal family have?

The monarch is protected by sovereign immunity, a wide-ranging constitutional principle that exempts them from all criminal and civil liability

By Francesca Jackson

Stephen Colbert Celebrates Former Prince Andrew’s Arrest: ‘Let’s Hear It for British Justice’

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was detained on suspicion of "misconduct in public office" on Thursday morning

By Emily Zemler

King Charles’ brother Andrew freed after arrest in Epstein probe

King Charles’ younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was released from police custody Thursday evening after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over a...