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New Zealand has entered a hung parliament following yesterday’s General Election in which neither of the major political parties received an overall majority. The New Zealand National Party, led by the incumbent Prime Minister, Bill Eglish, has received the most votes. However, the Labour Party led by Jacinda Ardern is trailing behind in the exit poll, and could still form a functioning…

Big Ben chimed for the final time at midday on Monday as the Elizabeth Tower begins major renovation works which will last for a total of four years. MPs gathered in Parliament Square and bowed their heads as the famous clock bonged for the final time until 2021. Labour MP Stephen Pound said MP’s had their ‘heads bowed’ but has ‘hope in our hearts’ as Big Ben was…

David Somerset, the 11th Duke of Beaufort, has died at the age of 89. Badminton House said in a statement that the Duke died peacefully at his home in Gloucestershire Estate on Wednesday, August 16. The Duke was a sixth cousin of The Queen through their ancestor William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire. He is survived by his second wife, Miranda, and four children Harry, Anne, Edward and…