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JK Rowling and Harry Styles were both among the UK’s 100 biggest taxpayers last year

A Pokemon card event for Saturday at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine was canceled and the Pokemon Company, an affiliate of Japanese game maker Nintendo, apologized following a backlash from China, as tensions between the two sides escalated

A new campaign by Mexico City’s Historic Center Trust aims to encourage Mexicans to rediscover the religious and architectural heritage at the heart of the nation's capital

At least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines in eastern Congo, according to rebel authorities

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: In the wake of eldest son Brooklyn’s social media bombshell last week, the Beckham family have doubled down on their usual photo opps and social media tributes. Katie Rosseinsky explores how their tactics are working

COMMENT: The breakout star is vying for one of the biggest categories at this year’s Grammys: Best New Artist. Roisin O’Connor makes the case for why she deserves to be celebrated

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: One is the Oscar-winning star of ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Blue Velvet’. The other is a Grammy-winning singer who played Billie Holiday to an Oscar nod. And now they’re best friends in Bradley Cooper’s new comedy drama ‘Is This Thing On?’. They speak to Adam White about David…

One way or another, history will be made as Djokovic faces Alcaraz in the Australian Open men’s final on Sunday

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As couples are increasingly planning ‘minus-one anniversary’ parties to break up their elongated betrothals, Lydia Spencer-Elliott looks into why engagement lengths have ballooned at an alarming rate

A Mexican immigrant was taken to a Minneapolis hospital earlier this month after bones in his face and skull were broken while he was in federal custody

Nurses in Minneapolis doubted claims made by ICE agents about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries