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The House of Lords is a very British anachronism, flying in the face of democratic norms and baffling foreign observers. This is what happened when we sent a former editor of the New York Times to watch it in action

These celebrities turned down or returned some of the most prestigious awards in their fields, from Academy Awards to the monarchs New Years Honours.

SIR – An estimated 1,000 migrants have crossed the Channel illegally this year alone, but once again the Archbishop of Canterbury denounces the Government’s Rwanda plan (report, January 30) without offering any viable solution to break the business model of the people-smugglers.

Two new hereditary peers won seats in a House of Lords by-election on Wednesday sparking debate about the future of the upper chamber, but do you think it should be abolished?

Here are some of this items in the Guinness family sale being held in Suffolk.

Here are some of this items in the Guinness family sale being held in Suffolk.

Lady Ursula Tenby died two days after she fell at home in July 2022. Her inquest at Portsmouth Coroners Court heard she accidentally fell over while adjusting a slipper

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The Labour leader will seek to replace it with an elected upper chamber that has a higher proportion of Scottish seats.

The Labour leader will seek to replace it with an elected upper chamber that has a higher proportion of Scottish seats.