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Shelagh Fogarty

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2,689 miles of free medicine: England’s coastal path is a rare national win we should actually use, writes Shelagh Fogarty

2,689 miles of free medicine: England’s coastal path is a rare national win we should actually use, writes Shelagh Fogarty

The President of Finland is pleased. Listen to this article For the ninth year in a row his nation has been declared the happiest country in the...

22.03.2026 10

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Is this really the moment to centre Prince William's mental health? writes Shelagh Fogarty

I enjoy the pageantry of the royal family as much as anyone. Listen to this article I like covering royal weddings. I’m interested in the flummery,...

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A public comeback for Sarah Ferguson would be a mistake, writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty There is one British figure in the Epstein saga we have not focused on nearly enough: Sarah Ferguson. We are told she is planning...

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Hillsborough revealed a system that protects power not people, writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty Covering Hillsborough for 36 years has taught me many things, but the most shocking remains this. At the time of the disaster,...

04.12.2025 8

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Is Spain’s younger generation drifting back towards Franco’s shadow? writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty One of the most dramatic news stories I can remember as a child is the armed invasion of the Spanish parliament in 1981 by a...

22.11.2025 9

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Mandelson’s urinary slip-up is daft, but it points to something more serious, writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty I admit, there's something quite funny about Lord Mandelson being photographed urinating in a wealthy Notting Hill front garden...

15.11.2025 5

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Prince William is right – some conversations, even about cancer, belong first to family, not the public, writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty I was getting ready for work yesterday morning, listening to Nick Ferrari, as I usually do, when I found myself standing still. A...

13.11.2025 10

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Andrew’s fall exposes a Royal Family struggling to stay relevant, writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty King Charles has formally removed the titles of Prince and HRH from his brother, the man once known as Prince Andrew, now Andrew...

07.11.2025 10

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The royal family has ended the era of unquestioned deference writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty After years of hesitation, King Charles has torn off the plaster and done what had to be done: stripped his brother of his royal...

01.11.2025 8

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Avenging Diana is behind William's crackdown on HRH titles, writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty If the reports are correct, then Prince William plans to formally remove HRH titles from non-working royals when he becomes King. ...

01.11.2025 7

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Why are we still paying for Sarah Ferguson? writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty It feels like we’ve reached another tipping point with the Royal Family, and once again, it’s being ignored. The question...

30.10.2025 6

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The politics of pardon: Trump’s gift to Netanyahu, writes Shelagh Fogarty

By Shelagh Fogarty I was struck listening to Donald Trump’s speech today, not least because of its tone, which echoed that of Benjamin...

14.10.2025 7

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A year on from the horror in Southport there's a lesson in choosing love, writes Shelagh Fogarty

29 July 2025, 10:13 | Updated: 30 July 2025, 07:11 By Shelagh Fogarty In the moments after the Lionesses’ win at the European Championship on...

31.07.2025 6

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Playing music aloud on public transport makes travel a nightmare - and I’m close to admitting defeat

23 June 2025, 08:52 By Shelagh Fogarty We are close to losing the battle over intrusive phone use, warns Shelagh Fogarty. I was due to take a two...

25.06.2025 6

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I understand women’s pain — but decriminalising abortion crosses a line, writes Shelagh Fogarty

18 June 2025, 15:52 | Updated: 19 June 2025, 10:35 By Shelagh Fogarty The vote to decriminalise abortion to term goes far beyond protecting women in...

21.06.2025 10

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Pope Francis’ final journey: A simple goodbye to a Pope who asked us to love more

28 April 2025, 12:37 By Shelagh Fogarty Pope Francis’ final journey from St Peter’s by road to the smaller church of Santa Maria Maggiore...

30.04.2025 10

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Pope Francis will be remembered for his human approach to migration & simple style, writes Shelagh Fogarty

21 April 2025, 14:24 | Updated: 21 April 2025, 16:05 By Shelagh Fogarty If I had to choose just two words central to the papacy of Francis, they...

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