Riley Stuart
United Kingdom
Riley Stuart is a digital producer based in the ABC's Europe bureau. He has previously been the corporation's NSW digital editor, and made regular contributions to Radio Sydney and triple j. Prior to joining the ABC, Riley was the online sports editor at The West Australian and a reporter for afl.com.au. Riley graduated from University of Western Australia in 2009 with a dual major in Communications Studies and English.
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Polls said Keir Starmer was 'incompetent'. He looks set to win the UK's election anyway
By Riley Stuart in London
They were criticised for their "cautious" strategy, but Sir Keir Starmer and Labour orchestrated what is expected to be a landslide victory through being the "least unpopular" options.
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'There will be recriminations': Britain set to dump government after 14 years, exit poll predicts
By Riley Stuart in London
Britain's ruling Conservative Party appears set to be thrown out of government after 14 years, with an exit poll predicting it is facing a devastating and historic defeat.
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'I ran away, and now they're all dead': The Russian soldiers who escaped the front lines
By Riley Stuart and Anna-Maria Tesfaye in London
As the war in Ukraine drags into its third year, some Russian soldiers have decided to flee the front lines. This is how they did it.
'We are in a country that is going to sink': Inside the far-right wave sweeping France
By Riley Stuart, Michelle Rimmer and Adrian Wilson in northern France
A far-right wave is sweeping through France and while it is polarising the country, there is something many can agree on: a desire to see President Emmanuel Macron's party booted out of office.
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Why the hearing to free Julian Assange happened on a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific
By Emily Clark, Basel Hindeleh, Riley Stuart and wires
Julian Assange's long-running legal odyssey has moved around the world, but its last stop was a courtroom on a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
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Inside the 'devastating effect' of austerity measures on a Scottish city
By Riley Stuart, Michelle Rimmer and Andrew Greaves in Glasgow
Fourteen years of austerity measures and cuts to services haven't just left people feeling forgotten in Scotland's largest city — research has revealed the policies mean people are dying younger.
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'Brisbane, show the world what's happening': Paris has an Olympic warning for Australia
By Riley Stuart, Michelle Rimmer and Andrew Greaves in Paris
Organisers are putting the finishing touches on a sporting and cultural opus they hope will transform Paris and unite its residents — but for some, the Olympics are an expensive extravagance and something that must be stopped.
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Princess Catherine attends Trooping the Colour, making her first public appearance in months
By Riley Stuart in London
Trooping the Colour is usually all about the sovereign, but this time, King Charles III had to share the spotlight with his daughter-in-law Princess Catherine, who made her first public appearance in months.
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'There are good days and bad days': Kate Middleton to make first public appearance as chemo continues
By Riley Stuart in London
Princess Catherine, who has been receiving preventative chemotherapy for cancer, says she will "join a few public engagements over summer", including Trooping the Colour in London on Saturday.
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Three babies were abandoned in London over seven years. A DNA test revealed a devastating truth
By Riley Stuart in London
The saga started in 2017, and this week, a court challenge revealed new details about three newborns left within kilometres of each other in east London. The "extremely rare" occurrence has put the spotlight on child abandonment — a phenomenon some say is poorly understood.
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New CCTV provides clues in search for missing TV doctor Michael Mosley
By Sean Wales and Riley Stuart in London
Video emerges of missing TV doctor Michael Mosley outside a business on the Greek island of Symi about 20 minutes after he was last seen by his wife at a nearby beach on Wednesday.
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Australia backs landmark UN court ruling for Israel to halt Rafah offensive
By Riley Stuart in London
The International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt its military offensive in southern Gaza in a landmark ruling which is unlikely to have any impact on the ground.
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analysis:Why Rishi Sunak's surprising early election announcement is a sign he's received some 'bleak news'
By Riley Stuart and Europe correspondent Kathryn Diss in London
Britain's general election didn't have to be held for another six months, but Rishi Sunak's decision to call a snap July poll might point to how desperate things have become inside his Conservative Party.
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British PM Rishi Sunak calls snap general election for July 4
By Riley Stuart and Patrick Martin in London
Britain's Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls a surprise general election, triggering a six-week campaign with his government trailing the opposition Labour Party in the polls.
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Assange granted last-gasp appeal in bid to avoid US extradition
By Riley Stuart in London
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is granted leave to appeal against his extradition to the United States, after his lawyers tell a London court he would "discriminated against" in the US judicial system because he was Australian.
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Analysis
analysis:Why, to some, the shooting of Slovakia’s love-or-loathe PM came as no surprise
By Europe correspondent Kathryn Diss in Bratislava, and Riley Stuart and Cameron Nicholls in London
This week's assassination attempt on Slovakia's PM Robert Fico has shone a light on deep political divisions in the country, but there could also be a lesson for several other world leaders in the attack.
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Slovakia PM shot in 'politically motivated' attack, remains in life-threatening condition, 71yo arrested
By Riley Stuart in London
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot after a government meeting in the city of Handlova. An official has described the 59-year-old's condition as "life-threatening".
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'I could pay for it with my head': Artist unveils 2.8-metre pink portrait of king at Buckingham Palace
By Riley Stuart in London
King Charles III's first portrait since his coronation 12 months ago is unveiled in London as artist Jonathan Yeo reveals the royal was initially "surprised" at the modern spins he put on the work.
Ukraine arrests two security officials over alleged Russian plot to assassinate Zelenskyy
By Riley Stuart in London
Ukraine's primary internal security agency says it has detained two men over an alleged Russian plot to assassinate president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Israel says it has taken control of Palestinian side of Rafah crossing
The Israeli Defense Forces say Israeli soldiers are now on the ground inside Rafah, Gaza's southern-most city. Look back on our coverage here.
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Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal in Gaza war, Israel pushes on with attack on Rafah
By Middle East correspondent Allyson Horn in Jerusalem, and Riley Stuart and Patrick Martin in London
Hamas says it has accepted a ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, but Israel says the deal the group has agreed to is "far from" its "necessary requirements".
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Putin told killers and cannibals to 'atone for their crime on the battlefield'. It didn't end well
By Riley Stuart and Anna-Maria Tesfaye in London
Russia's policy of encouraging convicts to bolster its invasion of Ukraine was simple — survive six months and get your freedom. Some returned to the communities they once terrorised, only to commit new crimes.
King Charles all smiles as he visits cancer patients during first public engagement in months
By Riley Stuart in London
Flashing a broad grin, King Charles III returned to in-person royal duties on Tuesday, after more than seven weeks away from the spotlight.
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King Charles to resume public duties, but cancer fight not over
By Riley Stuart in London
In a statement, Buckingham Palace says the King's doctors are "pleased with his progress", 12 weeks after it revealed the monarch's diagnosis.
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BBC presenter who announced Queen's death resigns months after explicit photo scandal
By Riley Stuart in London
Huw Edwards, the long-time BBC presenter often picked to anchor coverage of major news events, resigns nine months after he was the subject of a pornography scandal.
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