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'Bridgerton' star Page absent from second series of Netflix smash hit

Rege-Jean Page will not return for the second season of record-breaking Regency romance "Bridgerton," Netflix has said, prompting howls of despair from fans of the dashing Duke of Hastings.

The wildly popular series from "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes puts a modern twist on the books about an upper-class family in early 19th-century England, including color-blind casting.

EP seeks resignation of Malta prime minister due to jeopardizing murder investigation

The European Parliament has called on Malta's prime minister, Joseph Muscat, to quit immediately over his handling of the investigation into the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, as it declared there were "serious and persistent threats" to democracy and the rule of law.