Isabella Higgins
United Kingdom
Isabella Higgins is a Europe correspondent for ABC News, based in London. Previously she covered Indigenous affairs for ABC News for online, radio and TV. She has also worked as a reporter in the Brisbane and Rockhampton newsrooms. She joined the ABC in 2014 working for News Digital in Brisbane. Follow Isabella on Twitter @isabellahiggins.
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Taylor Swift pays tribute to children killed in UK stabbing attack at dance class as death toll rises
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in Southport
Taylor Swift pays tribute to the children killed and injured in a stabbing attack at a dance class being held to her music on Monday, saying she's "completely in shock", as the death toll from the incident rises.
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'Worst thing I've ever seen': Two children killed and nine injured in UK stabbing attack
By Europe bureau chief Mazoe Ford in London and correspondent Isabella Higgins in Southport
Two children have been killed and nine more injured during a stabbing attack in England's north-west that one witness likens to a "horror movie".
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'I haven't lost hope': Memorial service held near Amsterdam to mark 10-year anniversary of MH17 disaster
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in Amsterdam
Officials and victims' loved ones gather near Amsterdam to mark the 10-year anniversary of MH17 being shot down, as Australian Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus tells the crowd the tragedy deepened the bonds between his country and the Netherlands.
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Why gender-based and sexual violence is so high in the world's 'most gender-equal' country
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in London
It's supposed to be the world's "most gender-equal" country, but behind that title, a devastating problem remains in Iceland.
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'He is looking very well': King Charles makes first public appearance since announcing cancer diagnosis
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins with wires
King Charles makes his first public appearance since announcing his cancer diagnosis alongside Queen Camilla on Easter Sunday.
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Caring for his wife, stepping in for his father and estranged from his brother, William goes it alone
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in London, Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage
After his office initially failed to execute a viable PR plan to protect his family, Prince William may now have time and space to focus on his wife's health and the wellbeing of his children. But the heir to the British throne has a rocky road ahead.
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Analysis
analysis:Kate has asked for a reprieve. Her request will test the palace, the tabloids and her future subjects
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in London
The palace has a difficult job ahead managing the public's insatiable desire for information, respecting Catherine's treatment and privacy, and calming speculation in the digital age, writes Isabella Higgins.
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'Focused on full recovery': Princess Kate reveals cancer diagnosis after weeks of speculation
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in London
In a personal video message, the princess described the news as a "huge shock" and asked for "time, space and privacy" while she undergoes preventative chemotherapy.
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Having 'failed to make a breakthrough', Ukraine is entering a third year of war 'outgunned' and 'outmanned'
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in London
This weekend marks two years since Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his troops and tanks across the border and launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It's also 10 years since he illegally annexed the Crimean peninsula.
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Even from prison, the 'president Russia never got' had an impact on politics. Now he's paid the price
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in London
Alexei Navalny's suspicious death in a penal colony leaves Vladimir Putin largely unopposed in Russia's political landscape. Some fear no-one will be able to take the 47-year-old's place.
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Critics point finger at Vladimir Putin as Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in jail, aged 47
By Riley Stuart and Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in London
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, one of the president's most vocal critics, has died, according to the prison service of the region where he had been serving a lengthy sentence.
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Queen Camilla and Prince William to perform additional royal duties as King Charles undergoes cancer treatment — as it happened
King Charles postpones public duties on the advice of his doctors after being diagnosed with cancer. Look back on our coverage.
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Top UN court stops short of ordering Israel to cease Gaza attacks, warns it 'must prevent genocide'
By Riley Stuart in London, Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in The Hague, and Middle East correspondent Tom Joyner in Ramallah
The United Nations' top court stops short of ordering Israel to cease its attacks on Gaza, as it considers allegations of genocide made by South Africa last month.
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The key to the Danish monarchy's survival is 'informality'. Here's how Mary became their secret weapon
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in Copenhagen
When Crown Prince Frederik and his Australian-born wife Princess Mary ascend the throne overnight, it will be a simple, pared-back affair. But it's all part of a centuries-long effort to keep the Danish monarchy going.
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It once seemed unlikely to ever happen, but today Australians will vote on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament
The nation is bound for the ballot box today to cast their vote in a referendum that could shape the country for generations to come — but the path to this poll has been a rocky one.
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'This is truth-telling': At 94, Ruth Hegarty wants you to hear her story before you vote
By Isabella Higgins and Stephanie Boltje
Aunty Ruth Hegarty lived through a cruel chapter in Australian history. Now aged 94, she's approaching the Voice vote with optimism for future generations.
It's long been a holiday hotspot for the British. Now it's demanding they pay up
Barbados has been called the "first slave society". Now it's becoming a global leader in the fight for compensation over the horrors of slavery.
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'The first time I saw them it made me cry': Indigenous artefacts returned after decades in English museum
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins in Manchester
A vast collection of Indigenous artefacts kept in England for decades is being returned to the Northern Territory, ending an "emotional" years-long repatriation process.
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Fake names and body doubles: Why there could be more to the crash that 'killed' Yevgeny Prigozhin
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins and Riley Stuart in London
Yevgeny Prigozhin takes security seriously, using fake names and body doubles to make himself difficult to trace — it's one of the reasons these experts are sceptical about reports of his death.
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Wagner group confirms plane crash, claiming Prigozhin 'died as a result of the actions of traitors to Russia' — as it happened
By Riley Stuart, Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins and Michelle Rimmer in London, and Lucy Sweeney
The Wagner Russian mercenary group says its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died on board a private jet that crashed between Moscow and St Petersburg. Look back over our live coverage.
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This 30yo just became the UK's youngest baroness. Critics say she's Boris Johnson's 'final act of madness'
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins and Michelle Rimmer in London
Dressed in an ermine-trimmed red robe, Charlotte Owen was sworn in as the newest baroness in the House of Lords. But her appointment has sparked a debate about the state of British democracy.
Could Putin face another mutiny from his mercenaries? Wagner was just one of the pay-to-kill groups fighting for Russia
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins
Vladimir Putin's darkest battles are being carried out by a number of private armies run by Russia's elite, but after an attempted uprising, the Russian president is facing the reality they could turn on him.
Why King Charles's coronation may accelerate the shrinking of the Commonwealth
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins
The coronation is done and dusted, but the spectacle has reignited debates about slavery, colonial legacies and republicanism.
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UN 'astonished by the complacency' around the Ukrainian nuclear power facility overrun by Russian forces
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins and Middle East correspondent Tom Joyner in Zaporizhzhia
A year ago, Sergii woke up and headed to work at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. When he approached, he saw the trail of a bloody battle and knew a grim fate awaited him inside.
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A devilish sense of humour in the face of war. What I'll remember most from three assignments in Ukraine
By Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins
Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins was on the ground as Russia invaded Ukraine 12 months ago and gives an insight into the challenges of reporting in a war zone.