The celebration will span one week, from January 13 to January 20, and will feature a wide range of cultural and historical activities. BANGKOK, Thailand – The government has announced a royal ceremony to celebrate the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King Attaining the Same Age as His Majesty …

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Prince Harry made a very sweet gesture to an elderly victim of the Los Angeles wildfires during a visit with his wife Meghan Markle this weekend.  The royal couple, who live in Montecito near Santa Barbara, around 90 miles away from LA, were seen comforting victims as they handed out food …

Tesco has implemented a significant change in 50 of its stores to combat shoplifting. The supermarket giant has installed keypad-operated cabinets in the alcohol aisles of an additional 50 stores, specifically for champagne and other sparkling wines. These in-aisle cabinets are locked and can be accessed by customers via a …

Released to mark 75 years since the author’s death, the reverse or tails design of the Royal Mint coin pays tribute to 1984, a dystopian novel centred around the character of Winston Smith, who lives in a society restricted by totalitarian rule and mass surveillance. Coin artist Henry Gray created …

Jack O’Connell plays inspirational SAS leader Maj Paddy Mayne in Rogue Heroes (Image: BBC / Banijay UK/ Ludovic Robert) When Algerian actress Sofia Boutella bumped into Ben Macintyre at a screening of the new series of SAS Rogue Heroes, she playfully asked the journalist-cum-historian why he hadn’t included her character …

The finances of the Royal Family are something of a mystery – and that’s the way they like it.  A combination of legal barriers and careful planning on their part means it is almost  impossible to know exactly how much the Windsors have in their bank accounts.  Which means that the …

Infosys has escalated its legal battle with Cognizant TriZetto Software Group by filing antitrust counterclaims in response to a Texas federal lawsuit accusing Infosys of misusing proprietary system access to develop competing healthcare software services. Infosys alleges Cognizant has engaged in monopolistic practices to stifle competition in the healthcare IT …

Colin Firth’s lake scene in 1995’s Pride & Prejudice is still worth £900,000 a year to Lyme Park (Image: BBC) Three decades after a young Colin Firth emerged dripping from a pond, his white shirt clinging to his body after a spot of wild swimming in the BBC’s blockbuster adaptation …

A nurse was left in a critical condition after being stabbed at a hospital in Greater Manchester. A man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder following the shocking incident at the Royal Oldham Hospital, which happened at around 11.30pm last night (Saturday). The stabbing, it has been claimed, …