Beatrice, 34, was seen with husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi on Sunday afternoon – the last day of the festival which sees Sir Elton John set to close the event as the headline act. Beatrice (second left) with husband Edo (right) greeting friends at Glastonbury (Edd Dradcott/PA) The Duke of York’s …
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A group of engineers in hi-vis jackets stand around a cage, studying the giant white robot in front of them. An alarm sounds and the robot whirrs into life. It picks up a big red bin of parcels and tips them onto a conveyor belt, where they are whipped off …
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Read More »In Pictures: Heat hazes and blue skies before thunderstorms roll in
In Somerset, those at the Glastonbury Festival could save their wellies for another day – although lightning, hail and strong winds were forecast for later on Saturday in some areas of northern England, and Scotland on Sunday. Shade was at a premium at Glastonbury (Yui Mok/PA) The queues for cold …
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