Most major stores will close as a mark of respect. Many smaller and independent shops, hotels and restaurants will also pull up the shutters. A global audience of billions is expected to watch the televised service from Westminster Abbey. King Charles III has declared Monday a bank holiday to allow …
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The World Socialist Web Site interviewed a rail worker of more than three decades on the ongoing national strikes in Britain and the struggle of railroad workers in the United States. He told our reporter, “We send solidarity and urge a joint struggle against these global railway companies. That’s the …
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Whatever the other glories of the second Elizabethan age, it included a period in the 1960s and 1970s when British art entered a black hole and stayed there. There were exceptions: Lucian Freud, Henry Moore and David Gentleman, in the visual arts; the odd good feature film, mostly by Lindsay …
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We’ve all been used to seeing the Queen’s face on our coins, notes and stamps – but following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September, this could all change. We look at what could change and what it means for you. What will happen to coins and banknotes …
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Transport, healthcare appointments and schools are set to be impacted by Monday’s bank holiday in honour of the Queen’s funeral. King Charles III confirmed that September 19 would be a national holiday with record numbers expected to be watching the events on television and in London. World leaders will be …
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Heartless conmen are targeting hard-up households and stealing money and identities using convincing texts and messages. Experts have warned people to be on their guard, amid concern that the cost of living crisis may lead to an increase in the number of people falling victim to scams out of desperation. …
Read More »BBC viewers were left in shock when live footage of the Queen lying in state showed one of the royal guards watching over Her late Majesty’s coffin suddenly collapse. The guard was standing at the foot of the late monarch’s casket when he suddenly fell to the floor. The incident …
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Tesco has announced it will be closing all of its main stores on Monday, September 19. The chain is one of many supermarkets to change its opening times for the Bank Holiday. The supermarket will close its larger stores but keep Tesco Express’ open from 5pm until their usual closing …
Read More »The King and the royal family walked behind her coffin in solemn … Warning as thousands of Royal Mail stamps will be unusable within months … Source link
Read More »The Queen was handed to the care of the nation for a period of lying in state after her family marched in homage behind her coffin as it was carried to Westminster Hall. A gun carriage that had borne the coffins of her mother and father carried the late monarch …
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