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Royal palaces plead for help: Treasured sites including Hampton Court and the Tower of London face financial ruin from the loss of £96m after three months with no tourists Historic Royal Palaces has lost 85% of its annual income due to the pandemic   Its chief executive admitted the expected shortfall …

A 19-year-old footballer who moved to America on a scholarship has died just a few weeks after discovering he had blood cancer. Joe Aspinall, who attended Coastal Bend College in Texas, passed away on June 10 at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The teenager’s devastated parents have paid tribute to their ‘fit …

The UK’s minister for loneliness – described as the world’s first such minister – on Monday asked people to consider writing to the lonely amid the raging coronavirus pandemic. The portfolio was created by former Prime Minister Theresa May, when she appointed the first such minister in January 2018. The …

A mum claims she had no choice but to leave Hull Royal Infirmary’s A&E department without any treatment because it was “filthy and unsafe”. Victoria Riley, 39, of Cottingham described the accident and emergency waiting room as a “breeding ground for Covid-19” when she was taken to hospital by ambulance …

China reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in months on Sunday, warning of a second wave as more European countries prepared to reopen their borders. The shock resurgence in domestic infections has rattled China, where the disease emerged late last year but had largely been tamed through …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are the ‘big losers’ in the Royal Family amid the coronavirus pandemic and look ‘irrelevant in this country,’ claims royal author Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been branded ‘big losers’ in Royal Family Royal expert claimed couple missed out on opportunity to boost public image  …

With the country in lockdown, more people than ever are using Royal Mail to keep in contact with loved ones. Whether that be for birthdays or just to send letters – either way, it had an impact on the company. Due to the impact coronavirus had on the company, the …

The number of buses you will see around Bristol is set to increase from today (June 14). First Bus will start to expand the frequency of some services to encourage social distancing as more people go back to work on Monday (June 15). But the operator has urged people to …

Royal Mail has issued an update on the changes to its delivery days, after it was forced to stop postal rounds on a Saturday. Due to the coronavirus crisis, the postal service cancelled deliveries of letters to houses across the country, but still delivered packages to its customers. The temporary …

The Queen recycled a turquoise coat and matching hat for the third time as she marked her official birthday with a socially-distanced and scaled down version of Trooping the Colour at Windsor Castle today. Her Majesty, 94, was first pictured wearing the ensemble for day one of the US president Donald …