The Queen’s late-night TV viewing and busy schedule of public engagements since lockdown restrictions were lifted have left her ‘knackered’, sources have claimed. Since returning from Balmoral this month, Her Majesty, 95, has undertaken 19 public engagements, including marking the Royal British Legion’s centenary at Westminster Abbey and opening the Scottish …
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Boy, 14, is one of four arrested for murder after 24-year-old man is stabbed to death in attack outside Royal British Legion that also saw woman and man, both 23, rushed to hospital Two men and a woman were stabbed in Lymington, Hampshire, last night One of the men, 23, …
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Eugenie and Beatrice were among the high profile guests at the lavish wedding of Prince Philippos of Greece, the godson of Princess Diana and the Duke of Edinburgh, with Nina Flohr, the daughter of a billionaire, in Athens today. The prince, 35, who is the youngest child of the last king and …
Read More »Stealth fighter sailor jailed for five years for raping female colleague
A Royal Navy sailor has been jailed for five years after raping a female colleague as she slept. The female sailor woke to find Leading Seaman Sam Avery having sex with her, his hands on her waist and her pants pulled down to her knees. The woman, who cannot be …
Read More »Queen’s visit to COP26 ‘hangs in the balance’ and monarch’s appearance will be ‘guided by doctors’
The Queen’s appearance among world leaders at the COP26 summit is hanging in the balance as she waits for guidance and ‘test results’ from doctors after being admitted to hospital this week. The monarch, 95, had planned to join Prince Charles and Prince William at the COP26 conference in Scotland …
Read More »Queen, 95, ‘faces fight between her head and body’, says royal expert
The Queen’s busy October schedule before a night in hospital The Queen attended a number of engagements before spending a night in hospital on Wednesday. She was ordered to rest by doctors and advised to miss a trip to Northern Ireland following her busy schedule. Here is what the 95-year-old …
Read More »Laser pen user is hunted by police for blinding crew of Royal Navy Merlin helicopter at sea
Laser pen user is hunted by police for blinding crew of Royal Navy Merlin helicopter as it hovered at low level over the sea A laser pen was shone at the Royal Navy Merlin helicopter while it was out at sea It distracted the crew as they flew off the …
Read More »Black Boy Lane to Diversity Drive? Sadiq Khan plans £25,000 grants to change ‘offensive’ street names
Sadiq Khan has unveiled £25,000 grants to help people change street names as part of a diversity campaign launched following Black Lives Matter protests. The Mayor of London has announced a £1 million fund that will be shared out among community groups, including those wishing to campaign to alter potentially …
Read More »Equiniti : EQ Awarded Pension Scheme Administrator Of The Year 2021 At The European Pensions Awards
The European Pensions Awards recognise the pension providers that have set the professional standards in order to best serve European pension funds over the past year. EQ recognised for supporting clients, and the continuity of service through the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as innovation in digital-first technology to support scheme …
Read More »Meghan Markle writes to US politicians saying paid leave for parents should be a ‘national right’
The Duchess of Sussex has made her most overtly political intervention yet, sending an open letter to two senior US figures on proposed parental and sick leave legislation. Meghan said she was writing to the Congress members not as an ‘elected official….[nor] a politician’ but as an ‘engaged citizen and …
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