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A glitzy state reception, selfies with adoring crowds and a schedule packed full of cultural activities: All the things Harry and Meghan did during unofficial Nigeria visit that could have been mistaken for a royal tour
Byadmin May 13, 2024

[ad_1] From state receptions to military welcomes, much about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s whistlestop visit to Nigeria seemed like a royal tour. However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex set foot in the West African nation very much on their own terms after being invited by its military for the three-day trip. Sources within the…

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Royal Navy ship to be sent to Gaza as part of £9.7m aid package from Britain amid fears a catastrophic famine could kill thousands of Palestinians
Byadmin April 7, 2024

[ad_1] By Tom Cotterill Published: 19:18 EDT, 6 April 2024 | Updated: 20:28 EDT, 6 April 2024 Britain is to deploy a Royal Navy warship to help get more aid into Gaza, the UK has announced. Alongside the vessel, which is not being named for security, the Government announced a £9.7million package for aid deliveries,…

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King Charles’ ex PR guru who helped turn him ‘into a human being’ back in the fold with new royal role within his charity
Byadmin July 19, 2023

[ad_1] King Charles’ ex PR guru who helped turn him ‘into a human being’ back in the fold with new royal role within his charity By Richard Eden and Katherine Lawton Updated: 17:36 EDT, 19 July 2023 Described as the PR woman ‘who helped turn Prince Charles into a human being’, Colleen Harris has returned…

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Royal Mail strikes: Christmas cards ‘won’t arrive until FEBRUARY’, union sources warn
Byadmin December 10, 2022

[ad_1] Christmas cards ‘won’t arrive until February’ because of Royal Mail backlogs, union sources have warned, as hundreds of postal workers marched with ‘Grinch Lynch’ on the first day of mass walkouts. Communication Workers Union (CWU) members congregated outside Parliament in central London yesterday – joined by RMT union leader Mick Lynch – in their latest…

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Rishi Sunak wants post-Brexit City of London financial services boom
Byadmin January 11, 2021

[ad_1] Rishi Sunak hails chance of ‘Big Bang 2.0’ for City of London after Brexit as he hints red tape will be slashed to help forge ‘exciting’ future Rishi Sunak has hailed the prospects for a ‘Big Bang 2.0’ in the wake of Brexit The Chancellor hinted that red tape could be slashed to help…

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Google: UK competition watchdog to probe planned changes to Chrome
Byadmin January 8, 2021

[ad_1] Google’s command of Britain’s £14billion online advertising market will be probed by the UK’s competition watchdog amid claims it is using Chrome to abuse its position as the dominant power in searches and browsing, it was revealed today. The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a blockbuster antitrust probe after publishers said the tech giant’s controversial…

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Covid UK: British Army vaccine taskforce to use ‘combat techniques’
Byadmin January 7, 2021

[ad_1] The British Army officer leading Boris Johnson’s effort to deliver hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines per day pledged to use combat techniques to get them to the needy as fast as possible. Brigadier Phil Prosser, Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme, said his team would use ‘our extensive operational and…

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Brexit deal propaganda war as EU downplays UK’s achievements in graphic
Byadmin December 25, 2020

[ad_1] A propaganda war erupted today after the EU undersold the UK Government’s achievements in the Brexit deal. An EU graph claimed Britain had kept just two of the benefits of being a member of the bloc – visa-free travel for 90 days and zero tariffs or quotas for trade in goods. However, a separate leaked UK document…

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Coronavirus UK: Towns and villages near hotspots could be lifted OUT of toughest lockdown Tiers
Byadmin November 28, 2020

[ad_1] Towns and villages near coronavirus hotspots could be lifted out of the toughest lockdown Tiers in plans being drawn up to quash growing Tory backbench anger at the restrictions. Ministers are trying to win over Tories by offering them hope that their constituencies will be ‘decoupled’ from hotspots when a review of the Tier…

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Coronavirus UK: Graph shows areas on cusp of moving lockdown tiers
Byadmin November 28, 2020

[ad_1] An official graph laying out coronavirus outbreaks across the country suggests there are parts of the North of England and Midlands that could be ‘de-escalated’ from Tier Two or Tier Three in January if they can continue to squash the disease. The chart, published last night by the Department of Health but produced by…

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