They are famous British guards and make for an impressive and imposing sight outside Buckingham Palace in London. With their red uniforms and black bearskin hats, they have been a part of British history for more than 360 years. The former Queen’s Foot Guards, now known as The King’s Foot …
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Royal Mail has confirmed it will suspend its services on the day of the Queen’s funeral. The date of the funeral is yet to be confirmed, but the King on Saturday approved an order to make it a bank holiday. In a statement, Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson said …
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A Ukrainian refugee settled with a host in the UK has said she wakes up every day worrying about her young son being retraumatised if they are forced to relocate away from their community. Tania Orlova came to the UK in April with her son Danylo, eight, and 74-year-old mother …
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A historian has claimed a battle over royal diaries and letters might be trying to cover up an affair of Prince Philip’s. Author Andrew Lownie says he estimates the Government has paid out around £2m trying to prevent him seeing the complete archive left by Philip’s uncle Lord Mountbatten and …
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A new set of stamps has been issued to mark the Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham from later this month. The eight stamps were designed by artist Charis Tsevis, featuring illustrations of athletes competing in sports and para sports including diving, boxing, para table Tennis, para powerlifting, gymnastics, cycling …
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Local resident have been left furious after beachgoers to Whitby left behind a trail of rubbish in their wake. One local resident slammed the mess, saying: “I can’t understand why people think it’s OK.” Dirty nappies, fish and chips, ketchup sachets and wipes were among the rubbish to be strews …
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Parts of an article in The Mail on Sunday which alleged that the Duke of Sussex tried to keep his legal claim against the Home Office “secret” were defamatory, a High Court judge has ruled. Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) after the paper ran a story following the …
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British Airways has announced it will axe another 10,300 short-haul flights until the end of October. The move takes the percentage of cancellations across the airline to a total of 13% this summer. BA has been one of the worst affected carriers in terms of schedule disruption in recent months …
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A new anti-hangover supplement has just gone on sale in the UK. It is marketed by Swedish firm Myrkl as “the pre-drinking pill that works”. The pill is said to break down up to 70% of alcohol after 60 minutes. This means that if someone drinks 50ml of 40% spirits, …
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An NHS nurse says she is living off just £24 a week after her bills due to the rise of living costs. Single mum Heather Johnston, 30, struggles to get by since the cost of her bills has rocketed. With two young children, Dominic, 12 and Olivia, three, Heather is …
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