It’s a stretch to call him a feminist icon but the Duke of Edinburgh allowed his wife the spotlight as husbands of public figures rarely did For seven decades he had walked faithfully in her shadow. The Duke of Edinburgh was the Queen’s anchor and her rock, “her strength and […]
Year: 2021
Research shows travellers have to pay twice as much for PCR tests in the UK as they do in much of Europe Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Airlines have called for the competition watchdog to investigate the price of Covid tests for travel, with the travel […]
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Gangs of youths gathered near the scene of Wednesday night’s violence and hurled stones and fireworks at police Rioters have been blasted with a water cannon by police as unrest stirred on the streets of Northern Ireland once again. After calls for calm this week, violence again flared up on […]
Treasury releases messages sent by chancellor to former PM and says Cameron phoned junior ministers Rishi Sunak has been accused of trying to smooth the way for Greensill Capital to gain special access to emergency Covid loans after the release of text messages showing the chancellor told David Cameron he […]
Traffic light system rating countries, watch list and new quarantine rules raise hopes of international travel from 17 May Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hopes are rising for foreign holidays to be permitted from May, with the public given a “watchlist” of countries whose quarantine status […]
Culprit has struck up to 30 times in 10 days under cover of darkness along stretch of River Thames Police are hunting a mystery tree feller who has cut down dozens of trees along a particularly picturesque stretch of the River Thames in Surrey, to the consternation of local residents. […]
EU citizens’ rights campaigner and BBC journalist has bid turned down over insufficient proof A campaigner for EU citizens’ rights in the UK has said she is in a state of shock after the Home Office rejected her application for settled status despite her having lived in the the country […]
Stones thrown at police and press photographer assaulted in attack condemned by first minister and PM A bus was hijacked and set on fire in Belfast on Wednesday in the sixth consecutive night of violence in Northern Ireland. The vehicle was set alight at an intersectional area between nationalist and […]
Discovery by Essex police on Monday is confirmed to be 19-year-old student missing since 22 March A body found in a lake in Epping Forest has been formally identified as missing 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye, the Metropolitan police has said. Officers from Essex police made the discovery on Monday. The Met […]