New king mourns passing of ‘cherished sovereign and much-loved mother’ after Queen dies aged 96; US president Joe Biden says she ‘defined an era’ Queen Elizabeth II, UK’s longest-reigning monarch, dies aged 96 King Charles III pays tribute to his ‘beloved mother’ The Queen’s funeral: what to expect over next […]
Year: 2022
Death draws to a close Britain’s second Elizabethan era and heralds the reign of her son, King Charles III • Queen Elizabeth dies – latest updates Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, has died aged 96, drawing to a close the country’s second Elizabethan era, and heralding […]
Charles’s first statement as king says: ‘We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother’ Queen Elizabeth dies – latest updates The new king has paid tribute to his “beloved mother” in a statement declaring the death of the Queen to be “a moment of the […]
Unpicking Queen Elizabeth’s name, image and iconography from public life will take some time When George VI died in his sleep at Sandringham during the early hours of 6 February 1952, his eldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth, then visiting Kenya with her husband, immediately became Queen Elizabeth II. “The same simultaneous […]
Full page pictures of Queen Elizabeth fill the front pages as newspapers mark a historic and sombre day for Britain World leaders pay tribute to the Queen – latest updates Pictures of the Queen fill the front pages of the daily papers, with patriotism and praise on display as Britain […]
New PM expected to promise ‘immediate action to help people and businesses’ and end to fracking ban Liz Truss will finally present her long-awaited plans to tackle soaring energy bills on Thursday, with some Tory MPs conceding this is already a make or break moment for her entire premiership. The […]
Biden administration says undoing the protocol would not be ‘conducive’ to a trade deal between the UK and US The Biden administration has sent Liz Truss a message on her second day in office warning against “efforts to undo the Northern Ireland protocol”. The warning came from the lectern in […]
Former intelligence chiefs say national security officials are ‘shaking their heads at what damage might have been done’ Mar-a-Lago – the Palm Beach resort and residence where Donald Trump reportedly stored nuclear secrets among a trove of highly classified documents for 18 months since leaving the White House – is […]
Myles Sanderson went into ‘medical distress’ after his arrest, and later died in hospital, say police The fugitive wanted over a mass stabbing in Canada that killed 10 people and injured 18 has died in hospital after his arrest, police have confirmed, with sources saying his death was the result […]
Paul Urey was charged with ‘mercenary activities’ by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, who say he died of ‘stress’ The body of a British aid worker who was captured by Russian proxies in April has been handed to Ukraine with “possible signs of unspeakable torture”, according to the country’s foreign […]