Former PM also reported to have emailed a No 10 adviser after Treasury rejected his attempts to access Covid loan scheme David Cameron lobbied a senior Downing St aide and Matt Hancock, the health secretary, on behalf of a now collapsed company run by the scandal-hit financier Lex Greensill, it […]
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Service to be held at Windsor on 17 April and include Duke of Edinburgh’s request that his coffin be borne on a Land Rover Prince Charles has paid tribute to his “dear papa” as details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral plans emerged, including Prince Philip’s special request that his […]
‘I don’t feel male or female right now. I don’t even feel human’ Cheltenham Festival leading jockey claims historic victory As she has so often over the last few weeks, Rachael Blackmore did everything right here in the Grand National, and with a generous and willing partner in Minella Times […]
Flowers left outside Windsor Castle as Covid restrictions limit gatherings after death of duke Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, dies aged 99 Just a few dozen members of the public had gathered outside the gates of Windsor Castle by Friday afternoon. In the hours after the announcement that the 99-year-old […]
Funeral details yet to be finalised after Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen’s ‘strength and stay’, dies aged 99 Prince Philip obituary: longest-serving consort of a British monarch The Queen and royal family were in mourning as condolences and tributes flooded in from across the globe following the announcement of the […]
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 […]
Prince Philip was the longest-serving consort of a British monarch, described by the Queen as her ‘strength and stay’ Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who has died aged 99, was the Queen’s husband for 73 years. He was the longest-serving royal consort in British history, the family’s patriarch and a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]