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King makes surprise visit to Army barracks
King Charles has made a surprise visit to an army barracks in Hampshire and joked about being "allowed out of my cage".
He was speaking during a visit to the 3 Royal School of Military Engineering (3RSME) at Gibraltar Barracks in Minley.…
British Novelist and campaigner Dame Shirley Conran dies aged 91
British author and journalist Dame Shirley Conran has died aged 91 days after receiving a damehood.
Writing on Instagram, her designer son Jasper Conran said his mother passed away as he praised doctors and staff at St Mary's Hospital in…
Natalie Elphicke: Starmer faces anger after Tory MP’s defection
Sir Keir Starmer's decision to admit Tory MP Natalie Elphicke into Labour has been met with bewilderment by some of his MPs.
The Dover MP's surprise defection from the Conservatives has prompted reaction ranging from delight to…
Sadiq Khan’s win heralds even bigger Labour victory at general election
Before the counting had even started, senior Tory sources were briefing that their candidate for London mayor, Susan Hall, had pulled off a spectacular, and unlikely, victory.
Despite the Labour incumbent, Sadiq Khan, having a consistent…
UK researchers unveil face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman
A UK team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman, as researchers reappraise the perception of the species as brutish and unsophisticated.
Named Shanidar Z after the cave in…
Prince Harry to return to UK for Invictus Games anniversary
The Duke of Sussex will return to the UK in just over a week for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.
Prince Harry will attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on 8 May.
The…
King Charles to resume public duties after progress in cancer treatment
King Charles will resume public engagements next week after making encouraging progress in his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said.
It won't yet be a full return to official engagements for the King, but the palace is…
Threatening Abramovich ally would be ‘suicide’, football agent tells London court
A football agent on Wednesday denied threatening a senior director at the English Premier League club Chelsea in an email, telling a London court that trying to intimidate an ally of former owner Roman Abramovich would be a "suicide…
Ros Atkins on… UK arms exports to Israel
This week, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said the UK would not block arms sales to Israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue.
But as the death toll in Gaza grows, pressure on the government continues to mount,…
Liz Truss thought ‘why me, why now?’ after Queen’s death
Liz Truss has revealed how she thought "why me, why now?" when she was told that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
The former prime minister said she went into a "state of shock" after learning of the Queen's death in September 2022.…