Britain’s Princess Anne will spend a period of convalescence following her discharge from hospital where she was treated for concussion after being struck by a horse. King Charles’s sister (73) spent five nights in hospital in Bristol after being hurt while walking on her estate in Gloucestershire, England, on Sunday evening. Anne departed privately on […]
Britain’s Princess Anne is in hospital after suffering minor injuries to her head and concussion when it is believed she was kicked by a horse on her estate. Anne, an Olympic-medal winning horsewoman, was walking on her estate in Gloucestershire, England, on Sunday evening when the incident happened. Emergency services were dispatched to the estate […]
LONDON (AP) — Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos. Not Ed Davey. The leader of Britain’s centrist Liberal Democrats has turned the country’s six-week general election campaign into a showreel of self-deprecating fun. Davey, 58, has tumbled off a paddleboard into England’s biggest lake, screamed atop a rollercoaster, splashed down a […]
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North Sea A 48-year-old former North Sea oil platform has been demolished as a looming Labour tax raid on the sector drives a slump in fossil fuel activity in British waters. The Northern Producer platform was demolished with multiple blasts of high explosive last week because of a lack of interest. It was brought ashore […]
Britain’s Princess of Wales made a return to public life in the midst of her cancer treatment and joined other members of the British royal family to celebrate King Charles’s official birthday. Kate and her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, were cheered by crowds in central London as they left Buckingham […]
Britain’s King Charles was all smiles with David Beckham as he celebrated the work of his foundation alongside other celebrity ambassadors, including Rod Stewart and Naomi Campbell. Charles attended the King’s Foundation inaugural awards ceremony which showcased the work of students, teachers, alumni and partners who have contributed to the organisation’s charitable efforts in London […]
Around 1.7 million people in the UK consume energy drinks two or three times a week, and a third of children in the UK consume caffeinated energy drinks on a weekly basis – with teenagers in the UK the biggest consumers of energy drinks in Europe, consuming over a litre a month more than the […]
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has alleged that the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 turned two staff members of unnamed Chinese central state organs into spies for the British government, its State Security Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ministry said the case against the two spies, a married couple, is under further investigation. China […]
Singer Sydnie Christmas has been crowned the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2024. The singer from Kent, who dreams of performing on the West End stage, burst into tears as presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed she had scooped the £250,000 prize, as well as a spot on the bill at the Royal Variety […]
Claim: Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy wrote in a 1939 letter to his father, “Palestine was hardly Britain’s to give away.” Rating: Rating: Correct Attribution Context: The quote does not fully encapsulate Kennedy’s views. He wrote in the same letter he had become “more pro-British” during his visit to Jerusalem as “the men on […]
Claims made against Rupert Murdoch by several individuals, including Britain’s Prince Harry, as part of legal action against the publisher of The Sun over allegations of unlawful information gathering cannot be tested at trial, a UK High Court judge has ruled. Barristers representing various individuals suing the company over allegations of unlawful information gathering claimed […]