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Queen ‘walked fine line’ with royal protocol after ‘unusual’ remark

Queen's comment before Scottish referendum discussed by experts When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. Channel 5’s royal […]

Handforth Parish Council – made famous by that Zoom meeting – may be abolished

A parish council that went viral after a Zoom meeting descended into chaos could be scrapped. The bad tempered – and occasionally foul-mouthed – meeting of Handforth Parish Council became an internet sensation, largely thanks to participant Jackie Weaver’s calm handling of the unruly behaviour. A clip has been viewed millions of times around the […]

Pound explodes against dollar as traders bet on Brexit Britain Covid recovery bounce back

Van-Tam warns coronavirus will have 'recurrent winter problems' When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. On Monday Boris […]

Earthquake rocks Reykjavik, raises Iceland's volcano activity

REYKJAVIK (AFP) – A powerful earthquake on Wednesday (Feb 24) rocked southwestern Iceland, including the capital Reykjavik, triggering increased volcanic activity but causing no serious injuries or damage, authorities said. The epicentre of the quake was located near Mount Keilir, a small mountain of 378 metres on the Reykjanes peninsula, some 30km south of Reykjavik, […]

Prince Philip ‘may have always found Prince Charles relationship slightly exasperating’

Prince Philip had 'difficult relationship' with Charles says expert When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. The Duke […]

Calls to extend £500 payments as 'three in 10 not self-isolating when told to'

Boris Johnson is facing calls to expand a Covid support scheme, as people struggling to make ends meet are flouting orders to self-isolate. Speaking at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer claimed three out of 10 people who should be quarantining aren’t doing so. He added: ‘That matters to millions of people and it […]

People with learning disabilities to get vaccine after Jo Whiley campaign

All adults with learning disabilities should now be invited to get a coronavirus vaccination, the UK’s advisory body has said. It follows calls from BBC presenter Jo Whiley to prioritise the more at risk group, after she was offered a jab before her sister Frances, who has a learning disability. The Joint Committee on Vaccination […]

Leeds and Man U star Gordon McQueen diagnosed with dementia aged 68

Dementia: Expert discusses the signs and symptoms When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. The 68-year-old ex-defender was […]

Couple fined for breaking lockdown for bizarre clown photoshoot

A woman who dressed as a clown and climbed over the safety barrier of a bridge as part of an elaborate photoshoot for social media has been fined for breaking lockdown. The heavily made-up woman was having her picture taken by a man in Sevenoaks, Kent, when police arrived on the scene. She’d climbed over […]