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Prince Philip was ‘completely wrong’ in Netflix drama The Crown

Prince Philip could ‘stay’ at Sandringham says royal expert Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 2020 book ‘Prince Philip revealed: A Man of his Century’, said she felt Matt Smith did not capture Philip’s manner correctly. Matt Smith played the Duke of Edinburgh in the first two seasons of The Crown, before […]

Three people rushed to hospital after explosion at house

Three people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a home in West Yorkshire. Six houses were evacuated nearby the property in Illingworth, near Halifax, following the blast shortly before 7.30am. Firefighters continue to tackle ‘pockets of fire’ this morning. The extent of the victim’s injuries is not yet known. One local said […]

Bank of England rebuked over 'missing' $89 billion of cash

LONDON (NYTIMES) – While the economic turmoil wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has left some people in Britain counting every penny, the country’s central bank is apparently having trouble keeping track of billions of pounds. A parliamentary report released on Friday (Dec 4) said that £50 billion (S$89.7 billion) of paper money is “missing” from the […]

Herd immunity 'not possible for the foreseeable future'

With the first doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus set to be given to Brits from Tuesday, there’s a lot to be optimistic about after a very challenging year. But despite promising developments which could finally bring the pandemic under control, an expert has warned that herd immunity is not going to be possible for the foreseeable […]

EU snub: Iceland opened door to special fishing partnership for Brexit Britain

Brexit: Charles Michel says EU open ‘for all options’ in talks Brexit talks remain deadlocked in the areas of “level playing field” conditions for business and how any trade deal might be implemented. Fishing, championed by French President Emmanuel Macron, is also one of the major bones of contention. The UK insists any fishing agreement […]

Christmas shopping: £10bn bounce back as shoppers hit the high street

Christmas: Activist says UK should 'think about sustainability' Numbers of customers visiting stores in England by midday on Wednesday – when restrictions were eased – soared 85.2 per cent. One retail campaigner stressed the importance of how millions of individual decisions to shop locally “add up to one big impact to boost small businesses at […]

Queen to celebrate Christmas with family via telephone due to Covid restrictions

Queen: Experts discuss history behind Sandringham Due to the UK’s coronavirus guidelines, only three households will be able to mix this Christmas from December 23 to December 27. The Queen and Prince Philip’s spokesperson have already put out a statement showing the royals will stay at Windsor Castle for the holidays for the first time […]

Royal rift: William and Harry fight charity ‘publicity battle’ over environment

Meghan Markle and Harry: William is 'superior' says expert The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex have both lent their support to the environment by backing climate change-tackling charities. Harry was interviewed for the launch of environmental-focused streaming service Waterbear Network, whereas William honoured the winners of the Tusk awards, organised by a […]