Last week saw Andrea Leadsom, Esther McVey and Mark Harper voted out, or drop out, of the Tory leadership race. TalkRadio’s Julia Hartley-Brewer sternly questioned whether Mrs Leadsom was only backing Boris Johnson out of necessity rather than enthusiasm. She questioned whether Mrs Leadsom was actually a fan of Mr Johnson or simply wanted to […]
With their sled in tow, a pack of dogs trudge towards a distant mountain range in north-west Greenland. The stunning picture may seem typical enough of the Danish territory. What’s beneath their feet – a shallow pool of crystal-blue water – is anything but. Last week, however, temperatures soared well above normal levels in Greenland, […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel missed the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina after her plane was forced to land shortly after leaving Berlin. The plane carrying Mrs Merkel’s team turned back while flying over the Netherlands late on Thursday, because of a communications failure. The Airbus made a safe but unscheduled landing in Cologne. […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, won the most votes cast in the second round of voting for Conservative Party leader on Tuesday, with four other candidates also getting through. Johnson, a former London mayor and foreign minister, won 126 votes, with Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in […]
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members walked out at midnight yesterday over a long-running dispute over guards resulting in agonising disruptions from those traveling to London Waterloo from Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Devon. The firm announced there will be no service to and from Bristol Temple Meads at all today, prompting commuters to […]
When I heard a plaque was to be unveiled in commemoration of the BBC’s wartime sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo! the only appropriate response was to stand up and cheer. It’s so rare these days to hear anything positive about any British comedy series that had millions of viewers glued to their TV sets during the Seventies and […]
The Duchess of Sussex has been given the unkind moniker because “she’ll only last three years”, the Sunday Times reported. Meghan joined the royals when she married Prince Harry in May 2018 following a whirlwind romance. Since then, the US-born former actress has faced ongoing rumours over her behaviour. It was previously reported that royal […]
Flight MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was travelling over conflict-hit Ukraine on 17 July 2014 when it disappeared from radar. A total of 283 passengers, including 80 children, and 15 crew members were on board. The Malaysia Airlines plane crashed after being hit by a Russian-made Buk missile over eastern Ukraine, a […]
The Queen’s political neutrality is typified by Buckingham Palace’s statement regarding Her Majesty and Brexit, which read: “The Queen remains politically neutral as she has for 63 years. The referendum is a matter for the British people to decide.” However, in 1982 the Queen “broke her silence” during Britain’s conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. It came […]
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has joined the Queen in her carriage for Royal Ascot, alongside the King of Netherlands and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. Queen Maxima is currently enjoying a visit to the UK alongside her husband King Willem-Alexander, who invested with the insignia of the order by the Queen on Monday. […]