Nationalist politicians have warned that leaving the ECHR, which Reform sees as necessary to enact the “mass deportations” it has planned, would breach the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). But Reform’s deputy leader said on Thursday that the 1998 agreement, which ended 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland, did not prevent the UK leaving the…
Prince Harry “loved” being back in the UK, his spokesperson said Thursday, as the US-based royal wrapped up a visit that ended a nearly two-year estrangement from his father King Charles III. Harry, who will turn 41 on Monday, met the king on Wednesday afternoon at his Clarence House residence for a private tea, in…
Kate, 43, stayed at Sudbury Silk Mills in Sudbury, Suffolk for longer than had been timetabled, and afterwards took the time to speak to schoolchildren who had waited outside the business for her. She arrived into the mill’s car park in a dark blue Range Rover, with crowds on the pavement peering through a metal…
(UPDATE) LONDON — The United Kingdom’s Prince Harry met his father King Charles III at his Clarence House residence in London on Wednesday, ending a 19-monthlong estrangement after the prince appealed for reconciliation earlier this year. Harry, who cut ties with the royal family in 2020, met the monarch for a private tea, said a source…
Emergency services went to the scene between Perth and Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross after the incident was reported early on Thursday. Part of the Highland Main Line was closed while Network Rail dealt with the incident along with police. Network Rail Scotland said the vehicle was removed from the track by 9.30am. The track…
More than 40 events will feature the theme of Better Living from September 20-28. Each is designed to inspire people to make simple changes which can make their lives better by saving money, getting fitter and reducing waste. Events, organised by the council or its partners, include: a free school uniform swap at the…
Sir Keir Starmer, who picked the Labour grandee to be the UK’s representative in Washington, made the decision to withdraw him after emails showed the peer sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences. Lord Mandelson said “I deeply regret” the circumstances of his departure from the British embassy in Washington. “Being…
The Metropolitan Police is investigating seven separate incidents of criminal damage at Jewish premises as linked. It comes after four synagogues and a private residence in Golders Green had an unconfirmed substance smeared on them, with two occasions of an unknown liquid being thrown towards a school and over a car. The latest incident was…
The confirmation came as ministers responded to questions in Parliament following violent unrest in the landlocked Himalayan country, with which Britain has long-standing links. Nepalese troops have been deployed on the streets of the nation’s capital Kathmandu and a curfew is in place after tens of thousands of protesters stormed and set fire to government…
Wightman, 31, reached the pinnacle of his career to date at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene when he held off Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win the gold medal in the 1500m. The next two years brought only frustration, however, as a succession of injuries denied the Edinburgh AC product the chance to defend his…