King Charles III and sons escort Queen’s coffin as people line up to pay respects
London, UKReuters King Charles III, his sons Princes William and Harry, and other senior royals joined a solemn procession accompanying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as the late monarch made her final journey from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Huge crowds gathered in central London to witness the queen being taken from the palace to parliament as […]
Explainer – How will the public be able to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II?
London, UKReuters The body of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state inside Westminster Hall for the public to pay their respects before her funeral on Monday, 19th September. Below is a look at the arrangements and the lying-in-state tradition. Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York […]
STRANGESIGHTS: ‘SPIDER MAN’ ON A MISSION TO CLEAN; A FOX’S NIGHT OUT; AND, POLE-SITTER COMES BACK TO EARTH…
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Churches body calls for prayer in UK over Brexit situation
An umbrella organisation for churches in the UK has issued a call for churches to join in prayer for the “national political situation” in the UK in the wake of this week’s votes in the Houses of Parliament. On Tuesday, MPs rejected the agreement on how Brexit would take place put forward by Prime Minister […]
ESSAY: TERROR FAILS IN FACE OF HOPE AND RESPECT
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, says terrorism – like that seen in London on Wednesday – will not bring about the changes its advocates seek…
Updated: Death toll from London attack rises; attacker named
Last Updated: 9.20am, 24th March, 2017 The death toll from Wednesday’s attack in central London has risen to five with more than 20 of the 40 injured still in hospital. At around 2.40pm on Wednesday, a car ran down pedestrians on Westminister Bridge – located alongside the Houses of Parliament – before crashing. The driver […]