Huge crowds follow Queen’s funeral in silence and awe
Updated: 10.:25pm (AEST)London, UKReuters The tens of thousands gathered in central London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II fell silent and bowed their heads on Monday to follow her funeral service in Westminster Abbey and watch the procession of her coffin afterwards through the city. Some watching in Hyde Park dabbed their eyes and […]
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 […]
CYCLING: DOCKLESS BIKES – GREEN REVOLUTION OR PUBLIC “PARASITE”?
SONIA ELKS, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at the rise – and, in some cases, fall – of public (and dockless) bike sharing schemes around the world…
UK public trusts charities less than average person in the street
Thomson Reuters Foundation The British public places less trust in charities than in the average person in the street, regulators said on Tuesday, following a year in which sex abuse scandals rocked the sector. Nearly half the respondents in a survey said their trust in charities had fallen, compared to a third in 2016 and […]