The Duke of Edinburgh has suffered a number of health issues in the past three years, ending up in hospital in February 2021, several weeks after he received COVID vaccine.

The husband of Queen Elizabeth II was taken to hospital in Ferbruary. He underwent a successful surgery for a heart condition and returned to Windsor Castle next month.

In response to a Freedom of Information Request, the released information revealed that Chancellor Rishi Sunak promised ex PM David Cameron " to pushed the team to explore" an alternative with the Bank of England pertaining to Cameron's financial lobbying request.

Sir Richard Sutton - who was worth £301 million - owned some of the most exclusive hotels in London. He was 83 and spent most of his time at his home in the west of England.

During a recent bombshell interview the two gave to US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry revealed that the lack of security was one of his biggest concerns following their decision to quit royal life.

The development comes as Northern Ireland sees another night of violence. Police had to deploy water canon to disperse protests, the first time in six years that law enforcement have had to resort to this measure. Local government called for an immediate end to the unrest.

The protests in Northern Ireland began a week ago, after the authorities refused to prosecute 24 Sinn Fein party members for breaking pandemic restrictions, and for attending the crowded funeral ceremony of an IRA veteran in summer 2020 - during the first wave of the pandemic.

The African Union's vaccine task team had already announced a deal with US firm Johnson & Johnson for up to 400 million vaccines, most of which it said would be made by a South African firm that donated to the president's leadership campaign — and which has not yet even begun production.

The tell-all interview Meghan Markle and Prince Harry gave to US talk show host Oprah Winfrey has attracted criticism not only from the public but also celebrities - including the Sussexes’ nemesis Piers Morgan. Local media revealed recently that the UK's Office of Communications (Ofcom), received almost 6,000 complaints about the interview.

The University College London study holds out hope that the UK will not see a major third wave of coronavirus infections like its European neighbours are suffering, thanks mainly to its rapid vaccination programme.

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In July 2019 a 27-year-old man was shot dead after an “altercation” at a snooker club in east London. The first man accused of his murder was found dead in his cell at Belmarsh prison, the same jail where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was held.

In 2018 the British government accused the Kremlin of attempting to poison former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, who was convicted in 2006 of spying for the UK. The Russian authorities have categorically dismissed the accusations.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK government has granted political asylum to Nathan Law, a prominent activist from Hong Kong and a former lawmaker, who fled China’s special administrative region last summer due to security concerns.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday denounced the Myanmar military for their alleged involvement in the blockage of the country's embassy in London.

The British line of succession envisages the firstborn of sitting Queen Elizabeth II, Charles, Prince of Wales, to inherit the throne. In his turn, Prince William, as Charles' firstborn, is the next in the queue.

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland faced a new series of post-Brexit border regulation problems as two countries on one island, united in a single market in the past, now divided by trade restrictions. The controversy stirred the old conflict in Northern Ireland, between separatists and loyalists.

The Director General of the HM Passport Office and UK Visas and Immigration warned that Brits planning to travel after the lockdown should prioritize renewing their passports well in advance.

Bristol is a city in the west of England which was one of the main ports linked to the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. Nowadays it is a hotbed of radical activism and a stronghold of the Black Lives Matter campaign.

Having been embroiled in numerous controversial situations as a Cabinet member, British Education Minister Gavin Williamson was said to be out of line in chastising the Covid-era behaviour of school kids.