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On Tuesday, April 8, the Duke of Sussex, 40, was seen arriving at the Royals Courts of Justice in central London for a two-day hearing as he appeals a High Court ruling regarding his security arrangements in the U.K. — a long-running legal battle that has contributed to ongoing tensions with his father, King Charles. Prince Harry, King Charles’ younger son, arrived at the Court of Appeal around an hour…
It seems that #JP2025 is going to be the talk of the town as the Mkambalas release the third pre-wedding video in a row. The previous videos had them wearing outfits that were impeccable in style. The first was an aso-oke ensemble concerning the Tazanian culture. The second was a bliss of chocolate and caramel ensemble. This latest video has the couple looking like ranchers. The couple rocks a unique…
In a historic medical breakthrough, a baby girl named Amy has become the first child in the UK to be born from a womb transplant, after her mother received a donated uterus from her sister. Amy was delivered on February 27 at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London, two years after her mother, Grace Davidson, underwent a successful womb transplant. The life-changing procedure was made possible through the selfless…
Veteran comedian Ali Baba has opened up about a political playbook he claims was shared with him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on how to become Nigeria’s president. Speaking during an interview on Outside The Box, the 59-year-old comedian—whose real name is Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome—said the conversation happened when Obasanjo assumed he was venturing into politics and decided to offer some strategic advice. “He thought I was going into politics,…
By Hannah Furness The couple will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at a state banquet The King and Queen are spending their 20th wedding anniversary in Rome, posing for a photograph to mark the milestone. The new photographs of King Charles III and Queen Camilla were taken at Villa Wolkonsky, the British Ambassador’s residence. They were photographed hours after landing on Monday evening, in the Villa’s grounds, next to the…
Donald Trump imposed tariffs on islands mostly inhabited by penguins so that countries could not use them as loopholes, an official revealed. Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff for all countries and reciprocal tariffs against approximately 60 countries that he says contribute most to the U.S. trade deficit. The decision to place levies on the Heard and McDonald Island, which have no human inhabitants, raised eyebrows last week as countries…
Britain said it could consider closing hundreds of arms-length government agencies, as it looks to reform the state to cut costs and improve productivity in what it called “a new era of global instability”. Britain has over 300 hundreds of quangos, or quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations which are taxpayer-funded but not controlled by ministers, and include public bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive, Network Rail and the Migration Advisory…
UK house prices have suffered their steepest decline in a year as the market cools after a buyer rush to beat changes to stamp duty changes in England and Northern Ireland. The average price of a property fell by 0.5% last month to £296,699, the steepest decline in value since March last year, according to Halifax. It is the second consecutive month that house prices have fallen, as Britain’s biggest…
Britain has moved the Hartlepool nuclear power station in northeast England operated by France’s EDF into enhanced regulatory attention for safety, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said on Monday. In a statement relayed the ONR said the station remained safe to operate, the decision was made after areas for improvement were identified. EDF is seeking to extend the life of the plant by a further year to March 2027.…
Tensions between the United Kingdom and Israel have escalated after Israeli authorities detained and deported two British Members of Parliament who sought to visit the occupied West Bank. The incident has prompted sharp criticism from UK officials and renewed scrutiny of British Israeli relations under the Labour government. The MPs, Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang, were stopped upon arrival at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport. They were questioned and subsequently…
David Lammy has attacked Kemi Badenoch over “cheerleading” for Israel after it denied entry to two Labour MPs. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were deported on Saturday, after the Israeli immigration ministry said they planned to spread “anti-Israel hatred.” The decision was labelled “unacceptable” by Mr Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, who said he had raised it with his Israeli counterparts. But Mrs Badenoch defended Israel’s right to deny the MPs…
U.K. prime minister promises to “turbocharge” plans to improve the U.K.’s competitiveness this week. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government is ready to use industrial policy to mitigate the impact of the tariffs that the Trump administration just imposed, adding that all options are being considered in Britain’s response. “We stand ready to use industrial policy to help shelter British business from the storm,” Starmer wrote in an…
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