Her Majesty was accompanied by the Prince of Wales for a parade conducted by a group known as the Queen’s Bodyguard in Scotland at Holyrood Palace. Although she was seen using a walking stick there was no obvious sign of the mobility issues that have plagued the monarch in recent months. Wearing a blue coat […]
As the war in Ukraine shows no sign of abating, some analysts have questioned the Russian President’s health and state of mind. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has suggested that the former KGB spy may be suffering from “small man syndrome”. One wife of a Russian oligarch said she is scared as Putin won’t care about […]
Writing on Twitter the Lawyer and Human Rights activist was raging at the prospect of the monarch receiving the bonus during a cost of living crisis. Describing the inequality as “staggering” the author of ‘This is Why I Resist: Don’t Define My Black Identity’ asked “Why do we have a Monarchy again?” She said: “So […]
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have kept the vow they made when they stepped down as senior working royals in 2020 that they would be financially independent. Accounts revealed by the Sovereign Grant show that the Queen, Prince Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge incur massive costs. However, this is not the […]
Andrew Bailey said British households are being battered by a “very large national real income shock” as he delivered the warning. Mr Bailey said the UK economy was at a “turning point” after the Covid pandemic, the energy price surge and the war in Ukraine have contributed to rising inflation and a drop in disposable […]
Shutting down the so-called interconnector pipelines to the Netherlands and Belgium could be an early emergency measure that could be taken. It could be part of a four stage plan which could also include rationing gas to industrial units and asking households to reduce consumption, according to The Financial Times. The plan is due to […]
David M. Herszenhorn, Chief Brussels correspondent for POLITICO Europe, made the claim on Twitter. Mr Herszenhorn argued that Finland and Sweden joining NATO showed that Russia had failed in one of its objectives to prevent new countries joining the organisation. He said: “President Putin did not succeed in closing NATO’s door. “NATO’s door remains open.” […]
Dozens of people are still reported missing following the blast that occurred in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. In his evening message the Ukrainian President said that Russia wanted to kill “as many people” as possible. He said: “Russian missiles hit this location precisely. Deliberately … It is clear that Russian killers received those […]
The former Liberal Prime Minister had claimed that the vessels could be delivered by 2030. However, new Labor defence minister Richard Marles has trashed this claim as “optimistic in the extreme”. Mr Marles tore into Mr Morrison and the previous Liberal-National administration, blasting them for their “inaction” and “failures”. He said: “The truth of where […]
Her Majesty travelled to Scotland for a number of royal engagements as part of Holyrood week. Buckingham Palace had previously said that the Queen, who has been experiencing mobility issues in recent months, may not make the trip. However, royal fans were left buzzing with delight on social media at footage of the sovereign getting […]