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The Queen was my mother’s style icon, but my dad wasn’t a fan
I felt curious grief, gut-wrenching sadness at the passing of a woman I did not know and had never me
Chaos hits new British airport terminal
The opening day of Heathrow airport’s new Terminal Five descended into chaos on Thursday, with flights cancelled, baggage delayed and long queues, while protesters rallied…
Kampala spruces up for CHOGM summit
Uganda will be seeking to impress the world when it hosts the Commonwealth summit this week and convey a new image of a country best known for its history of brutal regimes and…
Royal celebrations for queen’s wedding anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Monday with a moving thanksgiving service in Westminster Abbey, the church where they…
Die in Parliament and you’re under arrest
Queen Elizabeth II’s speech in the British Parliament on Tuesday may have been routine, but at least nobody was bored to death. That would have been against the law. Dying in…
Diana inquest hears of dark car, flash in death tunnel
The car carrying Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, may have bumped into another large, dark-coloured car shortly before crashing, the inquest into their deaths heard…
Arise, Sir Beefy! Botham formally made a knight
English cricketing legend Ian Botham was formally made a knight of the realm by Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday in a ceremony at her official Buckingham Palace residence in…
Diana jurors revisit last moments in Ritz hotel
A British jury on Tuesday visited the Ritz hotel in Paris where Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, spent their last hours together before their deaths in a fatal road…
‘Knockout mice’ win scientist trio the Nobel Prize
Mario Capecchi and Oliver Smithies of the United States and Martin Evans of Britain won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for their work in creating ”knockout mice”, the…
Jurors retrace Diana’s last steps in Paris
Jurors in the British coroner’s inquest into the death of Princess Diana on Monday started retracing her final, ill-fated journey from the Paris Ritz to the underpass where her…
Uganda herdsmen evicted from game reserve
Herdsmen who had been encroaching on a Ugandan game reserve that the queen of England is due to visit in November have started relocating after an ultimatum, wildlife officials…
Colin McRae, born to drive, dies alongside son
Colin McRae, who died in a tragic helicopter crash alongside his five-year-old son Johnny on September 15, was born with his foot firmly on the accelerator. Rallying, and indeed…
Rally champion McRae feared dead in helicopter crash
Colin McRae, the British former world rallying champion, was expected to be confirmed on Sunday as having been among those killed in a helicopter crash at his home. The…
British cattle test positive for foot-and-mouth
The British government said on Friday that cattle slaughtered on a farm south-west of London have tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, confirming the second case in the…
Prince recalls Diana, ‘best mother in the world’
Princess Diana’s family solemnly marked the 10th anniversary of her death on Friday, with her younger son eulogising her as ”the best mother in the world”. The bishop of London…