Dozens crushed and injured at inauguration of Kenya’s new ‘hustler’ president Ruto September 13, 2022 NAIROBI – Dozens of people were crushed and injured after hundreds forced their way into a Nairobi stadium where William Ruto is currently being inaugurated as Kenya’s next president. A medic told City A.M. this afternoon that a fence at the Nairobi stadium fell down after people pushed it and about 60 were injured, though [...]
If we want to tackle suicide in teens, we need to be able to talk about it in schools September 13, 2022 Suicide is the biggest killer of young people in the UK. Yet it is a taboo subject in our schools.
King Charles vows to follow Queen’s ‘example of selfless duty’ in speech to MPs and Lords September 12, 2022 King Charles III has vowed to “faithfully” follow the Queen’s “example of selfless duty” in a speech to MPs and peers. Speaking in the historic surroundings of Westminster Hall, the King said that parliament was the “living and breathing instrument of our democracy”. The new King and Queen consort entered the parliamentary estate at 10.20pm [...]
Where it all began seven decades ago: How Elizabeth became Queen in a treetop in rural Kenya September 12, 2022 Let’s go back to the 1950s. 1952 to be precise, it’s February 6. A day that would change the life of a young, newly married English princess forever. Being on an official Royal tour with her husband in East Africa, 25-year old Princess Elizabeth was watching baboons while taking photographs of the Kenyan sunrise from [...]
Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth (1926-2022) September 11, 2022 Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II - an enduring symbol of duty and leadership.
Liz Truss says Queen was ‘the spirit of Britain’ as tributes pour in September 8, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II was the “very spirit of Britain” and the “rock on which modern Britain was built”, Liz Truss has said in a tribute to Her Majesty. The Prime Minister said outside Number 10 that “our country has grown and flourished under her reign” and that “Britain is the great country it is today [...]
Queen’s coffin to lie in state in keeping with historic tradition September 8, 2022 The Queen’s coffin is set to lie in state to allow the public to pay their last respects. Lying in state is usually reserved for sovereigns, current or past queen consorts, and sometimes former prime ministers. During the formal occasion, the closed coffin is placed on view in the vast, medieval Westminster Hall in the [...]
Liz Truss should look to former Prime Minister Anthony Eden for style inspiration September 8, 2022 In case you hadn’t noticed, this week has all been about politics. With Liz Truss settling into The Big Job, old faces will start to fade as a fresh set of leaders jostle for our attention. And of course, the nation will have a critical eye on their sartorial choices. Truss herself has faced a [...]
Ed Warner: Kicked off, tipped off, switched off September 8, 2022 One of the joys of writing Sport inc. is the flow of suggestions from readers of subjects to cover. In the past week alone: the highly leveraged balance sheets of Premiership rugby clubs ahead of the new season, the continuing scandal of the lack of financial support for Britain’s international basketball teams, the prohibitive cost [...]
Exclusive: Three quarter of Brits pay for subscriptions they don’t use September 8, 2022 Three quarters of Brits who have subscriptions say they are currently spending on services they don’t regularly use.