The historic State Opening traditions from Black Rod to the King’s Speech – and what they mean All you need to know about different State Opening of Parliament traditions  King’s Speech LIVE: King Charles will deliver his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch from 11am today King Charles III will open Parliament as the reigning monarch for the first […]

Union barons shared a platform with Palestinian activist who spoke of ‘genocide’ and compared the West Bank to a ‘concentration camp’  Mahmoud Zahre also took aim at Rishi Sunak for travelling to Israel Leading trade unionists shared a platform with a Palestinian activist who compared the situation in the West Bank to a ‘concentration camp’. Speaking from the territory, veteran […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A hot and humid day is expected in Melbourne this morning with a possible thunderstorm in the afternoon after a predicted top of 30 degrees. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a 70 per cent chance of rain for Cup Day, as well […]

ECO zealots have descended on Whitehall and were seen targeting the Cenotaph as fears grow over the Remembrance Sunday parade. Just Stop Oil protestors were pictured lying next to the sacred war memorial today with cops arresting 100 people. The group had staged a slow march towards the remembrance memorial. One officer said the protesters had been moved to the site "to get […]

Now Just Stop Oil grind Whitehall to a halt: Police arrest at least 40 protesters obstructing traffic near Downing Street and drag them on to the base of the Cenotaph ‘for their own safety’ READ MORE: Just Stop Oil deploy latest ‘die in’ tactic as they bring more chaos  Just Stop Oil clowns today brought Whitehall to a grinding halt as they […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The top Hamas political leader oversees a vast financial network while living hundreds of kilometres from the chaos and violence in Gaza, often travelling freely to represent the terrorist group before world leaders across the region. Already under US economic sanctions since 2018, […]

The end of the one and two pence coin? The Isle of Man becomes the first place in Britain to encourage businesses to round their prices to the nearest five pence amid declining use of coppers The Crown Dependency stopped minting Manx pennies and two pence pieces in 2016  The Isle of Man has become the first part of the […]

Tessa Johnson wins two more gold medals as trans cyclist continues to dominate Chicago competition scene Tessa Johnson, 25, won the women’s Single Speed and women’s Cat Half races Johnson and fellow trans cyclist Evelyn Williamson have dominated the Chicago racing scene A transgender cyclist again took first place in two women’s categories at a Chicago Cross Cup race last […]

Fury over ‘farcical’ fireworks display at cricket ground which was obscured by cloud and smoke (and saw sparklers accidentally hit floodlights)… as families demand refunds The display was taking place at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham on Saturday  Video footage has emerged of a ‘shocking’ fireworks display that left punters fuming after they couldn’t see anything due to clouds and smoke. […]

How a snub over a box at the OPERA tore Manhattan high society apart: When nouveau-riche scion William Vanderbilt’s $1m bid for seats at the ‘old money’ favorite was rejected, he exacted his revenge in a gloriously petty way The Opera Wars of the 1880s was a feud between NYC’s established ‘old money’ families – and the upstart new money […]