Britain’s Royal Mint has released the first official coins featuring King Charles III, which will go out in circulation from December. The Royal Mint on Friday said that the 50-pence coins featuring the new monarch have been created by British…
British Film Institute unveils new 10-year plan, including $153m 3 year funding strategy
The British Film Institute (BFI), the U.K.’s lead organization for film and the moving image, has set out a new, wide-ranging 10-year strategy along with a funding plan that covers the period’s first three years. The Screen Culture 2033 strategy,…
Income tax to be cut by 1p from April
The Chancellor has announced the basic rate of income tax will be cut from 20p to 19p from April next year. Kwasi Kwarteng said the cut in the tax people pay on earnings to 19% would benefit more than 31…
UK will not strike free trade deal with US for years, Liz Truss admits
Liz Truss has admitted that the UK will not strike a post-Brexit free trade deal with the US for a number of years, as she flew to New York ahead of a meeting with Joe Biden. Ms Truss told reporters…
Queen Elizabeth’s coffin topped with note from King Charles
King Charles III is saying goodbye to his mother. The new King, 73, wrote the handwritten note nestled within the flowers that topped Queen Elizabeth’s coffin at her state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday. As seen within…
Princes William and Harry join King Charles as Queen’s coffin leaves palace
Prince William and Prince Harry joined King Charles III as Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin left Buckingham Palace for Westminster Hall on Wednesday. In addition to Charles’ children, the 73-year-old monarch’s siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, walked side…
Charles formally confirmed as king in ceremony televised for first time
Charles III has been proclaimed as king at a ceremony at St James’s Palace. Charles became king immediately following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, but a historic meeting formally confirmed his role on Saturday. During the Accession…
Queen Elizabeth II: King Charles to address nation as monarch for first time
King Charles III is expected to address the nation for the first time as sovereign at 18:00 BST, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died peacefully, surrounded by her family, at Balmoral in Scotland on Thursday.…
Liz Truss wins Tory leadership race to become Britain’s next PM
Liz Truss will become Britain’s next prime minister after beating Rishi Sunak in the bitterly fought Conservative leadership contest. The foreign secretary, who won 81,326 votes (57.4%) of Tory members to the former chancellor’s 60,399 (42.6%), takes over from Boris…
Queen to break tradition by appointing next prime minister at Balmoral
The Queen will receive the new prime minister at her Balmoral estate in Scotland for the first time in her long reign. Her Majesty will meet either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak on 6 September, a day after one of…