A total of 600 people in the UK have now contracted the South African coronavirus variant, new figures show. An extra 56 cases were reported this week and although Public Health England (PHE) has not provided a geographical breakdown of where these are specifically, but does say 524 are in England. Live COVID updates from
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Buckingham Palace has revealed the 30 guests who will be attending Prince Philip’s funeral at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Saturday. Coronavirus restrictions meant the ceremony has had to be scaled down, with only 30 guests allowed in contrast with the estimated 800 originally planned to attend. The shortened guest list includes many of
More than 80 UK universities have been named on a website where students have been posting about sexual harassment, abuse, misogyny and assault. Some are mentioned dozens of times on the Everyone’s Invited site, including around 50 mentions each for elite universities such as Oxford, Exeter and University College London. The site has previously highlighted
The Royal Family has released new photographs of the Duke of Edinburgh following his death at the age of 99. They include an image taken by the Duchess of Cambridge of the Queen and Prince Philip surrounded by seven of their great-grandchildren at Balmoral Castle in 2018. Image: The Queen with Prince Philip, Prince William,
The Queen has returned to royal duties four days after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. The monarch held her first in-person event since Prince Philip’s death, hosting an audience with the Earl Peel as he formally stood down as Lord Chamberlain on Tuesday. Prince Andrew said at the weekend that the family “are
Boris Johnson has warned that the reduction in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths “has not been achieved” by the rollout of COVID vaccines. The prime minister, speaking the day after the latest easing of lockdown restrictions, instead said it was the national shutdown that had been “overwhelmingly important” in driving down COVID rates. Nearly 40
Over-45s are now able to book their COVID jabs after the government reached its target of offering a first dose to the nine most vulnerable groups – including all over-50s. The NHS website now states that those aged 45 or over are able to book their jab appointments. It comes after the government’s target for
Prince William has said he will “support The Queen in the years ahead” in a tribute to his late grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh. Describing Prince Philip as “an extraordinary man”, William said he will “miss my Grandpa”. In a statement, he said: “My grandfather’s century of life was defined by service – to his
Prince Harry has reportedly arrived in the UK and is in quarantine ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday. He is said to have arrived at Heathrow on a British Airways flight from Los Angeles at 1.15pm on Sunday. The Sun says Prince Harry was met by police and security on the tarmac and driven
The Queen is said to have described her husband’s death as leaving a “huge void”, Prince Andrew has said. Paying tribute to his father Prince Philip, the Duke of York said his death means “we’ve lost almost the grandfather of the nation”. Talking about the wave of affection for him since his death, Prince Edward
The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh’s “righteous impatience” and “gift of moral imagination”. Justin Welby’s words, during an online memorial service at Lambeth Palace, come as he prepares to lead a live service at Canterbury Cathedral in memory of the duke at 10.30am today. During Saturday evening’s online service,
Prince Charles has paid tribute to his “dear Papa” the Duke of Edinburgh for the first time since his death on Friday. Speaking from outside his country home Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, Prince Philip‘s eldest child said his father was a “much-loved and appreciated figure”. “My father for I suppose, the last 70 years, has
Gun salutes marking the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will take place in London, Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh as well as aboard some Royal Navy ships and in Gibraltar today. Some 41 rounds will be fired at the locations around the UK at a rate of one shot per minute from midday.
The Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Philip – has died, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning
Coronavirus vaccines have prevented 10,400 deaths in people aged 60 and over, according to analysis by Public Health England (PHE). The figures, which cover the period from 8 December to the end of March, suggest more than 9,000 likely fatalities were prevented in those over 80. PHE said it had used “real-world data” to assess
More than six million people in the UK are now fully vaccinated against COVID, while nearly 32 million have had their first dose. Another 99,530 first jabs were administered on Wednesday, taking the total to 31,807,124. And there were 408,396 second jabs, the second highest daily total to date, taking the number of people fully