A mother who lost her seven-year-old to cancer and now faces her own terminal diagnosis has shared her support for assisted dying as she hopes to “cuddle (her son) again” without facing the “cruel” treatment he endured. Antonya Cooper, the 77-year-old former chair of Neuroblastoma UK who lives in Abingdon,Continue Reading
LONDON: In the past few weeks, as illness has sidelined two of Britain’s most visible royal figures, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and King Charles III, one member of the family’s frontbench has stepped into the vacuum: Queen Camilla.Last week, she traveled to the Isle of Man to deliver a speechContinue Reading
LONDON: The UK said Thursday it had lodged an application to appeal a Northern Ireland court ruling that a law granting immunity to combatants involved in historic sectarian violence was incompatible with European law.A Belfast court ruled last week that the law granting immunity to those involved in the decadesContinue Reading
The United Kingdom drew up a secret “military” plan to effectively invade a European Union nation and staunch ally at the height of the pandemic. The wild claim has come as former British prime minister Boris Johnson fronts an inquiry about Britain’s response to Covid-19. Britain saw 230,000 deaths duringContinue Reading
Family members of a young Irish man have flown half way around the world to be by his bedside after he was struck by a car in Sydney. Beoan Jones, from the small village of Maguiresbridge in Northern Ireland, had been in Australia for about three months “finding his feet”Continue Reading
A bizarre humming sound has seized a small town in Northern Ireland, perplexing residents who say it’s keeping them up at night. The mysterious buzzing has continued for weeks in Omagh, a town of 20,000 people 80km west of Belfast, with authorities unable to say what’s causing it or whereContinue Reading
Victoria has made it on to National Geographic’s “cool list” – naming the most exciting destinations in the world to visit in 2024. The southern state was the only destination in Australasia to make the list. The 30 destinations on National Geographic Traveller (UK)’s ‘Cool List’ are places that areContinue Reading
American Brian Harman won the British Open by six shots on Sunday, finishing 13 under par to claim his first major title at a rainswept Hoylake. Masters champion Jon Rahm tied for second alongside Austria’s Sepp Straka, Australian Jason Day and South Korean Tom Kim. Watch over 100 hours ofContinue Reading
Even before the famed “Ship of Dreams”, Titanic, set sail on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, it was a setting for untimely death. Eight Harland & Wolff workers died during her construction, seemingly a small price to pay to create the biggest and most luxurious vessel of itsContinue Reading
If you haven’t had the good fortune of being born into aristocracy like the newly crowned King Charles III, no matter, it doesn’t mean you need to remain a stranger to the benefits of being royal. With so many castles scattered across the countries of the United Kingdom and neighbouringContinue Reading