2 year agoWhite House says that President Biden and King Charles spoke earlier today
2 year agoMetropolitan Police:The roads shown on this map are now closed. Other roads in central London may be closed in upcoming days
The King has held his first in-person audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace
2 year agoThe Bidens' statement on the death of the Queen
Prime Minister named Charles as King Charles III
2 year agoTwitter is experiencing international outages for many users following the death of the UK's monarch, Queen Elizabeth II; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
2 year agoA statement from His Majesty The King:
Queen Elizabeth II, England's longest-reigning monarch, has died at 96. She was put under medical supervision at Balmoral earlier today
Charles succeeds as king immediately
2 year agoBuckingham Palace: The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow
UK government freezes gas and electricity bills for the average household at £2,500 at year for the next 2 years
2 year agoHere's the @10DowningStreet readout of the call between Liz Truss and Biden. No readout yet from the @WhiteHouse
Truss speaks to Zelensky, expresses "full backing": spokeswoman
President Zelensky: had a phone call with the newly elected British PM @trussliz. Invited her to Ukraine
2 year agoBritain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss with Queen Elizabeth in Balmoral Scotland photo Jane Barlow (AP)
Boris Johnson has left Downing Street for the final time as Prime Minister and is now travelling to Balmoral to tender his resignation to the Queen before Liz Truss is appointed new Prime Minister
Liz Truss wins the Conservative leadership contest to become next UK prime minister, beating rival Rishi Sunak in a ballot of party members
Metropolitan Police Events:There were a total of 43 arrests this morning following the protest activity at petrol stations. All those arrested remain in custody
2 year agoBoris Johnson:What happens in Ukraine matters to us all. That is why I am in Kyiv today. That is why the UK will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends. I believe Ukraine can and will win this war
Police in Northern Ireland continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of 24-year-old Ryan Speirs who died following a crash on a scrambler bike in Co Derry at the weekend
Police are investigating an incident where a man sustained serious injuries in Belfast city centre on Saturday - he remains critically ill in hospital
Associated Press: "Alleged member of IS 'Beatles' charged in UK with terrorism"
Two people rescued as terraced house collapses after fire and explosion in Croydon
UK says Russia highly likely deploying anti-personnel mines in Donbas
.@trussliz says she as PM would review the UK's sweeping Integrated Review of defence, security & foreign policy to make sure it's "tough enough" in wake of Russia's war in Ukraine & an "increasingly aggressive" China. This will include a review of the UK armed forces
Belarus recalls its ambassador in London
UK defence minister Ben Wallace said that Russia was failing in "many areas" in its war in Ukraine and President Putin might seek to change strategy again
2 year agoThe UK has just added 42 new entries to its Russia sanctions list, including Graham Phillips
2 year agoEight fire engines, the fire boat and around 65 firefighters are dealing with a grass fire on Defence Close in Thamesmead.
2 year agoDublin Fire Brigade:Earlier this evening firefighters from Rathfarnham and Dun Laoghaire fire stations were called to a gorse wildfire in Sandyford. Smoke was widely visible in the area with the fire located off the Blackglen Road fire Help prevent wildfires link
