3 years agoWhite House says that President Biden and King Charles spoke earlier today
3 years agoMetropolitan Police:The roads shown on this map are now closed. Other roads in central London may be closed in upcoming days
3 years agoThe King has held his first in-person audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace
3 years agoThe Bidens' statement on the death of the Queen
3 years agoPrime Minister named Charles as King Charles III
3 years 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
3 years agoA statement from His Majesty The King:
3 years agoQueen Elizabeth II, England's longest-reigning monarch, has died at 96. She was put under medical supervision at Balmoral earlier today
3 years agoCharles succeeds as king immediately
3 years 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
3 years agoUK government freezes gas and electricity bills for the average household at £2,500 at year for the next 2 years
3 years agoHere's the @10DowningStreet readout of the call between Liz Truss and Biden. No readout yet from the @WhiteHouse
3 years agoTruss speaks to Zelensky, expresses "full backing": spokeswoman
3 years agoPresident Zelensky: had a phone call with the newly elected British PM @trussliz. Invited her to Ukraine
3 years agoBritain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss with Queen Elizabeth in Balmoral Scotland photo Jane Barlow (AP)
3 years agoBoris 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
3 years agoLiz Truss wins the Conservative leadership contest to become next UK prime minister, beating rival Rishi Sunak in a ballot of party members
3 years agoMetropolitan Police Events:There were a total of 43 arrests this morning following the protest activity at petrol stations. All those arrested remain in custody
3 years 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
3 years agoPolice 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
3 years agoPolice are investigating an incident where a man sustained serious injuries in Belfast city centre on Saturday - he remains critically ill in hospital
3 years agoAssociated Press: "Alleged member of IS 'Beatles' charged in UK with terrorism"
3 years agoTwo people rescued as terraced house collapses after fire and explosion in Croydon
3 years agoUK says Russia highly likely deploying anti-personnel mines in Donbas
3 years ago.@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
3 years agoBelarus recalls its ambassador in London
3 years agoUK 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
3 years agoThe UK has just added 42 new entries to its Russia sanctions list, including Graham Phillips
3 years agoEight fire engines, the fire boat and around 65 firefighters are dealing with a grass fire on Defence Close in Thamesmead.
3 years 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