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The Archbishop of Canterbury has retracted an award previously given to a Muslim cleric following controversy over his past praise of Osama Bin Laden. Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi had been honored last week by Dame Sarah Mullally for his efforts in reconciliation and interfaith cooperation, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist… Continue reading Archbishop withdraws award from Muslim cleric who praised Bin Laden

New revelations have surfaced from an upcoming book authored by Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, in which he recounts a phone conversation with the then-Prince Charles shortly after the Princess of Wales passed away. According to Spencer, Charles appeared “giddily elated” during the call, a reaction that has sparked controversy. In an excerpt released on Thursday… Continue reading Royal row intensifies after fresh claims in Diana's brother book

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is currently under pressure to introduce a national target for waiting times in dementia care across England. The Alzheimer’s Society has proposed implementing an 18-week referral-to-treatment goal, an idea supported by notable figures such as Professor Sir Mike Richards, England’s former national cancer director, and Baroness Louise Casey, who is conducting… Continue reading Andy Burnham urged to set dementia waiting-time target

Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has made a striking claim about King Charles’s reaction following Diana’s death in 1997. In a recently published and controversial book, Spencer described the then-Prince Charles as sounding “giddily elated” during a phone call to him soon after the tragedy. He likened Charles’s tone to that… Continue reading Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims

A statue commemorating the 19th-century poet Lord Byron has been reinstated in Hyde Park nearly seven decades after it was stranded on a traffic island due to road developments in the early 1960s. This historically significant monument, which holds a Grade II listing, was originally unveiled in 1880 as a national memorial following special authorization… Continue reading Lord Byron statue marooned on a traffic island returns to Hyde Park

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte has expressed strong confidence in the UK government’s understanding of the importance of establishing a “credible path” to boost defence spending. Speaking to the BBC following meetings in London, Rutte emphasized his certainty that the UK remains committed to meeting Nato’s collective target of allocating 3.5% of GDP to defence… Continue reading UK needs 'credible path' on defence spending, says Nato chief Rutte

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BBC News has learned that the UK Youth Parliament faces the possibility of being discontinued in the coming months due to the government’s reluctance to guarantee further funding. Established in 2000, the UK Youth Parliament was created to engage young people in politics, with over 300 elected members aged between 11 and 18. Each year,… Continue reading UK Youth Parliament looks set to be axed

In July 2024, a disturbing discovery was made during the renovation of a property on Fore Bondgate in Bishop Auckland. Beneath the floorboards of the building, the skeletal remains of a full-term baby boy were found carefully wrapped in a newspaper dated back to 1910. Authorities, upon investigating, noted a piece of garden twine tightly… Continue reading Bishop Auckland baby garroted and hidden beneath floor – coroner

Human remains uncovered in a woodland area in south-west London following a wildfire have been identified as those of Joanne Sheen, a woman who had been missing since late 2019. Joanne, a mother of three, was last seen on 5 December 2019 when she traveled with a friend from Fareham to Southampton. The discovery was… Continue reading Human remains identified as mum missing since 2019