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Since his accession to the throne, King Charles III has been ringing in subtle changes to royal life, as he prepares to modernise the monarchy. He has also made some changes in Buckingham Palace, with his birthplace now technically his official residence, despite choosing to continue living in...

Princess Anne, Britain's "deputy monarch", has attended the funeral of the last Greek king Constantine II. Constantine II, who died on 10th January aged 82, was King of Greece from 1964 until Greece became a republic in 1973. Constantine II was the second cousin of Princess Anne, Prince...

It Must Be Just Another Coincidence

Doctor destroys BBC host by using facts to point out that covid vaccines have caused an increase in heart attacks

On 14th June 2017 a huge fire engulfed a residential tower block in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In scenes reminiscent of 9/11, people were seen at the windows calling for help. The blaze killed 72 people, making it the deadliest fire in Britain since 1988. Now, over 20...

King Charles III appears in good spirits as he makes his first public appearance since his son Prince Harry's autobiography ‘Spare’ was published. His Majesty, resplendent in a kilt, visited Aboyne and Mid-Deeside Community Shed in Aberdeenshire yesterday for a tour of the new facilities and to...

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The King's daughter-in-law the Princess of Wales has today celebrated her 41st birthday

The rocket is now flying to the west of Portugal on a southern trajectory which will take it over Antarctica. At 8000 mph the rocket will drop its first stage over the southern Atlantic. The second stage will accelerate to 17,000 mph and will fly over Antarctica around the bottom of the planet...

Breaking News: Britain's LauncherOne is GO GO GO! We've just had confirmation that the LauncherOne rocket has now been successfully released from the repurposed Boeing 747 aircraft. The rocket, which contains nine satellites, will begin its journey at an altitude of approximately 35,000ft and...

Science Minister George Freeman:

The key moment of launch Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News On arrival off the Republic of Ireland, Virgin’s chief pilot Mathew Stannard will turn the Virgin Orbit plane on to a course that looks a little like a racetrack, even though it’s 35,000 ft (10km) above the Atlantic. At...

Twenty minutes to blast off The rocket, called LauncherOne, will blast off from Cosmic Girl around 20 minutes from now. The blast off will take place at a designated launch zone over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Irish counties of Kerry and Cork - with permission from the Irish...

Cosmic Girl was gone in a flash Jonathan Amos Science correspondent at Spaceport Cornwall It’s not every day you see a jumbo jet thunder down the runway with a rocket tucked under its left wing. Cosmic Girl was gone in a flash. Its navigation lights flashing, it hurtled past my position. It...

I'm watching this live now. A historic day for Britain as it becomes the first country to launch satellites from European soil...

Workers make final checks on aircraft As we wait for the plane to begin its journey, live footage is coming in from technicians, engineers and others working on the aircraft to ensure everything goes to plan. At around 22:01 GMT, Cosmic Girl is expected take off from Spaceport Cornwall in...

Cosmic Girl is good to go The first ever orbital space launch from British soil is getting ready to take off soon from Cornwall Airport Newquay. The plane is expected to begin its journey at around 22:01 GMT. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-64215127 Why this is a big moment for UK space...

30 minutes until Cosmic Girl takes off from Cornwall... 'I wanted to be part of it' Johnny O'Shea Reporting from Spaceport Cornwall BBC Crowds at Cornwall Airport Newquay have filled out the viewing area with less than hour to go until the take-off window. There are about 10 rows of people...

Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow entered the water for the first time on 2nd December at Glenmallan. She was towed slowly from Loch Long back to Glasgow during the night arriving back at sunrise. HMS Glasgow will now begin fitting out at Scotstoun. HMS Glasgow is the first of 8 City-class frigates...