In Pictures: Sky high for soaring aerial views of London’s landmarks
PA Reporter
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Stunning aerial views of London show off some of the city’s famous landmarks.
Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey are among the sites captured from above in drone footage by the PA news agency after permission to fly over the centre of the capital was granted.
Handout / ReutersKing Charles avoided referring directly to his or Kate Middleton’s recent health travails in a special Easter message broadcast Thursday, but praised those who “extend the hand of friendship” in times of need and overtly extolled “Christian” virtues.The pre-recorded audio message was played at the traditional Maundy Thursday service at which the monarch hands out symbolic alms called “Maundy money” to individuals who have performed “outstanding Christian service.”The king did no
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Bast/GettyFriends of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have said they are “very upset” but “not surprised” to have not been asked to carry out any royal engagements while the threadbare royal family grapples with a double health crisis that has seen King Charles, Prince William, and Kate Middleton all step back from royal duties.A friend of the young women told The Daily Beast: “It seems mean that the girls aren’t being used at all when they ha
A conjoined twin who rose to fame after appearing on a reality show has been secretly married for three years, according to reports. Abby Hensel, 34, from Minnesota, married nurse and army veteran Josh Bowling in 2021, according to public records obtained by news outlet TODAY. Twins Abby and Brittany Hensel are probably America's most famous conjoined twins after appearing in their own reality show on TLC.
Shannon Stapleton/ReutersDonald Trump once again went scorched earth against the daughter of the judge overseeing his New York hush-money trial on Thursday, posting a fiery rant to Truth Social that called her out by name.That woman, Loren Merchan, has become the focal point of Trump’s attacks against her dad, Judge Juan Merchan, in his longshot attempt to have him ousted as the judge presiding over his criminal case in New York. Trump has decried Loren’s position as president of a political con
A dad-of-two faces a whopping £400,000 repair bill after an ancient castle wall collapsed outside his home. Adam Giagnotti, 42, was shocked when the 40ft-high retaining wall came crashing down following weeks of heavy rain and storms. Tonnes of rubble and mud blocked Reservoir Lane in Worcester following the landslide on February 9. Adam, whose three-bed semi-detached home is above the wall, has been told he is responsible for paying for the repairs and a set of temporary traffic lights. However, his insurance company claim the wall falls outside the boundary of the property so are refusing to pay out.
For a delicacy that is so familiar – a spiced bun studded with dried vine fruits and nuggets of citrus peel beneath a piped flour-paste cross – it’s astonishing how much the high-street offerings differ.
A women’s football competition has been branded misogynist after it was won by a team featuring five transgender players, amid accusations one had broken an opponent’s leg in two places.
Pensioners will be just £20 better off in real terms this year after their triple lock increase was all but wiped out by Jeremy Hunt’s stealth tax raid, a leading think tank has said.
One is an urbane, Oxford-educated North London lawyer, the other is a gobby working-class Northerner prone to getting into scrapes for speaking their mind.