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Visitors with tickets for Buckingham Palace this summer will see up close some items of history which were used during this year’s coronation. They include the robes worn by the King and Queen at Westminster Abbey and the Throne Chairs they sat in for part of the service. Buckingham Palace opens its doors to the public every summer and, from ...

Rishi Sunak has appeared to dismiss comments made by his Defence Secretary Ben Wallace which suggested Ukraine should show “gratitude” for military support given so far. The prime minister said Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had “repeatedly expressed gratitude” for what the UK had provided since the war started in February last year. Mr Sunak was speaking to reporters on the ...

Carrie Johnson has announced she has given birth to her third child with husband Boris Johnson. In an Instagram post with a picture of her holding the newborn, Mrs Johnson wrote: “Welcome to the world Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson born 5th July at 9.15am. “(Can you guess which name my husband chose?!)”. She added: “Am loving every minute of the ...

The government faces further parliamentary hurdles as its Illegal Migration Bill returns to the Commons on Tuesday. New amendments have been announced to quell safeguarding concerns for detained children and pregnant women. But MPs will vote on changes backed by the House of Lords after the draft legislation suffered 20 defeats in the upper chamber. It comes as MPs heard ...

The BBC presenter facing allegations that he paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos sent threatening messages to a young person in their early 20s, the broadcaster has reported. The fresh allegations add further pressure for the BBC as it deals with the fallout from separate claims made against the unnamed male presenter and first reported by The Sun newspaper ...

Finance minister Jeremy Hunt is on Monday due to announce new measures to support Britain’s powerful financial sector, seeking to make the UK the “most innovative and competitive” financial centre in the world. Hunt will set out “how Britain’s financial services will support the drive for long-term sustainable growth across the country”, the UK Treasury said ahead of his speech ...

British Minister for International Trade Nigel Huddleston is visiting Bangladesh to discuss relevant issues with Bangladesh to help grow green growth. He wants to use his first official visit here to demonstrate the UK’s eagerness to work with Bangladesh on shared challenges like climate change, using their collective expertise to deepen trading relationship, spark economic growth, and create jobs. There ...

The UK this year has seen its hottest June on record, both in terms of mean temperature and the average maximum temperature, the British Meteorological Office said Monday. “The average mean temperature of 15.8 degrees Celsius (60.44 degrees Fahrenheit) for June 2023 in the UK is the highest in a series since 1884,” the Met Office said in a statement. ...

  The UK is providing an additional £11.6 million (160 Crore Taka) of humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees and communities affected by disasters across Bangladesh. This new package of UK support will provide food, water, and sanitation to Rohingya refugees, and child protection services to refugees and neighbouring host communities. It will also provide support to communities across Bangladesh affected ...

    The British High Commission celebrated the Official Birthday of His Majesty King Charles III and the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen on 21 June 2023 in Dhaka. Md. Tazul Islam, MP, Honourable Minister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh, graced the reception as the guest of honour. A wide range ...