Tag: UK

Space Diamonds From Dwarf Planets May Be the Future of Mining and Manufacturing

Tiny folded diamonds that fell to Earth from an ancient dwarf star may sound like something from an intergalactic feature film, but researchers from Australia and the United Kingdom have proven the existence of the rare gems after examining a stony meteorite. Scientists from Australia and the UK have established the existence of lonsdaleite, a rare…


Fish and Chip Shop Targeted After Owner Mocks Queen’s Death

The owner of a fish and chip shop in Scotland who celebrated the death Queen in an online video that attracted a mob of protesters has had the windows of her business smashed. Jaki Pickett, who runs Jaki’s Fish and Chip Shop in Muir of Ord, in the Highlands, posted a video of herself on…


Anti-Monarchy Protester Arrested During King’s Proclamation in Edinburgh Now Charged

A woman who held an “abolish monarchy” sign at a proclamation ceremony for King Charles III has been charged in connection with a breach of the peace, according to police. The unnamed woman was detained outside St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, ahead of the Accession Proclamation of the King in Edinburgh on Sunday. Anti-Monarchy Protester…


Campaigners Urge new Head of Metropolitan Police to Scrap Facial Recognition Technology

On his first day in the job the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has received a letter from 14 campaign groups urging him to stop using facial recognition technology in London. Facial recognition software was first trialled in London in 2018, when Cressida Dick was commissioner, and has become increasingly popular…


Vale Queen Elizabeth II

Commentary The Queen is dead. Long live the King. These are the words that must be uttered upon the death of a sovereign. They establish the practice that there is no break in the sovereign power, which passes immediately to the heir upon death, along with the guardianship of our constitutional form of democratic government….


King Charles III Proclaimed Sovereign in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

The UK’s King Charles III was formally declared sovereign on Sunday in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Wellwishers gathered as the accession proclamations were read out across the UK’s four nations, but the ceremony was disrupted in Scotland, where “God Save the King” was met with booing from hecklers and an anti-monarchy protester was arrested for…


Queen’s Coffin Begins Journey to Final Resting Place Ahead of State Funeral on Sept. 19

Well-wishers gathered at the Balmoral Castle on Sunday said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin left her favourite residence on a six-hour journey to Edinburgh, where it will lie at St Giles’ Cathedral before being flown to London on Tuesday. The date of the State Funeral has also been set for Sept. 19,…


Queen’s Elizabeth II’s Coffin Begins Journey to Final Resting Place Ahead of State Funeral on Sept. 19

Well-wishers gathered at the Balmoral Castle on Sunday said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin left her favourite residence on a six-hour journey to Edinburgh, where it will lie at St Giles’ Cathedral before being flown to London on Tuesday. The date of the State Funeral has also been set for Sept. 19,…


Memorial Day for Queen Elizabeth II Will Be Holiday in Australia

Australia will have a one-off public holiday on September 22 as the nation holds a memorial service day for Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the holiday on Sunday. “That’s to allow people to pay their respects for the passing of Queen Elizabeth,” he told ABC’s Insiders program. “I spoke to all premiers and…


CCP Reacts to Liz Truss and New Cabinet With Silence and Skepticism

New British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office and announced the members of her new cabinet on Sept. 6. Truss is known for her tough stance on China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP), and so are some of the new cabinet members. CCP leader Xi Jinping hasn’t sent congratulations to Truss, while the regime and its…