Andrew Sublet Royal Lodge Homes And King Pays Beatrice And Eugenies Rent Report

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received an undisclosed private income from subletting three cottages on his Royal Lodge estate while paying a peppercorn rent for more than two decades, an investigation has shown. The National Audit Office has published a report into the royal family’s residential property arrangements after controversy surrounding the disgraced former duke’s lease of the Crown Estate home. Other findings by the public spending watchdog include the revelation that the King foots the bill for […]

5 June 2026

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Bison Settle Into New Home In Cumbria In Scheme To Create Wildlife Rich Habitat

A group of bison from a UK-first conservation project in Kent is settling into its new home in Cumbria as part of a scheme to restore wildlife. Land managers say the animals at Castletown Estate, between the Eden and Esk rivers north of Carlisle, are already starting to “bash through” woodland and open up habitat to create a much richer and more diverse landscape. The new breeding herd, which moved north from Kent earlier in […]

5 June 2026

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Edinburgh Fringe Programme Launches Features Increase In Overseas Performers

It runs between August 7th and 31st The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, detailing 3,649 shows across 258 venues. This year’s event features shows on topics including artificial intelligence, the manosphere, cults and social class. There will be a total of 53,884 performances during the Fringe, which runs between August 7 and 31. A total of 935 of the shows are Scottish. With performers from 71 countries represented at the Fringe, […]

4 June 2026

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Three Royal Navy Helicopter Crash Victims Named As Healey Pays Tribute

Britain’s only serving female commando has been named amongst the three victims of a helicopter crash in Devon. Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, died alongside 42-year-old Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and 24-year-old Petty Officer Owen Green following the incident at Sourton Down, near Okehampton, just before 4am on Wednesday. Defence Secretary John Healey described all three as “dedicated and highly valued members of their squadrons who embodied the best of our Armed Forces”. The Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed into […]

4 June 2026

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Travel Disruption As Tube Drivers Stage Second Strike Of The Week

London Underground drivers staged their second strike of the week on Thursday causing fresh disruption for travellers in the capital. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) also walked out on Tuesday after last-ditch talks failed to resolve a dispute over a four-day week. The two sides met for five hours on Monday, with the assistance of the conciliation service Acas, but the talks ended without any resolution. Picket lines were again mounted […]

4 June 2026

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Stonehenge Altar Stone May Have Travelled From Scotland

Researchers believe it may have moved via a glacier The altar stone of Stonehenge could have travelled from north-east Scotland via glacier before reaching Salisbury Plain, a study has found. The six-tonne, sandstone monolith is believed to have originated in the Orcadian Basin in northern Scotland – but the mystery of how it reached Salisbury Plain, about 435 miles away, has remained unsolved. Now researchers at Sheffield Hallam University and Curtin University in Australia have […]

4 June 2026

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Nigel Farage Defends His Response To Henry Nowak Murder Amid Criticism From PM

Nigel Farage has defended his response to the murder of Henry Nowak, after the Prime Minister branded him “unforgiveable” for suggesting the public should feel “pure, cold rage” about the case. The Reform UK leader, who has been accused by his political opponents of stoking racial tensions with his remarks, said division in Britain would get “far worse” if steps were not taken to change policing culture. Political outcry about the murder, which took place in Southampton in […]

4 June 2026

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Northern Ireland In Friendly Action Against Guinea

Michael O'Neill side are preparing for the Nations League and Euro 2028 Michael O’Neill is keen to get a look at the latest batch of Northern Ireland prospects when they take on Guinea in a friendly in Spain on Thursday. Youth has been a central theme in Northern Ireland squads since O’Neill returned for a second stint as manager in 2022, and the promise in this group was a key factor in his decision to turn down Blackburn […]

4 June 2026

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Universal Unveils UK Theme Park Name And Logo

The theme park will be named Universal United Kingdom Resort The name and logo of the UK’s Universal theme park have been unveiled, as investments of £7.3 billion into the project were announced by the American company and the Government. The theme park will be named Universal United Kingdom Resort, with enabling works on the Bedfordshire site currently in progress and construction soon to begin. Universal expects the site, the company’s first theme park and […]

3 June 2026

The Moorlands Gold Takeover with Phil Lawton

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