The Queen’s Coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace

The Queen’s children and grandchildren, including King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, Prince William and Harry and their wives, Catherine and Meghan, greeted her coffin on its arrival at Buckingham Palace. The hearse accompanied by the Queen’s daughter Princes Anne, travelled by road after a flight from Edinburgh. There was applause…

Thousands pay respect to Queen at St Giles Catherdral

Queen’s final Scottish journey charts life of service as King Charles III leads the procession behind Queen’s coffin and promises “selfless duty”. Thousands queue overnight to pay respects to Queen at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Queen’s coffin will remain at the Cathedral until 17:00 BST on Tuesday before beginning the journey to…

England completes 2-1 series win over South Africa

11 Sep 2022 Test Match Series Day 5 of 5 at Kia, Oval, London England   vs South Africa England won the toss and decided to field South Africa. 118 ao  off 36.2 ov, Zondo 23 off 57, 1 four, 1 six, Jansen 30 off 59, 4 fours, Robinson 5-49, Broad 4-41, Anderson 1-16 England 158…

Verstappen wins Italian Grand Prix

Italian Formula One Grand Prix at Monza Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins the Italian F1 Grand Prix, his 11th win this year that puts him 116 points clear of Leclerc, after a late safety car, to continue his cruise to a second world title. The Dutchman beat Leclerc after the Italian team tried a questionable…

England needs 33 runs to win

11 Sep 2022 Test Match Series Day 4 of 5 at Kia, Oval, London   England   vs South Africa England won the toss and decided to field South Africa. 118 ao  off 36.2 ov, Zondo 23 off 57, 1 four, 1 six, Jansen 30 off 59, 4 fours, Robinson 5-49, Broad 4-41, Anderson 1-16 England…

The Queen’s coffin arrives at Edinburgh

The Queen’s coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh after a six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle, after being greeted by thousands of people on the city’s Royal Mile. Queen’s final Scottish journey charts the life of service, as Scotland prepares to say farewell to the Queen.

Himalayas – Beautiful but fragile

The Himalayas spanning for over two thousand kilometers through several countries from Pakistan to Myanmar via Nepal, India, Tibet, and Bhutan, where the world’s religions of Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are interspersed with ancient shamanic beliefs, where different cultures exist in these isolated mountain valleys, Modernity and tradition collide while the great powers fight for…

The Insider who fell foul of Putin

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Russian businessman who became Russia’s richest man, was rising fast in the capitalist free-for-all unleashed by Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika and the subsequent collapse of Soviet Communism. In The Russia Conundrum Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once an oil tycoon of Yukos Oil company which has been sold piecemeal to a state rival headed by Putin…

Charles III formally proclaimed King

The new King Charles III swears an oath as he formally takes up his new role in a historic meeting at St James’s Palace. The Accession Council a group consisting of members of the Royal Family, the Prime minister, other senior politicians, and the Archbishop of Canterbury gathers at St James’s Palace, the official residence…

The Media Titan who made aspirational readers

Andrew Roberts, historian, visiting professor at the Department of War Studies, King’s College, London, visiting research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a lecturer at the New York Historical Society, and biographer of Churchill, Napoleon, and George III delivers an authoritative volume on the life of Britain’s mightiest and most controversial press baron,…