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The new King has offered his “warmest congratulations” to Scotland’s newest city as he said conferring the honour on Dunfermline in Fife would “gladden my dear mother’s heart”. King Charles III spoke as he formally conferred city status on the former town which was one of eight communities awarded the honour as part of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The ceremony was the first undertaken by the King and […]

They currently sit 18th in the Premier League table with one win this season Wolves have sacked head coach Bruno Lage. Lage guided Wolves to a 10th-placed finish last season, but they have won only once this term and Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham dropped them into the bottom three of the Premier League. Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said on the club website: “Bruno is an excellent coach, a […]

The monkeypox situation in the UK is looking “very positive” as cases continue to fall, according to one of the country’s top infectious disease experts. Professor Neil Ferguson said vaccination and behavioural changes were likely responsible for falling infections. He told the BBC: “We’re not completely sure of exactly why. Vaccination started to be rolled out so that probably had some effect – but it doesn’t explain it all. “The […]

A new family portrait has been released by Buckingham Palace, taken the day before the Queen’s funeral A smiling family portrait of the King, his son who is the first in line to the throne and their wives has been released by Buckingham Palace. The image of King Charles III and his Queen Consort, standing alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, was taken at Buckingham Palace on September 18, […]

There was a warm smile for a familiar face as the King carried out one of his first official audiences as monarch since royal mourning ended. He greeted Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, with a friendly handshake and a pat on the wrist as they met at Balmoral in Scotland. Mr Gonsalves’ wife, Eloise, also attended the event and posed for a picture with […]

A single mother said she is “heartbroken” by rising mortgage costs as her 13-year-old son has considered getting a job to help her cover monthly payments. Lizzie Devine, 37, took out a mortgage with her ex-partner in 2007 with Northern Rock – whose collapse the same year led to its nationalisation in 2008 – and Ms Devine’s efforts to remortgage were rejected after she was deemed “a risk” because she […]

Children in Northern Ireland could die from hypothermia this winter if more help is not provided for struggling families, a rally has heard. Hundreds of people gathered outside City Hall in Belfast on Saturday to demand more government action amid the cost-of-living crisis. The event, which was organised by campaign group the Cost of Living Coalition, was addressed by representatives from trade unions, community groups and political parties. One of those who spoke to the crowd was Northern Ireland’s Children’s […]

The father of schoolgirl Molly Russell said he hopes the coroner’s conclusions will be an “important step in bringing about much-needed change”. Ian Russell said he wants social media to be “a place that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of young people over the money that can be made from them”. He said his message to Instagram – and Facebook – boss Mark Zuckerberg would be a “simple” one, saying: “A simple message to Mark […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex occupied areas of Ukraine which has been dismissed as a sham by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He says he would use “all available means” to protect the territory that Ukrainian and western officials said Moscow was claiming illegitimately and in violation of international law. In a speech preceding the treaty-signing ceremony, Mr Putin urged Ukraine to sit down for talks to end the […]