Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. Sign up here. London CNN — Arriving in a horse-drawn open carriage, King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended Royal Ascot in style this week. Dressed in their finest frocks and wearing hats...
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UK public debt rises to highest since 1961 as election nears
London: British public debt rose last month to its highest as a share of the economy since 1961, official figures showed on Friday, adding to the financial pressures faced by the country’s next government after an election on July 4. Public sector net debt, excluding state-controlled banks, rose to 2.742 trillion pounds ($3.47 trillion) or...
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Quantum Technology Could Open The Way to Economic Advantage For The UK, Academy Reports
At a minimum, the review recommends that the UK upgrades and improves access for industry to existing infrastructure as many of the current facilities are based in universities. This requirement is particularly relevant across a range of technology development stages that underpin most quantum technologies: design; nanofabrication prototyping; packaging, advanced packaging, and heterogeneous integration. In...
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Horse Racing Archives
Jamie Spencer’s reputation on Ascot’s Straight Course gained further credence as he guided racehorse, Ain’t Nobody to victory at Royal Ascot in the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. In familiar style, Spencer drove the Kevin Ryan-trained winner (5/1) to the head of affairs inside the final 100...
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How Italy Is Surging The Travel Industry With New Visa-Free Policy For 64 Countries Including Schengen Countries, US and UK – Travel And Tour World
Home » NEWS UPDATES » How Italy Is Surging The Travel Industry With New Visa-Free Policy For 64 Countries Including Schengen Countries, US and UK Friday, June 21, 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes Italy visa-free policy now encompasses 64 countries, including all members of the Schengen Area, significantly enhancing its travel and tourism sector. This...
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ANALYSIS | Nigel Farage looks to Canada — and the 1993 Conservative wipeout — for inspiration in U.K. election campaign | CBC News
Rural Alberta may be a continent away from the faded British seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea, but Nigel Farage believes both places will be remembered for starting political revolutions. Already a familiar face to Britons, Farage has injected some drama into an otherwise staid British general election that the Labour Party under leader Keir Starmer appears well...
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How Portugal Travel Industry Is Surging With Visa-free Access To 64 Countries Including Schengen Nations, USA, UK And Canada? – Travel And Tour World
Home » EUROPE » How Portugal Travel Industry Is Surging With Visa-free Access To 64 Countries Including Schengen Nations, USA, UK And Canada? Friday, June 21, 2024 Reading Time: 6 minutes Portugal visa-free policy boosts tourism, complementing a record year with significant growth in travel and infrastructure investments. Portugal’s visa-free entry policy, applicable to citizens...
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‘Incredibly angry’: What to know about the UK’s insider gambling scandal
Rishi Sunak’s election campaign has gone from bad to worse as a rapidly escalating gambling scandal becomes the latest misfortune to mar the Conservatives. Multiple figures within Mr Sunak’s orbit have become embroiled in an investigation around alleged bets on the timing of the election. Here’s how the saga has unfolded, and what it means...
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Royal Ascot Day 3: Gold Cup Sees Familiar Winner
Since 1807 it’s been the centerpiece of the Royal Ascot meeting, the pinnacle of thoroughbred racing. The 2½-mile Gold Cup is a throwback to a time when stamina, not speed, was prized, and Kyprios and Trawlerman went the distance with grit and style on a warm Thursday afternoon. Kyprios Edges Trawlerman in Dramatic Gold Cup Finish The finish was dramatic,...
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Campaign chief for UK PM Rishi Sunak’s party steps aside in insider gambling scandal
In short: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s campaign chief and his wife, Tony Lee and Laura Saunders, are being investigated for allegedly betting on the election date with insider knowledge. It follows an investigation being launched into Mr Sunak’s bodyguard and his aide Craig Williams. What’s next? Gambling Commission will investigate the claims about all...
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How to watch Copa America 2024 in UK: Live streams, TV channels, full schedule & more | Sporting News United Kingdom
The Copa America 2024 tournament adds to a busy summer of football before the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season in August. With the eyes of Europe focused firmly on Euro 2024, fans looking to check out other international action, can check in with what is set to be a thrilling Copa America in...
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Rishi Sunak ‘incredibly angry’ over ‘really serious’ election date betting allegations
Rishi Sunak has said he is “incredibly angry” to learn of allegations that Tory candidates placed bets on the election date, calling it a “really serious matter”. The prime minister told the BBC Question Time leader’s special that “it’s right they’re being investigated by relevant law enforcement” and he is “crystal clear that if anyone...