Actor Michael Sheen has revealed he gave up his OBE so he could air his views on the Royal Family without being labelled a “hypocrite”. The 51-year-old star, who has portrayed the likes of Tony Blair and Sir David Frost on-screen and Hamlet on stage, was made an OBE in the 2009 New Year Honours
Month: December 2020
Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have resumed passenger flights in the US for the first time since a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month. American Airlines flight 718, carrying around 100 passengers, landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday after departing from Miami earlier in the day. The airline and plane manufacturer Boeing have
Boris Johnson will claim the Brexit trade deal agreed on Christmas Eve represents “not a rupture but a resolution” of relations between the UK and Europe, as he urges MPs to back the legislation that will put it into law. The government intends to pass the EU Future Relationship Bill through parliament at break-neck speed
Joe Biden has warned the US is “falling far behind” in its attempts to vaccinate people against COVID-19. At the current pace, the president-elect said it could take “years, not months”, to inoculate the American people. Shortly after Mr Biden addressed the nation, it emerged that a case of the more transmissible variant of coronavirus,
The toughest coronavirus restrictions could be expanded to more areas in England, as daily recorded cases continue to surge and hospitals report record numbers of patients being treated for the virus. Possible changes to COVID-19 tier areas were discussed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired a meeting of ministers on Tuesday. Sky News understands that
A group of influential Conservative Brexiteers has declared its support for the EU trade deal agreed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The European Research Group (ERG) said the agreement, struck with Brussels on Christmas Eve, “preserves the UK’s sovereignty as a matter of law”. The ERG’s backing provides a significant boost for Mr Johnson, after
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son Archie has spoken publicly for the first time – with a slight American accent – in the royal couple’s new podcast for Spotify. The half-hour “Holiday Special” features celebrities, including singer Sir Elton John and TV host James Corden, and other guests reflecting on the past year and
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched their first podcast – which they both produce and present – for Spotify. The half-hour “Holiday Special” featured celebrities, including Elton John and James Corden, reflecting on the past year and “sharing lessons, reflections and hopes for 2021”. It also includes “personal anecdotes and inspirational stories”, with
Margaret Keenan, who became the world’s first patient to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine outside a clinical trial, has received her second jab. The 91-year-old grandmother was given the booster injection at Coventry’s University Hospital on Tuesday, three weeks after making history with the first one on 8 December. Some 616,933 people in the UK had
Fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at the age of 98, according to France’s Fine Arts Academy. The French star, who was born in Italy, was known for his avant-garde style and futuristic designs in the 1960s and 70s. He first worked at couture houses before launching his own brand and pioneering the use of
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit Croatia, with reports of injuries and damaged buildings near Zagreb. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the tremor hit 28 miles southeast of the capital city. The same area was struck by a 5.2 magnitude quake on Monday. Croatia’s PM Andrej Plenkovic tweeted to say he was on his
Bangladesh has sent a second group of Rohingya refugees to a remote island, despite concern from human rights groups. About 1,800 refugees were moved from crowded camps in Cox’s Bazar and housed overnight at a transit centre. They then boarded naval ships at Chittagong and set off for the Bay of Bengal on the island
Islington in north London has seen the fastest house price growth in 2020, with the average property up by 13.4% to £727,922. The figures from Halifax also show that, at the other end of the table, the average house price in Paisley, west of Glasgow, fell by 1.7% to £138,036. Outside London, the biggest movers
Russia has admitted its coronavirus death toll is more than three times higher than previously reported. New figures show that more than 186,000 Russians have died from the virus, up from the 55,265 the country officially reported. This means that Russia has the third-highest number of fatalities, moving ahead of India and sitting behind only
The military is being called in to help secondary schools and colleges with coronavirus testing at the start of the spring term. Some 1,500 personnel will give planning support, training and phone advice to English schools needing help with the testing process and setting up facilities. The government is pressing ahead with plans for primary
US President-elect Joe Biden has said the lack of information provided to his team by the Trump administration is “nothing short of irresponsible”. The Democrat said those working on the transition ahead of his inauguration next month were still not getting the defence and national security details it needed – more than a month after
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