The King told Liz Truss the death of the Queen was a moment he had “been dreading”, as he held his first audience with the prime minister at Buckingham Palace. King Charles III shook Ms Truss’s hand as he welcomed her to the first of what will be their weekly meetings. Discussions between the monarch
During more than 70 years on the throne, the Queen met many of the most famous people on the planet. She rubbed shoulders with the biggest stars in Hollywood at film premieres and had state visits from the most powerful politicians in the world. From Frank Sinatra to Nelson Mandela and the Spice Girls to
The King stopped to greet crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace as he arrived in London for the first time as monarch following the death of his mother. Tearful and overwhelmed with emotion, people applauded and cheered the King during his 12-minute walkabout outside the palace gates, with several shouting “God bless you, Charles” and “God
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A sign for a hydrogen fuel pump at a train refueling station in Germany. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be used in a number of industries. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images A tax credit tucked into Inflation Reduction Act could turbocharge the nascent clean hydrogen industry and turn it into
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was apparently not amused by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s loudness.
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The Prime Minister of New Zealand has told how she was woken at 5am by a police officer shining a torch into her bedroom – to tell her the news of the Queen’s death. Jacinda Ardern’s anecdote, and subsequent heartfelt tribute to Her Majesty, is just one of many from the heads of Commonwealth nations.
The UK has been plunged into a state of grief following the death of its longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Following the announcement of her passing by Buckingham Palace, several notable moments have already taken place, including her son becoming King Charles III, a speech by Prime Minister Liz Truss and tributes from leaders across
The American president has paid tribute to a “steadying presence, a source of comfort and pride for generations” in his fulsome and personal statement on the passing of the Queen. “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era,” President Joe Biden wrote. He last met the Queen when she
NASA is reportedly considering a third attempt at launching its Artemis I Moon rocket on September 23, according to a senior official. The US space agency could launch the Artemis I SLS-Orion spacecraft on either September 23 or on September 27. The new dates were revealed days after NASA halted the launch of the rocket for the second
Leaders around the world have paid tribute to the Queen, with Joe Biden saying she was more than a monarch – “she defined an era”. As they did so, landmarks across the globe shone in red, white and blue or went dark as a mark of respect, and flowers and wreaths were laid at UK
Celebrities including Elton John, Daniel Craig and JK Rowling are among those who have shared tributes following the Queen’s death. Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger described her as “the much beloved grandmother of the nation”. He tweeted: “For my whole life Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has always been there. In my childhood I
Volcon Powersports, maker of off-road electric motorcycles and e-UTVs, has officially entered the electric bike market with its first street-legal EV, the Volcon Brat. The news follows the company’s slow drip campaign that teased its launch over the last few weeks. The moped-style electric bike may look a bit like a scaled down Volcon Grunt
A worker at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. Megan Jelinger | Reuters Caton Fenz already thought that 2022 was going to be a good year. The 44-year-old CEO of Houston-based ConnectGen, which builds wind and solar power plants that sell electricity to utilities, had planned to hire about five or six new
The lives of the Royal Family have always been a subject of fascination, depicted on stage and screen many times and in all sorts of different ways over the years. Queen Elizabeth II has been immortalised in everything from big-budget period drama The Crown to cartoon fame in The Simpsons, with the role winning Oscars
There is much we do not know about the government’s new plans to help people out with their energy bills. We do not know how much they will cost. We do not have a clear sense of how they will be financed or paid for. We do not know precisely how the scheme will work
The digital lender Atom Bank is close to picking bankers to work on a stock market listing after calling off talks about a £700m merger with a vehicle set up by Donald Trump’s former commerce secretary. Sky News has learnt that Atom Bank is interviewing investment banks about roles on an initial public offering –
Prime Minister Liz Truss has led tributes to the Queen following her death, saying she was “the rock on which modern Britain was built”. In an address in Downing Street, Ms Truss, who has only been in Number 10 for 48 hours, said: “Britain is the great country it is today because of her.” She
7:00 AM ET Jeff Passan and Buster Olney break down Week 22 of the MLB Power Rankings and how the Mets are viewing Max Scherzer’s injury. The battle for the American League East division, which was once thought to be a lock, is heating up. With less than four weeks to go in the regular