A Welsh language activist who objected to an English-language parking fine has been defeated in court. Toni Schiavone, who vehemently refused to pay a parking penalty issued solely in English, failed to win his case in Aberystwyth magistrates’ court. The court sided
King Charles and Prince Harry do not have a “normal relationship”, a royal watcher has said as he pinpointed four key reasons why the Duke of Sussex and his father will not meet during the 39-year-old’s visit to the UK this week.
Rishi Sunak refused five times to rule out a July general election during a tense interview with Sky News’ Trevor Phillips this morning. Mr Phillips pressed the prime minister on speculation that the UK was heading towards a July vote, while Mr
The comedian had submitted plans for the Crown Inn pub in Pishill, near Henley-on-Thames. But furious villagers kicked up a fuss as they feared losing their “popular watering hole” – with a total of 53 objections being submitted. The application to convert
Ronnie O’Sullivan was so scarred by his shock Crucible defeat to Luca Brecel last year that he refused to even discuss it, according to snooker icon John Virgo. ‘The Rocket’ was odds-on favourite to capture a record breaking eighth world crown in
The European Union consists of 27 member states, down from 28 as a result of Brexit. But while Britain quit the bloc following the 2016 referendum, there are several notable nations which never actually joined the continental club in the first place.
Victory over Katie Sheldon in the final in Wigan came a week after Van Leuven became the first trans woman to win a PDC Tour event on the Challenge Tour in Hildesheim, Germany. After joining the Women’s Series in 2022, Van Leuven
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, was given an unexpected title when she married Prince Edward in 1999 – but was originally offered a different title that eventually went to Kate, Princess of Wales in 2011. It’s well-known that Prince Edward and his
Lady Louise Windsor isn’t a princess despite having the right to take the title under royal rules dating back decades. Under the Letters Patent of 1917 the children of a monarch take the title of either prince or princess and are always
A woman caused a stir online when she declined a mother’s request to sit on an unoccupied seat beside her on a flight. She recounted the incident on the social media platform Reddit, detailing the encounter. The woman reserved the seat next