Category: King Charles III

Ruth Ellis, last woman hanged in UK, granted posthumous conditional pardon

Ellis was executed in 1955 after fatally shooting her partner David BlakelyUK politics live – latest updatesRuth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in UK, has been granted a conditional pardon in light of evidence that she was a...

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Ruth Ellis, last woman hanged in UK, granted posthumous conditional pardon

Ellis was executed in 1955 after fatally shooting her partner David BlakelyUK politics live – latest updatesRuth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in UK, has been granted a conditional pardon in light of evidence that she was a...

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At last, an economic policy we can all get behind – doubling the royal family’s funding | Marina Hyde

But with rumours about a certain workshy Windsor circulating this week, are we actually encouraging joblessness with an overly generous safety net?Finally, some part of our struggling state is getting a massive budget increase –...

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‘Pocket-sized symbol of colonial loot’: how New York’s mayor revived Koh-i-noor diamond debate

Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion King Charles should return diamond to India has reopened old woundsIt may not be the biggest or most precious jewel ensconced in the Tower of London, but few diamonds have a legacy to rival that of...

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Yes, the king’s US visit will go down in history: it marked the death throes of an old era | Nesrine Malik

Both nations are tarred by irreconcilable crises that could unravel democracy itself – sanity and stability have never felt further from reachA feature of living at the end of an era is that some events in the present already...

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End of Trump tariffs on whisky sparks row between Scottish parties over claiming credit

Labour called SNP first minister John Swinney ‘shameless’ for claiming credit when it was the result of king’s US visitDonald Trump’s announcement that he will lift punishing US tariffs on scotch whisky has been overshadowed by...

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