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Masked men broke into the grounds of Windsor Castle a few weeks ago at night, where Prince William, Princess Kate and their children were sleeping unsuspectingly. They made off with several vehicles. The men climbed over a 1.8-metre-high fence at around 11.45 pm on Sunday, October 13, to gain access to the grounds in Windsor. These include the residence of King Charles and Camilla—who were not present—and where Princess Kate, Prince William, and their children George (11), Charlotte (9), and Louis (6) were sleeping. “They must have been on the lookout for a while,” a source told The Sun. The burglars did not target the buildings on the property, but a shed five minutes away contained agricultural vehicles. They stole a quad bike and a pick-up truck, which they used to ram the gat...

A national strike paralysed emergency services in large parts of Britain on Wednesday. Some 25,000 emergency doctors, paramedics and emergency centre staff have been laid off in England and Wales. GPs and pharmacists will be working on Wednesday. The strikers demand higher wages and better working conditions. In addition, they want a surcharge that compensates for inflation. On an annual basis, it is currently around 10 percent. Earlier, the conservative government of Rishi Sunak offered emergency workers 4.75 percent more wages. However, it refuses to increase that offer because it lacks resources. Health Minister Steve Barclay admitted to the public broadcaster BBC that the underfunded health service NHS is under great pressure. He referred to long waiting times when transf...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants all pupils in England to receive mathematics up to the age of eighteen. The British broadcaster BBC writes in his first speech of the new year. According to Sunak, "We need to rethink our attitude towards numeracy." "In a world where data is ubiquitous, and statistics are the basis of many jobs, our children's jobs will require more analytical skills than ever before," said the prime minister. "To send our children into the world without these skills is to abandon our children." About half of the pupils between the ages of sixteen and eighteen still take mathematics in one form or another. In the United Kingdom, taking mathematics until the age of eighteen is currently not compulsory. It is unclear how Sunak intends to teach these skills t...

In the English municipality of Oldbury, near the city of Birmingham, a car drove into a bunch of people on Sunday evening. A nineteen-year-old man and a sixteen-year-old girl were killed, the police announced on Monday. A man and a woman, both aged between 20 and 30, were critically injured. Police have arrested a 54-year-old man. The police are calling on eyewitnesses not to share pictures and videos of the incident on social networking sites. It is requested that these images be made available to the researchers.

London's major Heathrow airport has apologized for its poor passenger service. Like other European airports, including Schiphol, Heathrow has suffered from long lines of travellers waiting for hours and luggage being left behind at the airport due to heavy crowds and staff shortages.   To ease the crowds, Heathrow has reduced the number of flights. In June, the largest airport in the United Kingdom handled almost 6 million travellers, according to transport figures published Monday. The large influx has repeatedly caused problems. Heathrow, the home of British Airways, says the service provided to travellers has been "unacceptable" on several occasions. The airport company states that it is very challenging to quickly add capacity by taking on additional staff. Heathrow expects se...

Prince Harry, his wife Meghan Markle and their children will still receive protection when they land in the UK today for Queen Elizabeth's jubilee.   However, until now there has been a lot of uncertainty about whether or not they would be protected. Harry arrives in the UK today with his wife Meghan and their offspring. according to the Daily Mail, they would be staying at Frogmore cottage in Windsor for the festivities. It is only the second time the couple has returned after giving up their royal role in 2020. According to the British tabloid, there has been contacting between Harry's security team and that of the Queen for weeks. There would now be an arrangement that Harry and his family will still be protected by the security of the Royal Family. However, this does not appl...