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Prince Harry and wife Meghan say goodbye to their joint Instagram account Sussex Royal. The couple posted the very last post to the account two days before officially stepping back within the British royal family.   The Duke and Duchess of Sussex thank their 11.3 million followers for all their support and thinking about the future. "While we are all looking for the role we play in this global change and change of habits, we are focusing on this new chapter to discover how we can best contribute." Although Harry and Meghan no longer share anything via Sussex Royal, they continue to work. "Although you don't see us here anymore, the work continues." The couple would like to thank all followers for their "support, inspiration and shared commitment to the good of the world". ...

Schools in Scotland and Wales will close as of Friday due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.   British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated that schools in England are also closing. According to Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon, schools have too few employees to keep everything open.   In the meantime, the number of infections has risen to 2626, 676 more than Tuesday. The death toll is at 71.

Queen Elizabeth has virtually cleared her schedule for the coming weeks due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.   Planned visits to Cheshire and Camden are cancelled, the British court announced on Friday. The measures were taken as a precaution and for practical reasons. Elizabeth, 93, will still be giving audiences. Earlier it became known that Prince Charles and his wife Camilla put their health first and therefore cancelled their trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus and Jordan. Various other royal houses have also resigned their public duties for the time being.

The British prince Harry and his wife Meghan made the appearance for the last time as "royals" at an official activity of the royal family.   They attended a service for Commonwealth Day, the day on which the British Commonwealth is central. It was the first time they had appeared in public with other members of the royal family since the announcement of their departure in January. All eyes were on them. Every year, on the second Monday of March, Commonwealth Day is celebrated in Commonwealth Day in countries that were once part of the British Empire. That is a partnership of 53 independent countries with the British king or queen as the symbolic head of state. In the cathedral of Westminster Abbey, there is traditionally a multi-religious service, attended by members of the Briti...

The United Kingdom now that it is out of the EU will no longer issue visas to the low-skilled. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government wants employers to refrain from hiring "cheap labour" from Europe.   Instead, they can invest better in retaining their current employees and in automation. The Interior Minister, Priti Patel, told the BBC that the government wants to reduce the number of people with low qualifications and who come to the country. But "people with certain talents must be encouraged". Because to be able to assess, the government wants to introduce a demerit points system for people who want to come and work in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The British formally left the EU on 31 January. If the transition period ends December 31, it should be known how Bruss...

A Cypriot court ruled Monday that a British woman lied about a group rape six months ago by Israeli youth. The woman, then 19 years old, claimed that twelve Israeli teenagers had sexually abused her.   The case, before the district court in Paralimni, was closely followed by human rights groups. The woman was arrested after she withdrew the accusation that the Israeli teenagers raped her in a hotel room in the Ayia Napa resort in mid-July. She said she had withdrawn her allegation under police force during ongoing interrogations without a lawyer present. Prosecutors and the court rejected her defence. "My conclusion is that her guilt is undoubtedly proven," the president said in his verdict, describing her claims as inconsistent and adding that she had tried to mislead the court....

On Friday, the British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson will present the Brexit agreement negotiated with the European Union to the new parliament.   Possibly it will be voted on the same day in the Lower House. Besides, Johnson wants to introduce legislation that makes it impossible to extend the transition period between the Brexit date and the actual separation of the United Kingdom and the EU. The UK and the EU have to reach a new trade agreement in that short period of eleven months, an almost impossible task. Today the British House of Commons and its new members resume work after last week's elections. The 650 MPs - including 365 Torys from the Boris Johnson Conservative party - reconfirmed Lindsay Hoyle as chairman. The new legislature will resume on Thursday. T...