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King Charles is still clearly in high spirits from his Coronation weekend as he beamed while taking up his first role since officially being crowned.The 74-year-old was crowned as Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday in a televised event which was watched by over 20million people across the country. But it was back to work as usual on Tuesday as he met with academics and aviation leaders on a tour of the new facility at the Whittle Laboratory in Cambridge.The monarch was dressed smartly in light grey suit for his visit as he learnt about the laboratory, which aims to accelerate the path to zero carbon flight.

Terrence Hardiman has died aged 86, his agent has said.

Coronation celebrations continued on Monday with Prince William, his wife, Kate Middleton, and their kids — Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — taking part in a variety of activities at the 3rd Upton Scout Group.The royals visited the Brownie troop in Slough to participate in an initiative titled “The Big Help Out” — a day full of charity and volunteering. William, 40, and Kate, 41, accompanied the group to help remodel their Scout Hut, doing tasks such as excavating, sanding and painting.At one point, the Duke of Cambridge and George sat in a big yellow excavator to dig into a pile of dirt.The father of three then took Louis up into the vehicle and steered it into the mud.The family also wore matching purple and yellow ribbons that hung around their necks for the springtime outing.Little Louis even drove a wheelbarrow into the grass that was full of debris.

Coronation Street and Last Of The Summer Wine actress Barbara Young has died at the age of 92. Singer Liza Pulman described her actress mother - who also starred in I, Claudius and Family Affairs - as "warm-hearted and talented". Pulman said Young died on Thursday following care at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

We're counting down to the coronation of King Charles III, and what better way to get in the royally right frame of mind to celebrate than taking our fun-filled quiz? You may think you know all about the former Prince of Wales - but do you really know him? Were you aware he loves a spot of watercolour painting, for example? And despite his 'sausage fingers' (his words!) the monarch's dabbling has been good enough to make him one of the most successful living artists in the UK. Our King is also a qualified pilot and diver, even exploring shipwrecks such as King Henry VIII's flagship The Mary Rose.

Barbara Young’s daughter has announced the death of the Coronation Street star at the age of 92. Singer Liza Pulman described her actress mother – who also starred in I, Claudius, Last Of The Summer Wine and Family Affairs – as “warm-hearted and talented”.

A photograph taken of the King for his matriculation at the University of Cambridge has been released for the first time.Trinity College, Cambridge, where Charles studied for three years, shared the picture of the 18-year-old prince taken in October 1967, ahead of the coronation next week.The postage-stamp sized portrait shows Charles in the college’s 17th century Wren Library, with a note reading “Wales HRH, The Prince of”. It has been preserved in Trinity College’s archives since it was taken 56 years ago.Trinity Fellow Professor Adrian Poole, a contemporary of Charles, said: “For virtually all of us, it was our first time in the Wren Library. “We were overawed and a bit intimidated.

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Samson Dingle teased his Emmerdale exit after finding out his exam results in Thursday night's episode. Samson, who is portrayed by Sam Hall, has been in the centre of village drama of late after blackmailing his cousin Noah Dingle for his inheritance money from the Tates. He also conceived a baby with Amelia Spencer last year, who gave birth in October – but Samson refuses to have anything to do with their child.

Ten outstanding students from Xaverian College have received offers to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

Billy Bragg has announced a UK and Ireland tour to mark his 40 years in music – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter and left-wing activist is due to hit the road this autumn following the release of his forthcoming career-spanning boxset ‘The Roaring Forty’, which is out on October 27.Kicking off in Brighton on November 14, Bragg’s 2023 tour will also include shows in Portsmouth, Cambridge, Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh and Manchester throughout that month.In December, the artist will head to Gateshead, Nottingham and Bristol before completing the stint with a gig at The Roundhouse in Camden Town, London.“Doesn’t seem like just that long ago that I was playing Thursday nights at the Tunnel in Greenwich, opening for whoever was headlining that night,” Bragg said in a statement. “I learned my chops there in late ’82/ early ’83 and I’m still putting those lessons to good use 40 years later.”He added: “Hope to see some of you on the Roaring Forty tour this autumn.”Pleased to announce UK and IE dates for The Roaring Forty Tour.Pre-order the album from the official store by 5pm March 27th to gain access to pre-sale tickets – https://t.co/BuRCFT8RJSGeneral on sale 31st March at 10am#TheRoaringForty #BB40 pic.twitter.com/Zism1IeaEN— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) March 21, 2023Tickets for Bragg’s 2023 UK and Ireland tour go on general sale at 10am BST next Friday (March 31) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

The Pretenders have announced a run of shows, which will take place in the UK and Ireland this spring.The band will release their 12th album, ‘Relentless’, later this year, although no release date has been given. It will mark the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Hate For Sale‘.They’ll begin their ‘Relentless Tour’ with a stop at The Great Escape on May 12, where they’re due to headline The Independent Stage as part of an exclusive set.

King Charles has reflected on the “profound loss” of Queen Elizabeth II as he embraced a 17th century royal tradition to mark his reign. The 74 year old monarch received the “privileged bodies” – a group of 27 of the nation’s leading organisations and corporations – all of which presented addresses reaffirming their loyalty to the monarch in person in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace in a ceremony on Thursday.The privileged bodies are described by the palace as “culturally significant organisations and institutions that reflect the United Kingdom’s diverse society”.

Self Esteem began her sold out UK tour ‘I Tour This All The Time’ in Nottingham and Dublin at the weekend – watch her debut new songs and see the full setlist below.The gigs – which were recently updated and expanded due to demand – come in support of Rebecca Lucy Taylor’s Mercury Prize-nominated album ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ (2021) and mark her biggest headline gigs yet.In Nottingham at Rock City on Friday night (February 24), Self Esteem played new songs ‘Mother’ and ‘Love Second’ alongside highlights from ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ and debut album ‘Compliments Please’.It comes after the first two dates of the tour in Cambridge and Hull were postponed due to the singer coming down with norovirus. They will now be played on March 13 and 19 respectively.See Self Esteem’s full setlist from the Nottingham gig below, alongside footage of the new songs, below.I’ve never seen such rapture — in the work, on the stage, from every single person in the room.

The demo tape which launched the career of rock legend Sir Rod Stewart's fetched £3,400 at auction today - triple its estimate.

Gatsby, the Broadway-aimed musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby first announced a year into the Covid pandemic shutdown, will make its world premiere at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge in 2024.

Emma Thompson has said that attending the Oscars has made her “seriously ill” in the past and she’s developed an “allergy to that part of the job”. The 63-year-old actress, known for films including Nanny McPhee and Sense And Sensibility, has won two Academy Awards. Speaking to the Radio Times about her experience of attending the coveted awards show, Dame Emma said: “Both times I had to do the Oscars I got seriously ill.

A host of companies in Greater Manchester are to sticking with their switch to a four-day working week after the completion of a UK-wide trial.

Matt and Ben at it again! Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite onscreen in the forthcoming biographical movie Air.

New research has revealed the most dog-friendly cities and towns in the UK and named three locations in Scotland.

New research has revealed the 'quickest' property markets in the UK where homes are sold the fastest - and all of the top five are located in Scotland.

The body of a baby boy found dumped at a recycling centre could have been discarded in a household bin, police confirmed today.

Local radio, one of the BBC’s most treasured departments, is the latest to be hit by the swingeing cuts to the BBC News division.

A mum was left “absolutely stunned” and “utterly humiliated” after she was “told off” for breastfeeding her three-month-old son at a museum.

DMA’S have shared details of a UK tour booked to go down next April.The run will kick off in Cambridge on Wednesday April 5, with shows in Exeter and Bournemouth to follow in quick succession. They’ll round that week out with a gig in Aylesbury on Sunday April 9, before rolling on to Wolverhampton, Lincoln, Bradford, Middlesbrough and Dundee over the following week.From there, the Australian indie rockers will play in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Manchester, before wrapping up the tour in London on Friday April 21.

Inspiral Carpets have confirmed that they are reuniting for a UK tour in spring 2023 – see full dates below and find tickets here.The indie veterans will hit the road for gigs next March and April, with the tour kicking off in Northampton and stopping in Newcastle, Oxford, Brighton, Cambridge, Manchester, Nottingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, London, Coventry and Frome.The band last played together in 2015, before they went on indefinite hiatus following the death of their drummer, Craig Gill. At the time the likes of Liam Gallagher, Stephen Holt and the city of Manchester paid tribute to Gill over Twitter.Formed by Clint Boon, Gill joined Inspiral Carpets at the age of just 14 in 1986.

AJ Tracey has launched a new fund to help Black students studying at Oxford University.The AJ Tracey Fund will aim to address “historic underrepresentation” of Black students at Oxford, and will provide students with financial assistances, mentorship schemes and more.Speaking to The Guardian about the new scheme, the West London rapper said: “I think, in general, for anyone who doesn’t understand why Black people who have managed to become successful want to help Black kids, it should be self-explanatory. The whole country is catered towards white people and we’re just trying to level the playing field by helping Black kids.”Discussing the barriers he faced in his own education, Tracey added: “I truly believe that I had the potential to go [to Oxford or Cambridge].

Eddie Redmayne doesn't think he has made "many" films that are "great". The 40-year-old actor - whose extensive career has seen him recognised with an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA , and two Laurence Olivier Awards - insisted he hasn't done that well in his work and even as a student at Cambridge alongside the likes of Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens and Tom Hiddleston, he always found his own performances lacking. He told The Times' Saturday Review: “The aspiration is always to make a great film and I don’t think I’ve made many of those.

Mike Tindall, the former England Rugby player and husband of Zara Tindall has opened up in depth about his father's 20 year long fight with Parkinson's Disease. Speaking to Medical Technology Manufacturer, Charco Neurotech who are based in Cambridge and develop pioneering treatments for the illness, Mike described the circumstances surrounding his father Phillip Tindall's diagnosis almost two decades ago.

Ian Evatt has vowed Declan John understands the rotation at left wing-back this season at Bolton Wanderers as the pressure is shared around possibly the most physically difficult position on the pitch.