Day: February 13, 2018

    The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing was closed after a World War Two bomb was found nearby. The device was discovered shortly before 9am on Tuesday and the Ministry of Defence bomb disposal team is on the way to the scene, Essex Police said. Motorists were caught up in huge queues on the roads surrounding the bridge following the discovery. The bridge has now re-opened but police said it could be closed again later so the bomb could be removed. It comes after a 500kg World War two bomb was discovered in Thames near London City Airport on Sunday. An Essex Police spokesman said: We are on scene at an industrial estate in Oliver Close, Grays after an unexploded World War II bomb was discovered. We were called at around 8.55am today. The Queen El...

    Heathrow Airport has condemned a duty free promotion which was deemed to be 'racist' towards Chinese people. The promotional event held by World Duty Free, a commercial partner of Heathrow which runs shops in the busy airport, required Chinese travellers to pay a minimum spend of £1,000 to receive a 20 per cent discount. Shoppers from elsewhere in the world were given the same discount after spending just £250 on goods. Chinese customers took to social media platform Weibo to express their outrage at the apparent discrimination after it was written about in a blog post that was shared more than 75,000 times. Kayla Luo, accused the airport shop of providing world class racist services and Steven Li added that the promotion is disgraceful and racial discrimination. ...

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have arrived at Edinburgh Castle for a one-day visit to the Scottish capital. Meghan Markle greets wellwishers while on a walkabout on the esplanade at Edinburgh Castle, as she and Prince Harry visited Scotland. Royal fans braved wet and cold conditions to greet the prince and his bride to be at the start of their tour of the city. In the shadow of the city's world famous castle, crowds gathered on the esplanade on Tuesday to meet the prince and his fiancee as they greeted well-wishers. Later, they will travel to a sandwich shop that supports the homeless and has been visited by number of famous faces including Hollywood star George Clooney. The trip to Scotland is the fourth public appearance Ms Markle and Harry have made together ...

    A Royal Navy warship will sail through the South China Sea in an effort to assert freedom of navigation rights in waters where Beijing is increasingly extending its control. HMS Sutherland, a Type 23 frigate, will travel through the key trading lane after concluding a visit to Australia, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced. China claims large areas of the South China Sea and has been bolstering its military deployments there, including reclaiming land on reefs and atolls to build air bases. Mr Williamson made the announcement during a visit to Australia to meet his counterpart Marise Payne in Sydney, where they discussed North Korea, cyber warfare and terrorism. The trip was also designed to push Australia to buy the UK’s Type 23 replacement, the BAE built...