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World congratulates Duke and Duchess on birth of baby boy
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World congratulates Duke and Duchess on birth of baby boy

    Celebrities and politicians have been sending their best wishes to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on social media. I wish them great happiness for the future, she added. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan tweeted: On behalf of Londoners, I want to send our warmest congratulations to the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their baby boy. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott also sent their congratulations as politicians from across the political spectrum reacted with joy to the news of a new royal baby. All the Best Photos from When Will and Kate Welcomed George and Charlotte to the World Mr Johnson offered his huge congratulations to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the safe delivery of their bab...
Royals wedding bill to estimates as much as £6m
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Royals wedding bill to estimates as much as £6m

    Policing the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could cost as much as £6m, according to estimates based on new figures relating to Prince William and Kate Middleton's big day in 2011. Figures obtained by the Press Association through several Freedom of Information requests show that, in total, £6.35m was spent policing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding. Next month's wedding of Harry and Meghan at Windsor Castle is expected to be on a smaller scale - but with a similar price tag. Thames Valley Police are preparing for around 100,000 spectators in what will be one of the force's largest-ever security operations. Reinforcements have been drafted in from other police forces, including the Metropolitan Police. Anti-monarchy campaigner Graham Smi...
May could resign if she loses vote on leaving the customs union
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May could resign if she loses vote on leaving the customs union

    Downing Street have warned Tory rebels that an upcoming vote on whether Britain should stay in a customs, union with the EU after Brexit will effectively be a vote of confidence in Theresa May's leadership. Next month, MPs will vote on an amendment to the government's Trade bill which seeks to keep Britain in a customs union with the EU. Ten Conservative MPs have already signed it. The vote will not only have huge ramifications for May's Brexit policy but could pose a threat to her place in Downing Street. That's because the government is considering treating the vote as a matter of confidence, the BBC reports. It is not clear what this would mean in practice if the government was to lose. Formal confidence votes cannot take place under the Fixed Term Parliaments A...
Gmail users receiving spams from their own accounts
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Gmail users receiving spams from their own accounts

    Some Gmail users have claimed that they have been receiving ads sent to them from their own accounts despite updated passwords and two-factor authentication, the media reported. To get the messages past spam filters, the spammers have been using forged email headers to make them appear as though they are being sent via a ‘Canadian telecommunications company’ called ‘Telus’, Mashable reported on Sunday. The subject of the emails read ‘weight loss and growth supplements for men’. ‘We are aware of a spam campaign impacting a small subset of Gmail users and have actively taken measures to protect against it,’ a Google spokesperson was quoted as saying. ‘We have identified and are reclassifying all offending emails as spam, and have no reason to believe any accounts we...
Three injured as another plane window breaks
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Three injured as another plane window breaks

    A domestic Air India flight has added to an already eventful week in commercial aviation. Severe turbulence on a flight from from the north-western city of Amritsar to capital city Delhi saw a window detach at 15,000 feet - an event eerily similar to the Southwest Airlines 1380 incident last Tuesday. A video shows a flight attendant desperately attempting to fix a window panel on the 787 Dreamliner, which was violently shaken about shortly after take off last Thursday, the Daily Mail reported. The turbulence was said to have lasted from around 10 to 12 minutes, with three passengers being treated for injury on arrival. Indian governmental bodies the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board said they are investigating. La...
Duchess of Cambridge admitted to St Mary’s hospital as her labour pain started
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Duchess of Cambridge admitted to St Mary’s hospital as her labour pain started

    The Duchess of Cambridge has gone into labour with her third child. Kate has been admitted to the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, central London the same hospital where she gave birth to Prince George and Princess Charlotte. It was announced last September that the Duke and Duchess were expecting their third baby. Like her two previous pregnancies, they had to announce the news before she had reached the 12-week stage because she was suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, an extreme form of morning sickness. File pic: Police officers standing guard when Kate was delivering her second child. In October, the palace said the baby was due in April. Her actual due date has never been confirmed and it is understood that the Duke and Duchess do not know...