our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, looks back at king charles first year on the throne. the end came amid the tranquillity of balmoral, exactly as the late queen had wanted. at 3:10, at the moment of her death, the crown passed and the reign of charles iii began. no british monarch had waited longer to succeed to the throne and few monarchs can have been as aware as he was of the scale of the challenge. to succeed such a revered sovereign and maintain the monarchy s position. on this, the first anniversary of the late queen s death, the king paid tribute to her. we recall with great affection, her long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us. i am deeply grateful too for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself during this year, as we do our utmost to be of service to you all. in the year since the late queen s death, the transition to charles has gone smoothly, perhaps more smoothly than many had expected. there s been a chang
Corbyn has been suspended from the labour party. It follows his response to a damning report into how complaints of anti semitism were handled during his time as leader. The equality and Human Rights Commission found the party was responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination. Sir keir starmer described it as a day of shame Foreign Labour and said the recommendations would be implemented in full recommendations would be implemented in full for labour. In the last few minutes, Jeremy Corbyn tweeted this. You will strongly contest the political intervention to suspend him from the party. I have made it absolutely clear, those who deny there has been an anti semitism problem in the party are wrong. I will continue to support a zero tolerance approach to all forms of racism. A dramatic day for the labour party. Jonathan blake has the latest. Well, we will actually bring in one of our Political Correspondent at westminster who can join us now. Helen, as i was saying, so joi
Karen Henderson Legacy Fund and ‘The 500 mile challenge’ launch in aid of Make 2nds Count
The Karen Henderson Legacy Fund and the first fundraising challenge, in aid of Make 2nds Count, are officially launching on Sunday at The Restoration Yard, Dalkeith.
Friday, 30th April 2021, 6:00 am
Karen Henderson, who passed away as a result of her diagnosis of secondary breast cancer earlier in the year. Photo by Richard Brannan.
The event will be hosted by one of Karen’s favourite entertainers, Grant Stott, and will bring together family and friends in a small celebration of Karen’s life. Local dancers from Kic Dance will be performing, as the first participants set off on their ‘500 mile challenge’.