The funeral of Prince Philip, the late husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, began with a minute's silence on Saturday ahead of an intimate service attended by 30 people including members of the royal family at St. George's Chapel, which lies within the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Shops, gyms, pubs and beauty salons in England have welcomed back customers after three months of lockdown, delivering a crucial boost to retail and hospitality businesses that have been forced to close repeatedly during the pandemic.

Prince Harry has flown back to the United Kingdom from his home in the US on Sunday ahead of the Duke Of Edinburgh's funeral, several British media outlets reported Monday.

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, paid tribute to his late father Prince Philip on Saturday in a pre-recorded statement.

Global interest in the British royal family has boomed recently, mostly due to Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last month and the hit TV series "The Crown."

Parts of Northern Ireland saw their sixth consecutive night of violence Wednesday as unionists and nationalists clashed with police and each other.

A postcard written by a crew member of the RMS Titanic just weeks before it sank is up for auction and could fetch $15,000.

The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most common strain of coronavirus in the United States, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.

The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has found that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can cause unusual blood clots with low blood platelets, but stresses the overall benefits of the shot in preventing coronavirus outweigh the risks of side effects.

The family of a young girl killed in her home by Myanmar's security forces say they have gone into hiding and dare not return for fear of being targeted by the military.