Christian Edwards, CNN Huge crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday evening to pay respects to the only British monarch most had ever known. As news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II spread across the United Kingdom, people flooded to the royal residence to lay flowers and light candles. Nicholas Player, 41,
Continue ReadingCNN|POOL|TWITTER|UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Sunday. The pair, who divorced in 1996, both reside at the Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. The source told CNN that
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq and Zayn Nabbi, CNN No firearm was found at the scene where a Black man was shot dead by police in south London this week, according to a watchdog office investigating the rare fatal police shooting in England. Chris Kaba, 24, died after he was shot following a Metropolitan Police car
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL, TWITTER, ROYAL FAMILY, R6688, TWITTER/ ROYAL FAMILY, R6688/CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen’s oldest son Charles has now become King Charles
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, CNN Following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, Charles has ascended to the British throne after more than 70 years as the heir apparent. In a statement released shortly after the official announcement of her passing, Charles described the death of his “beloved” mother as “a moment of the greatest sadness
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Busari, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at age 96. Here’s how the royal family announced her passing in a series of social media posts. The first announcement came from Buckingham Palace at 6:30 p.m. UK time in a tweet. It simply read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fresca Mixed, a boozy version of the popular soda, is finally about to hit shelves. Details about the highly anticipated canned cocktail have been slowly spilling out following its January announcement. Fresca Mixed will come in two flavors — vodka spritz and tequila paloma — both of which use the
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivana Kottasová, Rob Picheta, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen’s oldest son Charles has now become the King. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen’s oldest son Charles has now become King Charles III. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Kellogg’s wants you to add water to its new cereal. Really. The company’s new “instabowls” look like traditional single-serve bowls — little tubs of cereal, designed to be eaten dry or with milk. But the instabowls also contain milk powder. When you add cold water and stir, the milk rehydrates
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, the children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrived for their first day at a new school on Wednesday. They were accompanied by their parents for a “settling in afternoon” at Lambrook School, a prestigious fee-paying school near Windsor, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Three days after a brutal mass stabbing devastated a rural Indigenous community in Saskatchewan, the two brothers who were wanted in the violent attacks are dead, though witness accounts indicate that one of the men, Myles Sanderson, was responsible for the deaths of 10 of the victims, according to a law
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN One of the world’s oldest preserved human settlements has been significantly damaged by torrential rain in Pakistan as the country battles the worst floods in its history. Moenjodaro (also styled Mohenjo-daro), a World Heritage site in the Indus River Valley 508 kilometers (316 miles) from Karachi, was built in the Bronze
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coca-Cola famously won’t tell you the recipe for Coke. It’s not about to tell you what’s in its new limited-time flavors, either. Over the past several months, Coca-Cola has rolled out a number of curious products: Coca-Cola Starlight, Byte and Dreamworld. For each of the limited-time flavors, the beverage company
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN New British Prime Minister Liz Truss has assembled the most ethnically diverse Cabinet in the United Kingdom’s history, with several top jobs given to Black and other minority ethnic lawmakers. For the first time ever, none of the holders of the country’s four so-called “Great Offices of State” — the prime
Continue ReadingCNN, DOWNING STREET, AFPTV, UK PARLIAMENT TV, GB NEWS, POOL By Rob Picheta, CNN New British Prime Minister Liz Truss has assembled the most ethnically diverse Cabinet in the United Kingdom’s history, with several top jobs given to Black and other minority ethnic lawmakers. For the first time ever, none of the holders of the
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN The hospitality industry is back in full swing and the last couple of years have seen a host of exciting new hotels and spas open around the world. Some of the most spectacular new designs have been honored by architecture and design magazine Dezeen, which has just released its awards shortlist
Continue ReadingCNN By Luke McGee, CNN Liz Truss became the third female prime minister in British history on Tuesday and pledged to immediately set about tackling the United Kingdom’s spiraling cost of living crisis, saying she was confident that “together we can ride out of the storm” of economic problems facing the nation. Truss, 47, took
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s newest item for fall doesn’t have pumpkin or maple flavors. Rather, it’s a nostalgic treat from more than three decades ago. Beginning September 14, the chain is bringing back the cheese Danish, a flaky pastry filled with sweet cream cheese and topped with a buttery streusel and light vanilla
Continue ReadingCNN By Luke McGee, CNN Liz Truss officially became the third female prime minister in British history on Tuesday following a transfer of power from her predecessor, Boris Johnson, who bowed out in a defiant speech following a series of scandals. Truss, 47, enters office after winning the most votes in the Conservative Party leadership
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