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Senior members of the Royal Family have arrived for the funeral of Prince Philip, who will be laid to rest this afternoon.

The nation will fall silent this afternoon as Prince Philip's funeral takes place at Windsor Castle.

Prince Philip's funeral will stay within the grounds of Windsor Castle this afternoon to avoid crowds gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Actress Helen McCrory, best known for starring in Peaky Blinders and the Harry Potter films, has died after a "heroic battle with cancer", her husband Damian Lewis has said.

Taylor Swift's re-recorded album Fearless has become the star's third to top the UK charts in less than 12 months - breaking a long-held record by The Beatles.

Former Gladiators star Jefferson King - known as "Shadow" in the show - has been pictured in a police mugshot after he admitted to being involved in a blackmail plot.

Jennifer Lopez and baseball star Alex Rodriguez have called off their engagement - a month after denying reports they had split.

Senior members of the Royal Family have arrived for the funeral of Prince Philip, who will be laid to rest this afternoon.

A poignant, private photograph of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh has been released on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral.

The Royal Family in recent years have had their difficulties.

Prince Philip's funeral will stay within the grounds of Windsor Castle this afternoon to avoid crowds gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Indian coronavirus mutation could "scupper" the UK's march to freedom, a leading scientist has warned.

Choreographer Liam Scarlett has died at the age of 35, a year after leaving The Royal Ballet over allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

The global death toll from coronavirus has topped three million people amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.

Myanmar's junta has claimed to have pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners - but it is not known if the figure includes pro-democracy activists detained in the wake of February's coup.

Brazil's leaders say they will need billions of dollars in foreign aid each year if the country is to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Joe Biden has described mass shootings as a "national embarrassment" that has to end.

Elon Musk's private space company SpaceX has won a $2.9bn (£2.1bn) NASA contract to build a spacecraft to put humans on the moon.

A sheriff and his tiny police dog have died on the same day.

The foreign secretary is set to reveal which UK projects around the world will be axed or reduced following a decision to slash foreign aid spending by almost a third, Sky News understands.

Whitehall's spending watchdog has launched an investigation into Greensill Capital's involvement in government-backed COVID support schemes prior to the firm's collapse.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is being accused of "cronyism at the heart of government" by Labour after it was revealed he has been given shares in a family firm that has done business with the NHS.

A government adviser became a director of Greensill Capital months after taking on his Cabinet Office role - in the latest link between the now-collapsed finance firm and Whitehall to emerge.

The chair of the committee that exposed how the former government chief commercial officer was able to take a job at Greensill Capital while still working in Whitehall has said he's "not really come across anything like it before".

Dulux has apologised after making fun of Tottenham Hotspur - immediately after being signed as their new sponsor.

A river in Wales has turned white after a milk tanker overturned and spilled its contents into the water.

Marks and Spencer has launched legal action against Aldi over a claim that the discount supermarket is infringing the trademark of its Colin the Caterpillar cake.

Elon Musk's private space company SpaceX has won a $2.9bn (£2.1bn) NASA contract to build a spacecraft to put humans on the moon.

Human cells have been grown in monkey embryos by scientists in the US, sparking ethical concerns and warnings that it "opens a Pandora's box".

The risk of developing a blood clot after having COVID-19 is eight times higher than after being given the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a study by Oxford University.

Senior members of the Royal Family have arrived for the funeral of Prince Philip, who will be laid to rest this afternoon.

The risk of developing a blood clot after having COVID-19 is eight times higher than after being given the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a study by Oxford University.

The FTSE 100 has climbed above the 7,000 mark for the first time since the early days of the coronavirus crisis.

Uighur people from Xinjiang working in other parts of China are subject to "political" checks and work under strict "half-military" style management, according to new evidence discovered by Sky News.

The chair of the committee that exposed how the former government chief commercial officer was able to take a job at Greensill Capital while still working in Whitehall has said he's "not really come across anything like it before".

Joe Biden has described mass shootings as a "national embarrassment" that has to end.