British royals: Hard-nosed demands and how Meghan Markle tackled THAT Sandringham summit

At the end of a foreign tour it is a not uncommon practice for the members of the family who have carried out the mission to pay a courtesy visit to Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace to report back to the Queen. Her Majesty is 99 per cent certain to have visited those territories herself … Read more

Hundreds of walkers cram onto Snowdon and queue without social distancing for a photo at the summit

Scores of walkers flouted social distancing guidelines as they queued to reach the summit of Mount Snowdon this weekend despite the Welsh Government urging people to avoid all unnecessary travel. Walkers stood crammed in queues as they neared the top of the highest mountain in Wales, which sits in Snowdonia National Park, in their climbing … Read more

Treasury summit offers glimmer of hope to retailers

Treasury talks with dozens of retail chiefs over future of high street, raising hopes Chancellor Rishi Sunak could step in to avert deepening crisis By Neil Craven And Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 22:24 BST, 12 September 2020 The Treasury has held talks with dozens of … Read more

Commonwealth chief believes ‘truth and reconciliation’ summit could open dialogue about past

Commonwealth chief Baroness Scotland proposes a ‘truth and reconciliation’ summit after Prince Harry called the organisation’s history ‘uncomfortable’ Baroness Scotland suggested association could launch a reconciliation body  She insisted the Commonwealth has ‘never been frightened’ to talk about race Prince Harry said in July association must acknowledge ‘uncomfortable’ past By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 01:44 … Read more

Moment scuffle breaks out on summit of Snowdon as two climbers confront each other

Moment scuffle breaks out on summit of Snowdon as two climbers confront each other in row over queue-jumping as huge crowds line up to have their photo taken Footage shows two men appearing to clash at summit of Snowdon, north Wales Fellow hikers can be heard chanting ‘join the queue, join the queue,’ before clash … Read more

Elon Musk says there is a ‘good chance you’ll die’ on Mars during a virtual summit

 Elon Musk aims to one-day colonize Mars and, according to the billionaire, getting there is not the issue – it is surviving on the Red Planet that will be challenging. The SpaceX CEO shared progress on the firm’s Starship rocket during the virtual Humans to Mars Summit, saying the craft ‘is making progresses,’ but also … Read more

Meghan Markle will interview co-founder of virtual summit on gender and politics

Meghan Markle will interview the co-founder of nonprofit newsroom The 19th about gender and diversity in the media at a virtual summit – after ‘reaching out’ and asking to be involved Duchess of Sussex, 38, will take part in a virtual summit next week Meghan Markle will interview The 19th* co-founder and CEO, Emily Ramshaw … Read more

Climbers may have to pay £1 to reach the summit of Mount Snowdon – with funds going to facilities

Climbers may have to pay £1 to reach the summit of Mount Snowdon – with funds going to facilities for tourists Councillor Glyn Daniels says the fee would bring in an annual six-figure sum The levy will be imposed on those scaling the 3,560ft mountain by rail or on foot Wales’s highest peak Mount Snowdon attracts … Read more

Prince Harry makes first appearance since biography Finding Freedom claims at Travalyst summit

Prince Harry makes first appearance since bombshell biography claims to urge the travel industry to ‘build back better’ in a speech for a virtual summit for his sustainable tourism project Travalyst Prince Harry made his first appearance since biography extracts were published Delivered a speech at virtual summit for his sustainable tourism project Travalyst Duke … Read more

Fury at the EU summit as leaders discuss Europe’s possible £680 billion Covid rescue fund

EU leaders have agreed a £680billion Covid-19 rescue deal for the bloc after talks where Emmanuel Macron is said to have bashed the table and hit out at Austrian premier Sebastian Kurz for leaving the room to make a telephone call.  The summit is viewed as one of the longest and most ill-tempered in the EU’s history, stretching … Read more