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Taking the crown on Feb. 6, 1952, the queen has ruled the United Kingdom for more than 70 years. Her tenure on the throne is second only to French King Louis XIV.
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Huge crowds converged on central London for four days of public events to mark the queen's history-making 70 years on the throne.
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Britain's Conservative government laid out its plans for the next year in a tradition-steeped ceremony in Parliament — but without Queen Elizabeth II, who was absent for the first time in six decades.
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Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans dates back to the 8th century, with a storied past featuring medieval pigeons, Oliver Cromwell and tunnels once traversed by monks. Now its future is uncertain.
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The move comes with Queen Elizabeth II's "approval and agreement," Buckingham Palace said. The announcement comes one day after Prince Andrew lost his bid to quash a sex-abuse lawsuit.
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A group of geologists stumbled on the fossil of the giant creature, known as Arthropleura, during a "social trip" to England's Northumberland region in 2018. It's the largest such fossil ever found.
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Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday morning. One person was killed and one person injured.
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Oxygen levels, necessary for fish, are up and dangerous phosphorus levels are down in the historically polluted waterway. But a new report points to climate change as a possible wildcard.
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Buckingham Palace didn't offer specifics on the decision, but says the 95-year-old monarch is "in good spirits.'' The decision to cancel the trip was understood to not be COVID-19 related.
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Prosecutors said that Wayne Couzens handcuffed Everard on the pretext that she broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, drove her far outside the capital and then raped and killed her.