Alana Calvert

King Charles’ connection to the notorious Fairbridge farm schools where British children suffered physical and sexual abuse is in the spotlight again. Right, former child migrant David Hill (PA)
UK

How is the King connected to the farm schools where children suffered abuse?

The Prince’s Trust became legally liable for Fairbridge after it took over the charity and absorbed all its assets in 2012.
By Alana Calvert
15 Jun 2023
UK

Royal guard collapses next to Queen’s coffin

The black-clad guard was holding a ceremonial staff when he appeared to faint, with nearby officials quickly rushing to his aid

By Alana Calvert
15 Sept 2022
In the hours before she was due to board a plane to London, one of the ten ‘ordinary Australians’ who received an exclusive invite from Buckingham Palace to the Queen’s funeral has described her shock at being in attendance at such an event (Salty Dingo/PA)
UK

‘Ordinary Australian’ who once won Queen’s praise shocked over funeral invite

Val Dempsey and nine other Australian citizens are travelling to London with the country’s prime minister.
By Alana Calvert
15 Sept 2022
Mourners lining the streets of London to see the Queen’s coffin are facing the strong possibility of heavy rain on Wednesday morning (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

Heavy rain forecast for early-morning mourners in London queue

Those waiting in line to see the Queen’s lying in state will face a wet start.
By Alana Calvert
14 Sept 2022
Four leaders of Pacific Commonwealth nations will join the Australian Prime Minister at the Queen’s funeral (Fiona Hanson/PA)
UK

Four Pacific leaders to join Australian PM at Queen’s funeral

The respective leaders of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Samoa and Papua New Guinea accepted Australia’s offer of help with transportation to London.
By Alana Calvert
14 Sept 2022
A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 28-year-old Hollie Thomson from the Greenan area in west Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)
UK

Police charge 31-year-old man with murder of west Belfast woman

The young woman died suddenly on Sunday morning, police said.
By Alana Calvert
14 Sept 2022
Mourners in Edinburgh have shown up in their ‘tens of thousands’ to pay their respects to the Queen with many queueing overnight (Gavin Hamilton/PA)
UK

Thousands queue overnight in Edinburgh to pay respects to Queen

Mourners continued to join the queue in their thousands after midnight.
By Alana Calvert
13 Sept 2022
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘sudden death’ of 28-year-old woman (Liam McBurney/PA)
UK

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘sudden death’ of 28-year-old woman

The victim has been identified as Hollie Thomson.
By Alana Calvert
13 Sept 2022
Officials expect queues to see the Queen’s lying in state could last 12 hours and stretch for miles as rail firms warn trains will be ‘extremely busy’ (Zac Goodwin/PA)
UK

Londoners warned they may queue for 12 hours to see the Queen

London’s rail services and roads will be ‘extremely busy’ throughout the official mourning period.
By Alana Calvert
12 Sept 2022
The Australian Prime Minister has faced backlash from the business and health care sector following the announcement of a one-off bank holiday to mark a national day of mourning for the late Queen (ABC/AP)
World

Australian PM facing backlash for ‘short-notice’ bank holiday

The health care sector said the ‘unanticipated public holiday’ will cause huge disruption to operations and patient consultations

By Alana Calvert
12 Sept 2022
Survivors of the notorious Fairbridge farm school orphanages in Australia are demanding answers from Charles and his charity after learning their wait for compensation has been delayed by another two years (Alamy/PA)
UK

Prince’s Trust ‘should be ashamed’ over ‘cruel’ redress delays to abuse victims

The Charles-founded charity pledged in 2018 to pay compensation to survivors.
By Alana Calvert
5 Sept 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg is planning to sell off £1.5 billion of Government offices in central London as he continues his campaign to make civil servants return to the office (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
Politics

Rees-Mogg reveals ‘new strategy’ to sell off £1.5bn of London offices

It is not clear to what extent the planned sale is part of the Government’s pre-existing plan to move 22,000 civil servants out of the capital

By Alana Calvert
28 Aug 2022
<p>Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (L) and former chancellor to the exchequer Rishi Sunak</p>
Politics

Majority of voters do not trust Truss or Sunak with improving the NHS

More voters said they had faith in Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to make the right decisions for the embattled health service

By Alana Calvert
28 Aug 2022
A magistrate has said she does not understand the ‘case for secrecy’ as she rejected Nick Kyrgios’ request for a three-month adjournment in his assault case (Zac Goodwin/PA)
Crime

Nick Kyrgios denied ‘indulgence’ of three-month court delay

The Wimbledon finalist was not present when the matter – in which he is accused of assaulting his former partner – was heard in Canberra

By Alana Calvert
23 Aug 2022
An assault charge against Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been mentioned in an Australian court (Adam Davy/PA)
Crime

Assault case against Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios mentioned in court

The case has been adjourned until October 4.
By Alana Calvert
23 Aug 2022
An estimated 45 million Britons will be forced into fuel poverty and struggle to pay energy bills this winter, new research has found (Jacob King/PA)
UK

Forty-five million Britons to be plunged into fuel poverty in winter – study

Two thirds of households in the UK – or 18 millions families – will be battling to make ends meet by January, according to the research.
By Alana Calvert
18 Aug 2022
Hollywood actress Anne Heche has been ‘peacefully taken off life support’ nine days after suffering a ‘severe anoxic brain injury’ in a car crash (Alamy/PA)
World

Actress Anne Heche taken off life support nine days after car crash

The 53-year-old died from her injuries nine days after she was involved in a fiery car crash

By Alana Calvert
15 Aug 2022
An expected increase to rail fares in England will be less than July’s retail price index to help commuters cope with the cost-of-the-living crisis, the Government has announced (Alamy/PA)
UK

Rail fare increase in England will be below inflation rate, Government says

The Government will not use July’s retail price index to calculate how much to raise rail fares in 2023.
By Alana Calvert
15 Aug 2022
Infrastructure advisers are calling for a national hosepipe ban and compulsory water metering as the nation braces for drought (Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Manage water supplies now or face queues for water, UK warned

The National Infrastructure Committee has warned the Government needs to invest £20billion in supply equipment to prepare for more extreme temperatures

By Alana Calvert
31 Jul 2022
<p>Rishi Sunak is handed a copy of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s book to sign at an event at Manor Farm, in Ropley near Winchester, Hampshire (Chris J Ratcliffe/PA)</p>
UK

Sunak admits he’s ‘playing catch-up’ as Truss secures another backer

The former chancellor alluded to the criticism he faced over the fallout from his wife’s tax status

By Alana Calvert
31 Jul 2022
British businesses are scrambling to severe economic ties with China in the wake of increased political and security tensions between Beijing and the West, the head of the CBI business group has said (Jeff Overs/BBC/PA)
UK

UK businesses cutting China ties en masse amid tension with West

Thousands of British companies are understood to be restructuring their supply chains in anticipation of hardening anti-China political sentiment

By Alana Calvert
30 Jul 2022
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