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London Paddington: ‘Major’ disruption to Elizabeth line and Heathrow after overhead cables damaged | Breaking News News

Commuters heading to and from London Paddington face “major disruption” this evening because of damage to overhead electric cables.

Trains running to and from the station may be cancelled or delayed by up to 80 minutes, National Rail said.

The disruption also affects the Elizabeth line, with services to stations between Paddington and Heathrow and Reading cancelled.

One stranded passenger told Sky News: “I’ve been sat for an hour outside Paddington and [it was] just announced another train has crashed into a power line

“There’ll be thousands of people heading for Heathrow missing flights.”

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Dogs line the street for Paul O’Grady’s funeral procession | UK News

Dogs and their owners lined the streets for the funeral procession of Paul O’Grady – TV star, LGBTQ campaigner and animal lover.  

A private funeral for O’Grady, who died on 28 March, will follow the procession through the village of Aldington in Kent.

Dogs from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home will form a guard of honour for the service, recognising his extensive work as an ambassador for the charity.

Some dogs could be seen wearing jackets identifying them as being from the home, with the phrase “rescue is best”, as mourners gathered on Thursday.

O’Grady rehomed five dogs from Battersea while he filmed Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs and more than £270,000 has been raised for the charity since his death.

Dogs at the Walnut Tree Pub in Aldington, Kent, as they wait for Paul O'Grady's funeral cortege to travel through the village of Aldington, Kent, ahead of his funeral at St Rumwold's Church. Picture date: Thursday April 20, 2023.
Well wishers arrive at the Walnut Tree Pub in Aldington, Kent, as they wait for Paul O'Grady's funeral cortege to travel through the village of Aldington, Kent, ahead of his funeral at St Rumwold's Church. Picture date: Thursday April 20, 2023.

Crowds gathered in the village, where O’Grady lived for more than 20 years, from mid-morning on Thursday.

Many brought their dogs. One pup in a pram had a photo of O’Grady with a dog with the message “Thank you”.

Well wishers at the Walnut Tree Pub in Aldington, Kent, as they wait for Paul O'Grady's funeral cortege to travel through the village of Aldington, Kent, ahead of his funeral at St Rumwold's Church. Picture date: Thursday April 20, 2023.
Fleur Boyd (left) with her mother Astrid Allen from Margate with their dog Zeus outside the Walnut Tree Pub in Aldington, Kent, as they wait for Paul O'Grady's funeral cortege to travel through the village of Aldington, Kent, ahead of his funeral at St Rumwold's Church. Picture date: Thursday April 20, 2023.
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Fleur Boyd (left) with her mother Astrid Allen travelled from Margate with their dog Zeus to pay their respects

Others wore T-shirts featuring pictures of dogs.

Pupils from Aldington Primary School displayed a collage of dog drawings they had done inside a large heart.

Pupils and teachers from Aldington Primary School pay their respects to Paul O'Grady with picture collages of their drawing of dogs along the route of his funeral in the village of Aldington, Kent ahead of his funeral at St Rumwold's Church. Picture date: Thursday April 20, 2023.
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Pupils and teachers from Aldington Primary School display their drawings of dogs in O’Grady’s honour
Well wishers arrive at the Walnut Tree Pub in Aldington, Kent, as they wait for Paul O'Grady's funeral cortege to travel through the village of Aldington, Kent, ahead of his funeral at St Rumwold's Church. Picture date: Thursday April 20, 2023.

A bake sale was being organised outside the Walnut Tree pub with proceeds going to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

O’Grady, who rose to fame as his drag alter ego Lily Savage before going on to host a string of television programmes, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” at his home on 28 March at the age of 67.

A&E, intensive care and cancer nurses could soon join colleagues on the picket line | UK News

Nurses from emergency departments, intensive care and cancer wards could soon be asked to join their colleagues in strike action.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is understood to be considering action across three days and throughout the night as its dispute with the government escalates.

The union told NHS leaders on Friday that it is preparing to end a process where it had agreed around 5,000 local exemptions from strike action within hospitals.

This would mean nurses in those three departments could become involved, although there would still be a limited provision for the most urgent clinical situations under the union’s legal obligation not to endanger life.

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An RCN source said: “NHS leaders are fearing this escalation, and they must bring pressure to bear on government to get it stopped.

“They were expecting an escalation but had not prepared for the removal of the committees and derogation process that too many had manipulated at local level and applied pressure on nurses to break the strike.”

Dates for the next nurses’ strikes in England could be announced within days, and the action itself could then take place a few weeks later.

England’s nurses walked off the job for two days last week but a strike planned in Wales was called off after the Welsh government improved its pay offer.

In England, Rishi Sunak’s government has indicated it will not negotiate on pay for this financial year.

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Ministers have said they can look at next year’s pay, much to the frustration of union leaders, who say their members need higher pay now to cope with the soaring cost of living.

Nurses are among a number of sectors striking due to the inability of their wages to keep up with rising costs – rail workers, ambulance workers, solicitors, and waste collectors are among those who have walked off the job in the past year.

Public to line streets as Queen’s coffin leaves Balmoral for Edinburgh – here’s the route it will take | UK News

Thousands are expected to turn out on the streets of Scotland later as the Queen’s coffin is driven from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

Six gamekeepers from the estate will lift it into a hearse at 10am, with the journey expected to take about six hours.

She will rest at Edinburgh’s Holyroodhouse – the monarch’s official Scottish residence – to allow staff to pay their respects.

Live updates: William, Kate, Harry and Meghan reunite – as Queen’s coffin to take first step in journey to London

The public will get their first chance to see the coffin at rest on Monday, when it moves to the city’s St Giles’ Cathedral.

Today’s road journey will:

• Reach Ballater at around 10.12am
• Make its way through Aboyne, Banchory, Peterculter
• Arrive in Aberdeen at around 11.20am, moving through the city’s suburbs
• Move through Porthleven, Stonehaven before heading inland
• Head through the Angus countryside and past Brechin
• Arrive in Dundee at around 2.15pm, where it will go around the city on the Kingsway
• Head towards Perth, across the Friarton Bridge and down the M90
• Go over the Queensferry Crossing towards Edinburgh
• Enter Edinburgh from the west, skirt by Edinburgh Castle
• Down the full length of the Royal Mile to the Palace of Holyroodhouse by about 4pm

Watch Sky News live from 10am as a cortege takes the coffin from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

The Queen’s coffin will remain overnight in the Throne Room at Holyroodhouse, before the King and Queen Consort join a procession to the cathedral on Monday afternoon.

Public viewing of the coffin begins at 5pm on Monday but people have been warned of long waits, and photography and recording is strictly prohibited.

The King and other senior royals will keep constant watch around the coffin, known as the Vigil of the Princes, from 7.20pm on Monday.

Princess Anne will fly to London with her mother’s body on Tuesday.

The events in Scotland are the first meticulously planned steps leading to the funeral in Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September – a day that will be a bank holiday.

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Key moments of King’s accession

King proclaimed in historic ceremony

On Saturday, Charles III was officially proclaimed King in an ancient ceremony at St James’s Palace in London.

The Accession Council meeting took place in front of Privy Counsellors including Prince William, the Archbishop of Canterbury and six former prime ministers.

Standing before the throne, the King said his mother’s reign was “unequalled in its duration, dedication and devotion”.

The ceremony included trumpeters, a rendition of the national anthem and “three cheers for the King”. An hour later, a second proclamation was read at the Royal Exchange in the City of London.

Prince Andrew and the Queen’s other children and grandchildren had earlier come together to look at the flowers left for the Queen at Balmoral.

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Tearful royals view tributes at Balmoral

“We’ve been allowed one day, now we start the process of handing her on,” Andrew said as he thanked well-wishers.

Several members of the family were seen wiping away tears as they read the public’s messages.

There was also a touching tribute from Prince William as the new heir paid tribute to his “Grannie” in a statement published on Twitter.

“She was by my side at my happiest moments. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life,” he said.

“I knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without Grannie will truly feel real.”

The prince said he was grateful his children got to spend precious years in her company, creating “memories that will last their whole lives”.

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‘Fab Four’ together again to meet crowds

Princes set aside rift in show of unity

However, it was an unscheduled event that made most newspaper front pages on Sunday – with William and Prince Harry seemingly putting aside their rift to meet the public in Windsor.

The brothers were joined by Kate and Meghan and the couples greeted people for over 45 minutes on the town’s Long Walk.

It’s understood Prince William reached out to his brother with the hope of putting on a show of unity after their much-publicised falling out of the last few years.

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The King had set the tone on Friday when he stopped outside Buckingham Palace to meet the public – a move that was widely praised – and one he repeated on Saturday near Clarence House.

One of his first engagements is an audience with the Commonwealth secretary-general at Buckingham Palace on Sunday, before later meeting high commissioners from countries where he is head of state.

Looking ahead to next week, the Queen’s coffin will be taken to Buckingham Palace after it lands in London on Tuesday, allowing staff to pay their respects.

It will then be taken to Westminster Hall on Wednesday, and on Thursday four clear days of lying in state begin – with hundreds of thousands expected to file past the coffin.

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Thousands expected to line route as Queen’s coffin leaves Balmoral for six-hour journey to to Edinburgh | UK News

Thousands are expected to turn out on the streets of Scotland later as the Queen’s coffin is driven from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

Six gamekeepers from the estate will lift her oak coffin into a hearse at 10am, with the journey expected to take about six hours.

She will rest at Edinburgh’s Holyroodhouse – the monarch’s official Scottish residence – to allow staff to pay their respects.

Live updates: William, Kate, Harry and Meghan reunite – as King greets crowds after historic ceremony

The public will get their first chance to see the coffin on Monday, when it moves to the city’s St Giles Cathedral.

Today’s journey goes through some of the stunning countryside the Queen loved so much, arriving in Aberdeen at about 11.20am and moving through the city’s suburbs.

Heading south, the cortege will arrive in Dundee around 2.15pm and then head towards Perth, before picking up the M90 motorway.

The biggest crowds are likely to be in Edinburgh, where the route takes in the full length of the famous Royal Mile – the city’s main tourist area – at about 4pm.

Watch Sky News live from 10am as a cortege takes the coffin from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

The Queen will rest overnight in the Throne Room at Holyroodhouse, before the King and Queen Consort join a procession to the cathedral on Monday afternoon.

Public viewing of the coffin begins at 5pm on Monday but people have been warned of long waits, and photography and recording is strictly prohibited.

The King and other senior royals will keep constant watch around the coffin, known as the Vigil of the Princes, from 7.20pm on Monday.

Princess Anne will fly to London with her mother’s body on Tuesday.

The events in Scotland are the first meticulously planned steps leading to the funeral in Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September – a day that will be a bank holiday.

Read more
Day-by-day guide to what happens until Queen’s funeral
From school bullies to Diana tragedy – the events that shaped Charles

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Key moments of King’s accession

King proclaimed in historic ceremony

On Saturday, Charles III was officially proclaimed King in an ancient ceremony at St James’s Palace in London.

The Accession Council meeting took place in front of Privy Counsellors including Prince William, the Archbishop of Canterbury and six former prime ministers.

Standing before the throne, the King said his mother’s reign was “unequalled in its duration, dedication and devotion”.

The ceremony included trumpeters, a rendition of the national anthem and “three cheers for the King”. An hour later, a second proclamation was read at the Royal Exchange in the City of London.

Prince Andrew and the Queen’s other children and grandchildren had earlier come together to look at the flowers left for the Queen at Balmoral.

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Tearful royals view tributes at Balmoral

“We’ve been allowed one day, now we start the process of handing her on,” Andrew said as he thanked well-wishers.

Several members of the family were seen wiping away tears as they read the public’s messages.

There was also a touching tribute from Prince William as the new heir paid tribute to his “Grannie” in a statement published on Twitter.

“She was by my side at my happiest moments. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life,” he said.

“I knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without Grannie will truly feel real.”

The prince said he was grateful his children got to spend precious years in her company, creating “memories that will last their whole lives”.

Read more:
King reveals new signature – and appears to show royal cypher
Line of succession – who’s now closer to the throne

Leave your tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

‘Fab Four’ together again to meet crowds

Princes set aside rift in show of unity

However, it was unscheduled event that made most newspaper front pages on Sunday – with William and Prince Harry seemingly putting aside their rift to meet the public in Windsor.

The brothers were joined by Kate and Meghan and the couples greeted people for over 45 minutes on the town’s Long Walk.

It’s understood Prince William reached out to his brother with the hope of putting on a show of unity after their much-publicised falling out of the last few years.

The King had set the tone on Friday when he stopped outside Buckingham Palace on Friday to meet the public – a move that was widely praised – and one he repeated on Saturday near Clarence House.

One of his first engagements is an audience with the Commonwealth secretary-general at Buckingham Palace on Sunday, before later meeting high commissioners from countries where he is head of state.

Looking ahead to next week, the Queen’s coffin will be taken to Buckingham Palace after it lands in London on Tuesday, allowing staff to pay their respects.

It will then be taken to Westminster Hall on Wednesday, and on Thursday four clear days of lying in state begin – with hundreds of thousands expected to file past the coffin.

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says he sacked shadow minister for making up policy ‘on the hoof’ at picket line | Politics News

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said one of his shadow ministers was sacked yesterday for making up policy “on the hoof” as he stood on a picket line during rail strikes.

Sam Tarry was dismissed from his role as a junior shadow transport minister after he disobeyed orders for frontbench Labour MPs to not appear on picket lines during Wednesday’s rail strike.

He told Sky News workers should be offered pay rises in line with inflation – however Labour’s position is that pay negotiations are for unions and ministers.

Speaking for the first time since he was sacked, Sir Keir explained: “Sam Tarry was sacked because he booked himself onto media programmes without permission and then made up policy on the hoof.

“That can’t be tolerated in any organisation because we have got collective responsibility, so that was relatively straightforward.”

“Of course, as far as the industrial action is concerned, I completely understand the frustration of so many working people who have seen the prices go up, have seen inflation through the roof and their wages haven’t gone up.

“So the Labour Party will always be on the side of working people but we need collective responsibility as any organisation does.”

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Labour minister defies Starmer

Earlier, former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who is still an MP, told Sky News he was backing Mr Tarry’s position and criticised Sir Keir for sacking him.

He said it was a “severe mistake” as the Labour Party was formed by the trade unions “so when the trade unions have a just cause, we support them – and this is a just cause”.