"I have a different perspective": Woman, 23, becomes one of the UK's youngest funeral directors

Dame Sarah Storey has become Great Britain's most successful Paralympian of all time after winning her 17th gold medal.The 43 year old won the women's C4-5 road race overnight in Tokyo – a title she has held since London 2012 – making her the first British Paralympian to pick up a 17th gold medal.Team GB also won silver in the race, with Crystal Lan-Wright finishing just seven seconds behind Sarah.

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David Benedict Is the quite splendid “Operation Mincemeat” ridiculously clever or cleverly ridiculous? Both. Making a song-n-dance show out of a real-life, stiff-upper-lip, British World War II intelligence operation sounds like a mad idea until you hear the bonkers details of the actual story.

The Sun first reported. “Arthur Chatto has been accepted to train as an officer in the Royal Marines,” an imperial insider told the UK publication of His Royal Handsome’s decision.Queen Elizabeth and Prince Edward — who completed a third of the 12-month Commando course in 1987 before dropping out — reportedly both approve.“He told the Queen all about it and she’s pleased and proud.

Lloyds Banking Group is reportedly planning to become one of the UK's biggest landlords, according to the Financial Times. The banking giant is aiming to buy 50,000 homes in the next 10 years and charge tenants rent as a private landlord.

43-year-old cyclist Dame Sarah Storey achieved a record-breaking status in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the UK, after winning the C5 time trial overtaking fellow British competitor Crystal Lane-Wright, who ended the race with a silver medal.Tokyo 2020 might just be the place Dame Sarah Storey pushes her triumphs even further surpassing swimmer Mike Kenny’s accolades, with whom she currently shares the honour of most successful Paralympian.

Absence doesn’t always make the heart grow fonder. Royal family members were "quietly pleased" that Meghan Markle did not fly to Britain with husband Prince Harry to attend Prince Philip’s funeral service, according to a new chapter in the ex-royals’ biography, "Finding Freedom" (via the Independent).

Four months later, and there’s still interest around why Meghan Markle wasn’t at Prince Philip’s funeral. Philip, the grandfather of Meghan’s husband, Prince Harry, died on April 9, 2021, at the age of 99 years old.

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