Yes, the Balmoral Tests on 'The Crown' Are Real, and If You Pass, You're "Accepted by the Royal Family"

Rangers administrator, a court has heard. Ex-Duff & Phelps executive David Grier is suing the Crown over “wrongful arrest” during a probe into alleged wrongdoing at the Ibrox club.

Kate Middleton and Prince William are currently on their third day of tour aboard the Royal Train, traveling across England, Scotland, and Wales to thank people working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. But while "Royal Train" might conjure images of four poster beds and rich mahogany furniture and velvet absolutely everywhere, it's actually a little more austere than that.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal tour which today kicked off in Scotland during lockdown. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Edinburgh Waverley station on Monday morning as they began their whistle-stop tour of the UK, aimed to thank frontline workers of the pandemic.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have set off on a tour of the U.K. aboard the fabled Royal Train, a mode of transport reserved only for the most senior members of the royal family.

, the Duke and Duchess plan to spend their time meeting frontline workers—including care home staff and teachers, as well as school kids and volunteers who have gone “above and beyond” this year.

Prince William and Kate Middleton boarded the famous Royal Train for a festive three-day tour of the British Isles on Sunday.The royal couple will ride the train over 1,000 miles through England, Scotland and Wales, making ten stops to meet and thank key workers and outstanding men and women who have worked hard during the pandemic. It’s a huge honour to ride the royal train, as only the Queen has the power to let people travel on it.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 20,000 people in Lanarkshire have now tested positive for coronavirus.At the Scottish Government's daily press briefing in Edinburgh, Deputy First Minister John Swinney today (Friday, December 4) confirmed that a further 166 people in the region tested positive yesterday.In total, 20,104 cases of Covid-19 have now been registered in the region since the first positive cases were confirmed in

drugs from an evidence store has been jailed for more than three years. Katherine Vaughan, 34, of Aberdeen, worked as a production keeper for the Crown Office in the city when she embezzled more than £90,000 in cash and stole £147,000 of drugs - including kilos of heroin and cocaine - over nine years.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Only people who live, work or attend school in Johnstone are being asked to take part in the mass Covid-19 testing scheme.Scotland’s first mass testing centre for people with no symptoms of the virus is set to open in Johnstone Town Hall on Wednesday.The pilot project will see up to 12,000 people tested for the virus over the following seven days.Now Renfrewshire Council has confirmed it will only be locals

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Johnstone Town Hall has been chosen to host Scotland’s first mass Covid-19 testing centre for asymptomatic people, the Express understands.The Church Street venue will be used to test up to 12,000 people who are not currently displaying symptoms of the virus.The pilot is currently proposed to launch on Wednesday and last for one week.Those taking part will, it is understood, undergo a lateral flow test which

vaccination programme and targeted action in high-risk areas in level 4 restrictions.Speaking at Holyrood today, Freeman said: "Testing is undeniably important but it is just one layer of protection - many layers are needed to fight this virus."Our increased capability to test more people, more often, is potentially powerful as we navigate our way through the coming months as safely as we can alongside our nationwide vaccination programme."Freeman said six mobile testing units and 20,000 home

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire’s top cop has welcomed a new report which shows that serious assaults are down across the region.However, Ayrshire’s Divisional Commander, Faroque Hussain, has also expressed concerns about the rise in reports of weapons offences.The latest figures were released by Police Scotland last week and cover the period between April 1 and September 30 this year.Serious assaults have reduced from

East Kilbride councillor who is monitoring the success of the UK Government’s pilot testing scheme in Liverpool.

The opening of two new coronavirus 'megalabs' will double the UK's coronavirus testing capacity, the government has announced.The new testing labs are due to open in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and another location in Scotland in early 2021.Together they will be able to process up to 600,000 tests a day when operating at full capacity, according to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).Each lab will have the capacity to test 300,000 samples a day.As well as processing Covid-19 tests,

UK Government steps up the fight against coronavirus. The megalab will create around 1,800 new jobs and will be able to process 300,000 test results a day when it opens early next year, with a location still to be confirmed.

Meeting your new boyfriend's family for the first time is hard, and when your new boyfriend happens to be royalty, it's even harder. The Crown's fourth season imagines what it was like for Princess Diana (played by Emma Corrin) to meet and impress the royal family after striking up a romance with Prince Charles (Josh O'Connor).