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Watch it live: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivers speech at opening of Parliament

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  Queen Elizabeth II will detail the government's agenda at the State Opening of Parliament Wednesday. Her speech comes after Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament. Despite the major political setback and criticism of May's response to the Grenfell Tower fire, the prime minister has vowed to stay on. Watch the speech live at USATODAY.com.

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BREAKING: Britain's Prince Philip, 96, admitted to hospital

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  The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to hospital late Tuesday as a "precautionary measure," Buckingham Palace said. Queen Elizabeth II's husband is being treated for an infection from a pre-existing condition.

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ONS Releases: Public Sector finances, House Price Statistics and Divorces

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21 June 2017

Economy

UK public sector finances: May 2017

Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) decreased by £0.1 billion to £16.1 billion in the current financial year-to-date (April 2017 to May 2017), compared with the same period in 2016; this is the lowest year-to-date net borrowing since 2008.

UK public sector finances: May 2017


People, population and community

Divorces in England and Wales: 2015

There were 101,055 divorces of opposite sex couples in 2015, a decrease of 9.1% compared with 2014 and a decline of 34% from a recent peak in 2003.

There were 22 divorces of same sex couples in 2015; marriages and divorces of same sex couples have only been possible in England and Wales since 29 March 2014.

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House price statistics for small areas in England and Wales: year ending Dec 1995 to year ending Dec 2016

The median price paid for residential properties in neighbourhoods within England and Wales ranged from £23,375 (within County Durham) to £2,700,000 (within Westminster).

In 2016, the median price paid for property increased in 78% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales, a small reduction compared with 2015.

House price statistics for small areas in England and Wales

 

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Cooperation agreement - DLR and Embraer agree on cooperation in aviation research

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Cooperation agreement - DLR and Embraer agree on cooperation in aviation research


The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt; DLR) have signed an agreement to expand their research collaboration in the aeronautics sector. The partners will work together on a wide range of topics, including reducing noise and emissions, improving the aerodynamic and aeroelastic performance of aircraft, and many aspects of lightweight aircraft construction using fibre-reinforced polymers and integrated adaptronic systems.


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FSA Board meeting live online now

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BREAKING: Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO of Uber, the ride-hailing company he helped found

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  Kalanick stepped down from his post after receiving a letter from some of the largest investors in the company. The letter, titled "Moving Uber Forward," asked that the CEO step down immediately but also assist in the search for his successor as well as a chief financial officer.

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