From politics to sports and culture, events have been canceled or rescheduled as the national mourning period for the queen begins. Here are some of the major activities that have been called off.

Liz Truss has finally succeeded Boris Johnson as the become the United Kingdom's new prime minister, who resigned in July after a series of scandals. Truss, 47, defeated rival Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest, and she follows Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May as the third female British Premier Minister.

The private sector shrinks amid rising insecurity following the mass resignation of skilled workforce as Nigerian top list of study visas to UK, US. There is another category of people leaving the country through the education route, driven by lingering industrial action in Nigeria’s universities. The majority of these people head to the United Kingdom and Canada.

Kigali is hitting back at critics, justifying the controversial deal to relocate asylum seekers in Britain to Rwanda. Human rights groups and the United Nations have slammed the agreement as "unethical."

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, making his first public appearance in nearly a month after contracting COVID-19 and being treated in intensive care, says that, without wishing to 'minimise the continuing problems we face', the United Kingdom is 'beginning to turn the tide' in the fight against coronavirus.

Group known as Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) has stormed the United Kingdom, UK high commission in Abuja to protest against the controversial $9.6bn judgement in favour of the Process and Industrial Developments, P&ID.

Since relocating to Lagos, Nigeria, from the city of Manchester, in England, it has been a story of survival for Iya Yellow, a porter, who is ready to survive at all cost, earning a living at the popular Mile 12 market.

Hundreds of people have tried to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom in recent weeks. The crossings have caused a headache for the UK government.

Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have both said that "Islamic State" remains a threat in Syria. All three appeared to dispute US President Donald Trump's claimed that the militants had been vanquished.

Renowned legal luminary and activist, Femi Falana, has said Western nations comprising US, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany among others would not help Nigeria in her prolonged fight against looting of public funds and their transfer to the Western countries by looters.

The United Kingdom (UK) has indicated interest in partnering the Financial Technology Association of Nigeria to help the industry thrive better in international innovations.

Nigerians in the United Kingdom are protesting against killings by herdsmen in some parts of the country. The protestors kicked off their march in front of the Nigerian High Commission as early as 10:30am today.