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Queen lying in state - official guidance and everything you need to know if you want to pay your respects

The Queen will lie in state at the Palace of Westminster later this week

Manchester Evening News

Mourners face 30-hour queue for '5 miles' to see Queen’s coffin, ministers fear

The lying-in-state will last four and a half days from 5pm on Wednesday, and queue lines were already being set up outside the Palace of Westminster this morning

Daily Mirror

How you can visit the Queen’s coffin to pay respects ahead of the state funeral

Hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to file past the Queen's closed coffin to pay their respects as Britain's longest reigning monarch lies in state in Westminster Hall

Daily Mirror

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Roger FitzGerald obituary

Other lives: Painter and architect who designed an extension to the Palace of Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s Notre Dame? Why MPs need to solve the Houses of Parliament problem

The renovation of the Palace of Westminster has foundered amid soaring cost projections, infighting and safety fears. Can anyone find a way forward?

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove supports House of Lords temporary move to 'Sunderland or Stoke'

The move would come while London's Palace of Westminster sees a much-needed revamp

Chronicle Live

House of Commons' former hybrid working boss joins Bath workplace design firm

Emma Wharton Love was part of the executive team overseeing the multi-billion-pound restoration of the Palace of Westminster

Birmingham Post

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North West firm handed £1.63m contract to help Palace of Westminster restoration

Survey contracts worth over £4m in total were awarded to seven companies

Birmingham Post

Workplaces as run down as parliament would cause picketing, says Jess Phillips

Labour MP tells Hay festival that Palace of Westminster is ‘falling apart’ and would be condemned if it were any other building

The Guardian - UK

In Pictures: Charles takes centre stage at Queen’s Speech

The Prince of Wales stood in for the Queen as the 96-year-old monarch reluctantly pulled out of the major ceremonial occasion.

The Independent UK

Prince Charles Delivers Queen’s Speech for the First Time

Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took center stage at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, replacing the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth who missed the grand set-piece event for the first time in almost six decades. With the queen forced to withdraw on Monday due to a recurrence of mobility…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Of course there is abusive behaviour in parliament – the place was built for it

A sepulchral maze of dark, asbestos-lined corridors, the palace of Westminster is dangerous and dysfunctional, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

Why can’t our MPs behave?

If there stood a large sign outside the Palace of Westminster stating the number of days since the last sexual harassment or misogyny scandal, today would display a solitary, sad ‘1’.

Evening Standard

Hijab-wearing criminal barrister calls QC appointment ‘surreal’

Sultana Tafadar received her Letters Patent – the document denoting the award for excellence in advocacy – at the Palace of Westminster on Monday.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Can we afford the grand designs for parliament?

Letters: We should demolish the Palace of Westminster rather than spending billions to prop it up, writes Roy Appleyard, while architect Brian Turner calls for a cheaper alternative

The Independent UK

Restoring Palace of Westminster could take 76 years, report finds

Repair bill with MPs remaining onsite during works could reach £22 billion

Wales Online

Rebuilding Palace of Westminster could take 76 years and cost £22 billion, report finds

The report looked at several scenarios

The Independent UK

Restoring Palace of Westminster without rehoming MPs could take 76 years

Cheapest option would involve a ‘full decant’ of the palace for between 12 and 20 years, with the work costing in the region of £7bn to £13bn.

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The Independent UK

High Court judges to consider appeal against location for holocaust centre

Campaigners say plans to build the memorial next to the Palace of Westminster is the ‘right idea in the wrong place’.

Daily Mirror

Costly Parliament repairs 'paused' for another six months - and could be axed completely

Sources fear the crumbling Palace of Westminster could become another Notre Dame if decisions are not taken soon

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