THE Queen has had eye surgery to remove a cataract.

The 92-year-old monarch underwent the successful procedure in May.

In recent weeks, the Queen has been seen wearing sunglasses at a number of events including the Royal Windsor Horse Show and Buckingham Palace garden parties.

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Anthony Bourdain by PA

AMERICAN celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in his hotel room in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world.

CNN confirmed the 61-year-old’s death, saying in a statement he was found unresponsive on Friday morning by friend and fellow chef Eric Ripert.

The US network said Bourdain was in Strasbourg filming an upcoming segment in his series Parts Unknown.

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Emirates has launched a daily flight between London Stansted and Dubai (Emirates/PA)

EMIRATES has become the first Middle Eastern airline to serve London Stansted.

The inaugural daily flight from Dubai to the Essex airport landed shortly before 2pm on Friday.

The carrier said the service will connect technology and pharmaceutical firms in Cambridge and Peterborough with a global network of more than 155 destinations through its Dubai hub.

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