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Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to England

England enter the tournament as second favourites. Could they win their first major tournament since 1966?

09/06/2021

Green News

Euroviews. Exploitative fast fashion brands need to ditch the 'feminist' slogans

Fast fashion brands that 'profit off the exploitation of women' shouldn't be using International Women's Day to cover up their sins.

09/06/2021

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland: DUP names new first minister as EU warns UK on trade

The move is seen as confirming the British unionist party's return to its traditionalist roots. It comes as the EU warns the UK to respect Brexit trade obligations.

08/06/2021

Mobility

Sleeping fish hold the key to surviving manned missions to Mars

Zebrafish are remarkably similar to humans, especially when it comes to sleep. Could they help us travel deeper into space?

08/06/2021

United Kingdom

Police officer pleads guilty to kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard

The body of 33-year-old Sarah Everard was found in Ashford, Kent on March 10 a week after she disappeared in south London.

08/06/2021

United Kingdom

Stamp auction: British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp goes under the hammer

Stamp auction: British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp goes under the hammer

08/06/2021

United Kingdom

English FA chooses first female leader in 158-year history

Businesswoman Debbie Hewitt will take charge next January, 14 months after Greg Clarke resigned after making offensive comments on race, gender and sexuality.

08/06/2021

United Kingdom

UK urges young people to get COVID vaccine as jabs open to over-25s 

"The honest truth is the best way for us to get our freedoms back... is for everybody to come forward and get the jab."

07/06/2021

United Kingdom

Backlash over UK foreign aid cuts ahead of G7 summit

“There is no justifiable economic need to continue to break our promise to the world’s most marginalised people."

07/06/2021

United Kingdom

Council threatens UK government with legal action over child refugees

Kent County Council has given an ultimatum of June 17 before it pushes for judicial review, saying its services dealing with lone migrants have reached "breaking point".

07/06/2021

United Kingdom

BAFTA: 'I May Destroy You' wins two main prizes

The drama about a woman dealing with the aftermath of a sexual assault was named best miniseries, while creator and star Michaela Coel won the best actress prize.

07/06/2021

No Comment

UK: Power station demolished

A loud boom rings out as a power station in Staffordshire is demolished in a controlled explosion.

06/06/2021

Green News

Discover the forest that appeared overnight in London

The interactive installation is linked to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

06/06/2021

Cult

The 'JR: Chronicles’ exhibition opens in London's Saatchi Gallery

"You realise how both people perceive each other through the media, through the context, and how they only see the worst of the other" - JR, French artist.

04/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Wales

They got to the semi-finals in 2016, can they go one step further this time?

04/06/2021

United Kingdom

EU heavyweights press for G7 deal to stop tax abuse by multinationals

Finance ministers from France, Germany, Italy and Spain say the time has come to reach a deal on an "international tax system fit for the 21st century".

04/06/2021

Stays

The five most quintessentially British hotels...for dogs

These are the most luxurious pooch-friendly stays in the UK.

04/06/2021

United Kingdom

UK schools are getting free kits to monitor air pollution levels

Schools in the UK are receiving free kits to monitor pollution levels, in a drive to clean up the air around schools.

03/06/2021

United Kingdom

UK housing asylum seekers at former military barracks ruled unlawful

A British court has ruled that the Home Office's decision to house asylum seekers and migrants in "squalid" barracks in Folkestone, Kent, was unlawful.

03/06/2021

United Kingdom

UK hits COVID-19 vaccine milestone with 75% of adults inoculated

Three-quarters of the adult UK population has now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, authorities said on Wednesday. The milestone was hit amid concerns in the country over the fast-spreading delta variant.

02/06/2021

Travel News

The UK 'risks isolation' if it keeps doors closed to foreign arrivals

The World Travel and Tourism Council says that despite its high vaccination levels, the UK is "losing its competitive edge" with an "overcautious approach".

02/06/2021

Experiences

Three years of pedalling: This power couple take on an eco adventure

Explorer Jason Lewis and his wife are circumnavigating the UK coast using only human power.

02/06/2021

United Kingdom

UK reports no new daily COVID-19 deaths for first since last year

But new infections fuelled by a new virus variant are on the rise.

01/06/2021

United Kingdom

Heathrow opens terminal for travellers from 'high-risk countries'

London's Heathrow airport reopened its Terminal 3 on Tuesday as a special hub for travellers from high-risk countries.

01/06/2021

United Kingdom

UK could push back reopening due to Indian COVID variant

Despite the successful vaccination campaign in the UK, there are fears a third wave of COVID-19 may have already begun.

01/06/2021

My Europe Series

Great British Railways: genuine reform or a slick rebrand?

Is there any substance to the UK's railway reform?

31/05/2021