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Eco-Innovation

James Dyson sustainability award winner turns rotten veg into energy

27-year-old Carvey Ehren Maigue is pioneering a new form of renewable energy which can help farmers.

27/11/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19 leaves Topshop owners on brink of collapse

15,000 jobs are at risk as Sir Phillip Green's Arcadia group faces potential collapse.

27/11/2020

World

Black Friday: have lockdowns dampened the urge to part with cash?

It's traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but with the closure of non-essential shops, consumer surveys suggest shoppers are much less likely to go bargain-hunting.

27/11/2020

United Kingdom

Santa's Grottos are going virtual in the UK this year

As the UK emerges from a nationwide lockdown next week, Father Christmas performers are being trained to use video conferencing.

27/11/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: 99% of England to be in toughest two tiers of restrictions

England will exit its second national lockdown on December 1 and return to a multi-tier system with restrictions imposed depending on the local area's epidemiological situation.

26/11/2020

Europe Decoded

Meet the scientists fighting misinformation around COVID vaccines

Team Halo is hoping to answer questions from those sceptical or hesitant about COVID vaccines.

26/11/2020

United Kingdom

England to move to a new multi-tiered system of COVID restrictions

The vast majority of England will continue to face severe restrictions when the country emerges from its second full coronavirus lockdown on December 2.

26/11/2020

United Kingdom

Robotic surgery system used across Europe completes 1,000 operations

Robot surgery is burgeoning across Europe and the wider world, with one UK-built surgical robot now completing more than 1,000 operations.

26/11/2020

United Kingdom

AstraZeneca reveals dosing mistake in coronavirus vaccine trials

A dosing error may have contributed to the "highly effective" results of the AstraZeneca and Oxford University coronavirus vaccine.

26/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK minister resigns as plan to cut overseas aid sparks outcry

The UK is to cut its overseas aid budget, despite warnings from charities and politicians that the move will cost tens of thousands of lives.

25/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK economy suffers 'largest fall in output for 300 years', says Sunak

The UK finance minister has told parliament that the economic emergency is only just beginning, as he outlines the government's spending plans.

25/11/2020

World

UK equalities watchdog says windrush report finds 'serious injustices'

The report states that thousands of children were adversely affected by immigration rules introduced in 2012

25/11/2020

United Kingdom

Scotland becomes first nation in world to provide free period products

The Scottish parliament unanimously passed legislation requiring the government to make period products available for free to those who cannot afford them.

25/11/2020

United Kingdom

Charles Darwin's notebooks reported stolen from Cambridge library

The notebooks, estimated to be worth millions of pounds, include the 19th-century scientist’s famous "Tree of Life" sketch. They haven’t been seen since 2000.

24/11/2020

United Kingdom

'A blip along the way': Harry Dunn's mum defiant after losing appeal

The parents of Harry Dunn, a British teen who died after colliding with a car being driven on the wrong side of the road in the UK, have lost their High Court appeal.

24/11/2020

Travel News

British Airways sells off collectibles from its retired 747 fleet

Travel enthusiasts who are missing being able to jet across the world can recreate the inflight dining experience at home this Christmas

24/11/2020

United Kingdom

AstraZeneca executive awaiting 'relatively fast' EU vaccine approval

The company's Executive Vice President for Europe and Canada told Euronews that once approved the vaccine could be distributed "very fast" across all EU member states.

24/11/2020

Travel News

Lockdown has made UK holidaymakers more eco-conscious

COVID-19 and the impact of nationwide lockdowns has had a big influence on people’s attitudes towards the tourism industry and its effect on the environment.

23/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK top court to rule on Shamima Begum's demand to return to Britain

Begum left her parents' home in East London in 2015 when she was just 15 to travel to Syria to join IS. She was stripped of her nationality in 2019, a decision she is legally challenging.

23/11/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: England arrivals will be able to cut quarantine with test

Passengers arriving in the UK from COVID-19 high-risk areas will soon be able to more than halve their quartine period by taking a private test.

23/11/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: England facing tighter restrictions when lockdown ends

Prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce changes to the existing tiered system, putting some parts of England under tighter restrictions after the national lockdown ends on December 2.

22/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK signs trade deal with Canada to prepare for Brexit

The deal signed with Canada means the two countries will continue to trade under the same rules as when the UK was an EU member state while they negotiate a "bespoke" agreement.

21/11/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19 patients have immunity for six months, study finds

Once infected with Coronavirus, you are unlikely to get it again for six months, according to a report from Oxford University

20/11/2020

Travel News

Plans are underway to build a road beneath this prehistoric monument

Plans have been approved to build a tunnel which will run beneath a UK UNESCO world heritage site.

20/11/2020

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London black cabs lie in 'taxi graveyard' amid COVID-19 lockdown

Around 150 London black cabs are being stored in a field outside the UK capital because of a lack of demand for rides amid the latest lockdown.

20/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK PM rescues interior minister after report finds she bullied staff

Instead of Patel resigning, the PM's advisor on ministerial standards quit.

20/11/2020