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How will Brexit impact London as Europe’s leading financial hub?

Firms have transferred €1.3 trillion in assets and 7,500 jobs to the European Union since Brexit, according to Ernst & Young.

10/11/2020

Eco-Innovation

Greenpeace activists race toy cars through London in petrol protest

Research shows a UK transition to electric vehicles by 2030 could boost the economy by £4.2 billion.

10/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK stokes tensions with EU and US over contentious Brexit bill

Boris Johnson's government has vowed to reinstate parts of its international law-breaking Internal Market Bill, despite heavy defeats in the House of Lords on Monday.

10/11/2020

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Artist raises awareness of endangered species with colourful murals

There are currently 23,250 species listed as threatened, according to the International Union of Conservation of Nature.

09/11/2020

Green News

Adding a ‘carbon tax’ on meat could save the planet, say experts

Could increasing the price of meat help protect the planet and human health?

09/11/2020

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Madame Tussauds puts Trump in golfing attire after election loss

"His campaign may not have been a hole in one, but Donald Trump is now on course to dedicate more of his time to his favourite sport," the museum wrote.

09/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK and EU to 'redouble efforts' to negotiate post-Brexit deal

Post-Brexit negotiations will resume on Monday but there are still "large differences" between the UK and EU.

08/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK PM says Biden win means America can become better climate leader

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and says he looks forward to working with them

08/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK marks Remembrance Sunday with socially-distanced event

The ceremony marks the end of WW1 in 1918.

08/11/2020

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II wears face mask in public for first time

While the 94-year-old monarch has been seen in public on several occasions over the past few months, she had not been pictured wearing a face-covering until now.

08/11/2020

Green News

Why has the UK Space Agency won an award for sustainability?

The Agency has been honoured for its International Partnership Programme.

07/11/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit: Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen speak on EU-UK ties

Britain's prime minister and the president of the European Commission will discuss the relationship between the UK and EU after 2020.

07/11/2020

Travel News

This exhibition is using robots to keep people in touch with art

Artist Philip Colbert, creator of the Lobsteropolis Exhibition, is inviting art fans to his new digital venture at the Saatchi Gallery.

06/11/2020

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Police arrest protesters at London's Million Mask March

The march took place on the day national lockdown rules come into force.

06/11/2020

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London streets quiet as England goes into second coronavirus lockdown

Areas around Trafalgar Square, St Paul's Cathedral and the South Bank were all quieter than normal.

05/11/2020

United Kingdom

England enters day 1 of lockdown 2 as Wales emerges from 'firebreak'

England has entered its second lockdown with the public being warned of steep fines if they flout the rules.

05/11/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: UK's Sunak extends jobs support scheme throughout winter

The government will pay up to 80% of workers' wages to avoid mass layoffs during the pandemic until the end of March 2021.

05/11/2020

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London enjoys last night out before latest lockdown

Pubs and bars are set to close for a month as part of a national coronavirus lockdown that began on Thursday.

05/11/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: England goes back into lockdown as cases spike around Europe

People enjoyed a final night out in England on Wednesday ahead of a second national lockdown, brought in to stem the spread of coronavirus.

05/11/2020

Living

This Glasgow-based artist is the founder of the 'Plastic Bag Museum'

Katrina Cobain is making plastic bags a thing of the past by locking them away in a museum.

04/11/2020

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Oxford Street’s Christmas lights go on display early in London

They are normally switched on by a celebrity in front of huge crowds but social distancing restrictions forced organisers to shelve the event this year, as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the United Kingdom.

03/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK raises terror threat level to 'severe' after attacks in Europe

France and Austria have seen violent terror attacks in the last weeks, which cost several lives.

03/11/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19 deaths in England would double without lockdown, says UK PM

Boris Johnson rejected claims he was moving slower than European neighbours in introducing restrictions to combat the virus.

02/11/2020

Travel News

God save the birds: the centuries-old tradition upholding the UK

According to a royal decree there must always be six crows at The Tower of London at all times. If the crows ever leave, the United Kingdom will "collapse".

02/11/2020

United Kingdom

Nigel Farage to rebrand Brexit Party to oppose coronavirus lockdowns

Nigel Farage to rebrand Brexit Party as he joins anti-lockdown sentiment felt in other parts of Europe.

02/11/2020

United Kingdom

Johnny Depp loses libel case against British tabloid The Sun

The newspaper had called Johnny Depp a "wife beater" in relation to allegations made during his marriage to actress Amber Heard - allegations Depp strenuously denies.

02/11/2020