United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Ex-birdkeeper jailed for stealing penguins & selling them on Facebook

As well as penguins, he stole spoonbills, egrets and macaws.

30/10/2020

United Kingdom

Nobby Stiles: English World Cup winner and Man Utd stalwart dies at 78

Stiles will forever be remembered for his jubilant jig on the field at Wembley Stadium — performed while holding the World Cup in one hand and his false teeth in the other — after England beat Germany 4-2 in the 1966 final.

30/10/2020

United Kingdom

Meet the lawyer fighting to exonerate Scotland's forgotten witches

Lawyer Claire Mitchell QC is leading the campaign to pardon and commemorate the voiceless women who were falsely accused of witchcraft and executed in Scotland nearly five centuries ago.

30/10/2020

World

Socially distanced tutus

Birmingham Royal Ballet creates huge tutus to ensure dancers stay socially distanced

30/10/2020

United Kingdom

Ex-leader Jeremy Corbyn suspended amid damning anti-Semitism report

It comes after an investigation slammed the Labour Party over its response to allegations of anti-Semitism within its ranks.

29/10/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: 100,000 people infected daily in England, study finds

Scientists at Imperial College London estimated that there are about 96,000 new cases of COVID-19 in England every day and that the outbreak is doubling every nine days.

29/10/2020

Green News

Plastic waste is distracting us from real climate issues, says study

Focusing on plastic pollution could be overshadowing other more grave environmental threats.

27/10/2020

People

Would you taste the world's hottest chilies?

The endorphin rush may be addictive, but this farm in the UK wants to show there is more to chili than just heat.

27/10/2020

United Kingdom

More pressure on UK government over meals for disadvantaged children

Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists that the government will not fund free school meals for children at risk of going hungry in England over the half-term holiday.

26/10/2020

United Kingdom

British store trials AI to spot customers not wearing face masks

A West Yorkshire garden centre is using face recognition technology to remind visitors they should cover their faces to help curb the spread of COVID-19

25/10/2020

United Kingdom

Isle of Wight: UK military retake tanker from 'violent' stowaways

Seven suspects were detained on board the oil tanker in the English Channel after British armed forces stormed the vessel and seized control.

25/10/2020

United Kingdom

Wales' 'non-essential items' ban in supermarkets to be reviewed

Many people called into question the choice of products that had been earmarked as not crucial, which reportedly included clothes, shoes, toys and bedding.

24/10/2020

No Comment

Giant inflatable Borat floats down London's Thames

A blowup Borat, mankini and all, surprised onlookers as it made its way down the Thames on Thursday.

24/10/2020

Travel News

Could the 'CommonPass' app help save the travel industry?

The app, tested by travelers aboard the United Airlines flight from London Heathrow airport to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International airport, could make it easier for international airline passengers to securely show they've complied with COVID-19 testing requirements.

24/10/2020

Living

Woke-washing: How fast fashion brands use social issues for sales

“People shop with their values now - but brands haven’t changed theirs.”

24/10/2020

United Kingdom

English football: how the lower leagues are desperately seeking cash

Cash-strapped clubs in the English Football League are in desperate need of financial support to prevent many of them from going out of business

23/10/2020

No Comment

London's Chinatown is 'over the Moon' about its lantern installation

An installation of lanterns promoting the new animated film "Over the Moon" gave Soho's Chinatown additional colour on Wednesday.

23/10/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Testing sewage gives early warning of local outbreaks

Testing has for now been rolled out to 90 wastewater treatment sites in the UK, covering just under a quarter of the population in England.

23/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK signs 'historic' trade agreement with Japan

Japan is the UK's 11th largest export market with the value of trade between the two countries reaching £29 billion (€32 billion) in 2018.

23/10/2020

United Kingdom

Building on a breakthrough: Firm wants hydrogen plane to fly further

It is hoped ZeroAvia's maiden flight will be the first step in making one of the most polluting industries green.

22/10/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK reports daily record of 26,688 new COVID-19 cases

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon accused Johnson of ignoring experts in not employing a restrictions strategy without an “extreme” measure, close to the full lockdown in spring.

21/10/2020

United Kingdom

Manchester Young Conservatives strongly criticise leader Boris Johnson

The chairman of Manchester Young Conservatives has slammed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, telling Euronews that the Tory leader has carried out "U-turn after U-turn, incompetent move after incompetent move".

21/10/2020

Green News

‘Sir David Attenborough’ ship prepares for first mission to Antarctica

You might otherwise know the advanced polar research vessel as 'Boaty McBoatface'.

21/10/2020

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson grilled by MPs ahead of more COVID restrictions

Johnson said he had offered Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham £60 million, which he rejected as it was not enough, but will give the money to the county via councils.

21/10/2020

Living

Why we need to stop saying fashion and start saying clothes

"Fashion, as a word, invokes a feeling of exclusion, hostility and inaccessibility" - Samata.

21/10/2020

United Kingdom

South Yorkshire to move to strictest COVID-19 restrictions, mayor says

Mayor Dan Jarvis says the decision came after virus cases doubled in local hospitals over the last ten days

21/10/2020