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Hospitality workers serve up a protest over coronavirus restrictions

Protesters, brandishing placards reading "Boris is barred", "Cancel the curfew" and "Let us serve cake", called for more clarity and consistency from the government.

19/10/2020

Green News

'I turned 17 in my prison cell': Meet climate activist Blue Sandford

After dropping out of school and being arrested, Blue Sandford has penned a new book for Extinction Rebellion Youth.

19/10/2020

Green News

The 18-year-old activist changing the climate conversation in the UK

She led 5,000 kids onto the roads in protest, now Noga Levy-Rapoport is trying to reform the education system.

19/10/2020

United Kingdom

'Firebreak' lockdown announced in Wales to fight coronavirus spread

'Firebreak' lockdown announced in Wales until November 9 in effort to halt spread of coronavirus

19/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK COVID-19 restrictions could mean a smaller turkey this Christmas

Restrictions on larger gatherings are leading UK turkey farmers to think small ahead of Christmas

18/10/2020

United Kingdom

Murderer who helped stop London Bridge attacker granted royal pardon

Steven Gallant, who confronted London Bridge attacker Usman Khan using a large, ornamental narwhal tusk, will be considered for parole 10 months early.

18/10/2020

United Kingdom

Johnson warns local leaders he will intervene if they reject measures

Boris Johnson has issued a warning to local leaders rejecting lockdown measures, while records for daily coronavirus cases are smashed again in Europe.

16/10/2020

United Kingdom

Pfizer hopes to seek approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in mid-November

NEW: Pfizer says it hopes to seek authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine in mid-November

16/10/2020

United Kingdom

Johnson: Brexit trade talks 'finished' unless EU changes approach

The UK prime minister said the EU seemed to be unable to offer the country the preferred Canada-style trade deal post-Brexit.

16/10/2020

World

Support for Scottish independence soars in new poll

A record number of people now support independence for Scotland. A new Ipsos MORI poll puts the number of Scottish residents who want to leave the union at the highest level ever recorded.

16/10/2020

United Kingdom

'We must avoid tariffs': UK car industry anxious over EU-UK trade deal

The British car industry says the consequences of new tariffs and other barriers would be devastating under a no-deal scenario.

15/10/2020

United Kingdom

Rashford starts petition over UK's free school meal extension refusal

"This is not going away anytime soon and neither am I," said Manchester United football star Marcus Rashford on his child poverty campaign.

15/10/2020

United Kingdom

Majority of Germans think UK will not benefit long term from Brexit

Nearly 60% of respondents in Germany said Brexit would not provide the UK with any long-term benefits. Just 30% of French people surveyed thought the same.

15/10/2020

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson refuses to rule out 'circuit break' lockdown in England

The UK prime minister is under increasing pressure to impose a weeks-long lockdown to act as a "circuit break" in coronavirus transmission.

14/10/2020

United Kingdom

Liverpool mayor says images of crowded streets 'shame our city'

Crowds were pictured dancing in Liverpool before new COVID-19 restrictions were brought in on Wednesday in the UK's new three-tier alert system.

14/10/2020

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland introduces four-week 'circuit-breaker' lockdown

Northern Ireland is the first region of the UK to re-introduce strict measures similar to those imposed close to the first peak of the pandemic in March.

14/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK needs new lockdown to slow COVID-19 spread, says opposition leader

Labour leader says that Boris Johnson's approach to tackling the virus is not working.

13/10/2020

My Europe Series

Cinema’s struggle for survival amid coronavirus and Hollywood delays

"Another three months and I don't think we'll be able to be rescued," said Tyrone Walker-Hebborn, owner of Genesis, an independent cinema in east London.

12/10/2020

United Kingdom

Johnson unveils 'three-tier system' to deal with COVID-19 spread

Each tier will involve increasingly stricter restrictions with the system designed to tackle the virus on a regional level.

12/10/2020

Living

Euroviews. The complicated relationship between Blackness and veganism

Tianna Johnson discusses why 'white veganism' didn't work for her.

12/10/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: England at 'tipping point', warns top health official

The deputy chief medical officer said the country is "running into a headwind" as winter approaches and that as COVID-19 cases rise, "increases in deaths will now follow".

11/10/2020

United Kingdom

Belarus: Britain is 8th European country to recall ambassador

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britain "condemns Belarus' decision to expel Polish and Lithuanian diplomats" which he described as "completely unjustified".

10/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK at ‘perilous moment’ with more than 17,000 new coronavirus cases

The UK recorded more than 17,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, as the government mulled bringing in further restrictions in COVID-19 hot spots.

08/10/2020

Living

A quarter of UK children think penguins and tigers live on farms

Children are becoming more out of touch with how their food is produced.

08/10/2020

United Kingdom

Buckingham Palace holds first event in six months

Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in a brief meeting at the palace, which is the home of Queen Elizabeth II.

08/10/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit trade talks: UK must 'put cards on table', says EU's Michel

The UK PM responded by saying London was 'ready' for negotiations to fail, with time running out for an agreement to be struck.

07/10/2020