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'Intergalactic incompetence': UK PM slammed over missing COVID results

Prime minister Boris Johnson has been accused of presiding over "intergalactic incompetence" after nearly 16,000 positive COVID-19 test results were left off the UK's daily tally.

07/10/2020

Living

Do environmental documentaries actually change our bad habits?

We’re wondering how much effect our binge watching of Blue Planet really has on climate change.

07/10/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit uncertainty leaves EU citizens considering their UK futures

"In three and a half years of listening to countless stories, I have never come across so many academics, scientists, doctors and people of working age thinking of leaving,” Elena Remigi, a 52-year-old Italian living in Berkshire, told Euronews.

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

Church of England's shame over damning child sex abuse report

A new independent report found the culture of the Church of England "facilitated it becoming a place where abusers could hide".

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

Every UK home to be powered by offshore wind power by 2030, says UK PM

"As Saudi Arabia is to oil, the UK is to wind – a place of almost limitless resource," said UK PM Boris Johnson, outlining plans for a post-COVID green recovery.

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Firms call for UK economy to adapt to increased home working

Nearly three-quarters of UK employers polled recently say they would be keeping increased home-working after the coronavirus pandemic.

05/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK records 22,961 COVID-19 cases as positive results missed from tally

A technical glitch in the system between September 25 and October 2 meant the UK missed almost 16,000 positive cases off its daily counts.

05/10/2020

Green News

Euroviews. Environmental racism has ‘ripped’ Black people away from nature

Sage Anifowoshe discusses ecofeminism and how to re-claim nature as a Black woman.

05/10/2020

United Kingdom

Britain will overhaul 'broken' asylum system to deter illegal migrants

Priti Patel told a virtual conference of government lawmaker that UK would “stop those who come here illegally making endless legal claims to remain.”

04/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK can ‘more than live with’ no-deal Brexit claims Boris Johnson

The British Prime Minister made the statement a day after agreeing with the EU to intensify talks to reach an agreement.

04/10/2020

United Kingdom

In London, confusion and scepticism over new COVID-19 rules

Pubs and restaurants in the British capital must close no later than 10 pm and people cannot socialise of groups of more than six people.

03/10/2020

Green News

Euroviews. Hidden faces: Why I launched a movement for Black people in geography

Geography tells the stories of people and planet. But which stories are told - and who is chosen to tell them?

03/10/2020

United Kingdom

At least 770 students test positive for COVID-19 at UK university

At least 770 Northumbria University students tested positive for COVID-19 of which at least 78 are symptomatic.

02/10/2020

United Kingdom

Scottish MP suspended for travelling after positive COVID-19 test

A MP from the SNP spoke in parliament after being tested for COVID-19 and later learned her test was positive.

01/10/2020

United Kingdom

EU Brexit infringement case: What is it and should the UK be worried?

Brussels launched legal action against the UK on Thursday but with fewer than 100 days to go until the end of the transition period, should the UK be that concerned?

01/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK mulls using retired cruise ships to process asylum seekers offshore

Officials also considered the idea remote Scottish islands and decommissioned oil platforms as sites for processing centres in a bid to deter arriving economic migrants

01/10/2020

United Kingdom

European governments weigh new measures amid rising COVID-19 cases

Boris Johnson said he would not hesitate to issue stricter measures while France's prime minister is set to meet with local mayors to discuss the deteriorating COVID-19 situation.

30/09/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit: UK MPs back government's contentious Internal Market Bill

The bill was approved by 340 votes to 256, a government majority of 84.

30/09/2020

Green News

Can a network of 7000 walking routes transform the way we travel?

Hundreds of volunteers have been working to connect footpaths in the UK, but the project could soon be international.

30/09/2020

United Kingdom

'No further prosecutions' over Bloody Sunday shootings, officials say

Prosecutors confirm just one former British soldier will go on trial on suspicion of murder in connection to the 1972 shootings in which 13 people died

29/09/2020

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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei holds protest against Assange extradition

Weiwei claimed that the treatment of Assange bore similarities to the way Chinese authorities suppress dissidents.

28/09/2020

United Kingdom

Uber hails decision to allow it to carry on operating in London

Uber says the decision is recognition for its commitment to safety. But the association representing the UK capital’s traditional black cabs thinks it's a "disaster for London”. What do you think?

28/09/2020

My Europe Series

Brexit trade talks: How badly do Europe's exporters need a deal?

Many major European exporters to Britain have sounded cries of alarm on the urgent need for a new post-Brexit free trade agreement.

28/09/2020

United Kingdom

New phone app reminds people to 'mind the gap' and socially distance

A UK tech startup has developed an app called "Mind the Gap" to remind people of the need to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

27/09/2020

United Kingdom

How the UK's borrowing has ballooned since its coronavirus lockdown

New figures released by the UK's statistics agency on Friday show the country has been borrowing record levels of money over the summer

25/09/2020

United Kingdom

London shooting: Police officer shot dead at custody centre in Croydon

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 23-year-old man was detained at the scene.

25/09/2020