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Cut-price designer shop catering to boom in green fashion

All Good Things has a living wall behind the till to emphasise its sustainability message.

09/12/2019

United Kingdom

EU citizens criticise Boris Johnson's 'xenophobic' migration comment

EU citizens have been able to treat the UK as though "it’s basically part of their own country" for too long, British PM Boris Johnson said on Sunday.

09/12/2019

United Kingdom

Is Boris Johnson telling the truth on Northern Ireland border checks?

The UK prime minister has been called out as wrong for saying there will be no checks on goods between Britain and Northern Ireland after Brexit.

09/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK's former most wanted handed 33 life sentences for sex attacks

A huge manhunt was launched to find Joseph McCann, who had embarked on a string of horrific attacks after being released from prison.

09/12/2019

United Kingdom

Johnson nervous as election looms, despite Conservative lead in polls

Polls still put the Conservatives above Labour - but such polls largely failed to predict the 2016 referendum result or Theresa May losing her majority in the 2017 snap election.

09/12/2019

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Glasgow's streets filled with Santas for annual charity run

The streets of Glasgow's city centre were painted red on Sunday with thousands of runners dressed as Santa Claus.

08/12/2019

United Kingdom

Reddit: Classified UK-US document leak linked to Russian operation

Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed as “belated conspiracy theories” claims that his party has benefited from classified UK-US trade documents that were leaked online.

07/12/2019

United Kingdom

Leaders' debate: Johnson clashes with Corbyn over Brexit and more

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his rival Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn clashed over Brexit, security, fake news, and more in a leaders' debate six days before voters go to the polls.

06/12/2019

United Kingdom

Former Conservative PM breaks party ranks to urge vote against Brexit

The UK's former prime minister Sir John Major has broken Conservative Party ranks to encourage voters to back candidates that aren't supportive of Brexit, ie: not the Conservatives.

06/12/2019

United Kingdom

Former UK most wanted man found guilty of 37 charges, including rape

Serial rapist Joseph McCann, once the most wanted man in the UK, was found guilty on Friday of 37 charges at his trial in Old Bailey, including rapes against women and children and kidnapping.

06/12/2019

United Kingdom

Labour plans to 'fiddle' referendum with EU nationals vote, says UK PM

Johnson accuses Labour of 'fiddling' second Brexit referedum by giving vote to EU nationals

06/12/2019

World

Hard left? Anti-Semitic? Truly for the many? Where are Labour now?

The Labour Party: Who are the main rivals to the poll-leading Conservatives', and how do they plan to take the country forward?

06/12/2019

United Kingdom

London police arrest 20 people in large human trafficking bust

Police in the UK have arrested 20 people on suspicion of human trafficking and modern slavery following an invesitgation in London.

05/12/2019

United Kingdom

Liberal Democrats hope tactical voting will win them Conservative seat

"I honestly believe we can win this seat because there are so many Labour voters here that are saying to me, yes, I'm voting Liberal Democrat because I want to get that rotten conservative government out of Number 10," candidate Paula Ferguson told Euronews.

05/12/2019

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London architests showcase sustainable gingerbread city of the future

Architects in London have traded in the usual concrete and wood for biscuits and dough in order to create The Gingerbread City - a futuristic city made of edible treats.

05/12/2019

United Kingdom

Johnson wants to take Brexit bill back to parliament before Christmas

Johnson will not have impressed any vegetarians with his latest election promise.

05/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK election: What’s the state of play with a week to go?

The election campaign has been peppered with wild promises and accusations of deceit, lies and abuse. Can opposition parties overhaul Boris Johnson’s opinion poll lead?

05/12/2019

United Kingdom

Four Brexit Party MEPs resign a week before election

Four Brexit Party MEPs are set to resign in a move to support Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, just a week before a snap election in the UK.

05/12/2019

United Kingdom

Split over Europe: Will Conservatives suffer through lack of unity?

Since the 2016 Brexit vote, the Conservatives have seen it as their mission to get Brexit done, putting them on a collision course with a frequently-hostile public.

05/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK Liberal Democrats could back Labour to force a second Brexit vote

"I will vote for legislation to pass a people's vote, of course I will, and I would have done that under the previous Conservative government, just as I would do under any other government," she said referring to a second referendum on membership of the European Union proposed by Labour.

05/12/2019

United Kingdom

Former Labour MP urges voters to back Tories to 'stop Corbyn being PM'

A former Labour Party MP has urged voters to back the opposition Conservative Party in the upcoming general election in order to "stop Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister".

04/12/2019

United Kingdom

Turner Prize 2019: Award shared between four nominees for first time

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, and Tai Shani won the Turner Prize - a highly coveted arts award in the UK - after forming a collective in the name of "solidarity".

04/12/2019

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Queen Elizabeth hosts NATO leaders at Buckingham Palace

NATO leaders attended a reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, December 3, amid a special NATO summit held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the alliance.

04/12/2019

United Kingdom

Trump slams Trudeau as 'two-faced' over video apparently mocking him

US President Donald Trump slammed Justin Trudeau as “two-faced” after a video emerged showing the Canadian Prime Minister and other world leaders apparently mocking him.

04/12/2019

World

'NATO will declare that space is a new domain', says former official

Underneath the sparring, the fundamentals of the organisation remain strong, argues Jamie Shea, who is Senior Fellow at the Friends of Europe think tank.

04/12/2019

Living

This fashion brand called Gatsby's is dressing generations of men

All while donating 15% of its sales to charity. There are no frivolous parties here.

03/12/2019