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British house mock-up "sinks" in Thames in climate protest

Extinction Rebellion staged the protest as parts of northern and central England were struggling with the aftermath of floods that began last week when severe storms brought a month's rainfall in less than 24 hours.

10/11/2019

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UK braced for more flooding

Severe flood warnings have been issued in England as flooding continues to force people from their homes

10/11/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: UK Royal Family leads annual Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day honours the sacrifice of British troops involved in the two World Wars and later conflicts.

10/11/2019

Living

How to eat with the seasons: A complete guide

Should we be eating fruits and vegetables in season to reduce our carbon footprint and improve our health?

10/11/2019

Cult

National Gallery exhibition displays single Da Vinci painting

"The Virgin of the Rocks" was once displayed in a church in Milan that has since been destroyed.

09/11/2019

Living

What are the best vegan and vegetarian sausages?

The supermarket shelves have been flooded with new veggie sausages, we tested them out so you don't have to.

08/11/2019

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London's €21bn Crossrail delayed again until at least 2021

The east-west rail link, one of Europe’s most ambitious engineering projects, has been repeatedly delayed and could now cost an €750m.

08/11/2019

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Torrential rain causes floods in northern England

Torrential rain in Yorkshire caused the banks of the River Don to burst onto roadways, affecting traffic in Sheffield and Rotherham.

08/11/2019

United Kingdom

SNP election launch pledges pact to 'block' Brexit and Boris Johnson

The SNP, which has run Scotland’s government since 2007, promised a bill to stop the NHS being a "bargaining chip" in post-Brexit trade talks.

08/11/2019

Business

Facebook says doctored UK election video wouldn't break its ad rules

A video posted to the Facebook page of the Conservative Party appears to show shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer unable to answer a question from a TV show host - but this has been doctored.

08/11/2019

United Kingdom

Briton who fought ISIS in Syria jailed for four years

Ayden James, 28, was convicted about his 2017 stay in an Iraqi base held by the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the UK.

07/11/2019

Living

Why clothes swaps could be the antidote to fast fashion

Clothes swapping could be the future of sustainable fashion- we have found 5 of the best clothes swap events in London this November.

07/11/2019

United Kingdom

'Unite to Remain': UK parties form anti-Brexit election pact

The pact, which does not include the largest opposition party, Labour, is expected to hold for some 60 of the 650 seats up for grabs in the House of Commons.

07/11/2019

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Five people injured as roof of London theatre partially collapses

Several injuries were reported and more than a thousand people evacuated after the roof of a theatre in London's West End partially collapsed during a play.

07/11/2019

United Kingdom

Dutch, UK police find 31 people in lorries in two separate operations

Wiltshire police recovered 15 people in a lorry in Wednesday while their Dutch counterparts found 16 people in a truck about to board a ferry.

07/11/2019

Business

Sterling to get post-election blues if Labour wins majority: poll

A Reuters poll has found that sterling would bounce in the case of a Conservative win in the UK election, whereas a Labour win would see the opposite.

07/11/2019

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UK general election 2019: What are the main parties promising?

Political parties are still in the process of writing their election manifestos - but here are the pledges made so far.

07/11/2019

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Labour deputy and Corbyn critic Tom Watson standing down as MP

Watson had long been a thorn in the side for the Labour left.

06/11/2019

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UK election prompts surge in young voter registration

There has been a surge in registration among voters aged under 25 since Boris Johnson announced Britain would be holding a snap general election on December 12.

06/11/2019

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Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge to police protest ban

Extinction Rebellion climate-change activists won a legal challenge in London's High Court on Wednesday (November 6) against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its "Autumn Uprising" in the British capital in October.

06/11/2019

United Kingdom

Police ban on Extinction Rebellion was unlawful says High Court

Police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests was unlawful says High Court

06/11/2019

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Burning crosses and Boris Johnson effigy light up Lewes bonfire night

Costumed processions and bonfires mark the foiling of Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605, and the memory of Lewes' Protestant martyrs.

06/11/2019

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Game on: UK election rivals trade blows on first day of campaigning

Britons will go to the polls in a snap election on December 12.

06/11/2019

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Watch: UK charity struggles to meet demand for children's shoes

A UK charity that donates school shoes to children around the world is receiving requests closer to home. Shoes are distributed through baby banks or often requested by concerned teachers.

05/11/2019

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Euroviews. Britain’s post-Brexit survival depends on being more open to the world – by promoting tourism ǀ View

The UK general election in December shouldn’t just be about Brexit. It should be about how we cushion the effects of Brexit, if and when we leave - and even if we don’t.

05/11/2019

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Rees-Mogg: Grenfell fire victims lacked 'common sense'

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been widely criticised after suggesting the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in the UK lacked "common sense".

05/11/2019