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'UK's ten hottest years since 1884 have all occured this century'

This shows the UK's average temperatures in selected years. All its hottest years since 1884 have occurred this century.

31/07/2019

World

UK government response knife crime wave 'completely inadequate'

With over 44 thousand knife crime offences in England and Wales last year, the figures are the highest since records began.

31/07/2019

United Kingdom

UK PM Boris Johnson discusses Brexit conundrum in Northern Ireland

New UK prime minister Boris Johnson has held talks in Northern Ireland over trying to find a solution to the Irish backstop.

31/07/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Johnson and Trump both need a victory abroad. Pacifying the Middle East is unlikely to be it ǀ View

For the sake of his political survival, Boris Johnson needs to make a mark on the world stage. Derided as a buffoon or worse, he is likely to look beyond Europe for a way to secure his legacy.

30/07/2019

United Kingdom

Greta Thunberg to hitch ride across Atlantic on high-speed racing boat

Greta Thunberg to hitch ride across Atlantic on high-speed racing boat

30/07/2019

Business

Dominic Raab on Brexit: EU position is 'stubborn'

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that on the EU side the UK saw a 'stubborn' position and Britain might end up leaving on WTO terms.

29/07/2019

United Kingdom

Pound sinks as Boris Johnson pushes UK closer to no-deal Brexit

Sterling fell to a two-year low as the new prime minister said the Brexit divorce deal was dead and the UK would leave without one unless the EU renegotiated.

29/07/2019

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World Thumb Wrestling Championships held in eastern England

The unusual sport is played in rounds at the Lock's Inn pub in Beccles, Suffolk, on a wooden board that resembles a small wrestling ring

29/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Contestants battle it out at the World Thumb War Championships

The female thumb war champion spot was claimed by Janet Coleman, better known as 'Nanny Thumb'.

29/07/2019

Economy

No-deal Brexit impact would ‘ripple on for years’, reports warn

Separate reports from the UK’s CBI and the Institute for Government contain detailed advice for Boris Johnson’s new administration.

29/07/2019

United Kingdom

Johnson's Scotland visit exposes divisions over Brexit, independence

Despite a cash pledge to boost growth, the new prime minister's readiness for a no-deal Brexit is under fire in the pro-EU nation.

29/07/2019

United Kingdom

Army bomb experts sent to Northern Irish town

Police suspect dissident Republican terrorists of planting a viable device to deliberately target police officers.

27/07/2019

United Kingdom

PM Boris Johnson pledges new high-speed Manchester-Leeds railway line

Fresh from taking office this week, new UK prime minister Boris Johnson announced that his government would fund a new high-speed rail route between Manchester and Leeds.

27/07/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson has got the Brexit band back together — will they succeed?

Analysis: The new prime minister has assembled a Cabinet dominated by hard-line Brexit supporters. Will they succeed where Theresa May failed?

27/07/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Apprenticeships can help businesses in hard times - and even survive a no-deal Brexit ǀ View

Could apprenticeships help businesses to navigate the turbulent waters ahead? As we can assess from the ONS data, many companies already see the value in hiring apprentices.

26/07/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Self-reporting of corporate wrongdoing should be further encouraged ǀ View

Encouraging the self-reporting of corporate wrongdoing and motivating responsible corporate citizens has a number of significant benefits.

26/07/2019

United Kingdom

London Comic-Con kicks off with new Star Wars Zone

A bevvy of actors from some of the most iconic films and television series will attend the three-day event in the British capital.

26/07/2019

United Kingdom

What is the Irish backstop and why does Boris Johnson want it ditched?

The new prime minister says the disputed border guarantee which is a key part of the withdrawal deal threatens the UK's independence and self-respect.

26/07/2019

Sport

Arsenal's Ozil and Kolasinac escape knife-wielding attackers

Arsenal's Ozil and Kolasinac escape knife-wielding attackers

26/07/2019

World

Boris Johnson's demands are 'unacceptable', says EU's Michel Barnier

Boris Johnson's demands are unacceptable, says EU's Michel Barnier

25/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: This garden is thriving in the heatwave, without any water

Some of the plants have gone without water since the garden was created in 1992.

25/07/2019

United Kingdom

'UK will be greatest place on Earth after Brexit', says new PM Johnson

The UK's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson painted an idyllic picture of his "green, clean, prosperous, confident and ambitious" vision of the UK's post-Brexit future, saying it would be "the greatest place on Earth".

25/07/2019

World

Johnson will call General Election before October 31, says Welsh MEP

A Welsh Brexit Party MEP has told Euronews he believes Boris Johnson will call a General Election before the Brexit deadline of October 31st. Nathan Gill said he believed it would happen on Thursday October 24th

25/07/2019

Green News

Watch | The garden that hasn't been watered in almost 30 years

Until 1992, the site of this botanic beauty was a car park.

25/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Climate change protesters bid to stop incoming PM Boris Johnson

Watch: Climate change protesters bid to stop incoming PM Boris Johnson

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Who got the top jobs in Boris Johnson's new government?

Sajid Javid is promoted, Priti Patel and Dominic Raab are reinstated while Jeremy Hunt is out. Here's what you need to know about the key appointments in Boris Johnson's government.

24/07/2019