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Burberry's strategic changes see shares jump 13% on Tuesday morning

The new line features new takes on classic trench coats, with more contemporary cuts and patterns incorporated into the brand's distinct style.

17/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Divers discover human-sized jellyfish off Falmouth coast

Lizzie Daly and Dan Abbott, who discovered the specimen, estimated it to be around 1.5-metres-long — as large as the divers themselves.

17/07/2019

United Kingdom

Rare conjoined twins successfully separated in London

Safa and Marwa were born as craniopagus twins — joined at the head. They were separated in London after four operations and 55 hours of operating time.

17/07/2019

United Kingdom

Uphill battle: Welsh town wins record for world's steepest street

To qualify, Harlech had to prove that the street is a main thoroughfare commonly used by the public, fully surfaced and with buildings along it.

17/07/2019

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Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking entrance to concrete plant

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion on Tuesday 16 July disrupted London Concrete, the British capital's biggest supplier of ready-mixed concrete which supplies a major road tunnel project under the River Thames.

16/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: May greets England cricket team after World Cup triumph

In a final that left fans on the edge of their seats, England drew with New Zealand but secured their victory by virtue of scoring more boundaries.

16/07/2019

United Kingdom

No-deal Brexit looms larger as Johnson, Hunt say backstop 'dead'

Both candidates to become prime minister significantly hardened their position on Brexit saying the Northern Ireland backstop is “dead.”

16/07/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. To stop the potential "Jihadi Jacks" of the future, British Muslim converts need support ǀ View

The number of people converting to Islam in the UK is growing rapidly, but they often make headlines for all the wrong reasons.

16/07/2019

United Kingdom

Extinction Rebellion stages 5-day climate protest in 5 British cities

An environmental group brought boats to disrupt traffic in five British cities.

15/07/2019

United Kingdom

Environmentally sustainable aeroplane wing wins the MacRobert Award

The MacRobert Award, which is sometimes called the 'Engineering Oscars' is one of the UK's most renowned engineering prizes

15/07/2019

Living

Djokovic wins Wimbledon on a plant-based diet, but he’s not vegan

Novak Djokovic attributes his five Wimbledon titles to plant-based eating.

15/07/2019

United Kingdom

Bank of England celebrates 'outstanding' Alan Turing on new £50 note

"As the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, as well as war hero, Alan Turing’s contributions were far-ranging and path-breaking. Turing is a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand,” the Bank of England's governor said on Monday.

15/07/2019

United Kingdom

Djokovic wins fifth Wimbledon title against Federer

Djokovic wins fifth Wimbledon title against Federer

15/07/2019

Living

Top 7 organic restaurants in London

Looking for somewhere different to eat in London? We’ve got the low down on the best organic eateries in the city.

14/07/2019

United Kingdom

Pea shooting champion puffs a winner in world contest

Defending champion Ian Ashmeade won this year's world pea shooting contest in Cambridgeshire, England.

14/07/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit effect? Europe's populists back away from calls to leave the union

"The U.K. has begun a movement that will not be stopped," French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said the day after Britain voted to leave. Three years on, 'Frexit' is no longer on the National Rally's agenda.

14/07/2019

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Watch again: Final two make their pitches in bid to be UK's next PM

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have appeared at a Conservative Party hustings in Wyboston. Watch in full.

13/07/2019

United Kingdom

Police to investigate leak of ousted ambassador's telegram

British police on Friday said they had opened an investigation into a leak of confidential memos that led to the resignation of the British ambassador to Washington.

12/07/2019

United Kingdom

Explainer: What we know about Dubai princess' alleged escape to London

A London court will be the stage of an unusual legal battle between Dubai’s powerful ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and his estranged wife Princess Haya. Euronews answers on a case mired in secrecy.

12/07/2019

Europe Decoded

How is Nigel Farage's Brexit Party winning the social media battle?

Six weeks after the 2019 European Parliament elections, Nigel Farage’s party are still receiving far more interactions on their official social media pages than any other major UK political party.

12/07/2019

United Kingdom

Egypt asks for help from Interpol to retrieve Tutankhamun bust

The bust of the ancient Egyptian boy king was sold at auction on Thursday, despite speculation that it was stolen from a temple in Luxor.

12/07/2019

Living

An ancient family estate is putting the English into English tea

How is the changing climate affecting the home of the first English Tea Grown in England?

12/07/2019

Sport

Migrant stowaways hitch ride with Ferrari to British Grand Prix

Two migrants have been handed over to police after climbing aboard a Ferrari truck en route to the British Grand Prix from Calais.

12/07/2019

Business

Easyjet check-in staff to go on strike for two weeks this month

Some Easyjet check-in staff at Stansted Airport are set to go on strike for two weeks later this month.

12/07/2019

Business

Boris Johnson vows to support farmers in event of no-deal Brexit

Boris Johnson, the lead candidate to take on the UK's top job, has pledged to support British farmers in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

12/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: New exhibition in London documents rave scene and civil unrest

"You know, rave came about as a reaction to Thatcher's government."

11/07/2019