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Watch: Olafur Eliasson's exhibition engages viewers with nature

"When you step into a museum you don't step out of the real world into sort of a dream world. You actually step even closer. It's like seeing reality in a higher definition, in higher granularity," he insists.

10/07/2019

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Feel, taste and smell it: New exhibition aims to stimulate your senses

Visitors don't just view the new London exhibition devoted to Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. They also feel, smell and taste it.

10/07/2019

United Kingdom

Amazon Alexa and NHS partnership poses security concerns, experts say

Amazon is teaming up with the UK's National Health Service, which will allow Alexa to provide verified medical advice. But privacy experts worry about the lack of security for those using the service.

10/07/2019

United Kingdom

UK's ambassador to the US resigns after row over leaked Trump emails

"The current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like," Darroch wrote in his resignation letter.

10/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch again: UK PM May thanks Darroch for 'lifetime service'

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May thanked Sir Kim Darroch for his "lifetime service" to the UK on Wednesday after the Foreign Office announced he had resigned as ambassador to the US following a diplomatic cables leak.

10/07/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The BBC is closing the gender pay gap. Now it must deal with the ethnic pay chasm ǀ View

Of the 75 highest-earning stars at the BBC, nearly half are now women. But if the gender pay gap was a scandal, the ethnic pay gap is a disgrace.

10/07/2019

United Kingdom

UK's Johnson and Hunt clash over Brexit,Trump in first TV debate

The two contenders expressed differing views on how to deal with US President Donald Trump amid a leaked memos scandal.

09/07/2019

United Kingdom

UK MPs back same-sex marriage and abortion moves for Northen Ireland

The UK parliament on Tuesday backed amendments that would compel the government to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland and liberalise abortion if the country is unable to re-establish its own devolved government by October 21.

09/07/2019

United Kingdom

Corbyn says new UK PM must put Brexit plan to second referendum

In a letter to party members, he added that Labour would campaign in favour of remain to stop a no-deal Brexit or what he called a “damaging Tory Brexit”.

09/07/2019

United Kingdom

Sir David Attenborough: 'Radical change needed on climate change'

Sir David Attenborough faced questions from British MPs during a parliamentary committee on climate change.

09/07/2019

Living

3 artists paying tribute to recycling at Masterpiece London

I spent an afternoon at Masterpiece London and found 3 artists that boast sustainability credentials.

08/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: UK sculpture display brings art to the people

Frieze Sculpture, the art fair's annual outdoor exhibition features towering sculptures created by more than 20 international artists.

08/07/2019

Living

EXCLUSIVE: Grace Beverley on her game-changing sustainable activewear

With 1 million followers and counting, the social media influencer turned business woman unveils her new sustainably sourced gymwear.

08/07/2019

United Kingdom

British Airways faces fine of more than €200 million over data breach

After roughly 500,000 users' data was compromised in 2018, British Airways faces a fine of £183.39 million (€204.6) by the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

08/07/2019

United Kingdom

UK Leadership race: Boris is frontrunner with 2 weeks to go

Polls put former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson streets ahead of his rival, current Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt with backing from 74 percent of the party.

08/07/2019

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London, Bupadest celebrate LGBT rights with Pride parades

Thousands of people turned out to celebrate LGBT rights in London and Budapest's Pride parades. This year marked 50 years since the Stonewall uprising in New York, a protest that changed the face of the gay rights movement worldwide.

07/07/2019

United Kingdom

London regrets leak of memos calling Trump administration "inept"

Britain expressed its regrets to Washington on Monday for the leak of confidential memos in which its ambassador described US President Donald Trump's administration as "dysfunctional" and "inept".

07/07/2019

United Kingdom

First British female medical students get degrees 150 years later

The "Edinburgh Seven" enrolled at university in 1869 but were prevented from graduating and qualifying as doctors after pressure and discrimination from their male peers.

06/07/2019

Living

Clean Beauty Insiders, the natural beauty content platform in the know

In conversation with pioneering bloggers, formulators and entrepreneurs Dominika and Elsie on launching their brand BYBI.

06/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Thousands take to streets of British capital for Pride Parade

This year's edition marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that brought the issue of gay rights to the attention of the world.

06/07/2019

United Kingdom

Duke and Duchess of Sussex release pictures of Archie's christening

Revellers gathered outside Windsor Castle in the UK on Saturday morning as reports circulated that Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, or baby Archie, would be christened there.

06/07/2019

Living

From Brighton to London: The first zero waste restaurant in the UK

Silo is starting a sustainable restaurant trend that's starting to spread all over the world.

06/07/2019

Living

How to recreate the Duchess of Cambridge's Wimbledon Bright Whites

Get the Duchess of Cambridge's monochrome look from these sustainable brands

05/07/2019

Eco-Innovation

We tried a new train journey that can take you into the past

The new touring route, crossing the west of England between Bristol and London, reveals thousands of years of human history.

05/07/2019

United Kingdom

Residents of Welsh village could be Britain's first climate refugees

An official report suggested Fairbourne, in northern Wales, should be decommissioned by 2045 as it is being threatened by rising seawaters.

04/07/2019

Green News

Tried and tested: Was Glastonbury Festival 2019 really plastic-free?

I visited the UK's most iconic music festival that decided to ban plastic this year! Did they achieve their goal?

04/07/2019