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'I’m embarrassed for England': Peter Hook on UK's political chaos

Brexit Will Tear Us Apart (Again).

04/05/2019

Living

Jasmine Hemsley shares her wellness and beauty routine

A champion of Ayurveda, Jasmine Hemsley has inspired a global audience to shift their perspective on food and lifestyle.

04/05/2019

United Kingdom

Prince Harry cancels trip to Amsterdam as world awaits royal baby

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said the revised schedule was due to "logistical planning".

03/05/2019

United Kingdom

Heckler asks UK PM Theresa May to resign after heavy election defeat

"Why don't you resign? We don't want you," a heckler told May on Friday as she prepared to address the Welsh Conservative Conference.

03/05/2019

United Kingdom

AIDS drugs reduce transmission to 'zero', study finds

Nearly 1,000 gay male couples across Europe took part in the eight-year study.

03/05/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Biodegradable bags are not truly biodegradable, new study says

The study examined the degradation of five plastic bag materials widely available from high street retailers in the UK.

03/05/2019

Living

Why the new Harrods charity shop is an ode to sustainable fashion

The luxury department store has launched a pop-up store in collaboration with the NSPCC

03/05/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. It’s time the UK government took its duty to the Good Friday Agreement seriously ǀ View

In an open letter to Home Secretary Sajid Javid, campaigner Emma DeSouza calls on the UK government to uphold the rights of Northern Ireland-born Irish citizens, something it is duty-bound to do as a guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement.

03/05/2019

United Kingdom

Conservatives and Labour suffer big losses in local elections

Britain's two biggest parties — Conservative and Labour — suffered big losses in Thursday's local elections in England and Northern Ireland, according to partial results from the BBC.

03/05/2019

United Kingdom

Yowza! Scrabble stays on fleek with 3,000 new words to its dictionary

The popular board game has added nearly 3,000 new words to its dictionary including "fleek" and "yowza".

02/05/2019

United Kingdom

Shrimps, drugs and rocks ‘n’ blow: Cocaine found in UK river wildlife

Traces of cocaine, pesticides, and other illicit drugs were found in freshwater shrimps in Suffolk, UK.

02/05/2019

Eco-Innovation

Bentley motors builds the UK’s largest solar-powered car port

The luxury car firm have announced that UK based manufacturing will be solar-powered from now on.

02/05/2019

United Kingdom

Theresa May fires Defense Secretary after investigation into 5G leaks

PM Theresa May fired Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson after an investigation into government leaks about China's Huawei and Britain's new 5G network

02/05/2019

United Kingdom

Canine companions take centre stage on day of local UK elections

Voters have taken to the polls for local elections across the UK, but its the voters' companions that are generating the most attention

02/05/2019

Living

Our favourite zero-waste, organic and bulk store in London

A curated guide to shopping eco-friendly groceries in London.

02/05/2019

United Kingdom

Julian Assange refuses to surrender to US extradition at court hearing

The extradition hearing comes a day after the WikiLeaks co-founder was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching bail conditions in the UK.

02/05/2019

United Kingdom

UK police say Huawei leak does not amount to criminal offence

UK police said that a leak from a National Security Council meeting does not amount to a criminal offence,

01/05/2019

United Kingdom

A view of a bird's eye: seagulls photobomb traffic cameras

Giving a more literal meaning to Transport for London's "bird's eye view" of traffic, seagulls photobomb traffic camera.

01/05/2019

United Kingdom

Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in UK prison for bail breach

London's Southwark Crown Court sentenced WikLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his UK bail conditions seven years ago

01/05/2019

United Kingdom

'We need to end this uncertainty,' UK PM tells MP panel on Brexit

Brexit is back: Theresa May takes questions on the country's exit from the EU from a parliamentary committee after MPs largely ignored the issue.

01/05/2019

United Kingdom

Julian Assange 50-week jail term for bail breach ‘an outrage’

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions.

01/05/2019

United Kingdom

A blaze burnt a small portion of Winnie the Pooh's forest

Famed for being featured in AA Milnes' Winnie the Pooh tales, Ashdown forest was devastated by a blaze on Sunday night.

30/04/2019

United Kingdom

UK's opposition will back second Brexit vote under certain conditions

The governing body of Britain's main opposition Labour Party decided today (Tuesday) to back a second Brexit referendum... but only under certain conditions.

30/04/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: UK mill weaves biodegradable fabric to challenge fast fashion

The process involves no synthetic chemicals meaning the fabrics won't go to landfill at the end of their lives.

30/04/2019

United Kingdom

Football manager hailed for act of sportsmanship in bizarre game

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has been hailed for an act of sportsmanship that also ended hope of his team being promoted to the Premier League.

29/04/2019

United Kingdom

UK police ask rape victims for social media content on mobile phones

Campaigners have pledged to fight a move by British police to ask crime victims to hand over their mobile phones and social media passwords to investigators.

29/04/2019