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Europe’s Largest Country Music Festival to return in March 2023

Line dancing, check shirts and Stetson hats. Oh, and whole lot of good foot-tapping, hip-thrusting tunes. That's only a small part of what's promised to be on show as fans look forward to gathering at Europe's biggest country music festival.

25/10/2022

United Kingdom

Who is soon-to-be UK PM Rishi Sunak and what does he stand for?

Sunak was born in the coastal city of Southampton as the son of African immigrant parents of Punjabi-Indian descent.

24/10/2022

Work

Can a 'blind' CV layout help break the stigma around career gaps?

Many working mums and former caretakers aren't telling their employers about their career breaks for fear of being passed over.

24/10/2022

Health news

Millions of people invited to join biggest UK health study

The goal of the study is to find new ways to prevent, detect, and treat different diseases.

24/10/2022

Culture news

The mythical creatures of Europe: The Green Man

For millennia, the Green Man has haunted the edges of English tradition. From its pagan origin to its Arthurian legend, the Green Man is always there.

24/10/2022

Money

What a Sunak premiership could mean for UK crypto

Earlier this year, Rishi Sunak pitched plans to turn the UK into a “crypto hub”.

24/10/2022

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak to become Britain's next prime minister

In his first public address, Sunak vowed to serve with "integrity and humility", saying the UK faces a profound "economic challenge".

24/10/2022

Culture news

Doctor Who Review: Old faces and convoluted endings

"A convoluted mess of an episode." Jodie Whittaker's final episode of Doctor Who.

24/10/2022

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak favourite to become new UK PM, as vote deadline nears

Challengers to become Britain's third prime minister in just seven weeks must get the support of 100 other Conservative Party MPs by 15:00 CET on Monday.

24/10/2022

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson confirms he won't join the race to become UK's next PM

"This is simply not the right time", said former PM Boris Johnson, as he announced that despite supposedly securing enough support among Tory MPs, he will not stand in the leadership contest.

23/10/2022

Culture news

Review: Peaky Blinders - The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

The official dance theatre show comes to London and brings the drama and shuffle of the Shelby family to a rapturous crowd.

22/10/2022

Europe Decoded

Fact-check: Are UK weapons being used against protesters in Iran?

Images shared online purport to show that UK-made tear gas, stun grenades and other weapons are being used against protesters in Iran. But is this the case?

21/10/2022

Green News

UK households offered discounts for off-peak energy use

The National Grid says that homes could get paid like ‘virtual power plants’ for avoiding energy use during peak times.

21/10/2022

United Kingdom

Lettuce rejoice as salad wins challenge and outlasts UK PM Liz Truss

In a bizarre challenge, a lettuce outlasted UK PM Liz Truss. Euronews spoke to the people behind the stunt.

21/10/2022

Food and Drink

Climate change could result in the UK becoming a major wine producer

In England, climate change is modifying the wine landscape. According to a study published in July, over the next 20 years rising temperatures will allow the cultivation of grape varieties that were usually grown in Burgundy or Alsace

21/10/2022

United Kingdom

Sunak favourite to be named new UK PM as Johnson bounces back

Will Johnson stage a comeback? Or will the UK premiership go to someone else?

20/10/2022

United Kingdom

How did Europe react to Liz Truss' resignation as UK PM?

She lasted just 45 days in office.

20/10/2022

Culture news

Euroviews. Liz Truss quits: rules for a 'Cultured' resignation speech

Lost for words Liz? Fear not, Euronews Culture is on standby to impart some advice so that the departing UK prime minister can leave the room with a modicum of dignity once her successor has been chosen... After all, when you’re a politician, that farewell moment isn’t one you want to mess up.

20/10/2022

My Europe Series

What's behind Liz Truss's downfall and the UK's political instability?

Commentators identify 'fantasy economics', the pursuit of ideology over pragmatism, the way the Tory party chooses its leaders — and the ongoing fallout from Brexit.

20/10/2022

Creators

This artist draws stunning photorealism with an ordinary ballpoint pen

Artist James Mylne spends hundreds of hours on each of his drawings. His preferred tool is a standard Bic ballpoint pen, leaving no room for mistakes, slips or smudges.

20/10/2022

United Kingdom

Liz Truss quits as UK PM after just 44 days in office

She is the shortest-serving PM in recent UK history.

20/10/2022

Art

LS Lowry's iconic painting remains in public hands after record sale

Going to the Match went for the most money a Lowry painting has ever sold for. It had been feared a private buyer would rob the public of seeing the masterpiece.

20/10/2022

United Kingdom

Truss government in meltdown as top minister quits and MPs squabble

There's renewed pressure on the UK's prime minister to go after a day of chaos that saw the interior minister quit, government confusion, and Tory squabbling in parliament.

20/10/2022

United Kingdom

Iran sanctions UK in tit-for-tat exchange over Mahsa Amini death

Iran blacklisted several British organisations and individuals on Wednesday, days after London slapped sanctions on the country's so-called morality police.

19/10/2022

Culture news

New TikTok platform turns anyone into a potential music producer

Simon Cowell, Max Martin and the social media platform team up to give everyone at home the tools to become a music producer.

19/10/2022

Travel News

UK axes tax-free shopping for international travellers

The government believes it could save more than €2 billion but tourism chiefs say the u-turn is a ‘hammer blow’ for the sector.

19/10/2022