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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

Earth News

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

United Kingdom

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

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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

Earth News

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

United Kingdom

UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson sentenced to nine months in jail

Robinson, 36, was found guilty of contempt of court for breaching reporting restrictions by broadcasting a Facebook Live outside a sex grooming trial last year.

11/07/2019

World

Boris Johnson accused of throwing UK ambassador 'under the bus'

Boris Johnson in pole position to become the next UK Prime Minister and already is at the centre of a diplomatic storm. His underwhelming endorsement of Kim Darroch is believed to be a factor in Darroch's decision to resign as the British Ambassador to Washington.

11/07/2019

United Kingdom

RT tries to offer 'alternative view' of world affairs says presenter

Afshin Rattansi, who presents ‘Going Underground’ on RT, called the Media Freedom Conference a 'politicised charade' after the network was banned from attending.

11/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Queen insists she is 'more than capable' of planting tree

The UK's Queen Elizabeth II was offered help with the task, which she refused, saying: "No, no. I'm more than capable."

10/07/2019

United Kingdom

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