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Mobility

EV for the masses? This electric ‘car-bike’ aims to shake things up

Stand out from the crowd and roll around town in this electric car-bike, the brainchild of a UK start-up hoping to democratise EVs.

10/07/2022

United Kingdom

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan beats Ons Jabeur to win Wimbledon title

Elena Rybakina, 23, is the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title, beating the Tunisian in three sets 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

09/07/2022

United Kingdom

Crowded field as flood of Conservatives enter race to succeed Johnson

Several Cabinet ministers are bidding to be Conservative Party leader and therefore the next UK prime minister after the scandal-hit Boris Johnson agreed to quit.

09/07/2022

Green News

Just Stop Oil: Who are the protesters attacking artwork?

The group has gripped the headlines once again this week with mixed responses to their climate change protests.

09/07/2022

United Kingdom

Prince Harry can take newspaper defamation case to trial, rules judge

Some of the newspaper's article about Harry's bid for UK police protection was defamatory, the court ruled.

08/07/2022

Art

Why has a version of Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' In The Wind' sold for €1.7m?

A newly recorded version of the Bob Dylan classic 'Blowin in the Wind' has sold for £1.5m (€1.7m) at a Christie's auction in London. But why did it go for so much?

08/07/2022

United Kingdom

UK opposition leader cleared of breaking COVID lockdown rules

He had said he would step down if police had issued him with a fine.

08/07/2022

Europe News

Women's Euro: UEFA launches platform to spot abusive online comments

The new platform works through a combination of automated scanning and human review.

08/07/2022

Travel News

Urgent warning for BA passengers to check whether flight is cancelled

The UK’s largest airline says that more flight cancellations are coming this summer - but a strike threat at Heathrow has been lifted.

07/07/2022

Green News

UK energy bills to drop thanks to record investment
 in wind and solar

UK renewables will generate electricity four times cheaper than gas, figures from the latest government auction show.

07/07/2022

United Kingdom

Who could replace Boris Johnson as UK prime minister?

With Boris Johnson now stepping down, we take a look at his likely replacements.

07/07/2022

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson resigns but stays in power until his successor is chosen

Among the possible candidates to succeed Johnson: former Health Secretary Sajid Javid, former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.

07/07/2022

United Kingdom

London says 'no' to Scotland over new independence vote

Nicola Sturgeon said that Scottish democracy 'will not be a prisoner' to Boris Johnson or any other British prime minister.

06/07/2022

Sport

Women's Euro 2022 tournament kicks off in England

Sixteen teams are competing in four pools, with the Russian side disqualified after the invasion of Ukraine.

06/07/2022

Health news

Taking vitamin D supplements? Overdosing may have dire consequences

Doctors warn that cases of vitamin D overdose are on the rise as over-the-counter supplements gain in popularity. One man in the UK found out the hard way.

06/07/2022

United Kingdom

Why have the Conservatives fallen out of love with Boris Johnson?

The last few months have been a conveyor belt of crises for Britain’s Conservative Party and its ever-erratic leader Boris Johnson, with the Tories seemingly lurching from one scandal to the next.

06/07/2022

United Kingdom

Defiant Boris Johnson refuses to quit despite a flood of resignations

Three dozen Members of Parliament from Johnson's own Conservative Party have quit their government jobs, and cabinet ministers tell him he must go - but he refuses.

06/07/2022

Culture news

Who are these people? A London museum needs your help

A search has been launched for members of Britain's so-called 'Windrush generation' of Caribbean migrants who featured in photos long thought to have been lost

06/07/2022

Health news

‘Hangover cure’ pill launches in the UK: What you need to know

A new supplement said to break down alcohol in the gut is on sale in the UK. But will it really work, and what are the implications of having a readily available "hangover cure" on the market?

05/07/2022

United Kingdom

Two key ministers quit UK government in major blow to Boris Johnson

The resignations happened within minutes of each other.

05/07/2022

Health news

Drones to fly chemotherapy drugs in ‘world first’ UK trial

Drones will deliver essential chemotherapy drugs in half an hour to patients on the Isle of Wight, as part of a new trial in England.

05/07/2022

My Europe Series

Brexit damage: Is EU exit now hitting UK's economy harder than COVID?

For the first time, economists are disentangling the harm done by Brexit under the terms Boris Johnson negotiated with the EU, from that wrought by the pandemic.

05/07/2022

Art

This 25-year-old artist creates incredible drawings on a typewriter

James Cook, a 25-year old- artist based in London, creates incredibly detailed drawings using typewriters. But why does he choose to draw using this dated machine?

05/07/2022

Culture news

Meet the artist behind the 'Hell' bus at Glastonbury

The (s)Hell Bus, Action Man with PTSD, and "Not Piss" mugs. Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives: the political artist fighting the establishment with humour.

05/07/2022

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Racers aim to be a cut above the rest at annual lawnmower championship

Racers aim to be a cut above the rest at annual lawnmower championships. Ready, set, mow... the annual lawnmowers World Championships took place in Heddington, Wiltshire over the 2nd and 3rd July.

04/07/2022

Mobility

Amazon to swap vans with e-cargo bikes and on-foot delivery staff

Your Amazon parcels could soon come with a lower carbon footprint.

04/07/2022