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The Kitchen

Sausage pasta recipe by British Chef Stevie Parle | The Kitchen

"This is one of the easiest pasta sauces I know and I often use it as a fall-back family meal."

14/12/2021

Travel News

The UK removes all 11 countries from its red list for travel

11 African countries will be removed from the UK's red list, as Omicron takes over as the dominant variant in London.

14/12/2021

Nature

Bumblebees are dying - but could solar parks save them?

Turning solar farms into meadows could quadruple bumblebee numbers - spreading their pollinator services far and wide.

14/12/2021

My Europe Series

Brexit-voting areas of UK have highest COVID-19 death rate - study

New research suggests that people who voted Brexit are far more susceptible to anti-vax sentiment.

14/12/2021

United Kingdom

UK: MPs vote for new COVID measures, amid rebellion against PM Johnson

One Labour MP said the Conservative rebellion against the UK government "is a reflection of the shattered authority of Boris Johnson".

14/12/2021

United Kingdom

Prosecutors say Anne Sacoolas to face UK court over Harry Dunn death

Prosecutors say Anne Sacoolas to face UK court over Harry Dunn death

13/12/2021

Art

Banksy designs t-shirts to help Bristol's Colston statue defendants

The world-famous street artist sold the design in stores across the city for £25 each to raise money for the four protestors charged with criminal damage over the disposal of a slave trader statue during a Black Lives Matter march.

13/12/2021

Culture news

Meet the rock photographer who put The Charlatans in a lake

Tony (AJ) Barratt travelled the world photographing music's most influential artists for over a decade. Here, we explore some of his best shots and the stories behind them.

12/12/2021

United Kingdom

Johnson under fire for leaked photo of Christmas quiz during COVID

UK PM Boris Johnson is under fire after a photo was published of him leading a Christmas quiz last year when social mixing was not allowed.

12/12/2021

Experiences

Fed up of wrapping? Gift your loved ones an experience this Christmas

Don’t bother with presents this year, spend some quality time together and gift someone an experience instead.

12/12/2021

United Kingdom

Omicron could cause tens of thousands of deaths in England, study says

The Omicron variant could cause nearly 75,000 additional deaths in England by the end of April if additional virus measures are not taken, researchers said.

11/12/2021

United Kingdom

UK warns of 'severe cost' if Russia invades Ukraine after G7 meeting

The UK warned Russia that any "incursion into Ukraine that would carry a severe cost" after G7 foreign ministers met in Liverpool.

11/12/2021

United Kingdom

'Travesty of justice': Assange can be extradited to US, rules UK court

The US government has provided guarantees that the Wikileaks founder will not be held in one of America's notoriously-violent 'supermax' prisons.

10/12/2021

United Kingdom

Boris and Carrie Johnson announce arrival of a baby girl

The baby is a sister to Wilfred, who was born in April 2020.

09/12/2021

Climate

Green flights are possible but government policy is holding us back

We speak to Transport & Environment on how the innovation that will make flying green is being held back by government policy.

09/12/2021

My Europe Series

Aye, have a dream: Scotland's renewed foreign policy push

“When the choice for Scotland is a pro-European, EU member state, independent Scotland, or a Boris Johnson Little Brexit Britain, I think people will vote yes [to independence]."

09/12/2021

United Kingdom

UK PM announces new virus measures amid Omicron fears

Vaccine passports will be introduced in nightclubs and places with large crowds, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

08/12/2021

Green News

Is the UK illegally subsidising fossil fuel companies?

Britain's treasury received around £248 million (€289 million) from oil and gas production in 2020/21.

08/12/2021

Culture news

Empress Josephine Bonaparte's 'highly rare' tiaras sell for €710,000

Both headpieces are set with gemstones engraved with classical heads, several of which are possibly dating back to the Roman era, as early as 100 BC, and were designed to be worn together.

08/12/2021

No Comment

Migrant puppet in London as border control debated

A giant puppet of a Syrian refugee child created to symbolize millions of displaced children arrived on Tuesday in Parliament Square in London, as lawmakers debated a new bill on border control.

08/12/2021

United Kingdom

UK and Canada join planned diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Boris Johnson said he was against a full boycott but stated that UK officials would not attend the games.

08/12/2021

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson 'furious' over staff lockdown party claims

Downing Street has denied a Christmas party was held and Johnson has insisted no rules were broken.

08/12/2021

Green News

Euroviews. How regenerative agriculture could 'totally transform' fashion

For World Soil Day, Arizona Muse takes us through the surprising power of the ground beneath our feet.

07/12/2021

Nature

Free trees are being handed out to the entire population in Wales

People who cannot take part in the scheme can choose for a free tree to be planted on their behalf.

07/12/2021

United Kingdom

UK abandoned its supporters in Afghanistan, says whistleblower

A former Foreign Office employee has stated that only 5% of Afghan nationals who applied to flee under one UK programme received help.

07/12/2021

Culture news

Abdulrazak Gurnah receives his Nobel Literature Prize in London

British novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, received his medal on Monday in London.

07/12/2021