United Kingdom Schools closed and exams scrapped as England enters third lockdown In the first lockdown schools and colleges were given little more than 48 hours to set up remote education. This time they are much better prepared, according to the Association of School and College Leaders. 05/01/2021
United Kingdom The UK is struggling badly against COVID-19 — here's why and how The four nations of the UK are up against a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19, which appears to reached all areas of the nation. Its strategy now relies mostly on the vaccine. 05/01/2021
United Kingdom Spanish workers in Gibraltar cautiously optimistic after Schengen deal Alfredo Valencia, a Spanish citizen who has worked in Gibraltar for 12 years is cautiously celebrating the preliminary post-Brexit border agreement that he hopes is "going to knock down the Gibraltar Gate". 05/01/2021
World Alastair Campbell slams UK government for mixed messaging over COVID Government responses to the pandemic have been very different across Europe and the UK's has been driven by populism, according to political strategist and author Alastair Campbell. 05/01/2021
United Kingdom Explainer: Who's Julian Assange and why do US want to extradite him? The UK's High Court has overturned a ruling stopping Julian Assange's extradition to the United States after a long-running saga. Here's the back story. 04/01/2021
Green News Giant pandas could be set to leave UK after zoo loses €2m in lockdown Edinburgh Zoo is facing tough decisions as closures last summer had a 'huge financial impact'. 04/01/2021
United Kingdom Boris Johnson announces new national lockdown for England All primary and secondary schools have been ordered to close and people told to stay at home. 04/01/2021
United Kingdom Is Julian Assange's extradition ruling a victory for free speech? Alan Rusbridger, the former editor-in-chief of the British newspaper, The Guardian, says the US case against Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange should be a concern to all journalists. 04/01/2021
United Kingdom Scotland announces another nationwide lockdown beginning at midnight The lockdown is the first of 2021 for Scotland as it and the wider UK struggles to control the new variant of COVID-19. 04/01/2021
United Kingdom Julian Assange's lawyers to ask for his release from prison A British judge ruled on Monday that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US due to concerns for his mental health - and now his lawyers are seeking for his release. 04/01/2021
United Kingdom UK inoculates first patient with Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine The UK began distributing the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Monday after becoming the first country to authorise it. 04/01/2021
Green News Euroviews. Why are black people more likely to be exposed to toxic air pollution? Francisca Rockey considers the role of environmental racism in the death of 9-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. 04/01/2021
United Kingdom UK opens 20 COVID-19 testing sites for France-bound hauliers Thousands of hauliers were stranded in the UK last week after France demanded they show a negative #COVID19 test before crossing the border following the discovery of a new, highly-transmissible variant of the virus. 03/01/2021
United Kingdom Coronavirus: Demands for school closures in England as cases soar A leading teachers union is calling for all primary and secondary schools to remain closed in England for two weeks because of rising coronavirus cases. 02/01/2021
Living How are designers blending urban style with authentic sustainability? Meet the brands looking to uphold ethical values, while introducing a genuinely urban sense of style. 02/01/2021
United Kingdom Period poverty: UK becomes latest country to abolish 'tampon taxes' The move comes after Scotland became the first country in the world to offer women free sanitary products. Other countries have followed suit and removed taxes. 01/01/2021
United Kingdom UK posts fourth successive day of COVID-19 cases above 50,000 The figures came as the UK changed its vaccinate rollout strategy to ensure more people receive a first dose earlier. 01/01/2021
United Kingdom 'An act of cultural vandalism': Erasmus alumni on UK leaving scheme The UK's Brexit transition period for leaving the EU has ended and with it the country's membership of the decades-old Erasmus programme. Here's what alumni of the scheme have to say about the UK leaving it. 01/01/2021
United Kingdom Future of UK finance: City of London faces uncertainty under EU-UK trade deal Future of UK finance: City of London faces uncertainty under EU-UK trade deal 01/01/2021
United Kingdom English boy raises money for charity by camping out in his garden Since March, an 11-year-old boy in England has been sleeping out in his garden for a charitable cause, raising over €100,000 for a local hospice. 01/01/2021
United Kingdom First lorries cross English Channel under post-Brexit border rules The holiday period, COVID-19 restrictions and pre-New Year stockpiling helped ensure a smooth start to new border operations now the UK has left the EU's trading system. 01/01/2021
Green News Euroviews. What is on the climate activist agenda for 2021? Sam Knights talks with environmental campaigners about the future of the environmental movement this year. 01/01/2021
World Staff shortage could make UK overflow hospitals 'redundant' More ambulance workers than ever are treating COVID-19 patients in England as a new variant of the virus spreads rapidly 31/12/2020
United Kingdom Spain and UK reach deal on placing Gibraltar in EU's borderless zone Immigration checks at the land frontier between Spain and Gibraltar will end, while Spanish border officials will be stationed at Gibraltar's airport 31/12/2020
United Kingdom UK fishermen face new uncertainties over post-Brexit trade deal EU-based fleets catch up to eight times as many fish in UK waters as British fishermen do in EU waters, according to UK government data. Which is why Brexit made sense for so many British seaside towns. 31/12/2020
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton: Formula 1 driver receives a knighthood The racing driver has matched Michael Schumacher's F1 wins after taking victory in his seventh competition this year. 31/12/2020