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United Kingdom

'We must avoid tariffs': UK car industry anxious over EU-UK trade deal

The British car industry says the consequences of new tariffs and other barriers would be devastating under a no-deal scenario.

15/10/2020

United Kingdom

Rashford starts petition over UK's free school meal extension refusal

"This is not going away anytime soon and neither am I," said Manchester United football star Marcus Rashford on his child poverty campaign.

15/10/2020

United Kingdom

Majority of Germans think UK will not benefit long term from Brexit

Nearly 60% of respondents in Germany said Brexit would not provide the UK with any long-term benefits. Just 30% of French people surveyed thought the same.

15/10/2020

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson refuses to rule out 'circuit break' lockdown in England

The UK prime minister is under increasing pressure to impose a weeks-long lockdown to act as a "circuit break" in coronavirus transmission.

14/10/2020

United Kingdom

Liverpool mayor says images of crowded streets 'shame our city'

Crowds were pictured dancing in Liverpool before new COVID-19 restrictions were brought in on Wednesday in the UK's new three-tier alert system.

14/10/2020

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland introduces four-week 'circuit-breaker' lockdown

Northern Ireland is the first region of the UK to re-introduce strict measures similar to those imposed close to the first peak of the pandemic in March.

14/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK needs new lockdown to slow COVID-19 spread, says opposition leader

Labour leader says that Boris Johnson's approach to tackling the virus is not working.

13/10/2020

My Europe Series

Cinema’s struggle for survival amid coronavirus and Hollywood delays

"Another three months and I don't think we'll be able to be rescued," said Tyrone Walker-Hebborn, owner of Genesis, an independent cinema in east London.

12/10/2020

United Kingdom

Johnson unveils 'three-tier system' to deal with COVID-19 spread

Each tier will involve increasingly stricter restrictions with the system designed to tackle the virus on a regional level.

12/10/2020

Living

Euroviews. The complicated relationship between Blackness and veganism

Tianna Johnson discusses why 'white veganism' didn't work for her.

12/10/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: England at 'tipping point', warns top health official

The deputy chief medical officer said the country is "running into a headwind" as winter approaches and that as COVID-19 cases rise, "increases in deaths will now follow".

11/10/2020

United Kingdom

Belarus: Britain is 8th European country to recall ambassador

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britain "condemns Belarus' decision to expel Polish and Lithuanian diplomats" which he described as "completely unjustified".

10/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK at ‘perilous moment’ with more than 17,000 new coronavirus cases

The UK recorded more than 17,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, as the government mulled bringing in further restrictions in COVID-19 hot spots.

08/10/2020

Living

A quarter of UK children think penguins and tigers live on farms

Children are becoming more out of touch with how their food is produced.

08/10/2020

United Kingdom

Buckingham Palace holds first event in six months

Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in a brief meeting at the palace, which is the home of Queen Elizabeth II.

08/10/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit trade talks: UK must 'put cards on table', says EU's Michel

The UK PM responded by saying London was 'ready' for negotiations to fail, with time running out for an agreement to be struck.

07/10/2020

United Kingdom

‘Like a grenade has gone off’: how some people suffer 'long COVID'

When he first developed symptoms of COVID-19 in March, Professor Paul Garner expected to develop only a mild form of the disease. "But it absolutely floored me," he told Euronews.

07/10/2020

United Kingdom

Has devolution in the UK complicated its response to COVID-19 crisis?

One country, four governments, with tangible variations in how they have chosen to manage their populations against the virus. It is arguably one of the biggest stress tests for devolution.

07/10/2020

Green News

PETA v Mesut Ozil: The battle for Arsenal's Gunnersaurus

An unexpected offer has come out of the internet's favourite story this week.

07/10/2020

United Kingdom

'Intergalactic incompetence': UK PM slammed over missing COVID results

Prime minister Boris Johnson has been accused of presiding over "intergalactic incompetence" after nearly 16,000 positive COVID-19 test results were left off the UK's daily tally.

07/10/2020

Living

Do environmental documentaries actually change our bad habits?

We’re wondering how much effect our binge watching of Blue Planet really has on climate change.

07/10/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit uncertainty leaves EU citizens considering their UK futures

"In three and a half years of listening to countless stories, I have never come across so many academics, scientists, doctors and people of working age thinking of leaving,” Elena Remigi, a 52-year-old Italian living in Berkshire, told Euronews.

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

Church of England's shame over damning child sex abuse report

A new independent report found the culture of the Church of England "facilitated it becoming a place where abusers could hide".

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

Every UK home to be powered by offshore wind power by 2030, says UK PM

"As Saudi Arabia is to oil, the UK is to wind – a place of almost limitless resource," said UK PM Boris Johnson, outlining plans for a post-COVID green recovery.

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Firms call for UK economy to adapt to increased home working

Nearly three-quarters of UK employers polled recently say they would be keeping increased home-working after the coronavirus pandemic.

05/10/2020

United Kingdom

UK records 22,961 COVID-19 cases as positive results missed from tally

A technical glitch in the system between September 25 and October 2 meant the UK missed almost 16,000 positive cases off its daily counts.

05/10/2020