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COVID-19 infection rate isn't dropping quickly enough, admits UK PM

English lockdown only partially eased because COVID-19 infection rate isn't dropping quickly enough.

10/06/2020

United Kingdom

Palliative care doctor shares a day in her life during COVID-19 era

'You can lose the personal touch' says a British palliative care doctor as she took Euronews through her day treating end-of-life patients during a pandemic.

10/06/2020

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson 'should turbocharge' UK response to racial inequality

The British prime minister was challenged by the opposition leader in parliament amid anti-racism protests and the COVID-19 pandemic.

10/06/2020

United Kingdom

London removes slave trader's statue, launches monuments' review

The Museum of London said that the statue of Robert Milligan, a Scottish slave trader and merchant who by the time of his death owned two sugar plantations and 526 slaves in Jamaica, had "stood uncomfortably" outside its east London premises, for a long time.

10/06/2020

United Kingdom

England drops plan for primary schools to reopen before summer

Primary schools in England may not fully reopen until later than September as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.

09/06/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19 lockdown allows Britain to go coal-free for record two months

Demand for electricity in the UK fell after the introduction of a lockdown on March 23 due to a decrease in energy use from commercial and industrial consumers.

09/06/2020

United Kingdom

Who was Edward Colston and why was his statue torn down?

The statue of Edward Colston had been at the centre of a controversy for years. On Sunday, anti-racism protesters toppled it from its plinth and tipped it into a river.

08/06/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK enforcing quarantine for incoming travellers today

The UK imposes a 14-day quarantine period for incoming travellers from Monday, but the travel industry says it will "devastate tourism"

07/06/2020

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US Embassy in London surrounded by anti-racism protests

Hundreds of protesters surrounded the entrance to the American Embassy in London on Sunday, as anti-racism demonstrations continued.

07/06/2020

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Mass protests in London over the death of George Floyd

Protesters gathered in London's Parliament Square on Saturday to show solidarity with protesters in the United States over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota last week.

06/06/2020

United Kingdom

German warship that sank near UK in 1878 given protected status

The SMS Grosser Kurfurst sunk in the English Channel in May 1878 after being rammed by another German vessel.

05/06/2020

United Kingdom

How COVID-19 is hitting smaller English football clubs hardest

With football currently shut down and no money coming in from gate receipts, there are fears that scores of clubs could go out of business due to expensive wage bills and outstanding transfer payments.

05/06/2020

Europe News

Post-Brexit deadlock: Four areas threatening to derail EU-UK talks

Both EU and UK chief negotiators report little progress at the end of the fourth round of negotiations on the future relationship.

05/06/2020

United Kingdom

Charities fear rise in modern slavery as UK lockdown eases

Campaigners fear the easing of coronavirus lockdowns could spark a rise in exploitation, as businesses scramble to recruit low-paid workers.

04/06/2020

United Kingdom

UK records more new COVID-19 deaths than entire EU combined

UK authorities reported 359 COVID-19 deaths, while the EU27 member states together recorded 311 fatalities.

04/06/2020

United Kingdom

Global Vaccine Summit seeks to coordinate COVID-19 inoculation drive

A global summit aims to raise $7.4 billion for vaccine programmes for the years to come - with a focus on organising a future coronavirus vaccine

04/06/2020

United Kingdom

German prosecutors think missing British girl Madeleine McCann is dead

McCann, then three, went missing on May 3, 2007, in and around the resort in Praia da Luz, on Portugal's Algarve coast.

04/06/2020

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Thousands march in London to protest George Floyd death

Protests that began in the US have now spread to Europe.

03/06/2020

United Kingdom

Watch again: Thousands join London march to protest George Floyd death

Protesters carried signs reading "Black Lives Matter" and "I cant breathe" in reference to George Floyd, an African-American killed by police officers on May 25 in Minneapolis, US.

03/06/2020

Green News

Europe’s leading conservation zoo is “fighting for its future”

The UK's Chester Zoo has gone from protecting animals around the world to now needing saving itself.

03/06/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Lockdown loneliness is going to have a worse long-term impact on teenagers’ mental health ǀ View

Surveys are beginning to shed light on the impact that the lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 is having on mental health and well-being. Early findings from these surveys suggest that loneliness is a particular problem for teenagers.

03/06/2020

United Kingdom

Huge hangover as Europe's bars and breweries face battle for survival

Little or no income, millions of pints thrown away and operating at reduced capacity when they do reopen. Will Europe's bars and pubs survive?

02/06/2020

United Kingdom

UK MPs vote for return to parliament after lockdown absence

Opposition lawmakers argued it's too early and risky to go back to the Houses of Parliament but the government stressed that "politics is better done face-to-face".

02/06/2020

United Kingdom

British schools are re-opening - and parents aren't happy

"My children won't be going back," one parent told Euronews as a new survey found that 46% of families will make the same decision.

01/06/2020

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Boy with cerebral palsy completes marathon charity walk

Inspired by Captain Tom Moore, the centenarian veteran who raised tens of millions, the young man decided to set off on his own charity walk.

01/06/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: lockdown rules 'lifted too soon' in England, scientists warn

Several top scientific advisers to the UK government are warning the planned easing of restrictions in England from Monday risks a further spike in coronavirus infections.

30/05/2020