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Two black parents on how they are preparing their children for racism

“My son is four. We’ve started having conversations.” Preparing his child for racism is a central part of Marvyn Harrison's parenting.

12/06/2020

Living

Plastic-free pints are the socially distanced future of beer

A campaign has been launched to help tackle the rise of single-use cups from takeaway pints.

12/06/2020

United Kingdom

London statues boarded up as Mayor urges protesters to stay at home

"What I'm saying to people who want to protest in central London is please don't, because you're in danger of falling into a trap laid by the extreme far right, who want to provoke hatred and division," London Mayor Sadiq Khan tells Euronews.

12/06/2020

United Kingdom

UK will phase in border checks on EU goods after transition period

It comes amid a stalemate over a post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal.

12/06/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK economy suffers record 20.4% contraction

This drop is almost ten times larger "than the steepest pre-COVID-19 fall". Wholesale, retail and motor trades were the worst-affected sectors.

12/06/2020

United Kingdom

England COVID-19 test & trace system will be 'world class' - minister

Coronavirus: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock gives results of England test and trace system

11/06/2020

United Kingdom

'Don’t take down statues, take down racism,' says black professor

"My ancestors had to face the slavers and fight. I think I can face the evil face of a statue and fight," Scotland's first black professor, Sir Geoff Palmer, told Euronews.

11/06/2020

Green News

Social media saves Europe’s leading conservation zoo from closure

The future was looking uncertain for the zoo, but after a wave of public support the park is re-opening its doors.

10/06/2020

Green News

€9 billion competition in Scotland will redefine wind power

Companies with innovative plans for wind farms can now bid for the multi-billion euro investment.

10/06/2020

United Kingdom

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

No Comment

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