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UK blasts EU's Barnier for rejecting post-Brexit Canada trade deal

The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier says the UK cannot have a Canada-style trade deal with the bloc, prompting an angry response from Downing Street.

19/02/2020

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Euroviews. The refusal of Zamira Hajiyeva’s appeal is not the victory the NCA think it is ǀ View

Enthusiasts for the UK’s still relatively new system of Unexplained Wealth Orders are cheering the recent victory of the NCA against Zamira Hajiyeva in the Court of Appeal. There are, however, at least two reasons why the rest of us should be more circumspect about cheering this particular result.

18/02/2020

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Flooding after UK hit by second big storm in a week

Towns and villages across the UK were flooded following the second large storm in as many weeks.

18/02/2020

United Kingdom

We won't accept supervision in post-Brexit deal, UK tells EU

"To think that we might accept EU supervision on so-called level playing field issues simply fails to see the point of what we are doing", the British negotiator David Frost said in a speech he gave on a visit to Brussels.

17/02/2020

United Kingdom

Watch: Pilot lands 394-ton A380 sideways as Storm Dennis rages

The Etihad Airways A380 from Abu Dhabi was forced into a special manoeuvre when landing at Heathrow due to strong crosswinds.

17/02/2020

Green News

Is playing video games making climate change worse?

FIFA 20's carbon emissions from manufacturing were equivalent to powering 68 homes for a year.

17/02/2020

United Kingdom

'Pandemonium': Heathrow systems outage causes flight delay chaos

Thousands of passengers were facing delays on Sunday after a systems failure affecting all terminals at London Heathrow airport.

16/02/2020

United Kingdom

Storm Dennis death toll rises in UK

The storm's confirmed death toll rose on Monday as West Mercia Police said a body had been found in the search for a 55-year-old woman who had been missing near Tenbury in Worcestershire since Sunday.

15/02/2020

Sport

UEFA bans Manchester City from Champions League for two seasons

Manchester City hit back saying the case was "initiated by UEFA, prosecuted by UEFA and judged by UEFA".

14/02/2020

My Europe Series

Surging numbers of migrants are using small boats to reach the UK

Desperate migrants hiding in the back of freight trucks to get to Britain on ferries had been the target, but now smugglers have switched their tactics and record numbers are now risking their lives, attempting to get across the English Channel, from France to the UK, in small boats

14/02/2020

United Kingdom

UK finance minister Sajid Javid resigns amid UK government reshuffle

Boris Johnson is reshuffling the ministers at the top of the UK government.

13/02/2020

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Sea foam makes waves in Cornish seaside resort of Bude

The salty substance, which blew in from the Irish Sea on Monday and Wednesday, bore a striking resemblance to snow.

13/02/2020

United Kingdom

First same-sex couple ties the knot in Northern Ireland

Robyn Peoples and Sharni Edwards made history today as they were the first same-sex couple to get married in Northern Ireland.

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

Why is the UK divided over deporting foreign-born convicts to Jamaica?

A flight scheduled to deport dozens of people from the UK to Jamaica left on Tuesday morning despite a court order. It is a case that sparked a large debate in the UK - but what is each side saying?

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

EU chief: UK should be ‘more ambitious over post-Brexit trade

The European Commission president addressed the European Parliament’s first post-Brexit session in Strasbourg.

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

UK PM gives green light to high-speed rail project

Johnson said that "no matter how difficult and controversial", he plans to restore discipline and appoint a minister to oversee the high-speed rail programme.

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

Man, 52, charged with murder of Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKee

Police said the charge was "significant" in the investigation into the killing of Lyra McKee but that "the quest for the evidence ... remains ongoing."

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: What is a 'super spreader'?

A British national diagnosed with the coronavirus after attending a conference in Singapore has raised concerns that he may be a "super spreader" of the illness - but what is that?

11/02/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Forget politics and bureaucracy. Having a stronger cultural indentity will unite the EU ǀ View

The current mobilisation of right-wing protests against the Establishment, against the bureaucracy of the EU, and against immigration and acceptance of war refugees in Europe, is fed by two interrelated sources: national identity and cultural identity.

10/02/2020

Green News

The 5 most sustainable florists in London this Valentine’s Day

Did you know most flowers are shipped all the way from Holland, rather than grown in the UK?

10/02/2020

United Kingdom

Storm Ciara helps Boeing 747 smash records with 1,327 kph crossing

Blown by winds of up to 150 kph, a UK bound flight made the Atlantic crossing in just 4 hours and 56 minutes.

10/02/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Why I’m excited to do business in Brexit Britain as an EU entrepreneur ǀ View

I personally think that the EU as a concept is generally a good thing. I understand there are frustrations with giving away power and potentially having less of a say in key issues, but I'm a believer in doing things together rather than as separate entities.

07/02/2020

United Kingdom

UK, French authorities intercept over 220 migrants in English Channel

Ninety migrants were intercepted in British waters on Thursday — the highest number in a single day.

07/02/2020

United Kingdom

Scotland's rising political star quits over messages to teenager

The resignation of Scotland's finance minister raises important questions about what red lines are - legal or moral - in the social media age.

06/02/2020

United Kingdom

Send more noodles: In the Wirral, locals help out their new neighbours

From sourcing spicy food to sharing holiday snaps, Wirral residents are trying to make life easier for their 'VIP' guests in a nearby coronavirus quarantine centre.

05/02/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Brexit will complicate tackling fraud across Europe – but maybe civil remedies hold the key ǀ View

As fraudsters’ numbers, capacity and sophistication apparently overtake those of investigating authorities, there is every reason to believe that civil remedies will increasingly become a focus for victims of fraud.

05/02/2020