United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The challenge for the SFO now is showing how different it is after the failed Barclays case ǀ View

A jury clearing three Barclays executives of fraud was a bad result for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The failed prosecution was the legacy of the agency’s previous director. But seems to be little indication that the SFO’s new regime is making progress.

06/03/2020

United Kingdom

Victims of coronavirus scams lost a huge amount of money in February

Scammers conned victims in the UK using phishing emails where they posed as groups associated with the World Health Organization.

06/03/2020

Green News

What's on at London's Women of the World Festival 2020

Over the weekend of International Women's Day, the festival celebrates its 10th year.

06/03/2020

Destinations

Billionaire building idyllic village in Scotland faces local backlash

The eco philanthropist wants to rejuvenate the northern peak of the Highlands, but local businesses aren't happy.

05/03/2020

Europe News

Post-Brexit fishing rights up for debate between EU and UK

Post-Brexit fishing rights up for debate between EU and UK

05/03/2020

United Kingdom

Thousands stranded as Europe's largest regional airline collapses

All Flybe flights have been grounded and passengers told not to go to airports unless they have alternative flight arrangements.

05/03/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The UK’s Serious Fraud Offices’ failure in the landmark Barclays case has exposed its flaws ǀ View

Following the dramatic acquittal of all three senior Barclays’ executives last week, John Binns and Harry Travers, partners in the Business Crime team at BCL Solicitors analyse what went wrong and why it matters for the SFO.

04/03/2020

United Kingdom

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner expecting baby

Johnson and Carrie Symonds are engaged and expecting a baby. She will be his third wife.

29/02/2020

United Kingdom

Storm Jorge: Europe braces for heavy rain, floods — and Saharan dust

Authorities in Ireland and the UK have warned that the rain expected this weekend is likely to "worsen the flooding situation" ushered in by storm Dennis.

28/02/2020

United Kingdom

London's 'tart cards' reveal history of sex work, design and printing

Titillation or a sociological document. Euronews takes a look at the phenomenon of 'tart cards', the way London's sex workers got themselves noticed.

27/02/2020

No Comment

Plans to expand Europe's busiest airport grounded in landmark ruling

A bid to build a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport has been declared unlawful over climate change.

27/02/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Privacy is overrated. It’s time Big Tech made the positive case for harvesting our data ǀ View

There are lots of people telling us how concerned we should be about giving up our data - but almost no one can tell us exactly why. And even fewer people are reminding us that privacy is a small price to pay for what tech platforms have created for our lives, economies and societies.

27/02/2020

United Kingdom

Expansion of Europe's busiest airport in doubt over climate change

The court ruling could stall the £14 billion plan to expand Europe's busiest airport amid concerns over climate change, pollution and noise.

27/02/2020

United Kingdom

What are the UK-EU sticking points over a post-Brexit trade deal?

London and Brussels face a race against time to strike agreement before the transition period expires at the end of the year.

26/02/2020

No Comment

Cultural impact of kimono examined in new exhibition

This new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum is called 'Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk', and features more than 300 items that reflect its cultural impact.

26/02/2020

Living

Selfridges, Weleda and SALT Resorts crowned sustainable champions

The Positive Luxury Awards reward luxury and lifestyle brands for their green credentials.

26/02/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The loss of Caroline Flack has put the impact of online abuse on mental health in sharp focus ǀ View

The tears on the cheeks of those who mourn the death of Caroline Flack are yet to dry, but now is the time to stop this from happening to anyone else.

26/02/2020

United Kingdom

Scotland set to be first country in world to make period products free

The new legislation would put a legal obligation on the government to provide free sanitary products to "everyone in Scotland who needs to use period product"

25/02/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Britain’s “Hostile Environment” is destroying the lives of those who contribute to the UK ǀ View

I had never heard the phrase “hostile environment” until I moved to the UK in 2016, just a few months before the Brexit vote. I assumed - perhaps naively, perhaps arrogantly - that this hostility was reserved for vulnerable refugees, illegal immigrants or convicted criminals.

25/02/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Momentum for change at the COP 26 is building but success is not guaranteed ǀ View

Instead of rhetoric, “greenwashing” and abstract, long-term goals, what is needed is concrete action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and build resilience. Now.

24/02/2020

United Kingdom

Julian Assange faces extradition hearing in London

Supporters of Assange have gathered outside the London court where the US extradition case against the Wikileaks founder is set to begin

24/02/2020

Sport

England power past Ireland in the Six Nations

Irish dreams of a Grand Slam are over, but both teams are still in contention for the championship

23/02/2020

United Kingdom

Protesters march for Assange

Hundreds of protesters in London march for Assange to be released and for his extradition to be stopped

22/02/2020

United Kingdom

Rollout of UK's new blue passports to begin in March

"The British passport will once again be entwined with our national identity and I cannot wait to travel on one," said UK interior minister Priti Patel.

22/02/2020

United Kingdom

British woman pleads guilty to St Paul's Cathedral terror plot

Safiyya Shaikh, 36, was planning on planting a bomb at the famed London cathedral as she prepared her pledge of allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.

21/02/2020

United Kingdom

Police say London mosque stabbing 'not terror-related'

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

20/02/2020