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United Kingdom

UK election prompts surge in young voter registration

There has been a surge in registration among voters aged under 25 since Boris Johnson announced Britain would be holding a snap general election on December 12.

06/11/2019

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Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge to police protest ban

Extinction Rebellion climate-change activists won a legal challenge in London's High Court on Wednesday (November 6) against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its "Autumn Uprising" in the British capital in October.

06/11/2019

United Kingdom

Police ban on Extinction Rebellion was unlawful says High Court

Police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests was unlawful says High Court

06/11/2019

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Burning crosses and Boris Johnson effigy light up Lewes bonfire night

Costumed processions and bonfires mark the foiling of Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605, and the memory of Lewes' Protestant martyrs.

06/11/2019

United Kingdom

Game on: UK election rivals trade blows on first day of campaigning

Britons will go to the polls in a snap election on December 12.

06/11/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: UK charity struggles to meet demand for children's shoes

A UK charity that donates school shoes to children around the world is receiving requests closer to home. Shoes are distributed through baby banks or often requested by concerned teachers.

05/11/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Britain’s post-Brexit survival depends on being more open to the world – by promoting tourism ǀ View

The UK general election in December shouldn’t just be about Brexit. It should be about how we cushion the effects of Brexit, if and when we leave - and even if we don’t.

05/11/2019

United Kingdom

Rees-Mogg: Grenfell fire victims lacked 'common sense'

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been widely criticised after suggesting the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in the UK lacked "common sense".

05/11/2019

United Kingdom

UK government denies ‘sitting on’ report into Russian meddling

An intelligence report which security experts and politicians say should be published, will not be released until after the December general election.

05/11/2019

Living

Dezeen Day: 4 eco designers changing the world with their art

Highlights from the 2019 international design conference held by Dezeen in London.

05/11/2019

United Kingdom

UK terror threat level downgraded to 'substantial'

"Despite the change in the threat level, terrorism remains one of the most direct and immediate risks to our National Security," Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement.

04/11/2019

United Kingdom

Sir Lindsay Hoyle elected to replace John Bercow as UK Commons Speaker

Becoming Speaker was traditionally viewed as a reward for long service, but now involves refereeing the the country's protracted struggle over Brexit.

04/11/2019

Green News

Why I quit my job at Vogue to live in a tree for a year

I meet Alex Fisher, who lived in a tree for a year in the 1990s to stop British forests being cut down.

04/11/2019

United Kingdom

Is the 'toxic' atmosphere over Brexit pushing more MPs to quit?

A quarter of British MPs not seeking re-selection have complained of a toxic atmosphere in parliament and politics.

03/11/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage will not run in UK election

Farage told the BBC he chose instead to campaign countrywide against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's EU divorce deal.

03/11/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Brits burn John Bercow in effigy at Bonfire Night bash

The Speaker of the House of Commons stood down on October 31.

02/11/2019

United Kingdom

Scotland will be 'ripped from Europe' without independence: Sturgeon

Scottish First Minister addresses thousands at rally in Glasgow.

02/11/2019

Living

WATCH | Protesting fast fashion almost made me fail my master's

Laura Karup made the bold decision not to present a final collection for her Masters of Fashion.

02/11/2019

United Kingdom

UK bans fracking just weeks before national election

The UK is to put a temporary halt on fracking - Boris Johnson's government says it's because the industry causes earth tremors which are too disruptive to local communities.

02/11/2019

United Kingdom

Britain orders immediate moratorium on fracking

The government said the industry risked causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors.

02/11/2019

United Kingdom

Police complete identification of 39 Vietnamese truck victims

Police have identified all 39 Vietnamese people found dead in the back of a truck near London in October and their families had been notified.

01/11/2019

United Kingdom

Essex lorry deaths: Second man charged with manslaughter

A second man was charged with manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck near London, British police said on Friday, and they appealed to two brothers suspected of being involved to hand themselves in to detectives.

01/11/2019

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Brexit delay and Halloween a cause for celebration for some Londoners

Londoners celebrated Halloween in an immersive experience, on the day that UK was supposed to leave the European Union. There was a good excuse to host some bizarre parties and ridicule the UK's politicians.

01/11/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Criminalised and chastised: the brutal reality of seeking asylum in the UK ǀ View

With the majority of British people in favour of reducing immigration to the UK, and a government largely following punitive policies that lead to detention for ayslum seekers, is it any wonder that the UK is ranked as one of the worst countries for those looking for shelter.

01/11/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson rejects election pact with Brexit Party's Nigel Farage

The Brexit Party currently has no seats in the UK Parliament. Will that change come December?

01/11/2019

United Kingdom

UK election 2019: Where does each party stand on Brexit?

UK election 2019: Where does each party stand on Brexit?

01/11/2019