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What is the Irish backstop and why does Boris Johnson want it ditched?

The new prime minister says the disputed border guarantee which is a key part of the withdrawal deal threatens the UK's independence and self-respect.

26/07/2019

Sport

Arsenal's Ozil and Kolasinac escape knife-wielding attackers

Arsenal's Ozil and Kolasinac escape knife-wielding attackers

26/07/2019

World

Boris Johnson's demands are 'unacceptable', says EU's Michel Barnier

Boris Johnson's demands are unacceptable, says EU's Michel Barnier

25/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: This garden is thriving in the heatwave, without any water

Some of the plants have gone without water since the garden was created in 1992.

25/07/2019

United Kingdom

'UK will be greatest place on Earth after Brexit', says new PM Johnson

The UK's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson painted an idyllic picture of his "green, clean, prosperous, confident and ambitious" vision of the UK's post-Brexit future, saying it would be "the greatest place on Earth".

25/07/2019

World

Johnson will call General Election before October 31, says Welsh MEP

A Welsh Brexit Party MEP has told Euronews he believes Boris Johnson will call a General Election before the Brexit deadline of October 31st. Nathan Gill said he believed it would happen on Thursday October 24th

25/07/2019

Green News

Watch | The garden that hasn't been watered in almost 30 years

Until 1992, the site of this botanic beauty was a car park.

25/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Climate change protesters bid to stop incoming PM Boris Johnson

Watch: Climate change protesters bid to stop incoming PM Boris Johnson

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Who got the top jobs in Boris Johnson's new government?

Sajid Javid is promoted, Priti Patel and Dominic Raab are reinstated while Jeremy Hunt is out. Here's what you need to know about the key appointments in Boris Johnson's government.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson divides opinion from Parliament to the streets of London

New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proved a divisive figure through his entire career- and on the streets of London, people are more split than ever.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. As a GP, I'm happy FaceApp is making us all think about old age - for once ǀ View

FaceApp has taken the world by storm in the last week, giving users the chance to see themselves age through its algorithm. [...] It turns out we are more interested in ageing than we realised.

24/07/2019

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Euroviews. Boris Johnson needs to rebuild bridges with Africa ǀ View

Which Boris will be entering Number 10: the racist or the cosmopolitan? For the sake of Britain, I hope it is the latter.

24/07/2019

Business

How will Boris Johnson 'energise' the economy?

"The campaign is over and the work begins," - declared Boris Johnson, promising to energise the country. How will he 'energise' the economy, which has fallen from the top to the bottom of the league of G7 leading economies since the Brexit vote?

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Britain braces for hottest day ever as heat wave stifles Europe

Temperatures are expected to exceed 102 degrees in Britain while France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands are also experiencing above-normal temperatures.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Sliding doors: What May and Johnson's day will look like

Both May and Johnson will head to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday — one to resign as Prime Minister and one to be anointed new British leader.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Carolyn Harris: the MP whose grief united Britain's fractured politics

30 years ago, Carolyn lost her son Martin and couldn't afford his funeral. She's been fighting ever since.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

‘Dear UK, hang in there’: Americans tweet condolences to Britons

Some US citizens tweeted their condolences and messages of support after Boris Johnson's victory on Monday.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

'I'm convinced we can do a Brexit deal,' says new UK PM Johnson

Vowing to quit the EU by October 31, he attacked the "doubters, doomsters, gloomsters" who warn over the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

How have the UK front pages reacted to Boris Johnson's appointment?

Euronews has taken a look at how the UK media has reacted to former journalist Boris Johnson's appointment as soon-to-be prime minister on its front pages this morning.

24/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Anti-Boris Johnson and pro-independence protest held

Protesters in Glasgow gathered to object to Boris Johnson's winning of the Conservative leadership race, which paves the way for him to become the next UK prime minister.

23/07/2019

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Protest against Boris Johnson becoming UK PM

Before the result, several hundred protesters gathered opposite Downing Street on Monday evening

23/07/2019

Green News

Environment charities and activists react to new prime minister

Now polarising BoJo is on the cusp of taking office, this is what environmentalists will be demanding from him.

23/07/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Will Boris Johnson be a unifying leader? Time will tell ǀ View

The UK sorely needs a unifying leader who can be a prime minister for all Brits. No stranger to controversy or even accusations of racism, Johnson will have his work cut out if he is going to create inclusion for all his citizens.

23/07/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson: Diplomatic disaster, EU basher or reincarnated olive?

Boris Johnson has won the Conservative leadership contest and will become UK prime minister. What will he do with Britain and Brexit and where did he come from?

23/07/2019

United Kingdom

'Dude! We're going to energise the country,' says PM-to-be Johnson

Boris Johnson has won the Conservative Party leadership race, meaning he will become the UK's next prime minister.

23/07/2019

United Kingdom

Europe heatwave: UK could break all-time temperature record

Another heatwave is set to engulf parts of Europe this week, prompting weather and wildfire warnings — and the UK is bracing itself for a possible all-time temperature record.

23/07/2019