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United Kingdom

First British female medical students get degrees 150 years later

The "Edinburgh Seven" enrolled at university in 1869 but were prevented from graduating and qualifying as doctors after pressure and discrimination from their male peers.

06/07/2019

Living

Clean Beauty Insiders, the natural beauty content platform in the know

In conversation with pioneering bloggers, formulators and entrepreneurs Dominika and Elsie on launching their brand BYBI.

06/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Thousands take to streets of British capital for Pride Parade

This year's edition marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that brought the issue of gay rights to the attention of the world.

06/07/2019

United Kingdom

Duke and Duchess of Sussex release pictures of Archie's christening

Revellers gathered outside Windsor Castle in the UK on Saturday morning as reports circulated that Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, or baby Archie, would be christened there.

06/07/2019

Living

From Brighton to London: The first zero waste restaurant in the UK

Silo is starting a sustainable restaurant trend that's starting to spread all over the world.

06/07/2019

Living

How to recreate the Duchess of Cambridge's Wimbledon Bright Whites

Get the Duchess of Cambridge's monochrome look from these sustainable brands

05/07/2019

Eco-Innovation

We tried a new train journey that can take you into the past

The new touring route, crossing the west of England between Bristol and London, reveals thousands of years of human history.

05/07/2019

United Kingdom

Residents of Welsh village could be Britain's first climate refugees

An official report suggested Fairbourne, in northern Wales, should be decommissioned by 2045 as it is being threatened by rising seawaters.

04/07/2019

Green News

Tried and tested: Was Glastonbury Festival 2019 really plastic-free?

I visited the UK's most iconic music festival that decided to ban plastic this year! Did they achieve their goal?

04/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Contemporary sculptures fill the Tate with movement

"It's not necessarily about the needle itself or the magnet. It's about that space in between that empty space," says Assistant Curator Helen O'Malley. "

03/07/2019

United Kingdom

Everybody needs to play their part in climate change: May

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday took questions in Parliament at one of her last PMQs in office.

03/07/2019

United Kingdom

NHS must take urgent steps to defend against cyber attacks: new report

"Pretty much everything is digital in healthcare. Even after a week after the WannaCry attack, many appointments were cancelled. At the end of the day, any limitation in care will have an impact," Dr Saira Ghafur, lead author of the report, told Euronews.

02/07/2019

United Kingdom

More than 75% of British MPs struggle with mental health: report

A study conducted by the British Medical Journal has found that more than three-quarters of MPs in the UK face challenges with their mental health.

02/07/2019

Business

Japan's NTT invests big in London amid Brexit uncertainty

Japan's NTT invests big in London amid Brexit uncertainty

02/07/2019

United Kingdom

Lost medieval chess piece could sell for over €1 million

The newly discovered chess piece was bought for £5 (€5.59) in Edinburgh in the 1960s.

02/07/2019

Green News

Wimbledon 2019: Sustainability upgraded and vegan strawberries & cream

The iconic tennis tournament goes the extra mile this year, in an attempt to make its sporting events more environmentally conscious.

02/07/2019

Sport

School girl Gauff turfs idol Venus out of Wimbledon

School girl Gauff turfs idol Venus out of Wimbledon

02/07/2019

United Kingdom

Body found in London garden is a stowaway who fell from plane

A bag, water and food were discovered in the plane's landing-gear compartment after it landed.

01/07/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Hundreds camp out at Wimbledon in hope of securing tickets

Tennis fan from Canada, Scarlett Lee said "you know, I hate camping. Honestly, I hate it with a passion. He (Roger Federer) is the only person who can drag me out to sleep in a tent."

01/07/2019

United Kingdom

Rapper Stormzy wears Banksy vest, delivers political Glastonbury show

Stormzy's performance was hailed as a defining moment for British rap.

30/06/2019

Eco-Innovation

We went off-roading with the Rolls-Royce Cullinan in Scotland

A luxury SUV experience with Rolls-Royce in Scotland's Speyside

30/06/2019

United Kingdom

Baby born after mother was fatally stabbed dies in hospital

“This is a horrific incident in which a young mother has lost her life and her child is critically ill,” Detective Chief Inspector Mick Norman said.

30/06/2019

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II receives keys to city of Edinburg

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II received the keys to the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, in a ceremony on Friday (28 June) that kicks off Holyrood week.

29/06/2019

United Kingdom

Theresa May confronts Vladimir Putin over poisoning of former Russian spy in UK

British Prime Minister Theresa May confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin over the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the UK last year

28/06/2019

United Kingdom

Prince William says it is 'absolutely fine' for his kids to be gay

Future monarch Prince William says he isn't bothered if his three children — Prince George, 5, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis, 2 — are gay.

27/06/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Johnson rules out role for Farage at digital hustings with Hunt

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt were answering questions from voters at a digital hustings streamed online.

26/06/2019