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Euroviews. Business owners must show leadership over Brexit - even if Tory leadership hopefuls are not ǀ View

No longer party leader as of 7 June 2019, May will officially step down as prime minister during the week of 22 July. With the leadership candidates all demonstrating vastly different opinions regarding Brexit, there is still a great deal of uncertainty about how the next few months will play out.

12/06/2019

United Kingdom

'They're all pretty awful prospects' - Sturgeon on Tory candidates

As the ten remaining candidates for the Conservative leadership in Westminster make their pitches inside parliament, Scotland's first minister did not wish to endorse any of them.

11/06/2019

United Kingdom

Egypt tries to halt sale of pharaoh statue in London next month

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities is trying to halt the auction of an Egyptian statue in London next month, arguing Egypt has a claim over the artefact.

11/06/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson favourite in race to be new Conservative Party leader

Boris Johnson is favourite to win the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party, though main rival Jeremy Hunt is battling dynamically

10/06/2019

United Kingdom

Gove is 'in it to win it' as he lays down gauntlet to Boris Johnson

Michael Gove is 'in it to win it' as he lays down gauntlet to Boris Johnson.

10/06/2019

Living

Is Alexa Chung’s new Barbour Collection championing sustainability?

The model turned fashion designer has partnered up with British Heritage brand, Barbour.

10/06/2019

World

Michael Gove leadership campaign falters after cocaine admission

Conservative leadership contender Michael Gove was battling to save his bid to become the UK's next Prime Minister on Monday morning, following mounting scrutiny over his history of cocaine use.

10/06/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson threatens to withhold EU Brexit payment

Boris Johnson has said that if he is Britain’s next Prime Minister he will not pay the €40 billion euros Theresa May has agreed as the bill for leaving the European Union unless Brussels offer improved terms on Brexit.

09/06/2019

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Reigning champions win British Speedgolf Pairs Championships

Speedgolf addresses the pace of play head on and attracts those who seek a fresh fitness challenge.

09/06/2019

Green News

How to have a green weekend in Brighton

We find out about the hippest green haunts in the Sussex city.

09/06/2019

United Kingdom

British minister who could replace Theresa May admits to cocaine use in the past

Environment Minister Michael Gove said he has "deep regrets" about taking the drug on several occasions.

08/06/2019

United Kingdom

Celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday

The monarch turned 93 on April 21, but the public celebration of her birthday is held on the second Saturday of June.

08/06/2019

United Kingdom

Meet the robot artist set for her first solo exhibition in the UK

Meet the robot artist set for her first solo exhibition in the UK

08/06/2019

Sport

Eden Hazard: Real Madrid agree deal to buy Belgian star from Chelsea

“Leaving Chelsea is the biggest and toughest decision in my career to date," said Hazard.

08/06/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit: Boris Johnson £350m claim case thrown out by court

It alleged Johnson — in the running to be the UK's next prime minister — mislead voters by suggesting the UK gave the EU £350m a week.

07/06/2019

United Kingdom

Police make arrests after 'female couple beaten in homophobic attack'

Melania Geymonat says the men made sexual gestures and demanded they kiss before assaulting and robbing them on a London bus.

07/06/2019

Living

Don’t worry about buying a new jumper for the next 30 years

The British designer who came up with a piece of clothing with a guaranteed life cycle of thirty years.

07/06/2019

United Kingdom

Three dead in UK listeria outbreak linked to pre-packaged sandwiches

Three people have died in hospital in England and three more are seriously ill after an outbreak of listeria linked to pre-packaged sandwiches, Public Health England (PHE) said on Friday.

07/06/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The disastrous roll-out of the UK's digital welfare system is harming those most in need ǀ View

The roll-out of the UK government's new digitalised welfare system has fallen short of expectations, with disastrous consequences for the most in need of their benefits.

07/06/2019

United Kingdom

Labour party narrowly denies Brexit party first seat in UK parliament

The opposition Labour party narrowly retained its Peterborough seat in eastern England, denying the Brexit party its first seat in the UK parliament.

07/06/2019

United Kingdom

Blow to UK car industry as Ford to close Bridgend plant on Brexit fears

More than 2,000 workers face redundancy after American car giant Ford said it plans to close its Bridgend engine plant in Wales on Brexit slowdown fears

06/06/2019

United Kingdom

Emmanuel Macron reads last letter of French Resistance fighter

French president reads the testimony of a 16-year-old French resistance fighter who was executed for helping with the D-Day landings

06/06/2019

Living

Climate change sparks new levels of concern and eco-anxiety in Britons

A new study by You Gov shows climate change is in the top three concerns, after Brexit, for those living in the UK.

06/06/2019

United Kingdom

'If only I was 20 years younger,' says veteran, 93, at Melania Trump

A 93-year-old D-Day veteran made a flirtatious remark as he met Donald and Melania Trump in southern England.

06/06/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: UK PM May reads D-Day soldier's moving letter to family

Captain Skinner was one of the hundreds of thousands of troops to cross the Channel on D-Day. He died on June 7, 1944.

05/06/2019

Green News

'Sea creature' washes up outside Parliament

Charity Surfers Against Sewage is demanding the government protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.

05/06/2019