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wellbeing

Why are old people in this country happier now than before COVID?

Older adults in England reported better mental well-being after the pandemic, but also slightly elevated depression rates.

12/02/2025

Travel News

Inside Heathrow’s €5,000 private lounge where VIPs can buy Hockneys

Among Heathrow’s 83.9 million passengers, a select 50,000 guests a year have access to this star treatment.

11/02/2025

Art

Hidden portrait revealed beneath Picasso Blue Period painting

A mystery woman, long concealed beneath a work from Picasso's early Blue Period, has been uncovered by researchers, shedding new light on the artist’s creative process.

11/02/2025

wellbeing

1 in 5 UK medical students consider quitting school, survey finds

A survey of medical students found that around 40 per cent had experienced symptoms of anxiety or depression.

11/02/2025

Europe News

UK government defends immigration crackdown amid far-right surge

The 'blitz on illegal working' comes as Keir Starmer’s government faces mounting pressure from the increasingly popular Reform UK party.

10/02/2025

United Kingdom

Boxer John Cooney dies a week after super-featherweight title defeat

Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells in Belfast.

09/02/2025

Earth News

Scotland opens first hydrogen homes: Will heating bills be lower?

By 2030, Europe wants to be importing and producing 20 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen.

09/02/2025

Economy

Shock for UK as Bank of England halves its economic growth prediction

The BoE's predictions follow its decision on Thursday to cut its main interest rate for the third time in six months. The bank now predicts that the British economy will only grow by 0.75% this year, down from its previous forecast of 1.5% just three months ago.

07/02/2025

United Kingdom

UK government criticised over decision to demolish Grenfell Tower

Some of the bereaved want the London building to be kept as a memorial to the tragedy.

06/02/2025

Culture news

Tate Liverpool renovation plans delay opening to 2027

Closed in 2023 for massive renovations, the reopening date for the Tate Liverpool has been pushed back two years until 2027.

06/02/2025

Health news

1 in 5 UK adults estimated to have diabetes in new record high

More than 1 million adults in the UK have type 2 diabetes but have not been diagnosed, according to the newly-released report.

06/02/2025

Economy

Bank of England cuts key interest rate as pound drops and stocks rally

The Bank of England cut its base rate to 4.5% amid easing inflation but flagged lingering risks. GDP growth remains weak, and potential US tariffs add uncertainty. The pound fell, while the FTSE 100 hit record highs.

06/02/2025

Culture news

Naomi Campbell says she was impersonated in appeal against charity ban

After Naomi Campbell was banned from being a charity trustee following a probe, she's claimed she was impersonated with a fake email.

06/02/2025

Culture news

Finalists named for longest-running women+'s playwrighting prize

Nine finalists have been announced for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the most prestigious English-language theatre prize for women and non-binary writers.

05/02/2025

Europe News

British ex-soldier jailed for Iran espionage and prison escape

Khalife, 23, gained global attention when he escaped from London's Wandsworth prison for three days while being held on espionage charges.

03/02/2025

Europe News

Germany's Scholz meets UK PM Keir Starmer on eve of Brussels summit

While ruling out rejoining the EU trade bloc five years after Brexit, Starmer said he wants to forge a closer relationship on defence, energy and trade.

02/02/2025

United Kingdom

UK ambulance service pleads with public to stop non-urgent calls

Ambulance Service, is the patient breathing? Yes, but we haven’t got any heating due to a power cut, can someone bring us a heater?

01/02/2025

Economy

Jobs market at a crossroads: The fastest growing and declining careers

Euronews Business takes a closer look at the top growing and declining jobs, offering significant insights into global employment trends by 2030.

01/02/2025

Economy

UK alcohol tax to jump from 1 February in new blow to industry

The UK’s alcohol sector is still struggling to recover from the lingering effects of the pandemic, as well as changing consumer preferences.

31/01/2025

Economy

UK house prices see weak rise in January amid high interest rates

UK house prices have advanced marginally in January as buyers continue to struggle with affordability pressures.

31/01/2025

Europe News

Five years of Brexit: Is the United Kingdom better off?

Five years after the United Kingdom exited the European Union, polls suggest public opinion has reversed on the issue, with a majority of people now believing it was a mistake.

31/01/2025

Culture news

Singer and pop icon Marianne Faithfull dies at 78

Her admirers included Beck, Billy Corgan, Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, although her history would always be closely tied to the Rolling Stones and to the years she dated Mick Jagger, epitomising 'Swinging London'.

30/01/2025

Earth News

Campaigners brace for stopping London Heathrow’s third runway - again

Heathrow’s expansion plans have been rumbling for 10 years but the pressure has now risen for climate campaigners.

30/01/2025

Culture news

Director Jennifer Tang on Shakespeare, gender and theatre in 2025

Jennifer Tang's folio-feminising London production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse proves that bathos conquers all, even if it's by accident. She talks to Euronews Culture about the play and her view on the survival of theatre.

30/01/2025

Earth News

Just Stop Oil protestors appeal against 'draconian' prison sentences

16 activists have been given sentences ranging from 15 months to 5 years in prison.

29/01/2025

Culture news

UK's Royal Society of Literature tackles controversy and leadership

The UK's Royal Society of Literature is trying to turn over a controversial in its history following departures and disputes over free speech, censorship, leadership changes and the results of a significant governance review.

29/01/2025