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Banksy shows workman removing star from EU flag

The latest work of graffiti artist Banksy shows a workman removing a star from an EU flag.

08/05/2017

Sport

The Corner: Arsenal beat United

Arsene Wenger recorded his first league victory over Jose Mourinho with a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium

08/05/2017

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Duke of Edinburgh admired as a god

A tribe in Vanuatu was shocked and dismayed to discover on Saturday (May 6) that the man they pray to as the son of an ancestral local mountain god will likely never return to their Pacific Island…

07/05/2017

United Kingdom

"Brexit for the many, not the few" promises UK's opposition leader

In a swipe at Prime Minister Theresa May, the opposition leader said a Labour government would not threaten Europe during negotiations.

06/05/2017

United Kingdom

UK election: Sturgeon plays down Tory threat in Scotland

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has played down the threat from the ruling Conservatives in Scotland a day after Prime Minister Theresa May’s party made big gains in local elections…

06/05/2017

United Kingdom

EU Brexit negotiator Barnier demands guarantees on citizens' rights

Speaking at an EU conference in Italy on Friday, chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said that member states must have reassurances that citizens affected by Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc will

05/05/2017

United Kingdom

Conservative catastrophe? Tories lose tied council seat after random draw

Rival candidates were forced into a drawing of straws to decide the winner of a local council seat in north-east England.

05/05/2017

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UK: firefighters rescue a sheep wedged between rocks

A sheep named Dolly has been rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in a five-metre-deep rock crevice on moorland in West Yorkshire.

05/05/2017

United Kingdom

Conservatives make early gains in UK's local elections - a sign of things to come in June?

Voters in the UK have chosen their new local councillors, and PM Theresa May’s Conservatives have made major gains from Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

05/05/2017

United Kingdom

Euroviews. How Theresa May took Britons out from Europe

04/05/2017

United Kingdom

How the press reacted to Theresa May's attack on Brussels

After accusing Brussels of interfering in the UK General Election, Theresa May has been cheered on and criticised by the UK press.

04/05/2017

United Kingdom

Prince Philip to retire: 'he's done a pretty good job'

Prince Philip appeared alongside Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at an engagement in London on Thursday, after the news that he is to retire from active public life later this…

04/05/2017

Economy

Brexit threat to the City of London

Banks working from London are starting to announce their plans for when Britain leaves the EU, including moving staff to places like Frankfurt.

04/05/2017

Economy

New car sales slump in Britain in April

The UK saw the biggest year-on-year drop in new car registrations for over six years in April linked to government anti-pollution moves.

04/05/2017

United Kingdom

UK's Prince Philip to stop public engagements from autumn

Buckingham Palace has confirmed Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, will “no longer carry out public engagements from the autumn of this year.

04/05/2017

United Kingdom

Prince Philip to retire from public life

Prince Philip is to retire from his royal duties later this year, Buckingham Palace has announced.

04/05/2017

Business Line

UK: pre-election and pre-Brexit economic growth

Business Line this week looks at the economic background to Britain's parliamentary election and the plans to leave the European Union.

03/05/2017

United Kingdom

Britain's PM accuses EU politicians of trying to influence June's election

Ahead of June's snap poll, Theresa May said threats had been made 'deliberately timed to affect the result of the general election.'

03/05/2017

Europe News

EU's Barnier warns against 'painless' Brexit 'illusion

It is an “illusion” to think that Britain’s exit will be “concluded quickly and painlessly”, the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday.

03/05/2017

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UK: cheese rolling drama in Stilton

There was high drama at the traditional May Day Cheese Rolling World Championships in Stilton, UK.

03/05/2017

United Kingdom

Scottish surfer, 22, survives 32 hours at sea

A 22-year-old surfer from Glasgow, western Scotland, has survived a 32-hour-ordeal in the Irish Sea.

02/05/2017

Europe News

The Brief From Brussels: Downing Street dinner row rumbles on

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

02/05/2017

Europe News

Brexit divorce turns nasty over German media leaks

The divorce between Britain and Brussels is getting nasty after a German newspaper reported last week’s Brexit talks were a disaster.

02/05/2017

Living

Duke + Dexter loafers meet Daniel Cordas

You may have spotted them on celebrities like Ryan Reynolds, Poppy Delevingne, Justin Timberlake, Eddie Redmayne and more.

02/05/2017

United Kingdom

"Brussels gossip" says UK PM over reports of friction with EU chief

Theresa May has dismissed an account of a “difficult dinner” with Jean-Claude Junker as mere “Brussels gossip”.

01/05/2017

United Kingdom

Kensington Palace releases rare photo of Princess Charlotte

Kensington Palace has released a rare photo of Charlotte to mark the princess’s second birthday.

01/05/2017