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'Stolen' totem pole to return home to Canada from Scottish museum

The vast artefact is being prepared for return from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to the Nisga'a Nation, an indigenous group based on the west coast of Canada, after it was 'stolen' nearly a century ago.

28/08/2023

Culture news

Edinburgh Fringe 2023: Our favourite shows of the festival

As the world's biggest theatre festival comes to a close for another year, we take a look back at the Fringe and our favourite shows of 2023.

27/08/2023

Culture news

Why you should be excited about Notting Hill Carnival

Parades, steel drums, and of course lots and lots of loud music. What to do while you're there, and how did the carnival get started. It's all in our guide to this year's carnival - the biggest street party in Europe.

26/08/2023

Culture news

British Museum director steps down over stolen items controversy

Hartwig Fischer released a statement announcing his resignation.

25/08/2023

Home

Rising number of UK homes installing heat pumps and solar panels

Around 18,000 heat pumps and 120,000 solar panels have been installed so far in 2023 but subsidies aren’t enough to encourage more households.

25/08/2023

Culture news

Nike make U-turn following Mary Earps controversy

The sportswear behemoth has gone back on its decision not to produce replicas of the England goalkeeper's shirt, putting "limited quantities" on sale, following criticism from fans and Earps herself.

25/08/2023

Health news

UK authorities probe 88 deaths linked to man who sold poisons online

Kenneth Law is accused of deliberately selling poisons to vulnerable people at risk of suicide in multiple countries.

25/08/2023

No Comment

British Army, Ukrainian recruits mark Ukraine's independence day

August 24, 2023 marks the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine's independence from the former Soviet Union.

24/08/2023

Culture news

How two friends turned a break-up into a revolutionary Fringe show

We sat down with Ell Potter and Mary Higgins, the minds behind 'The Last Show Before We Die', one of Euronews Culture's top picks of this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

24/08/2023

Health news

Surgeons perform UK's first ever successful uterus transplant

The patient received the womb from her sister. Both women are in a fit and stable condition following two overlapping 17-hour operations.

23/08/2023

United Kingdom

Monster hunters flock to Scotland for biggest 'Nessie' hunt in decades

An old tale meets modern advances as the search for the elusive creature uses new underwater drone tech.

23/08/2023

United Kingdom

City flitters: 7,000 jobs leave London's banking sector after Brexit

Dublin, Frankfurt and Paris are vying for a share of the financial services markets once dominated by London.

23/08/2023

Money

Most purchase scams now start on social media, says major UK bank

New data released by British bank Barclays shows almost nine out of 10 purchase scams start on social media.

22/08/2023

United Kingdom

Scotland still has Europe's highest drugs deaths, new figures show

The number of drug deaths fell from the previous year's figures but are huge in comparison to numbers from 20 years ago, and other European countries.

22/08/2023

Health news

MRI scans ‘more reliable’ than a blood test to detect prostate cancer

Researchers have found that a blood test alone to detect prostate cancer can be unreliable, leading to overdiagnosis and missing some cancers.

22/08/2023

Health news

Eye scans could reveal signs of Parkinson’s disease 7 years earlier

Using eye scan data and machine learning, researchers have confirmed artificial intelligence (AI) can spot subtle signs of Parkinson’s years before a clinical diagnosis.

22/08/2023

United Kingdom

'Evil' nurse: Life in prison for Britain's most prolific serial killer

Lucy Letby injected newborns with air, physically attacked them, force-fed others milk and poisoned two with drugs.

21/08/2023

Health news

New labels in underwear aim to raise cancer awareness in UK campaign

The partnership between Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) and UK supermarket Morrisons is seeking to inform about breast and testicular cancer.

21/08/2023

Culture news

Lioness style superstar Ella Toone set to launch own label

The attacking midfielder, who was one of the most successful among England's women's football team at the World Cup, will likely cash in on her new found fame and love of fashion.

21/08/2023

Green News

Could a new ‘culture war’ threaten climate action in the UK?

As the UK looks at rolling back green commitments, there are concerns that climate issues are feeding into cultural confrontation and identity politics.

20/08/2023

Culture news

London exhibition tells the story of Nigeria's pioneering Fuji music

Delve into the Fuji music genre's roots, witness rare artefacts, and celebrate its vibrant subculture from the 1960s to today in London's latest pop-up exhibition.

19/08/2023

Culture news

Comedian Rob Auton on his personal new Edinburgh Fringe show

Euronews Culture sat down with Rob Auton to discuss how he’s getting his human experience during his Edinburgh Fringe show (one of our top picks of the festival).

19/08/2023

Culture news

British Museum sacks staff member over missing and stolen items

The museum says the pieces include "gold jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones and glass dating from the 15th Century BC to the 19th Century AD".

17/08/2023

Culture news

British university to tackle fashion's carbon problem

Plymouth University will play an integral role in multi-million project aiming to drive the decarbonisation of the fashion and textile industry.

17/08/2023

United Kingdom

Edinburgh faces conspiracy theories over 20-minute neighbourhoods

There are fears that misinformation is gaining "enough traction to be dangerous" amid a report that someone was assaulted for promoting the policy.

16/08/2023

United Kingdom

Bulgarians suspected of spying for Russia charged in London

The three had reportedly lived in the UK for a number of years, at different locations.

16/08/2023