Now playing Next United Kingdom Every UK home to be powered by offshore wind power by 2030, says UK PM "As Saudi Arabia is to oil, the UK is to wind – a place of almost limitless resource," said UK PM Boris Johnson, outlining plans for a post-COVID green recovery. 06/10/2020
Now playing Next world news Brexit: Von der Leyen, Johnson say gaps between EU and Britain remain The EU and the UK are still no closer to breaking the deadlock with three months to go until the end of the Brexit transition period. 03/10/2020
Now playing Next world news Who are the world leaders that have tested positive for COVID-19? US President Donald Trump joined a growing list of leaders who have tested positive for COVID-19. 02/10/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom European governments weigh new measures amid rising COVID-19 cases Boris Johnson said he would not hesitate to issue stricter measures while France's prime minister is set to meet with local mayors to discuss the deteriorating COVID-19 situation. 30/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit: UK MPs back government's contentious Internal Market Bill The bill was approved by 340 votes to 256, a government majority of 84. 30/09/2020
Now playing Next Green News ‘Extinction is forever’: World leaders pledge to end biodiversity loss The British government has made a huge commitment to safeguard nature. 28/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19: UK Johnson under pressure to extend jobs retention scheme New restrictive measures were imposed in the UK on Tuesday. The opposition now want the government to extend the furlough scheme due to phase out in October. 23/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Controversial Brexit bill passes latest stage in UK parliament The EU threatened legal action if parts of the contentious bill, which a UK government minister admitted broke international law, were not removed. 23/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19: PM Johnson invokes 'spirit of togetherness' to fight virus In a live address to the nation, Boris Johnson said that he was "reluctant" to curb civil liberties to fight coronavirus but warned he would put further measures in place. 22/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK: New COVID-19 restrictions announced as cases hit four-month high The prime minister has announced tighter restrictions and tougher fines, as the government tries to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. 22/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Amal Clooney quits as UK special envoy over 'lamentable' Brexit plan Clooney, who is the country's special envoy on media freedom, said she was "dismayed" to learn that the government intends to pass legislation that would effectively override sections of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. 18/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK doing more COVID-19 tests than any other European country, says PM As he faced a grilling from British lawmakers at PMQs, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was carrying out more COVID-19 tests than any other European country per 1,000 of the population. 16/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit: Is Boris Johnson justified in breaching international law? The UK government says its internal market bill which would override part of the Brexit divorce agreement, breaching international law, is an "insurance policy". 14/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit bill to override EU divorce deal passes first parliament hurdle MPs backed Boris Johnson's controversial Internal Market Bill which breaches international law by a majority of 77 but a potential rebellion looms. 14/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Former UK PMs Blair and Major hit out at Johnson over new Brexit bill "This way of negotiating, with reason cast aside in pursuit of ideology and cavalier bombast posing as serious diplomacy, is irresponsible, wrong in principle and dangerous in practice," the former UK leaders said. 12/09/2020
Now playing Next Ireland British are 'creating chaos deliberately' on Brexit, Coveney says Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney did not mince his words when questioned by Euronews' Shona Murray on the latest Brexit furore. 10/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Former Tory MEP 'couldn't vote' Brexit Internal Market bill Sajjad Karim says the attempt to override the Withdrawal Agreement is 'an absolute non-starter'. 10/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK's new Brexit bill is 'legal safety net', PM Johnson says UK prime minister says he will press ahead with proposed law that a minister admitted breaks international law 09/09/2020
Now playing Next Ireland London 'must not play with peace in Ireland' during Brexit trade talks "The last thing we want to see is somehow the British government trying to play with peace in Ireland as some sort of negotiating gambit towards fishing rights or state aid," Irish lawmaker Neale Richmond told Euronews. 07/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom EU warns no Brexit deal if UK breaks 'international law' on N. Ireland The UK government has imposed a mid-October deadline for reaching a trade deal with the EU, while downplaying reports it plans to override divorce deal terms on Northern Ireland. 07/09/2020