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Deadly knife crime: How does London compare to New York?

Deadly knife crime: How does London compare to New York?

18/06/2019

United Kingdom

Spice Girls end tour with emotional apology

Geri Horner apologised to the fans at the sold-out Wembley Stadium for leaving the all-girl band in 1998 after she said she was suffering from exhaustion.

16/06/2019

United Kingdom

Trump attacks Khan in tweets after three men are killed in London

Two men were stabbed to death and another was shot dead in three separate attacks in the British capital in less than 24 hours.

16/06/2019

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia demands action on energy security after tankers' attacks

Crew members of the oil tanker Front Altair, one of two vessels attacked this week in the Gulf of Oman, have landed in Dubai. The attacks happened three days ago. It comes amid calls from Saudi Arabia to secure Gulf energy supplies given that the tankers are on a vital oil shipping route.

16/06/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Commemorations on anniversary of deadly Grenfell fire

Commemorations are taking place in London to mark the two-year anniversary of a deadly apartment block blaze.

14/06/2019

Green News

Starbucks rents out reusable coffee cups at UK Gatwick Airport

British airport offers customers the choice of a throw-away cup or a reusable one, in a bid to reduce plastic waste.

14/06/2019

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Lock of Beethoven's hair goes up for auction

The lock was given by Beethoven to a collaborator after the composer's servants tried to fob him off with goat's hair.

10/06/2019

World News

100 firefighters deal with London fire

Around 100 firefighers called to a major fire on Sunday at a block of flats at Barking in East London

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

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

United Kingdom

Billboard campaign aims 'to show Trump how unpopular he is in UK'

"He's also a vain and brittle man who's here because he's dazzled by monarchy and thinks Britain likes him."

04/06/2019

United Kingdom

Trump: Corbyn and Khan are 'negative forces, not positive forces'

Trump said Corbyn wanted to meet him, but "I decided not to do that".

04/06/2019

United Kingdom

Trump's UK state visit: What's happened and what's next on the agenda

As US President turns to politics on Tuesday, he will be trying to convince UK prime minister Theresa May to ban China's Huawei from British 5G networks.

04/06/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Exhibition transports Londoners to War of the Worlds

Visitors will find themselves in the march of the fighting machines to the capital and flee the invasion on the River Thames.

31/05/2019

United Kingdom

Climate protesters threaten to shut down Heathrow Airport

Extinction Rebellion are calling for the government to immediately suspend plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport

31/05/2019

United Kingdom

Police investigate 'explosive' which turns out to be Christmas bauble

Once police investigated, they discovered that the suspicious device was, in fact, a Christmas bauble.

30/05/2019

United Kingdom

What is Boris Johnson's view on Brexit?

The main subject on everyone's lips in the UK is Brexit and that doesn't look set to change in the coming months — where does the man who could be the next prime minister stand on the issue?

25/05/2019

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Watch: World's first Porsche expected to fetch up to €18m at auction

This 1939 Type 64, one of three built, belonged to company founder Ferdinand Porsche. It was built for a Berlin to Rome race to take place in September 1939, which was cancelled due to WWII.

22/05/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Queen Elizabeth asks if automatic checkouts can be 'diddled'

Unexpected monarch in bagging area?

22/05/2019

World

How are voters in UK and Germany reacting to upcoming EU elections?

Our correspondents Jessica Saltz in Berlin and Tadhg Enright in London explain how voters in Germany and in the UK are reacting to the upcoming EU elections.

21/05/2019