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Euroviews. How does the UK's Erasmus replacement work and has it been a success?

It promised the world, but has it delivered?

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'Summer of discontent': Soaring inflation fuels strikes in the UK

"We've not had anything like this since the late 1970s," one expert told Euronews.

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London bus drivers strike for second time in August as inflation soars

Inflation is rising at a higher rate in the UK compared to much of the rest of Europe, and with further scheduled transport strikes set for next week, others are also threatening industrial action.

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Notting Hill Carnival brightens London streets with Caribbean colours

Millions of people are expected to attend the event which takes place over a three-day public holiday weekend in the British capital.

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Light show in support of Ukraine in London

A light show was organised in support of Ukraine at the Greenwich-Docklands International Festival in London.

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Theatre brings voices of partition to life 75 years later

The legacy of the British partition of India lives on 75 years later. A new play in London inspects the impact of that legacy through verbatim performances.

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Emmanuel Macron is a 'tres bon buddy' of the UK, says Boris Johnson

The outgoing prime minister's comment came after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that the "jury's out" on Macron being a friend or foe of the United Kingdom.

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BA passengers warned after scammers discovered over lost luggage

Scammers posing as British Airways on Twitter asked customers to transfer money to recover lost luggage.

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Watchdog files complaints over UK's GPS-tracking of migrants

Privacy International has filed two complaints with UK regulators claiming that the GPS ankle bracelets used to tag asylum seekers are inhumane and a danger to privacy rights.

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Watch as British band play on van roof for drivers stuck in Calais

Calais queues: British band play on roof to entertain drivers stuck in seven-hour queue

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French MEPs kick up a stink over UK's discharge of raw sewage into sea

The three MEPs accuse the UK of not adhering to its obligations under multiple treaties including the main Brexit agreement and a UN charter.

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From oil to art - former rig set to become major UK art installation

The “See Monster” will feature a 12-metre waterfall and a 6,000-piece art installation.

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Ukrainians now based in Britain celebrate new ties with hosts

A culture summit in Scotland will look at ways to keep Ukraine's culture thriving throughout the war as families in the UK reflect on their time out of the country.

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Nearly 1,300 migrants cross from France to the UK in a day

It is the highest daily number of migrants that have arrived in the UK since records began in 2018.

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Pokémon World Championships and Pikachu's dark past

An event in 1997 nearly threatened to collapse the whole anime series and send the ‘pocket monsters’ out to pasture...

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Britain endures a summer of strikes amid cost of living crisis

Tens of thousands of rail workers are staging more strikes from Thursday, in the biggest industrial action for three decades.

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Which weird and outdated laws can stop you having fun in Europe?

Across the continent, bizarre and outdated legislation still exists to spoil the party.

Culture news

Is the Edinburgh Fringe pushing out smaller acts?

The Edinburgh Fringe has returned this year, but as accommodation prices sky-rocket, is it still a viable way for new comedians to make their mark?

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UK starts legal action over exclusion from EU science programmes

"The EU is in clear breach of our agreement, repeatedly seeking to politicise vital scientific cooperation by refusing to finalise access to these important programmes," said UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

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EU migration to UK plummets post-Brexit as labour shortages bite

Just 43,000 people from EU member states received visas — accounting for just five per cent of all visas granted that year.