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'800km of traffic': European holiday season kicks off with gridlock

Hundreds of kilometres of European roads have been paralysed with gridlock this weekend as holidaymakers set off on their summer getaways.

Culture news

Are male skirts about to be the next fashion essential?

As Brad Pitt and a UK binman ditch their trousers to appreciate the breeze, we speak to a fashion expert on the skirt revolution.

Design

Who will win the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize this year?

This year’s shortlist for the UK’s best new building includes a Hackney primary school, a net-zero office development and the replacement of an Oxford college library previously gifted by Samuel Pepys.

Culture news

Would a 'touring tsar' help UK bands get EU gigs after Brexit?

A new report has stressed the damage that Brexit has done to UK musicians' ability to tour their acts in the EU.

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Europe News

Northern Ireland Protocol: EU launches new legal action against the UK

The UK now has two months to reply to the letters from Brussels demanding "swift remedial actions to restore compliance with the terms of the Protocol".

Culture news

Fifa 23 to feature women's clubs for the first time

As women's football increased in popularity more and more, the Fifa video games will feature women's leagues for the first time ever.

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'Hasta la vista, baby!' Boris Johnson delivers farewell speech at PMQs

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held his last Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Culture news

What's it like to paint at 82-metres in the air?

Leicester is now home to Europe's tallest mural, and the third-tallest in the world, but what was it like to paint it?

World News

Airport runways melt amid hottest day of the year in UK

Extreme temperatures have caused airport runways to melt and flight disruptions in the UK, amid an unprecedented heatwave.

United Kingdom

PM Johnson's government under fire for neglecting heat emergency

Boris Johnson failed to appear at a ministers' meeting as he took the weekend off, while deputy PM Dominic Raab said people should "enjoy the sunshine" as temperatures are bound to reach 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.

Europe Decoded

Analysis: EU-UK relations 'not likely to improve' despite Tory contest

Rishi Sunak is viewed as the best hope for a negotiated solution to the Northern Ireland Protocol, EU sources said of the UK's Conservative Party race.

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UK Queen makes rare visit outside Windsor Castle

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II made a rare public appearance on Friday, visiting a hospice in the south England county of Kent.

Ukraine

UK holds Russia responsible for death of captured British aid worker

Paul Urey was detained by Russian troops while on a humanitarian aid mission in east Ukraine in April.

Sport

UK police launch investigation after Mo Farah documentary revelations

The four-time Olympic champion has revealed that he was trafficked to the country as a child.

Culture news

Why was Kevin Spacey in a UK court today?

The actor has been accused of four charges, including sexual assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sex without consent.

My Europe Series

'Demoralising and scary': UK women react to US abortion decision

Pro-choice advocates in the UK say the abortion reversal in the US is worrying and they want to see new legislation at home.

United Kingdom

Meet the eight contenders vying to replace Boris Johnson

These are the politicians who gathered enough support from other Conservative MPs to get their names on the ballot.

Sport

Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked from Djibouti as a child

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child.

Health news

Want to live longer? Keep the salt shaker off your dining table

Adding extra salt to meals knocks more than two years off life expectancy for men aged 50, and around a year and a half for women, a new study shows.

United Kingdom

London says 'no' to Scotland over new independence vote

Nicola Sturgeon said that Scottish democracy 'will not be a prisoner' to Boris Johnson or any other British prime minister.