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Watch: Boris bemuses with speech digression about Peppa Pig

The UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson left business leaders bemused after stumbling through a speech in which he lost his notes, before talking about a recent visit to a children’s theme park.

Mobility

Watch the world's fastest electric plane take flight

The ‘Spirit of Innovation’ broke three world records earlier this month, according to its manufacturer.

Russia

Alexander Litvinenko died of radiation poisoning 15 years ago

The European Court of Human Rights recently backed a UK inquiry that said Russia was responsible for the killing.

Moments

6 extraordinary holiday rentals for history lovers in the UK

Whether you want to lock yourself up in a former jail cell, or watch birds swoop over the Atlantic from the top of an observation tower, there’s something for every history lover here.

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United Kingdom

'Life-changing': Revolutionary new HIV drug approved for use in the UK

Charities have welcomed the move as it offers an alternative to taking a daily cocktail of drugs.

United Kingdom

Kim Kardashian helps Afghan women's football team flee to Britain

Women playing sport was seen as a political act of defiance against the Taliban, and hundreds of female athletes have left Afghanistan since the group returned to power and began curbing women's education and freedoms.

United Kingdom

London house fire kills four, including two children

Investigators are searching for the origins of a house fire in the Bexleyheath area of southeast London that killed two women and two children on Thursday evening.

France

France accuses Jersey of not cooperating over fishing licence row

Paris accuses Jersey of breaking post-Brexit commitments by not giving sufficient licences to French fishermen.

United Kingdom

Queen carries out in-person audience at Windsor Castle

Queen Elizabeth II met with the British military’s chief of staff at Windsor Castle, the first time she was seen holding a face-to-face engagement since she missed the national Remembrance Sunday service.

Money

Meme coin posters spark calls for crypto advert ban in London

The posters advertising the Floki dog-themed meme cryptocurrency have sparked calls to ban adverts for "risky" financial services from London's public transport system.

Ecotech

These vitamin-rich ocean plants could be the answer to food shortages

Eating microalgae could be the answer to food shortages, scientists say

France

UK must stop using French as 'punchbags' over migrant boats — minister

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said France did not have 'any lessons to take from the British' ahead of a meeting with his UK counterpart, as record numbers of migrants cross the English Channel.

Climate

UK says COP26 climate pact 'historic' but 'tinged with disappointment'

The UK hosted nearly 200 world leaders at the UN climate conference in Glasgow for two weeks, ending on Saturday with a climate pact that many criticised as making not enough progress.

United Kingdom

Queen sprains back, won't attend Remembrance Sunday event

Queen Elizabeth II has sprained her back and will not attend the Remembrance Sunday service in central London to remember Britain’s war dead.

United Kingdom

Husband of British-Iranian woman stuck in Iran ends hunger strike

Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, ended his hunger strike.

Residences

UK holidays: Here are 7 cosy cabins for an autumn getaway

We take a look at the most unusual places to stay in the UK if you want to get closer to nature.

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Hundreds protest at COP26 as negotiations draw to a close

Hundreds of civil society representatives at the COP26 conference chant as they march through the convention centre and leave it in sign of protest, denouncing the conference a "failure"

Destinations

Why you should visit lakes, mountains and moors in Scotland and Wales

The UK is home to some stunning countryside, from beaches and lakes, to mountains and moors. Here’s our top places to visit in Scotland and Wales at any time of year.

United Kingdom

Record daily number of migrants cross sea to reach UK

At least 1,185 people arrived on Thursday, the Home Office confirmed.

United Kingdom

Ratcliffe down after meeting about securing wife's release from Iran

Ratcliffe has been on a hunger strike since October 24 outside Britain's Foreign Office in an effort to ratchet up the pressure on the British government to secure her release.