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Italy

Girl, 5, flies to Italy after winning legal battle against UK doctors

A severly brain damaged girl is travelling to Italy for treatment after her family won a legal battle against hospital bosses in the UK, who wanted to stop her life-sustaining care.

15/10/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Criminal justice is not getting the urgent attention it needs in the Brexit negotiations ǀ View

As the Brexit deadline on 31 October looms, there are still many uncertainties about the effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. The effects on criminal justice, however, will be immediate and clear.

14/10/2019

United Kingdom

Harry Dunn family ask US diplomat's wife to 'do the humane thing'

The family of a teenager killed in a road accident in the UK in August have pleaded with crash suspect Anne Sacoolas to "do the humane thing" and return to the UK.

14/10/2019

Europe News

Simon Coveney tells Euronews the UK 'needs to move to facilitate deal'

The deputy Irish prime minister told Euronews on Monday that the UK 'needs to move' in order to facilitate a Brexit deal, and could see a 'very generous response'.

14/10/2019

United Kingdom

Vodafone 'sorry' after charging customers up to €11,000 for roaming

Vodafone has apologised to its customers for a "technical issue" that has wrongly added thousands of euros of roaming charges to their bills.

14/10/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: World's first hydrogen-powered boat docks in London

The 30-metre Energy Observer acts a "floating lab" for testing green maritime technology. It harnesses three renewable energies – solar, wind and hydro – to propel the boat and charge its batteries.

14/10/2019

United Kingdom

Watch back: Queen's Speech marks new session of Parliament

After the British monarch gave a Queen's speech, MPs in the House of Commons began to debate the contents.

14/10/2019

United Kingdom

What is the Queen's Speech and what happens if MPs reject it?

"We could end up in a very strange scenario where the government can't pass its Queen's Speech but still can't get the numbers for a general election. This has never really happened before and it's unclear what will happen next" - Maddy Thimont-Jack, Senior Researcher, Institute for Government.

14/10/2019

United Kingdom

It's a 1,000 days since Northern Ireland last had a government

The Northern Ireland Executive collapsed on January 16th, 2017.

13/10/2019

United Kingdom

US crash suspect does not have diplomatic immunity: UK Foreign Office

The Foreign Office said that, having gone home, Anne Sacoolas no longer has immunity.

13/10/2019

United Kingdom

Johnson 'urges' Erdogan to end Turkish operation in Syria during call

Johnson also said the incursion could further worsen the humanitarian situation in northern Syria "and undermine the progress made against Daesh".

12/10/2019

United Kingdom

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's daughter reunited with father in UK

"Late last night, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s daughter, Gabriella, came home after more than 1300 days in Iran," Labour MP Tulip Siddiq revealed on Twitter.

11/10/2019

Europe News

The Port of Antwerp readies for a 'hard Brexit'

Delays at the border, problems for truck drivers, Europe's second largest port prepares for the turbulence of a No Deal.

08/10/2019

United Kingdom

Conservative defector Heidi Allen joins the UK's Liberal Democrats

Heidi Allen quit the Conservative Party earlier this year, before briefly becoming the leader of the new Change UK Party.

07/10/2019

United Kingdom

'Increase in deaths' reported during UK's hottest day on record

Hundreds more deaths than average were reported on the UK's hottest day on record this year, according to preliminary data.

07/10/2019

United Kingdom

Outcry as US diplomat's spouse leaves Britain after fatal crash

Harry Dunn, 19, died when his motorcycle collided with a Volvo traveling in the wrong direction. A US diplomatic's spouse was questioned over the crash.

05/10/2019

United Kingdom

Imogen Heap cancels EU leg of tour over 'extreme Brexit uncertainties'

The British singer-songwriter said she was "truly gutted" to cancel the EU leg of her tour, which had dates in Dublin, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.

04/10/2019

USA

US and UK agree to speed data access in criminal cases

The agreement allows law enforcement officials to go directly to tech companies in the other's country to seek electronic evidence in cases of terrorism, child sexual abuse and cybercrime.

04/10/2019

United Kingdom

For sale: Reading jail, where Oscar Wilde was punished for gay sex

The upcoming sale has drawn criticism from campaigners who had hoped to turn the facility into an arts center to honour the Irish writer's legacy.

03/10/2019

United Kingdom

Watch again: Johnson answers questions on latest Brexit plan

Watch live: Boris Johnson faces questions in parliament on latest Brexit plan

03/10/2019