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UK: Angela Eagle launches Labour leadership bid to topple Jeremy Corbyn

Labour’s Angela Eagle has said she will challenge Jeremy Corbyn for the leadership of Britain’s main opposition party.

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Theresa May set to be UK prime minister as Andrea Leadsom quits Conservative contest

Home Secretary Theresa May is now the only contender in the running for the post of UK Prime Minister.

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Wimbledon : Andy Murray beats Milos Raonic (6-4 7-6 7-6)

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Lewis Hamilton wins his third successive British Grand Prix at Silverstone

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British PM hopeful's motherhood remarks spark row

The outsider to become UK’s next Prime Minister, Andrea Leadsom, has furiously denied she has an edge over her rival, because she has children.

Sport

Demon on the descent Froome the zoom in yellow

Stage 8 of the Tour de France saw holder, Sky's Chris Froome, flex his muscles in the 2016 race.

World News

Britain to hold vote on Trident nuclear deterrent

David Cameron has said he will hold a parliamentary vote later this month over whether to renew Britain’s nuclear deterrent.

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Prince George steals the show

Britain’s Prince George was the star attraction on Friday at the Royal International Air Tattoo, billed by UK media as the world’s largest military air show.

Economy

Brexit sparks London commercial property panic

London's commercial property market has been shaken up by the Brexit vote with property funds having to be frozen to stop investors taking all their money out.

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Britain picks diplomat to fill top EU post

Britain has nominated the country’s ambassador to France, Julian King, to take over its vacant seat at the European Commission.

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State of the Union: Brexit fallout continues

This is the State of the Union, euronews’ round-up of the top stories from the past seven days.

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May and Leadsom make shortlist to become UK's next Prime Minister

Going head-to-head Home Secretary Theresa May and junior Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom will be battling it out to become the UK’s second female prime minister, after Justice Minister Michael Gove won

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Five crushed to death, one hospitalised, following Birmingham wall collapse

Five workers have been crushed to death in Nechells, central Birmingham.

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A female PM for the UK: Gove eliminated from Conservative Party leadership race

Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom to compete to be the next UK Prime Minister.

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Five men die in industrial accident in Britain

Five men have died after an industrial accident at a recycling depot in Nechells, an area of Britain’s second-biggest city Birmingham, the local West Midlands Police force said on…

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In the blue corner... Conservatives battle it out in next stage of UK leadership race

Conservative MPs vote in the second stage of the leadership battle to determine who will win the coveted top spot of UK Prime Minister.

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Former PM Tony Blair defends his decision to invade Iraq but apologises for mistakes

Chilcot Report criticises “unreliable intelligence” Claims British troops were sent in ill-prepared No plans for aftermath Blair opologises for mistakes – but acted in “good faith” Sir John Chilcot

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Political reaction to the long awaited Chilcot report

The decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 was a divisive one, and this morning, after waiting seven years for its publication, The Iraq Inquiry, headed by Sir John Chilcot, has delivered a deleterious

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Cameron warns 'lessons need to be learned' from UK's handling of Iraq invasion

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Britain to learn lessons from the Chilcot Report.

Business Line

Bank of England: fighting the Brexit blues

In this edition of Business Line we look at the role of Bank of England governor Mark Carney as he tries to calm the financial world following the Brexit vote.