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Scotland hotter than Greece: Heatwave to bring record temperatures

It’s not often the weather makes the headlines in Scotland for being on the warmer end of the scale. However, this week will see a heatwave in

USA

Yes co-founder and bass guitarist Chris Squire dies at 67

Sport

Nelson Piquet wins first Formula E championship

Brazilian Nelson Piquet has won the inaugural Formula E Championship by a single point from Sebastian Buemi, after finishing seventh in a thrilling

Sport

Defending champ Djokovic to face Kohlschreiber in Wimbledon opener

The draw for Wimbledon – the third of tennis’ four major championships – took place on Friday. World number one Novak Djokovic faces a stern test in

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United Kingdom

Rwanda's spy chief bailed after being arrested in London

Rwanda’s intelligence chief is set for a full extradition hearing in London in October after being arrested at Heathrow airport last weekend. Karenzi

Sport

Second stop of Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour in Cowes gets underway

The British sailing mecca of Cowes on the stunning Isle of white played host to the second stop of the 2015 Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour. The Cowes’ Cup

France

Cameron urges more action on migrants crisis after Calais chaos

Britain is to put more resources into cross-Channel security – including possibly in France – after a day of chaos when migrants took advantage of a

France

Eurostar: services remain suspended overnight

Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded after the tunnel linking France and England closed due to a strike in Calais. Rail company Eurostar

United Kingdom

Watch: Knife-wielding killer on the rampage as children play nearby

United Kingdom

Chemical leak forces evacuation of UK holiday park swimming pool

About 40 people needed medical treatment for breathing problems following what’s thought to have been a chlorine leak at a holiday park swimming pool

United Kingdom

Here comes the sun: Thousands mark summer solstice at Stonehenge

According to police up to 23,000 people made the trip to Wiltshire see the sunrise on the longest day of the year, down from around 36,000 last year.

United Kingdom

Thousands flood London streets to protest against austerity

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of London to air their anger over austerity. Waving placards and posters, they gathered outside

United Kingdom

British police probe whether dead man on London office roof was jet stowaway

Police are investigating whether a man found dead on the roof of an office building in London had stowed away on a British Airways jet flying in from

United Kingdom

London: WikiLeaks founder Assange marks three years in Ecuador's embassy, as new cables released

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have gathered outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, to mark the third anniversary of the

United Kingdom

Stowaway dies after 'falling from plane onto London roof'

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Waterloo re-enactment kicks off in Belgium

It’s been two hundred years since Britain and her allies defeated Napoleon Bonaparte on the muddy battlefields of Waterloo, just outside of Brussels

Belgium

Belgium marks Waterloo battle

A muddy battlefield in Belgium, two hundred years ago today. A clash between two armies that would shape the map of the European continent for the

Ukraine

Radioactive waste repository opens in Chernobyl exclusion zone

A new central repository for radioactive waste has opened in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine. The facility has been funded by the UK and the

United Kingdom

I hope you’ll sleep through my music, says British composer

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Waterloo - How the world would be different if Napoleon had won

Leading up to the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, euronews asks, "What if Napoleon had won and defeated the combined Anglo and Prussian armies?"