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JD Vance says 'beautiful' Britain has been 'failed by its leadership'

While he called Britain "amazing," Vance said there appeared to him to be something "very broken about British politics".

Travel News

Explore England’s Lake District with this new unlimited travel pass

Covering trains, buses and boats, getting around the famed Cumbrian landscape car-free is now easier and cheaper.

Europe News

Starmer calls decision to resign as British PM 'intensely personal'

Starmer also said the next prime minister would not be able to spend any less time focusing on diplomacy and international affairs, citing the impact of the wars in Ukraine and Iran on the cost of living.

Europe News

Prospective UK PM Burnham rules out early general election

Burnham indicated he still backs reforming Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system, which has historically benefited the country's traditional two main parties.

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Europe News

Romanian men jailed over London stabbing of Iranian TV presenter

Iran International, a private broadcaster based in a heavily secured building in west London, was labelled a "terrorist" organisation by Tehran in 2022 along with the BBC's Persian-language channel.

Europe News

Eight arrested in UK probe into men drugging and raping partners

As part of a separate operation into such offences, EU law enforcement agency Europol said the group of countries had identified 156 victims and perpetrators of drug-facilitated sexual assaults.

Europe News

Starmer issues state apology for decades of forced adoptions in UK

Previously, the then-Conservative government declined to apologise, arguing that the state had not supported these practices. Starmer has now acknowledged the government's role in forced adoptions.

Culture news

Bayeux Tapestry in London: up to nine-hour wait to book tickets

The British Museum website, where the tapestry will be on display from September 2026 to July 2027, has attracted tens of thousands of visitors keen to buy tickets.

Europe News

England breaks record for warmest June, Met Office says

Scientists warn that extreme weather events such as heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense as a result of human-induced climate change.

Europe News

NATO chief welcomes UK's long-awaited Defence Investment Plan

The announcement follows months of wrangling within the government over the resources required to modernise the UK's armed forces in the face of rising threats, including from Russia.

Europe News

Burnham vows to 'rewire Britain' with devolution and 'No. 10 North'

Labour's likely next PM set out a 10-year economic plan in his Manchester speech, promising greater regional powers and a shift away from trickle-down economics.

Business

Lucky Strike maker BAT to axe 5,500 jobs worldwide in €695m cost drive

British American Tobacco is cutting 5,500 jobs across the globe and handing thousands more roles to outside contractors, as the cigarette giant races to strip out costs and pivot towards vapes and nicotine pouches.

Europe News

Hospitals struggle as European heatwave moves east

As hospitals buckle and warnings spread east, the heatwave is exposing how unprepared much of Europe remains for extreme temperatures.

Business

What King Charles' historic tax disclosure reveals and what it hides

King Charles III has become the first reigning British monarch to make his personal tax bill public, lifting the lid on a slice of the royal finances that has stayed hidden for centuries, and confirming in the process that the sovereign ranks among the country's largest taxpayers.

Europe Today

UK foreign policy will not change after government transition - Lammy

The UK's deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has told Europe Today that his country's foreign policy — including its support for Ukraine and efforts to restore EU ties — will remain unchanged when a new Prime Minister takes the reins after Keir Starmer's exit.

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EU's door 'is open to UK', former Brexit negotiator Barnier says

Ten years following the landmark vote, the EU's former Brexit negotiator said the bloc's door is open to the UK, but that London "cannot cherry-pick" EU policies.

Climate

Europe’s heatwave fuels record energy bills and lost wages

Europe’s heatwave endangers lives as well as incomes.

Europe News

UK records hottest June day ever as Europe swelters in heatwave

The Met Office has warned that "exceptionally warm" temperatures are expected to continue through the middle of the week.

Europe News

London police to scale up use of drones and live facial recognition

UK civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has criticised the use of technologies such as drones and facial recognition.

Europe News

Senior UK minister rules out leadership challenge

Jones' decision removes a major obstacle standing between Burnham and the UK's top job and could mean the latter is in Downing Street as early as July.