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United Kingdom

UK inflation drops but remains above the target, figures show

Britain's inflation dropped to 7.9% in June, but the Bank of England's target of bringing it down to 2% remains elusive.

19/07/2023

United Kingdom

Angry scenes as huge barge for asylum seeker housing docks in England

Criticism from pro-refugee groups, locals and politicians as UK government takes first step in what it calls a move to reduce the cost of accommodation.

18/07/2023

United Kingdom

Accommodation barge arrives as UK passes controversial migration bill

Asylum seeker accommodation barge arrives as UK passes controversial migration bill which seeks to deport people to "safe" countries such as Rwanda.

18/07/2023

Culture news

UK music brought in €7.7bn in tourism - but is the scene healthy?

Music brought in over £6.6bn and 14 million tourists to the UK’s economy last year, a new study has found. The study highlights the country’s continued cultural soft power and raises questions over unintended effects of constraining British artists to domestic tours post-Brexit.

18/07/2023

Culture news

Paws in pews: Churches in the UK welcome dogs at services

Some parishes hope admitting four-legged friends will boost congregation numbers.

18/07/2023

Nature

Dozens of whales die after becoming stranded on Scottish island

Investigators face race against time to find out what happened in what's believed to be the UK's worst fatal mass stranding.

17/07/2023

Culture news

Fossil hunters unearth 400,000-year-old mammoth tusk in UK quarry

During a routine visit to a quarry in Cambridgeshire, two palaeontologists made a spectacular discovery: an intact tusk from a Steppe mammoth.

17/07/2023

United Kingdom

Footballer Mendy found not guilty of rape and attempted rape

French footballer Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of rape and attempted rape - five months after being acquitted of six other rape charges and one count of sexual assault.

14/07/2023

Green News

Which European countries are not prepared to cope with hot days?

Researchers say buildings in places like Northern Europe "act like greenhouses" and aren't designed to cope with hot days.

14/07/2023

Culture news

Kevin Spacey gives his testimony in sexual assault trial

Kevin Spacey gave testimony at his sexual assault trial in London. He fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue as he told jurors how sexual misconduct allegations six years ago had destroyed his career.

14/07/2023

United Kingdom

Stagnant UK economy lagging behind EU, new figures show

Britain has seen no economic growth in three months, the country's statistic agency said on Thursday. Other European states are faring better, meanwhile.

13/07/2023

Culture news

Screen Actors Guild to vote on strike action tonight

Hollywood’s actors union was on the verge of striking after they couldn't agree on a deal with the studios.

13/07/2023

United Kingdom

Water crisis in UK reopens privatisation debate

"The sad reality is that, in a world increasingly dominated by individual greed ... the water sector has become the biggest fraud story in the UK," one analyst told AFP.

11/07/2023

United Kingdom

Scotland's ultranationalists are trying to seize their moment

Nicola Sturgeon's departure and arrest have sent her party into disarray. Now fringe groups in the independence movement sense an opening.

11/07/2023

Work

AI could help save employees 390 hours of work a year, study shows

A recent study found that workers in the UK could be saving hundreds of hours every year if they were assisted by AI -- but many remain sceptical of the new technology.

10/07/2023

United Kingdom

Lawyer 'rubbishes' BBC explicit pictures story

A newspaper first reported claims one BBC star paid a teen for explicit pictures - something a lawyer representing the young person has denied.

10/07/2023

United Kingdom

Biden shows unity with UK PM amid cluster bomb criticsm

The US President met the UK Prime Minister and King in London ahead of a vital NATO summit.

10/07/2023

World News

The week in pictures: Bull running, a supermoon and 500 days of war

The week's best pictures from across Europe

09/07/2023

Culture news

Forgotten Jack Hilton book to be republished after tenacious campaign

The name of author Jack Hilton was lost to history, before a 28-year-old bartender set out to uncover his legacy. Now, following a campaign to get the book back into print, it has been signed by Vintage (Penguin), the UK's largest publishing house.

07/07/2023

Culture news

UK hospital trust apologizes for errors which lead to MF DOOM’s death

An NHS trust has apologised for giving substandard care to hip-hop star MF DOOM: "The care he received was not to the standard we would expect."

07/07/2023