United Kingdom

Russian spy attack: British PM May to address parliament

Theresa May convened her National Security Council on Monday and was due to address parliament later in the afternoon to discuss how to respond to the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.

12 March 2018

World News

Spy poisoning: investigators focus on nerve agent

Counter-terrorism police focus investigation on the origin of the nerve agent used to poison former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with suspicion falling on a state-actor, notably Russia.

8 March 2018

United Kingdom

Dua Lipa and Stormzy scoop top gongs at Brit Awards

Dua Lipa and Stormzy, two of Britain’s most exciting breakthrough pop acts, have beaten much more experienced competitors to take the top prizes at the Brit awards ceremony at London’s O2 Arena.

22 February 2018

Croatia

Widow of ISIL hostage calls for captured militants to locate his body

David Haines’ widow says she hopes the two British Islamic State militants captured in Syria last month will be tried and jailed for life.

11 February 2018

Economy

Brexit will leave UK worse off in all scenarios: leaked government rep

A government spokesperson told Euronews it was “not prepared to provide a running commentary on any aspect of this ongoing internal work.”

30 January 2018

World News

Resignations put more pressure on UKIP leader Henry Bolton

Several top UKIP figures including deputy leader Margot Parker quit, urging Bolton to step down following a no-confidence vote in his leadership.

22 January 2018

World News

British army chief calls for investment in defence

The UK's chief of general staff Sir Nick Carter warns a bigger military budget is required to keep up with Russia.

22 January 2018

Ireland

Storm Eleanor lashes Ireland, UK and France

High tides, heavy rains and strong winds cause flooding, bring down trees and cut power to some 250,000 homes.

3 January 2018

World News

Gary Oldman morphs into Churchill to portray his "Darkest Hour"

The actor spent three and a half hours every morning having sophisticated prosthetics applied before walking onto the "Darkest Hour" set during the 54-day shoot.

2 January 2018

Australia

Compass CEO among six killed in Sydney plane crash

The company operating the seaplane said the weather on Sunday had been benign and the pilot "extremely experienced".

1 January 2018

World News

France 'to demand UK pay more' for border controls post-Brexit

President Emmanuel Macron reportedly set to ask Prime Minister Theresa May to contribute hundreds of millions of euros to reinforce France's border check points at ports facing Britain after Brexit.

28 December 2017

World News

Big Ben chimes again for Christmas and New Year

London's iconic bell resumes normal service until 1pm local time on New Year's Day.

23 December 2017

United Kingdom

Baby born with heart outside body survives against the odds

A baby girl born with her heart outside her body is believed to be the first in the UK to survive with the extremely rare condition, ectopia cordis .

13 December 2017

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School's out! UK kids play in snow

12 December 2017

World News

Court hearing for jailed British-Iranian charity worker postponed

A court hearing for a jailed British-Iranian charity worker has been postponed, just hours after a meeting between the UK Foreign Secretary and the Iranian President

10 December 2017

World News

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case: Johnson urged to bring jailed woman ho

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson heads to Iran in an effort to win release of dual national.

8 December 2017

United Kingdom

HMS Queen Elizabeth: Britain's biggest aircraft carrier commissioned i

7 December 2017

United Kingdom

What will Meghan Markle have to do to become a British citizen?

'True or false, pool and darts are traditional pub games,' is just one of the questions Prince Harry's fiance will have to answer in her bid to become British

2 December 2017

United Kingdom

Harry & Meghan woo the crowds with first official outing

Hundreds of people braved cold weather to get a glimpse of Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle as they attended a charity event in Nottingham

1 December 2017

United Kingdom

Brexit: growing frustration on both sides of debate

Amid talk of a big divorce settlement with the EU, and negotiations dragging on, UK voters on both sides of the debate express their frustration

30 November 2017