UK university bans beef to combat ‘climate emergency’
A London college said on Monday it has banned beef from its campus to combat climate change, becoming the first higher education institution in Britain
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US courts Brexit Britain with trade deal talk (Update 2)
The United States would enthusiastically support a no-deal Brexit if that is what the British government decided to do, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton
Shooting at Norway mosque to be investigated as possible act of terrorism (Update 2)
An attack by a gunman at a Norwegian mosque on Saturday will be investigated as a possible act of terrorism, police said on Sunday. The
British PM Johnson to meet Ireland’s Varadkar over Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted an offer to meet Irish leader Leo Varadkar to discuss Brexit and the Northern Irish backstop, the Sunday
EU’s Juncker tells Britain: no-deal Brexit will hurt you the most
A no-deal Brexit would hurt Britain more than the rest of Europe no matter how much Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government pretends otherwise, outgoing European
Watchdog demands answers as power cut causes chaos across Britain
Energy regulators on Saturday demanded an urgent report from the operator of Britain‘s electricity grid into what caused a power cut that led to chaos across
Danish capital hit by second blast in four days – police
COPENHAGEN, Aug 10 (Reuters) – An explosion damaged a police station in Copenhagen early on Saturday, in the second blast to hit the Danish capital
Spend more on defence or we move troops to Poland, U.S. envoy tells Germany
An envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s unwillingness to boost defence spending might give the United States no
Major power cut impacting homes, transport in large parts of Britain (Update 4)
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A power cut lasting up to an hour hit parts of Britain including areas of London on Friday evening,
Ryanair Irish pilots back industrial action as unrest spreads
Ryanair’s directly employed pilots in Ireland on Friday voted in favour of industrial action unless pay demands are met swiftly, with Spanish pilots also threatening
British pair arrested after £76m meth raid in New Zealand
Two British men have been arrested in New Zealand after police found a huge stash of methamphetamine potentially worth tens of millions of pounds in
Two guilty of taking photos of body of dead footballer Sala
Two workers from a British CCTV firm pleaded guilty on Friday to accessing graphic mortuary footage, later circulated on social media, of the body of
Premier League clubs urged to pay staff real living wages
Premier League football clubs are being urged to end “poverty pay” among staff including cleaners and security guards amid record player signings ahead of the
It’s up to EU to avoid no-deal Brexit, says UK’s Raab
Britain’s foreign minister on Thursday pressed the European Union to amend the terms of Britain’s EU withdrawal agreement, saying Brussels would have to take responsibility
Italy PM meets president as coalition close to collapse
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte met President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday to discuss the political situation as rumours swirled of an imminent government collapse, while investors
Five French teenagers arrested in Spain over alleged gang rape
Five French tourists have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a 20-year-old Norwegian woman in the Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm, Spanish police said on
Ryanair’s UK pilots vote to strike later this month
Members of Ryanair’s British pilot union voted on Wednesday in favour of strike action later this month in a dispute over working conditions, the British
‘Scary’ German output figures propel recession fears
German industrial output fell more than expected in June driven by weaker production of intermediate and capital goods, in a further sign that Europe’s biggest
France fines more than 700 in first year of ‘cat-call’ law
French authorities have fined more than 700 men for harassing women in public since the introduction of a law a year ago to stop cat-calls,
Is it too late to hold an election before Brexit? Yes, probably
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly said he will take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without an exit deal.