Two killed by falling trees as strong winds batter UK; Storm Boelo leaving 90,000 without power

 Gusts of up to 84mph tore through northern parts of the UK, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of England hit hardest by Storm Boelo,  the second named storm of the season.

Royaume-Uni : une sollution simple pour résorber la pollution plastique

 

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Νήσος Τζέρσεϊ: Στα πρόθυρα σύγκρουσης Μ. Βρετανία- Γαλλία για δικαιώματα αλιείας

 

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Inquiétude au Royaume-Uni : le littoral s'effondre

 

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Royaume-Uni : quand la nature reprend ses droits

 

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UK opens new Antarctic station

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The UK has officially opened its newest Antarctic research station, which replaces a former station Halley 5. 

This was due to concerns that ice under the 20-year-old former station could break in the future.

Argentina protests renaming part of Antarctica in honour of Queen

The Argentine Foreign Ministry has summoned the British Ambassador and handed him a formal note of protest against renaming part of Antarctica in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.


Buenos Aires has totally rejected London’s claims to that part of the sixth continent, which is better known in the UK as the British Antarctic Territory, and insists that it is Argentine territory.