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The head of the French state-owned railway operator warned incidents could not be ruled out due to the high temperatures. The heatwave is having a strong impact on the rail network and ​can deform tracks and damage overhead electrical lines. This comes as many schools have also been forced to closed down. FRANCE 24’s Andrew […]

UK is about to get his seventh prime minister since the Brexit vote after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on June 22nd. The favourite is Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester who’s win in the Makerfield byelection increased pressure on Starmer. FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali tells us more.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said he was stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks after growing pressure to hand over to a new leader who can try and revive the government’s flagging fortunes. Here’s a look at the next steps in Britain’s leadership contest.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on June 22, paving the way for Britain to have its seventh prime minister in just over a decade. Andy Burnham, who won a special parliamentary election a few days earlier, is the front-runner to replace him as Labour leader. FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert tells us more about what […]

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign, with a new leader to be in place by the time parliament returns in September. With his popularity rating tumbling over his handling of the economy, pressure has been mounting on Starmer for months. It increased sharply on Friday when Andy Burnham, the Greater […]

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he is stepping down as head of the Labour party, after several days of mounting pressure following the election of his rival in a critical election Andy Burnham. He will remain prime minister until his successor is chosen. FRANCE 24’s journalists tell us what to know.

The conflict in the Middle East has been a stark reminder that Europe pays a major cost for continuing to depend on imported fossil fuels. Soaring prices are threatening growth and fuelling inflation. Against this backdrop, investments in renewable energy are no longer about meeting climate targets. They are existential, and central to achieving competitiveness […]

Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider who is the current frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer as Britain’s next prime minister. After losing two bids for the Labour Party leadership, Burnham focused on Greater Manchester, where he served as mayor and earned a “King of the North” moniker for railing over what he called […]

Britain’s Keir Starmer on Monday announced his resignation as prime minister and as leader of the governing Labour Party. Starmer says he will remain caretaker prime minister until a new Labour leader is chosen in the next few weeks. Follow our live blog for all the news and reactions. 

More than 800 schools in several parts of France were closed Monday as a record heatwave, which killed three people over the weekend, was set to intensify. Both France and Belgium have announced cuts to their rail services as authorities across Europe issued health alerts in a bid to cope with record temperatures.