Welcome to the first CGTN Europe Best of the Week. 

We want to give our audience a chance to catch up on what you might have missed, and the stories which have proven popular. 

Our selection will include text stories, videos, graphics, and even some of the live broadcasts our correspondents across Europe have sent via our social media pages.

Click on the headline of each story to read more!  

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1 - Three-story building-sized lava slabs in Las Palmas 

The Cumbre Vieja volcano has continued to erupt on the Spanish island Las Palmas, and this video shows the extent of the lava flow and its effect on the island’s residents. 

2 - China sells half the world's electric cars, with models priced under $5,000 

This story is part of our Special week of coverage on Electric Vehicles. You can "Plug In" to the rest of our EV content here. 

3 - Trying to stop Spain becoming a desert 

Our Madrid reporter Rahul Pathak sent this report from one of Europe's driest regions - the south of Spain - where the encroaching desert is a real threat to agriculture.

4 - The Seed Bank with a visitor center 

The climate and environment are key topics for us at CGTN Europe and to coincide with the UN's biodiversity conference in Kunming, China, we visited a seed bank in the UK along with other projects hoping to boost European ecosystems. 

5 - What's it like being the world's tallest woman? Not so bad! 

This inspiring story of a new world record holder who's proud to be different 

6 - Big John: World's largest Triceratops skeleton sells for $7.7m

His skull alone weighs 700kg. Here's a fact-sheet about the giant dinosaur with an equally giant price tag:

7 - China is 'gigantic' part of UK economic life, says Boris Johnson

"I am no Sinophobe, very far from it. China is a great country, a great civilization," the UK prime minister said when asked about the country's relationship with China.

3 Stories in 3 Pictures

Take a look at some of our most popular social media stories! 

The heir to the Dutch throne can marry someone of the same sex without losing their right to succeed to the throne. Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutter made the announcement in a letter to lawmakers on Tuesday. 

🦌 It's that time of the year! Red stags and fallow bucks compete by roaring, barking and clashing antlers in an attempt to fight off rivals and attract as many females as possible during rutting season in Bushy Park in southwest London..[Photo via VCG]

We couldn't finish this first online Best Of without a cat video, could we? 

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