Britain’s policies on the Balkans aren’t going to change under its new prime minister – and what most intrigues the UK media about the region this summer is the newly-revealed secrets of the Danube mud.

The Balkans may be about to climb up Britain’s priority list under its next prime minister – while a cheeky new novel suggests no one would care that much if the UK ceased to exist.

The Balkans may be about to climb up Britain’s priority list under its next prime minister – while a cheeky new novel suggests no one would care that much if the UK ceased to exist.

The thermometer’s risen sharply, both literally and politically, this spring - but even with so much else to preoccupy Britons, the Balkans hasn’t quite slipped off the radar.

The British government is wondering whether promises of closer links to Europe may help woo largely hostile voters. Meanwhile, a right-wing newspaper is touting Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic for his tenacity in standing up to the EU.