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Tag: Great Britain

Suits So Good They Make a Case for Monarchy

Amid the current royal throw-down being played out in the media sphere, the figure least central to the drama is, of all things, the...

Major News Outlets Urge U.S. to Drop Its Charges Against Assange

WASHINGTON — The New York Times and four European news organizations called on the United States government on Monday to drop its charges against...

As Climate Protests Get Bolder, British Police Strike Back With New Powers

LONDON — When environmental protesters recently stopped traffic on the M25 freeway that circles London, one journalist, Charlotte Lynch, was standing on a bridge...

Churchill’s Aura, and Bright Colors, Draw New Fans to His Art

Cannadine wrote that Churchill was “at best indifferent, at worst hostile, to modern abstract art” by Chagall and Picasso. He was captivated instead by...

For Rishi Sunak, Family Wealth From Outsourcing Adds to a Secretive Fortune

LONDON — As Rishi Sunak made his rapid ascent in British politics, campaigning for Brexit and greater immigration controls to preserve jobs for Britons,...

Rishi Sunak’s Challenge: Unifying the Party and Fixing the Economy

LONDON — Rishi Sunak took over as Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday, the third in seven weeks, hoping to slow the revolving door at...

Queen Elizabeth II and the Shape of 20th-Century Power Dressing

To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who...

Queen Elizabeth II: The One Constant in an Inconstant World

She rarely spoke in public except to make scripted remarks in official settings — a state dinner, a charity function, her annual Christmas radio...

The Queen Met 13 Sitting U.S. Presidents, Who Basked in Her Global Prestige

WASHINGTON — They danced with her, rode horses together and went for a boat ride or a picnic. They took her to church or...

Boris Johnson May Be Fading Out, but Not the Divisions He Stoked

LONDON — The swift, stinging downfall of Boris Johnson this past week removes a uniquely polarizing figure from British politics. But it does not...

‘Everything in Hong Kong Has Changed’: A Road to Reinvention

HONG KONG — On the day that Hong Kong was returned to China a quarter century ago, the noodle maker of Queen’s Road worked...

U.K. Vows to Press Ahead With Rwanda Deportations

LONDON — The British government on Wednesday promised to press on with plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a day after a flight...

Stagflation and Recession Warnings Plague U.K. Businesses

In the struggle against soaring prices, Sean Hughes has been willing to try anything to keep costs down at his gastropub, Dylans at The...

Jubilee Honors Queen Elizabeth, but Also Highlights Her Increasing Absences

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee has become a party without its guest of honor. Her absence is a metaphor for the twilight...

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