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What to Know About the Protests Outside U.K. Hotels Housing Asylum Seekers

19 août 2025 à 12:47
A judge ruled that asylum seekers must be moved out of a hotel in England in a case that highlighted an increasingly contentious issue in Britain.

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A protest this month outside a London hotel housing asylum seekers. The British government has a legal obligation to provide accommodation for asylum seekers who would otherwise be homeless.
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Echoes of Old Walls Appear, Briefly, in Britain’s Arid Soil

14 août 2025 à 12:39
Unusually dry conditions are revealing the outlines of old walls at British historical sites. Climate change is making the lines, called “parchmarks,” more frequently visible.

Stone Stacks Look Cute on Instagram. His Mission Is to Kick Them Over.

15 août 2025 à 06:45
Rock piles have proliferated on hiking trails in recent years, irking conservationists. Stuart Cox has been applying his boot to the issue.

U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach

13 août 2025 à 13:50
After British authorities accidentally exposed information about 19,000 Afghans, the government sought a legal order preventing disclosure of the breach.

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British and Canadian soldiers guarding the Kabul airport after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 as Afghans hoping to flee the country stood by.

Remains of British Researcher Lost in 1959 Are Discovered Off Antarctica

12 août 2025 à 17:06
Dennis “Tink” Bell was 25 years old when he fell into a crevasse on King George Island. Over the decades, a glacier receded, and a scientific team from Poland found his remains this year.

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Dennis Bell, left, with his research colleagues and the dogs that helped them to work in Antarctica in 1959 at Admiralty Bay Base.

Vance and Lammy Mix Fishing and Foreign Policy at UK Estate

8 août 2025 à 14:00
JD Vance and his family are spending two nights at the country residence of the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, with whom he has a somewhat unlikely friendship.

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Britain’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, left, and Vice President JD Vance on Friday at Chevening House. Mr. Lammy and Mr. Vance have cultivated a personal relationship that predated their current jobs.

Tommy Robinson, Far-Right UK Activist, Is Arrested Over Train Station Assault

5 août 2025 à 10:15
Tommy Robinson was taken into custody for questioning on Monday after an assault that seriously injured a man last month at St. Pancras train station.

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Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, in London in June.

Oasis Fan Dies in Apparent Fall at Wembley

3 août 2025 à 18:11
A concertgoer apparently fell from the upper tiers at Wembley Stadium as the band’s reunion tour show was winding down.

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Oasis fans arriving for a concert last month at Wembley Stadium, where Saturday night’s death occurred.

Oasis Fan Dies in Apparent Fall at Wembley

3 août 2025 à 18:11
A concertgoer apparently fell from the upper tiers at Wembley Stadium as the band’s reunion tour show was winding down.

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Oasis fans arriving for a concert last month at Wembley Stadium, where Saturday night’s death occurred.

Flights Are Disrupted at Airports Across U.K. After Radar Problem

30 juillet 2025 à 12:48
A company that provides air traffic control services said it had resolved a “technical issue.” The delays came months after a power outage forced Heathrow Airport to shut down for 16 hours.

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Departing flights were grounded at Heathrow on Wednesday, months after a fire at a power substation shut down the airport for around 16 hours.

Pro-Palestinian Group Can Appeal U.K. Ban, Judge Rules, Citing Free Speech

30 juillet 2025 à 12:13
A High Court judge in London said that Palestine Action had the right to challenge the British government’s decision to ban it as a terrorist group.

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Supporters of the group Palestine Action protesting outside the High Court in London this month.
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