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King Charles Mourns Duchess of Kent at Catholic Funeral

16 septembre 2025 à 11:47
The duchess, best known for her role bestowing trophies at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, was the first member of the royal family to convert to Catholicism in centuries.

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King Charles, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, outside Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday.
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Amid Drought, Some U.K. Residents Fume as Blackstone C.E.O. Fills Private Lake

12 septembre 2025 à 15:46
A local water company said tankers of its water would no longer be sent to the American billionaire’s estate to fill his lake.

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The American billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman has been refurbishing a country house in the village of Conholt in east Wiltshire, about 80 miles southwest of London.

Rick Davies, Lead Singer of Supertramp, Dies at 81

8 septembre 2025 à 09:15
The English vocalist wrote hits including “Goodbye Stranger” and “Bloody Well Right.” His use of the Wurlitzer piano became one of the rock band’s signature sounds.

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Rick Davies performing in Paris in 2010 with several members of Supertramp.

Over 800 Arrested at Protest After Pro-Palestinian Group Banned as Terrorist

7 septembre 2025 à 09:14
The demonstrators, hauled off for holding signs, had gathered in London to oppose the government’s declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organization.

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Police officers detain a demonstrator at the “Lift The Ban” rally at Parliament Square in London, on Saturday.

After UK Deputy Premier Resigns, Farage Seeks to Capitalize

5 septembre 2025 à 13:49
Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-immigration party Reform U.K., spoke to supporters just after news broke that the deputy prime minister had resigned.

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Nigel Farage, the leader of the right wing populist Reform U.K. party, after delivering his speech at the party’s conference in Birmingham, England on Friday.

Angela Rayner, UK Deputy Prime Minister, Resigns After Underpaying Tax

5 septembre 2025 à 11:39
In a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ms. Rayner said she would step down after an ethics adviser found she had breached a code of conduct for government ministers.

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Angela Rayner in July. As deputy prime minister, she had come to be seen as a powerful ally of Keir Starmer and a bridge to the left of the Labour Party.

A Right-Wing Wave in Britain Produces a Teenage Civic Leader

5 septembre 2025 à 00:01
As Reform U.K. meets for its annual conference, the experience of its youngest municipal leader, George Finch, shows a party trying to combine caution and provocation.

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George Finch, left, leader of Warwickshire County Council, appearing at a news conference alongside Reform U.K.’s leader, Nigel Farage, last month.

A Right-Wing Wave in Britain Produces a Teenage Civic Leader

5 septembre 2025 à 00:01
As Reform U.K. meets for its annual conference, the experience of its youngest municipal leader, George Finch, shows a party trying to combine caution and provocation.

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George Finch, left, leader of Warwickshire County Council, appearing at a news conference alongside Reform U.K.’s leader, Nigel Farage, last month.

Nemat Shafik, Columbia President During Protests, Takes Another Tough Job

3 septembre 2025 à 00:01
Dr. Shafik, who came under fire for her handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests last year, is now the chief economic adviser to Britain’s prime minister.

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Nemat Shafik at a congressional hearing in April 2024 over Columbia’s handling of antisemitism. Her conciliatory stance at the hearing enraged some Columbia faculty.

California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

1 septembre 2025 à 12:50
Potent California-grown marijuana is so popular in the U.K. that large quantities are being illegally smuggled on passenger flights, officials say.

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Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.
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