Brexit Behind Him, Boris Johnson Tries to Quiet Scotland’s Calls to Leave U.K.
LONDON — Barely six months after Britain broke away from the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is increasingly consumed with trying to stop the...
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Brexit Behind Him, Boris Johnson Tries to Quiet Scotland’s Calls to Leave U.K.
LONDON — Barely six months after Britain broke away from the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is increasingly consumed with trying to stop the...
New Nominations to U.K. House of Lords Raise Old Concerns of Cronyism
LONDON — One is a Russian-born British newspaper baron whose father was once a K.G.B. officer. Another is a retired cricket player who goes by...
In a 19th-Century Cart House, a Designer Creates a Room of Her Own
When the British designer Harriet Anstruther first moved into the 500-year-old wattle-and-daub West Sussex farmhouse she shares with her husband, the photographer Henry Bourne, in...
In Britain, the Economic Comeback Is in the Suburbs
READING, England — The British economy is facing its worst recession since “The Great Frost” of 1709, a horrifically cold winter. Large retailers are shutting...
U.K. Has Europe’s Worst Surge in Deaths During Pandemic, Study Says
LONDON — England has had the greatest rate of excess deaths of any country in Europe during the coronavirus pandemic, with a surge that lasted...
The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down
I found a dead common swift once, a husk of a bird under a bridge over the River Thames, where sunlight from the water cast...
Colonialism Made the Modern World. Let’s Remake It.
“Decolonize this place!” “Decolonize the university!” “Decolonize the museum!” In the past few years, decolonization has gained new political currency — inside the borders of...
Europe Said It Was Pandemic-Ready. Pride Was Its Downfall.
The coronavirus exposed European countries’ misplaced confidence in faulty models, bureaucratic busywork and their own wealth. By David D. Kirkpatrick, Matt Apuzzo and Selam Gebrekidan...
Long Waits for U.K. Hospital Treatment as N.H.S. Fights Coronavirus
LONDON — After nine months of waiting for surgery, Ruth Fawcett’s knee muscles wasted away, causing her joint to come loose in its socket and...