A two-day run of unseasonable heat in Britain has broken records for the highest temperatures recorded in winter.
Tag: Great Britain
England Greatly Expands Sex Education, Despite Some Parents’ Protests
The first revision of the curriculum in two decades will include information on same-sex relationships, as well as warnings against sexting and forced marriage.
Theresa May Promises U.K. Parliament a Vote to Delay Brexit
Her hand was forced by cabinet ministers who said they were prepared to risk being fired rather than accept an E.U. withdrawal without an agreement.
U.N. Court Tells Britain to End Control of Colony Home to U.S. Air Base
The International Court of Justice said Britain acted unlawfully in 1965 when it detached a group of islands from Mauritius, at the time a British colony, to facilitate an American military lease.
Jeremy Corbyn, Under Pressure From His Labour Party, Backs New Brexit Vote
Mr. Corbyn’s support for a second referendum cheered pro-European Britons, but his shift is no guarantee that a so-called “people’s vote” will happen.
A Dish That Captures the Greatness of British Cooking
Toad-in-the-hole incorporates the three elements that turned Yotam Ottolenghi into a culinary Anglophile: well-cooked meat, a crisp pancake and velvety gravy.
Britain’s Big Squeeze: ‘Austerity, That’s What I Know’: The Making of a Young U.K. Socialist
Alex McIntyre, 19, was brought up in a Britain being reshaped by government cuts. He gave up on capitalism after a year in college.
What Is Austerity? A Guide to the U.K.’s Budget Squeeze
For a decade now, Britain has been slashing funding to localities to shrink swollen government budget deficits, with pronounced effects on society.
So Help the U.K.: Archbishop Urges Public Prayer After Brexit
The archbishop of Canterbury is said to be seeking five days of prayer, starting the day after Britain’s departure from the E.U. takes effect.
Huawei Risks to Britain Can Be Blunted, U.K. Official Says, in a Rebuff to U.S.
A top security official outlined an alternative approach to the Trump administration’s call to keep the Chinese company Huawei out of 5G networks.