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“A Private Spy
” a 16-year-old becomes more fascinating in death than she was in life.
” a collection of the British writer’s letters
” a satirical novel exploring lofty ideas about nostalgia.
” the party said.
000 a year
000 workers. The food and farming sectors have been hit particularly hard.
2023.
a Brexit provision negotiated with the European Union
A certain redheaded maniac returns to the scene for the series’s concluding season. Let the final showdowns begin.
A closer look at the state of the war in Ukraine.
a Conservative
A deal bringing disaffected unionists back into the government in Belfast has left Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with one less thing to worry ab
A dispute left over from the Britain-European Union split has chilled relations
a divisive symbol of the Conservative government’s immigration stance.
A documentary from Ken Loach sees the end of World War II as a brief moment of possibility for socialism in Britain.
A family of Syrian refugees connects with a once-thriving mining town in Ken Loach’s moving drama.
a folk form with origins in the 15th century
A former speaker of the U.S. House and the British prime minister have struggled to corral the extreme right factions of their parties.
A generation of young people grew up experiencing increasingly scary and cascading crises set off by their government’s actions. Is it any wo
A key figure in the reunification of East and West Germany
A little-understood trade agreement now looks like a serious diplomatic blunder.
a party with historic ties to the Irish Republican Army — was once unthinkable. On Saturday
a persistent issue that is causing Britain’s economy to go “into reverse.”
a political insurgent and ally of Donald J. Trump
a political victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
a proud symbol of Britain’s welfare state
A psychologist at Tulane University offers insights into just how powerfully sporting events can get into our heads.
a right-leaning network that pitches itself as an alternative to mainstream British broadcasters.
A rocket launched from a Virgin Orbit jumbo jet is expected to put satellites into orbit
A Saturday night bash hosted by Mr. Bannon was the main social event in an otherwise subdued weekend at the conservative convention.
A sense of fatalism surrounds Britain’s prime minister.
A small acceleration in the second quarter was better than analysts had expected.
A small group of migrants were transferred to the Bibby Stockholm
a step for Britain into the space launch business.
A three-judge court of appeals said the African country was not a safe country for migrants seeking asylum. The government is now expected to
a well-known lawmaker.
according to a government whose leader was clearly on the campaign trail in announcing them.
adding to a shortfall of about 330
After 14 years of Conservative government
After accusations were published in Britain
after being charged with non-recent sexual offenses.
After Britain’s next election
After embracing several right-wing dividing lines
After more than a year as prime minister
After the prime minister of Greece called for the British Museum to return the Parthenon marbles
Along Ireland’s coast
Also
ambitiously structured new novel.
America’s ambassador to Britain says several top officials have called her to discuss the hit show
America’s neighbor to the north will ban most foreigners from buying residential property for two years. Why?
Americans support marijuana legalization
amid fears that Russia poses an existential threat to Europe.
Amid growing anger within his governing Conservative Party
Amid political change in Scotland
An agreement by the Democratic Unionist Party to return to power-sharing with Sinn Fein after a two year boycott was greeted by widespread re
An angry speech by Vladimir Putin.
An E.U. summit on aid for Ukraine.
An important element of the agreement known as the Windsor Framework
An Israeli raid on Al-Shifa Hospital.
anachronism is a feature
analysts said.
And everything else you need to know to hold forth on fashion month at a cocktail party.
and for whom.
and headlining festivals abroad. Yet Britpop’s swaggering sense of national self-belief feels like a distant memory.
and his itinerary
and how to share its burdens
and is likely to prompt the Bank of England to raise interest rates again.
and little expansion is expected in the years ahead.
and making friends is part of the experience.
and may expand them into America.
and not just because of Brexit
and starts by putting his ducks in a row.
and the leading candidate is a fedora-wearing leftist firebrand.
and the quirky moments that defined earlier editions have gone.
and threatens the future of its automotive industry.
Andrew Bailey
another mass shooting in California and New Zealand’s next leader.
another stinging blow from the fallout of lockdown-breaking parties during the pandemic.
antitrust regulators in Europe and the United States took different approaches. Now
Appointing people to the House of Lords can be complicated.
are stalled
Arts
as bad weather in Spain leads to shortages.
As Ireland reimagines itself
As it commemorates a quarter-century since the Good Friday Agreement
As it turns 75
As long as there has been a monarchy
As Milan gets more glamorous
As Spain prepares for elections
As the European Union’s first ambassador in London
As the government’s chief financial cabinet member
As the party climbs
at the heart of talks with President Biden.
auctions and shows without parallel.
Australia loses to France and lockdowns spread across China.
autocrats are using lesser-known systems to pursue dissidents.
beating the $104.3 million that a Giacometti sculpture brought in 2010.
Beginning Jan. 1
Being the England manager was never an easy job. And that was before the country started falling apart.
Beneath the gilded continuity of the coronation celebrations
Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to lead Israel again and the week in culture.
Biden administration officials are watching whether the British government’s attempt to salvage its Rwanda asylum policy risks undermining th
Blaming supply chains
bolstering the future of Britain’s auto industry.
Books
Books by Maryse Condé and Eva Baltasar are among six nominees for the prestigious award for fiction translated into English.
Boris Johnson called the use of imperial measurements “an ancient liberty” and pledged to bring them back after Brexit. The public didn’t wan
Boris Johnson told a powerful committee that his statements over parties at his office were “made in good faith.” His political future may be
Briefing
Britain and the E.U. agree on a Northern Ireland trade deal and winter devastates Afghanistan.
Britain’s former prime minister
Britain’s former prime minister will face tough questions when he testifies this week before an official inquiry into the pandemic.
Britain’s head of state is said to want a more accessible
Britain’s historic financial district
Britain’s most revered institution plays ball with one of its most revolting institutions
Britain’s new monarch and his wife
Britain’s new sanctions program against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has proved shaky. Some oligarchs have received generous exemptions. Offi
Britain’s Parliament passed contentious legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to the African country
Britain’s prime minister unveiled emergency legislation to salvage a highly contested scheme to deport asylum seekers to the African country.
Britain’s stubbornly high inflation rate has come to symbolize a deeper economic malaise — a morass of problems
Britain’s voters appear hungry for change. And Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seems unable to persuade them otherwise.
British seafood is prized in France and Spain far more than at home. Britain’s exit from the European Union hasn’t halted exports
Burberry
Business Day
but a rare show of defiance by the unelected upper house showed the depth of opposition.
but backing for Scotland remaining part of the United Kingdom is fragile
but he is being harried by Liz Truss and Boris Johnson
but his timing
but it still faces potential stumbling blocks before becoming law.
but it’s hard for C.E.O.s to engage without getting clobbered.
but many of their political leaders do not.
but more hurdles lie ahead.
but none of the contenders has anything like her stature.
but some pressing problems
but springtime in the Big Apple brings a concentration of fairs
but the government can create a place in the House of Lords to satisfy that requirement.
but the passage of a contentious bill by Britain’s Parliament puts the country closer to sending asylum seekers to the African nation.
but the path from sea to stovetop is fraught with new obstacles.
but The Times’s chief diplomatic correspondent recognizes references to many real despots and failed states.
but uncertainty remains about the sector’s future in the country.
Calls to protect hospitals in Gaza.
Camilla
Can it do the same for America?
can return to France feeling buoyed by a warm reception and unity on Ukraine.
Charles and Camilla
citing “personal and political reasons.”
Cleverly is generally seen as less ideological and more of a team player than his predecessor in the Home Office
Climate. Refugees. Crime. With an election looming next year
Concerns about U.S. spending on aid to Ukraine.
Corrections
Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday
Crispin Odey was severed from his own investment firm
Crosswords & Games
Cupid’s arrow follows a new path.
cutlery and other items. Environmental advocates are pushing for a more comprehensive measure.
Daniel Lee makes his debut at the ultimate British brand
David Cameron called the 2016 referendum that led to Brexit. Since he left Parliament
David Lammy is likely to be foreign secretary. He’s setting out a “progressive realist” policy — and forging ties on the U.S. right
DealBook lists its favorite podcasts and books for getting smarter about business and the economy.
dealing with a difficult start to his second term
Dec. 27
Default settings on devices allow the tech ind to keep collecting and using data as it wants.
Defections in the once solidly Conservative southern “blue wall” drove large losses in recent municipal elections.
defy easy solutions.
democracy and economy.
Despite his populist promises
Despite post-Brexit restrictions and government vows to control it
Despite tough talk
Did the Northern Ireland trade deal end Brexit politics with a whimper?
Dilara Findikoglu has dressed Margot Robbie and Cardi B and has been embraced by the fashion industry. Why would she cancel her runway show a
Donald Trump faces major new charges.
Douglass Mackey tried to trick Black people into thinking they could vote by text in the Clinton-Trump presidential election
driven by war
echoing the new British leader’s personal style and reflecting the country’s changed global status.
Economic growth was unchanged in the fourth quarter
Economic zones are fundamental to understanding modern-day capitalism.
economists see elevated borrowing costs lasting through 2024.
Education and validation aren’t the same.
Elections next week will tell us how much trouble the Tories are in.
Erdem and Simone Rocha flew the flag for British design talent this season as LFW celebrated a milestone.
Europe
Europe’s economic giant is making a historic attempt to revitalize its armed forces. It has a long way to go.
Europe’s economic recovery.
Europeans used to flock to London for restaurant jobs. Now
even if family members are hurt.
Even with much of Hollywood on strike
Ever since Britain voted to leave the European Union
experts say.
explains why Britain is suffering more than its neighbors.
exposed his bank for dropping him over “reputational risks.” Some analysts say he could parlay his situation into a comeback.
exuberantly designed places to stay.
failing to prevent child labor.
Fashion & Style
few in the United States will be celebrating the philosopher’s 300th birthday. But Kant’s writing shows that a free
fishing has been a way of life for generations. But changes to the industry — including a cut in quotas after Brexit and a government plan to
Five major grocery chains are restricting the number of some produce items
For all their differences
forward-looking and inclusive monarchy. It’s not an easy message to convey through golden relics and ancient rituals.
four months after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
Four years after Britain officially left the E.U.
Frank Hester
fresh outposts for major galleries and the city’s relative affordability.
From the Marais to the Champs-Élysées
Georgi Gospodinov won the prestigious International Booker Prize this year for “Time Shelter
Georgi Gospodinov’s acclaimed satire
Hamas’s campaign of sexual violence.
Harry and Meghan focused their ire in their Netflix documentary on the tabloids they say have hounded them out of remorseless greed and scarc
has failed to close a yawning gap in the polls. On Monday he did something new.
Have demographics and Brexit made unification inevitable?
have raised questions about the signal they send to a close ally.
Having been proved right about Russian aggression
he helped shape German politics for decades and was once seen as a likely chancellor.
he helped stave off a broader economic collapse amid the global turmoil set off in 2008
he may have to wrap his head around success.
he says.
he will outline the priorities of the prime minister at the opening of Parliament — including
Hear tracks by Tainy and Bad Bunny
here it is.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Here’s what you need to know.
his British counterpart abruptly called off their meeting.
his business dealings have also attracted scrutiny.
His clever
His promises represented an effort to regain momentum at a time of steep challenges for Britain
How fears over the future led to a tech-world coup.
How medieval politics explains the social media war.
how the war in Ukraine changed Europe and Iranian women are removing their hijabs.
IFT
immigration to Britain reached an all-time high in 2022
implausibilities and all. Now she’s meeting with Keri Russell
In 1973
In a major policy speech
In a setback to Scottish nationalists
In addition to removing an obstacle to London-Brussels relations
in an effort to override a ruling by Britain’s highest court that Rwanda is not safe for refugees.
In Argentina
In Eliza Clark’s novel “Penance
In keeping with tradition
In parliamentary systems like New Zealand’s
In seeking to override the U.K.’s highest court
In the years since Britain voted to quit the E.U.
including Airbnb and Live Nation
including in areas that could sway the next national election. Here’s a guide to the ballots and how to interpret them.
inflation and changing weather patterns
is accused of making the comments about Diane Abbott
is aimed at ending a post-Brexit dispute between Britain and the European Union over trade rules for Northern Ireland.
is back in favor with his party
is expected to offer plans to promote greater work force participation.
is in the deepest crisis of its history.
is now turning to limiting some pathways for legal migrants.
is opening up to younger dancers who approach it as a living tradition.
is pushing its ally to stand firm against President Vladimir V. Putin
is the first Bulgarian novel to win the prestigious award.
is transforming its skyline with “best in class” office towers.
Israeli allegations about Hamas’s tactics.
it became reality.
it is the norm for leaders to step down when doing so may serve their party’s electoral prospects. In other political systems
it would be difficult to disentangle the royal family from British identity.
It’s a lively time for the art world in the French capital
It’s become difficult to build anywhere in the U.K.
It’s harder than ever to misuse red notices. With an Interpol election looming
It’s in a state of serious decline
its rivals
Jeffrey Donaldson
Jeremy Hunt
Jimmy Kimmel joked that President Biden declared the pandemic’s end “about a year after the rest of us did.”
João Vale de Almeida had to fight even for official recognition. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Windsor Framework are changing things
Joe Kennedy III will need to tread carefully in Belfast.
just and moral life is possible — and that’s relevant everywhere.
just in case.
JW Anderson
Keir Starmer
King Charles is diagnosed with cancer.
known as the Windsor Framework
Labour
leading many to wonder how much the split with the European Union is to blame.
leaning into the newly potent issue of meeting climate goals without raising costs for hard-pressed Britons.
leaving office early is rare.
Leery of Russian aggression
Leo Varadkar
like the National Health Service
like the National Health System
Literary influences suffuse this year’s festival of avant-garde performance. Artists from six shows share the stories that inspired them.
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many bigwigs are keeping the faith that it couldn’t really happen here.
many Eastern Europeans have left the country
many establishments are becoming desperate.
Many people who want to work can’t because of long-term health problems
melancholic mind produced some of the most enduring heroes in spy fiction. Here are his best books.
migration to the U.S. and the threat to art from A.I.
military tensions in the Arctic.
Ministers in Britain have to hold a seat in Parliament
more fossil fuel extraction.
Morris dancing
Movies
Mr. Donaldson resigned as party leader on Friday
Mr. Galloway is likely to be a thorn in the main opposition party’s side. Labour was forced to disown its candidate in the special election o
Municipalities across England will face voters
musicians including the singer Lisa O’Neill and the band Lankum are reimagining the island’s music with an ever-growing sense of pride.
Natan Last rolls up with a heart-thumping themeless puzzle.
Net migration to Britain has exceeded 600
Netanyahu’s new government plan to overhaul the judiciary will harm Israel’s security
new figures show
New rules curtailing protests have alarmed some who fear an erosion of civil rights. They come as environmental protesters have intensified t
New York
newcomers come to its celebrated design scene.
Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation removes one of the most formidable figures from British politics
Nigel Farage
Niger faces a coup and intrigue surrounds an ousted Chinese official.
not a bug.
NPR
NYT
Ofcom said it would investigate a commentator’s remarks on GB News
offers glimpses of unguarded moments and ruffled feathers.
often a wingman to the United States in defense
On one of the most Parisian streets in the city
one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s most loyal political allies
one of several Murdoch media properties he’s spoken with as he prepares a possible presidential bid.
one who has dedicated her life to the cause of Scottish independence.
Opinion
Other cities have game
others longstanding
our columnist says.
paralyzed Northern Ireland’s government
Parliament is all but certain to approve the government’s plan
Peace here is a matchstick tower. And in the last few years there has been a shifting of the ground below.
pivotal campaigns in Britain and the United States.
Plus
Plus Saudi Arabia defeats Argentina
Policymakers approved a quarter-point increase
politics and economics.
possibly handing independence backers a potent weapon.
President Biden
President Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain share a challenge: operating in the wake of a larger-than-life predecessor. They ha
President Biden and the European Commission president are set to discuss how to effectively counter Russia and a potential trade deal for ele
President Biden is expected to mark the anniversary of a landmark peace accord
President Biden will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland before shifting focus to his ancestry.
President Biden will host executives from several companies
President Emmanuel Macron
president of the European Commission
Pressure is building in Britain for the bank’s governor
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared to be closing in on an agreement with E.U. negotiators. The backing of some in his own party looked less
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dropped Boris Johnson’s bombastic approach to foreign policy
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes his governing party’s annual conference can lift his ailing poll numbers. Predecessors and would-be successo
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is 20 percentage points behind in opinion polls. But history suggests the timing of a vote might make a difference
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is now promoting more conciliatory figures.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain made moves to recharge his government
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signaled that voters will go to the polls in the fall
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed to eliminate the country’s backlog of asylum claims.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak went to Belfast to work on a trade agreement with the European Union.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is trailing the opposition Labour Party in opinion polls.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban used E.U. rules on unanimous decisions to sink a $52 billion package strongly backed by larger countries.
Proposed legislation may keep them from ever finding out.
prosecutors said.
rather than risk delays caused by more rigorous passport checks for Britons.
Readers discuss the attention on the Sussexes as the prince’s memoir is published. Also: The Virginia school shooting; the Korean War memoria
Readers respond to a judge’s guest essay. Also: The Trump inquiry costs; Rudy Giuliani; legacy admissions; Joe Biden’s dog; a Briton’s strugg
Real Estate
Record numbers of legal immigrants came to Britain from outside the E.U. in recent years. Some on the right call that a “Brexit betrayal.”
Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak’s government is following other nations in a trend that can damage democracy
Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle was a bold attempt to win back more moderate Conservatives. But it could backfire
risked a trade war and even caused friction between London and Washington.
Russia under President Vladimir Putin.
Russia’s response to drone strikes on Moscow.
said he had been charged with “allegations of an historical nature
said he would resign as leader of the country and of his party
said she would step down after 27 years in Parliament.
Sampha
Science
Scotland’s popular leader
setting up the possibility of parallel
Seven killed in another mass shooting in California.
Seven women say that a star columnist groped them or made unwanted sexual advances. But Britain’s news media has a complicated relationship w
she carved her own leftist identity with a seat in the European Parliament and as a British government minister.
She has seen the deep state up close and knows what needs to be done.
Shows hosted by former politicians from opposing parties are offering a sense of civility in a polarized country.
shows that Britain’s cost-of-living crisis persists
so the government settled for pint-size wine.
some liberal European politicians fear that the hard-right Vox party could become the first right-wing party since the Franco era to enter Sp
some new
Some of the biggest ’90s bands are playing major gigs across Britain again
Some said the meeting conflicted with the king’s apolitical role because it came at the time Ursula von der Leyen
SourceHUB
Spain is the latest European country to end its program
spending cuts and a recession.
Sports
Starting in October
stirring tensions in a government that has promised both to stem arrivals and to revive a sluggish economy.
Stung by inflation and bracing for tax increases
Style
Suella Braverman.
Support for Scottish independence has dipped
Syria and Iraq.
SYYA
T Magazine
Technology forged by private markets won’t solve the world’s problems. It’ll only amplify them.
that are stymying Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
that’s changing.
The actions on both sides of the Atlantic
The American president wants Britain’s squabble with Europe over Northern Ireland trade issues settled before the 25th anniversary of the pea
the archbishop of Canterbury and a member of the House of Lords
the Armed and others.
The author of the “Slow Horses” series says he relates more with failures. With millions of books sold and the third season of the series air
The battle for Bakhmut.
The belief that individual rights are “self-evident” is being challenged
The biggest challenge to Britain’s prime minister comes from his own divided party
The bipartisan debt limit deal still isn’t assured of passing.
The books they read this year that have stayed with them.
The British government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Africa is back in Parliament this week. Here’s a guide to some of the difficult reali
The British prime minister faces a test of his authority as a divided Parliament prepares to vote on his flagship immigration policy.
The British prime minister is trying to redefine himself as a conviction politician
The British prime minister’s contentious proposal to send asylum seekers to the African country moved forward a step
The British prime minister’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda passed a critical vote
the chancellor of the Exchequer
The changes are the biggest shake-up to Britain’s alcohol levies in 140 years
The City of London
The city’s art market is shrinking and some major players have left. But young dealerships presenting work by emerging artists are springing
The company behind “Pod Save America” is starting a British version of the popular liberal show.
The company said it would build three electric models at its plant in northeast England
the country is in the midst of its gravest slump in a generation
the country will prohibit plastic plates
The country’s leading politicians support the war in Gaza. Much of its public does not.
The country’s new prime minister must now persuade ordinary Britons that they should support his government through a painful ordeal of tax i
The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator
The deal
The decision is a big victory for the families of the 29 people who died in the attack in August 1998
The decision left Scottish politicians angered by what they saw as London’s thwarting the will of their Parliament
The Democratic Unionist Party has no legal power to hold up the agreement
The Democratic Unionist Party walked out of government in 2022 over post-Brexit trade rules. But on Tuesday
the Democratic Unionists
The disorder in Ireland’s capital on Nov. 23 may have appeared to come from nowhere. But experts say it reflected long-running social problem
The divorce between Britain and the European Union has become the dark thread that
The Duchess of Rutland learned the art of running a castle on the job. Then she started interviewing other duchesses on how they make it work
The effects of the war in Ukraine on Europe.
The event has become unashamedly commercial
The F.T.C. argued that noncompetes don’t just harm workers. They also harm society.
The failure of Britishvolt is a blow to Britain’s plans to promote the manufacture of electric cars
the fair is leaning into its location.
The far right is moving into the halls of power.
The financier Sir James Goldsmith created two lavish retreats in Mexico that are now hotels. A writer checked in to get a peek inside the wor
The Florida governor granted a rare interview to The Times of London
the former British prime minister
The former prime minister may lose his pass to Parliament
The former prime minister quit after getting a confidential report about whether he had lied to lawmakers about lockdown-breaking parties.
the French capital is suddenly full of small
The French president goes to Washington with differences over how to end the war in Ukraine
The governing Conservative Party has long promised to reduce arrivals. It said Brexit would help. But the numbers in 2022 were the highest ev
The governing Conservative Party trails badly in national opinion polls. The municipal races offer a clue to its fate in an upcoming general
The governing Conservative Party was long seen as entrepreneurs’ natural ally and lobbyists’ most important target. With an election on the h
The government
The hard-line Brexiteer
The HBO show is set in a fictional European country
The high-speed train service under the English Channel is leaving many seats unfilled
The idea of a first minister who supports closer ties to the Republic of Ireland — let alone one from Sinn Fein
The indictment last week of Donald J. Trump has not changed the calculations of many world leaders who view his political resilience as inevi
The Italian prime minister helped persuade the Hungarian leader
the judges ruled that a second referendum on breaking away from London needed the consent of the British Parliament.
The king’s tie-in to a divisive Brexit-related trade issue drew angry recriminations from critics who viewed it as an improper foray into Bri
the Labour Party leader
The Labour Party scored several significant victories in Conservative strongholds in votes viewed as a test of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s p
The larger themes behind the protests in Israel
the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and a backer of strong ties with the U.K.
the leading supporter of Britain’s Conservative Party
The Most Rev. Justin Welby
The move is a boost for Britain’s car industry
the N.H.S.
The nation is at the center of the current turmoil in the Middle East.
The nation’s school system still sees the country’s pupils starkly divided by their religious backgrounds
The newest Basel offshoot popped up when it was least expected. Now in its sophomore edition
the Northern Ireland trade deal could remove Brexit from the center of British politics after seven divisive years.
The offshore wind industry continues to grow as nations look to change Europe’s oil and gas hub into a major source of renewable energy.
The outcome of the debt ceiling conflict is genuinely uncertain.
the party said it would return to power-sharing after negotiating with the British government.
The plan has been in the works for years
The playwright thought News International’s phone-hacking scandal could make for a sweeping thriller. Twelve years later
The political taboo around Bregret.
the President’s new fusion of contemporary culture war with throwback libertarianism is entrancing global elites.
The price was the highest for a public sale in Europe
the prime minister and his party are turning to populist issues.
The prime minister testified at an official inquiry into the Covid pandemic on Monday while also defending a flagship immigration policy from
the queen consort
the question of Northern Ireland’s border has bedeviled prime ministers. Rishi Sunak’s effort to broker a deal is already under threat.
The rapport between Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain hints at a mending of their countries’ relationship.
The rate
The recently opened Bacchanalia serves a feast inspired by ancient Rome in an unabashedly luxurious setting that Nero would have loved.
the region is searching for its place and trying to move on from a legacy of bloody divisions.
The report offered a damning verdict on Boris Johnson
The review
The rise of populism is testing corporations’ relationship with government
The ruling said that a new British law aiming to foster reconciliation over decades of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland would be a viol
The scandal is another blatant display of royal double standards.
The separatist movement needs a new chief after the surprise resignation of Nicola Sturgeon
The settled will of the Scottish people is to remain a profoundly unsettled people.
The Supreme Court could strike down a program meant to help 40 million borrowers.
The Supreme Court will announce on Wednesday whether the government’s contentious plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda can go ahead. It has
The traction gained by ultranationalist parties over the past decade may be a sign that an important consensus is breaking down.
The U.K.
The U.K. government hopes to pass a bill this week
the U.K. government on Wednesday published the details of a deal to restore the power-sharing government in Belfast.
The U.K. prime minister is under pressure to establish post-Brexit Britain as a reliable global player and is looking to strengthen economic
the U.K.’s tough new immigration plan and a fight over U.S. labor unions.
The U.S. continues to play a crucial role in the Good Friday Agreement.
The U.S. Energy Department’s report identifying the Wuhan Institute of Virology as the likely source of the coronavirus has already generated
The veteran Conservative Party lawmaker
The veteran TV executive is poised to take control of two prominent British news outlets
the Wellington boot brand stumbled toward the brink of extinction this week. Can it be saved by a new (American) owner?
The wife of the Labour leader Neil Kinnock
Theater
there have been questions about its legitimacy. But for many people
there were signs that both Britain and its royal family are preparing for a new era.
there will be plenty of notable new and returning shows arriving in the next few months.
There’s an alternative to suffering.
There’s more than blarney in Caoilinn Hughes’s riotous
they’re on the same page — which some experts say makes closing deals harder.
this year
to 4.25 percent
to announce new efforts to end so-called junk fees as inflation remains high.
to go along with a landmark fund for Ukraine. It was a big moment for Europe. And for her.
to many
to show that policymakers have a handle on the inflation problem.
told Parliament that the government’s plan to deal with immigration is “morally unacceptable.”
too.
too. Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest leaves the fate of the movement in flux.
translated by Angela Rodel
Travel
Travelers to the British capital can take part in the supper club scene
Treasuries have been threatened by a possible U.S. debt default
two interior designers create a new kind of French fantasy.
two years after the plan was first unveiled
U.S.
Ukraine begins the “big test” of its counteroffensive
underscored the escalation of cyberconflict between Western allies and Beijing.
Unlike in Europe
Until recently
Uri Geller claimed to bend metal with his mind on live television. Skeptics couldn’t beat him. Now they’ve joined him.
Viktor Orban
Vincent Bevins’s “If We Burn” and Robert D. Kaplan’s “The Loom of Time” consider protest movements of the past and the drive for democracy in
visited the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to start their three-day trip to Germany.
visited the French President just days after a high-profile gathering in Montreal. But efforts to improve European ties in the wake of Brexit
Volodymyr Zelensky’s return to Ukraine.
Voters are going to the polls in a district near Manchester to choose a new member of Parliament
Voters choose local officials in England and Wales this week. Their verdicts could be an important clue to the shape of Britain’s looming gen
Warsaw is savoring its newfound influence in NATO and on Ukraine policy.
was finalizing the new Brexit deal.
was found by an independent inquiry to have mistreated subordinates.
was roundly endorsed in the British Parliament.
What’s changed for formerly welcoming cities are the sheer numbers involved.
When he was prime minister
When it comes to some national spectacles
where home cooks and would-be restaurateurs create meals in their homes or other locales
which brought in billions of euros from real estate investors seeking residency status but worsened a housing crisis for locals.
which had been expected to edge lower in May
which has been mostly focused on asylum seekers crossing the English Channel
which hopes his political skills can be an advantage as an election nears.
which included sanctions
which is now dissolving itself.
which is triggering resignations and a mutiny over immigration.
which means any compromise that could revive its power-sharing national government may remain elusive.
which was led by Ben S. Bernanke
which would simplify post-Brexit trade rules. But a rejection could sabotage efforts to restart Northern Ireland’s government.
while affirming that British banks were “resilient.”
who are not fading away.
who has ancestral ties to Ireland
who left Downing Street widely unpopular
who plays her role.
who quit as a lawmaker in the face of a possible suspension for misleading statements about pandemic gatherings
who quit Parliament last week.
whose Fine Gael party has struggled in the polls
whose time as leader was plagued by Brexit turmoil
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will attend state banquets in Paris and Berlin later this month.
will have a voice in The Daily Mail.
will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland before heading south.
Will this be the end of middle-class privilege?
With a mandate to drum up American investment but avoid the many political pitfalls
with doors to migrants largely closed after Britain left the European Union
with large parts of the world instead prioritizing collective benefits.
with new art foundations
With the central bank set update its interest rate forecast
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years after the Good Friday Agreement brought an end to sectarian strife.
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