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King Charles III during a U.K.-U.S. trade event at Rockefeller Center in New York on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 30, 2026
King’s visit to U.S. shows U.K. playing long game in fixing strained ties
King Charles’ task was not so much to smooth political ties as to remind the U.S. of ​the depth and longevity of the relationship, diplomats and ‌commentators said.
Sembcorp employees stand on a patch of disused land earmarked as a future site for a data center on the Wilton International site near Middlesbrough, England, on March 27. The utilities company has been serving petrochemical customers for decades but the decline of the industry has now left it with spare land — and power.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 27, 2026
Data-center builders eyeing AI gold rush waiting years for U.K. grid connections
High demand has pushed out wait times to between 12 and 15 years, driving up prices for land with power generation or an existing high-power grid connection.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement at the House of Commons, in London on Monday. Starmer says he does not believe in "regime change from the skies."
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2026
Trump says U.K.’s Starmer is no Winston Churchill after rift over Iran strikes
U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment was his third broadside against Britain’s prime minister this week amid frustration over the U.K.’s limited support for U.S. strikes on Iran.
Late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2026
U.K. examining Epstein’s use of airports for trafficking
British police are assessing whether the late sex offender ​trafficked women through three of England’s airports on private flights.
The former Royal Mint Court office complex in London, the future site of a new Chinese embassy, on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
U.K.’s China embassy gamble shows changing calculations in divided West
British and U.S. politicians, local ​residents and British-based Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners say the new building could be used as a base for espionage.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is now the most unpopular finance minister since records began, according to pollster IPSOS.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 27, 2025
U.K. tax hikes to placate bond markets likely to be costly for Reeves
Hemmed in by the need to raise taxes to tackle public finances, the finance minister had few giveaways, opting instead to make small measures to try and lower the cost of living.
Michael Prescott answered questions from the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, in London on Monday, after his internal memo on what he said were failings in the BBC's coverage of certain topics was leaked, sparking a scandal.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
BBC is not ‘institutionally biased,’ says author of explosive memo
Michael Prescott, a former external editorial adviser, compiled a dossier on issues within BBC News, including failings in its coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump.
BBC Director-General Tim Davie in London on April 28, 2022.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2025
BBC boss and head of news resign amid accusations of bias
BBC leaders Tim Davie and Deborah Turness step down after claims the broadcaster distorted Trump’s Jan. 6 speech and exhibited bias in its coverage of Gaza and gender issues.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Sept. 3, 2024. Blair's reputation is forever sullied by his decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
Tony Blair’s return to Middle East diplomacy reopens old wounds and new doubts
His decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq forever sullied his reputation.
A worker wearing protective equipment walks near the Electric Arc Furnace at the 7 Steel facility in Cardiff, Wales, on July 18.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 28, 2025
Sky-high electricity costs hindering the U.K.’s progress toward net zero
Energy bills have stripped firms of money to improve efficiency, deterred the shift to lower-carbon power sources and made wind-farm, pylon and battery production less competitive.
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent (L) and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (R) shake hands as they pose for a photo during trade discussions at the Lancaster House in London on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2025
U.S.-China trade and minerals talks in London set to extend to second day
Washington and Beijing are trying to revive a temporary truce struck in Geneva that had briefly lowered trade tensions and calmed markets.
An aerial view of Thames Water's Beddington Sewage Treatment Works near Croydon, south London on Friday. Thames Water — and other British water companies privatized since 1989 — are under fire for allowing the discharge of large quantities of sewage into rivers and the sea.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 17, 2025
A stain on Britain: Sewage contaminates its waterways and seas
The pollution affects the seafood and tourism industries, while delaying construction projects and hampering the economy.
Thames Water's Beddington Sewage Treatment Works near Croydon, south London, on Friday. Thames Water, and other British water companies privatized since 1989, are under fire for allowing the discharge of large quantities of sewage into rivers and the sea.
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 15, 2025
A stain on Britain: Sewage contaminates its waterways and seas
Failings with the most basic services in British society, such as water and sewage, have been harming the broader U.K. economy.
Police officers and demonstrators clash during a protest against illegal immigration in Liverpool, Britain, on Aug. 3.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2024
U.K. PM Starmer: We have police in place to deal with anti-Muslim riots
Riots across a number of towns and cities have erupted following the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in Southport.
Spain players celebrate with the trophy after winning the World Cup in Sydney on Sunday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Aug 22, 2023
Success of Women’s World Cup can’t hide financial gap with men
The 2023 World Cup buoyed hopes that the women’s game can start to bridge the yawning financial gap.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2023
Architects of Northern Ireland peace see hope beyond Brexit deadlock
One source of the current political crisis is the sense that Brexit and its fallout have upset some of the balance of the 1998 deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss rejects criticism of financial policy after market rout
The recently appointed leader broke her silence Thursday after nearly a week of financial market chaos triggered by her government’s push for huge tax cuts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022
Leaders and monarchs gather for final farewell to Queen Elizabeth
Hundreds of thousands of people lined up to file past the casket of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch at London’s historic Westminster Hall during her lying-in-state.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
Britain’s incoming Prime Minister faces an ‘80s playlist: Recession, unrest and runaway prices
If Truss beats former finance minister Rishi Sunak in an election to lead the ruling Conservative Party and becomes prime minister, she will face similar strife to 1980s Britain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2022
Made in Britain: Broken supply lines drive manufacturing back home
After two years of global supply-chain disruption, manufacturers around Birmingham say they are inundated with orders, helped by clients bringing some production back home.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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