The U.K. exports explosive devices, guns and fighter jet components to Israel. But it’s suspending some arms shipments, fearing Israel could used them in violation of international law.
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Researchers say they’ve found the surprising source of a key piece of Stonehenge
Researchers may have solved a Stonehenge mystery — and raised another. They say its central Altar Stone somehow got to England from Scotland, hundreds of miles farther away than originally thought.
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British Olympic diver Tom Daley announces he is retiring
Daley has won five Olympic medals in diving, including three bronze medals, one gold medal and the latest, a silver at the Paris Games.
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Britain swings to the center-left in historic U.K. election landslide
After 14 years of Conservative rule, Britons elected a new prime minister and parliament dominated by the Labour Party, which hadn’t won a national election since Tony Blair, nearly 20 years.
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Who is Keir Starmer? A look at the man likely to become the next U.K. prime minister
The U.K. is electing a new prime minister. Leading in the polls is a human rights lawyer and a knight who’s rumored to have inspired a character in the Bridget Jones movies.
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What to know about the U.K. election, with Labour forecast to knock out Conservatives
Polls forecast a wipeout for the governing Conservatives. The Labour Party’s leader, a centrist human rights lawyer, is widely predicted to become the next prime minister.
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Immigration is a big issue ahead of the U.K. elections, too
Brexit was supposed to give Britain a handle on immigration, according to its boosters. But as the government still struggles with migration across the English Channel,
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U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda
The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to take part.
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Why London’s Muslim mayor needs the same security as the king
London Mayor Sadiq Khan talks to NPR about being a Muslim politician in Britain — and his fears around a second possible Donald Trump presidency.
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Despite A Nearly Perfect Collision Record In the U.K., N.E. Fishermen Still Say Offshore Wind Farms Are Unsafe. Here’s Why.
The offshore wind industry may be in its infancy in the United States, but it’s been a thriving renewable resource in Europe for decades. As parties debate about the impacts of wind farms on commercial fishermen safety, countries like the United Kingdom, where fishermen and offshore wind have co-existed for over 20 years, say it’s safe. But a clean
track record abroad doesn’t mean all the safety questions have been answered.