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Storm Goretti sweeps United Kingdom, France with winds over 120 mph
A powerful storm system, named "Goretti" by Météo-France, moved across the United Kingdom and France on Friday, leaving downed trees and…
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England’s Arrest of Graham Linehan Was an Act of Calculated Tyranny
The country’s illiberalism toward speech about transgenderism shocks even me. Source link
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Archaeologists perplexed to find west African ancestry in early medieval England
DNA recovered from skeletons buried in a 7th-century cemetery on the south coast of England has revealed that the buried individuals had…
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Bank of England rate cuts deliver £11 billion hit to households
Exactly one year since the Bank of England (BOE) started to cut interest rates, the pressure on households from the highest borrowing…
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David Hockney’s “Going Up Garrowby Hill”
There are many ways to celebrate spring, but few contemporary artists have devoted more attention to the topic than David Hockney. The…
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Milla Magee: Miss England Pulls Out of Miss World Pageant Claiming Organizers in India Made Her Feel Like a 'Prostitute' and 'Performing Monkeys'
A Miss World contestant has suddenly and dramatically quit the pageant, alleging that organizers in India paraded her like a "performing…
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Bank of England cuts rates to 4.25% as it sees tariff hit to growth
The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25 per cent on Thursday, despite an unexpected three-way…
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Video of England blaze misrepresented as Israel wildfires
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Titanic Survivor’s Letter, Written Aboard the Ship, Sells for Nearly $400,000
Days before the Titanic struck an iceberg, a first-class passenger, Col. Archibald Gracie, described the vessel in a letter written while…
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Bond Market Sell-Off Prompts Bank of England to Make Unusual Move
The Bank of England ditched its plan to sell some of its holdings of long-term bonds next week, after U.S. Treasuries led a rout in the…
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Trade war boosts odds of Bank of England pushing ahead with May rate cut
THE threat of a global trade war is set to tip the balance at the Bank of England toward more interest-rate cuts, investors and economists…
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After Heathrow, Who Pays for Missed Cruises and Hotel Bookings?
Last Friday’s power outage in Heathrow Airport disrupted vacations across the world, causing countless thousands of travelers to miss…
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Flights Resume at Heathrow After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport
Heathrow Airport in London was plunged into chaos after a fire at an electrical substation shut down operations at one of Europe’s busiest…
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Aviation Chaos Can Quickly Spiral, Despite Contingency Plans
Airlines, airports and air traffic controllers prepare for chaos. But that doesn’t make responding to it any less complicated. The global…
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Airlines Scramble to Rebook Travelers After Canceling Heathrow Flights
As Heathrow Airport, Britain’s busiest travel hub, shut down on Friday because of a nearby fire and power outage, airlines told thousands…
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Bank of England keeps rates on hold
The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5 per cent and warned against assumptions that they would be cut over its next few meetings…
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Owner assumes cat is out on a walk—then police knock at the door
The owner of an adventurous cat who regularly takes trips around the neighborhood was shocked when police showed up at her door with her…
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Passenger Jet Forced to Make Diverted Landing After Pilot Reportedly Collapses amid Mid-Air 'Medical Emergency'
An EasyJet flight heading to England was forced to make an emergency landing in Greece after the pilot reportedly collapsed. The aircraft…
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Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates as British Economy Weakens
The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for the third time in about six months, amid signs of weak economic growth in Britain…
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Pub Stays in Britain: Food, Lodging and Hanging Out With Locals
To my right, two 70-something regulars at the Exhibition pub in York, England, peppered me with questions on American politics, taught me…
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15 Largest Cities in England, Ranked by Population
With a total population of about 57.7 million, England is the largest country in the United Kingdom, which also includes Wales, Scotland…
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U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s top finance official, on Wednesday laid out plans to revive the country’s flagging economy, including supporting…
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British Airways Destroyed Our Guitar and Won’t Pay Up
Dear Tripped Up, I’m a co-owner of Luaka Bop, a New York-based record label, and last June was accompanying the Staples Jr. Singers, a…
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US woman breaks up, copies "The Holiday" plot by moving to English cottage
Inspired by her love for the 2006 film The Holiday, Mackenzie Marsh, a 24-year-old from South Florida, embarked on an adventure…