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Britain’s Royal Family tried turning the heating down in their palaces to save money—but still ended up overspending last year

Britain’s Royal Family tried turning the heating down in their palaces to save money—but still ended up overspending last year

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June 29, 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions on October 26, 2022 in London, England.
Politics

British PM Rishi Sunak made more than $2 million last year—despite earning a salary of less than $200,000

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March 23, 2023
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Estonia and Secretary General of NATO at the Tapa Army Base on March 1, 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia.
Leadership

‘I don’t want to hurt you, but it would only take a minute’: Boris Johnson claims Putin issued sinister missile threat to U.K.

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January 30, 2023
A man working in his home office.
Lifestyle

Work from home could be declining in the UK as hiring slows and bosses get more power

By Bloomberg and Helen Chandler-Wilde
November 1, 2022
The lettuce won: The internet is having a field day over Liz Truss’s resignation
Politics

The lettuce won: The internet is having a field day over Liz Truss’s resignation

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October 20, 2022
Falling pound
Finance

It’s the worst ever collapse of the pound but far from the first. Here’s a look back at the biggest sterling shocks, all the way back to 1971.

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September 26, 2022
Vladimir Putin
Politics

Russian TV show airs simulation of nuclear attacks on the U.K.

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May 4, 2022
Roman Abramovich Chelsea football club

Pressure is mounting to strip secretive Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich as owner of Chelsea Football Club

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February 24, 2022
A vaccinator prepares to administer Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19
Health

There’s another great reason to get a COVID vaccine, the U.K.’s top health agency reports

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February 16, 2022
European countries are taking wildly different approaches to Omicron’s surge as WHO makes ominous prediction
Health

European countries are taking wildly different approaches to Omicron’s surge as WHO makes ominous prediction

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January 11, 2022
A nurse in South Africa puts on her protective equipment.
Health

Omicron’s hospitalization rates are lower than previous COVID variants—at least in the hotspot that is South Africa

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December 17, 2021
BRITAIN-HEALTH-VIRUS
International

What happens when COVID jabs begin to wane? The U.K. offers up a painful lesson

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October 22, 2021
Petrol Stations Open For Business In Birmingham
International

Could a three-day workweek be the answer to the U.K.’s energy torment?

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October 11, 2021
Volkswagen Quantum Computing Research
International

Germany Inc. tests the powers of quantum computing to gain a business edge

By Christiaan Hetzner and Christiaan Hetzner
June 11, 2021
Revellers embraces as in the street outside bars in the Soho area of London on July 4, 2020, as restrictions are further eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Pubs in England reopen on Saturday for the first time since late March, bringing cheer to drinkers and the industry but fears of public disorder and fresh coronavirus cases.
Lifestyle

Goodbye, lockdown: U.K. opens to hugs and sleepovers from May 17

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May 15, 2021

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