britain
Home Coming: Northumberland
An intimate tour of one writer's hometown, one random moment of synchronicity at a time.
Jeremy Corbyn Plays ‘Doom’ Mod About Killing Margaret Thatcher
The independent MP digitally slaughtered the former PM at a charity event over the weekend.
Indigenous Australian Athlete Gets Fined for Criticising the Queen
“This idea that we should be magnanimous about the passing of the queen…We never got that respect. And in fact, all we really got was exploitation.”
Former Colonies of Elizabeth II Want Their $400 Million Diamond Back From the Crown Jewels
The longest-reigning British monarch died on September 8. But many from her former colonies aren’t mourning.
The UK Has a New Prime Minister. It's the Woman Who Got Angry About Cheese.
Liz Truss entered the public’s consciousness after giving an unusual speech about cheese and apples. Now she is replacing Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.
‘Greenwashing’: Tree-Planting Schemes Are Just Creating Tree Cemeteries
Environmentalists claim councils are wasting public money with failed tree-planting initiatives so they can be “seen to be doing something” about the climate crisis.
How Going on University Challenge Changed My Life
The pursuit of knowledge, the myth of Paxman and the story of my own doomed run to the show’s semi finals.
People Keep Pulling Guns and Bombs Out of Canals
Machine guns, hand grenades and hunting rifles have all been found by the magnet fishers who trawl Britain's waterways for fun.
Anti-Vaxxers Think a 9-Digit Code Shows Vaccine Sites Are Criminal. It Doesn’t.
Anti-vaxxers are storming COVID vaccination sites across the UK, citing a number they believe references a police investigation into the country's vaccine rollout.
Somalis Are Black and British Too
Despite regular exclusion from the folds of Black British identity, we're proud, unfazed and primed to bring more banter than anyone else.
Counterterrorism Officers to Lead Investigation Into Death of UK MP David Amess
“It will be for investigators to determine whether or not this is a terrorist incident. But as always, they will keep an open mind,” said Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington.
Foreigners Share What Shocked Them Most About British Food
"The general lack of spice in British cuisine has always sort of like… repulsed me."