britain
This Is Year Zero for Life in Britain
Beneath the "famous stiff upper lip" are a trembling lower jaw and a virus-ravaged tongue that can no longer tell Bovril from Bollinger.
Boris Johnson Is Hospitalized with Coronavirus
The U.K. prime minister tested positive for the virus 10 days ago.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Has Coronavirus
He says he has "mild symptoms" and is self-isolating at 11 Downing Street.
British Doctors Are Begging the Government to Test Them for Coronavirus
“They are abandoning the basic principles for dealing with an epidemic, which are to test whenever possible, trace contacts, and contain."
Now a British Health Minister Has Coronavirus and MPs Want Parliament Shut Down
A junior health minister and one of her staffers have the coronavirus, but government sources say Prime Minister Boris Johnson won't be tested.
Laurence Fox Is Leading the 'Warrior Toff's' War Against Wokeness
You can split the UK's aristocratic men into two camps: the feeble, repressed, balding lot, and the Warrior Toff. Fox has found a way to crown himself the king of that second faction.
Anti-Semites Sprayed 9/11 Conspiracy Graffiti on a London Synagogue
Attacks around London come amid fears of rising anti-Semitism in Britain.
The Tories Are Wrong – You Can Have Nice Things
This election we've been told that functioning social services and a decent social safety net are beyond us. But that's not true – we just have to look just beyond our borders.
Former British Consulate Worker Says the Chinese Secret Police Tortured Him for Supporting Hong Kong Protests
Simon Cheng Man-kit says the secret police accused him of fomenting the protests, and that while in detention he was beaten, chained to a cross, and forced to sing the Chinese national anthem.
Trump's Attempt to Boost Boris Johnson Just Backfired Spectacularly
Trump tried to endorse his "friend" and directly contradicted Johnson's Brexit trade pledge. Downing Street had to issue a rebuttal.
Boris Johnson Just Got Owned in Parliament Again
Johnson's latest embarrassment was provided by Parliament’s Speaker, who shot down the PM’s bid to put his proposed Brexit deal with the EU to a simple “yes-or-no” vote.
The A to Z of Being a Teenager in Noughties Britain
A (sort of) love letter to MSN, alcopops and N-Dubz.