Commentary / World Sep 10, 2019
Britain: Keeping calm amid chaos
by Barry D. Wood
Regardless of which side of the political equation of Brexit one stands on, most people in the U.K. have an abiding sense that the time for resolution has arrived.
Commentary / Japan | Commentary Sep 9, 2019
Boris Johnson's dismay over whaling
by Kuni Miyake
Britain's prime minister shouldn't allow the U.K.-Japan relationship to be unduly defined by a still important but strategically irrelevant issue like whaling.
Commentary / World Sep 2, 2019
by Philippe Legrain
As each side ups the ante, Brexit is now an all-or-nothing fight to the death among absolutists.
Editorials Aug 30, 2019
Britain is not ready for the no-deal Brexit that Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears intent on delivering.
World / Science & Health Aug 13, 2019
This is the story of a 72-year-old retired electrician in Britain — let's call him "Jack" — who forgot to tell his surgeon that he wore dentures. Anyone reading this account of what happened next is unlikely to make the same mistake. Six days after having ...
World Jun 27, 2019
Britain on Thursday scrambled fighter jets to escort an Air India passenger flight forced to land at London's Stansted Airport following a "bomb threat," according to security officials and the airline. "The RAF (Royal Air Force) can confirm Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon aircraft were launched ...
Commentary / World May 28, 2019
Britain's great Brexit divide is getting deeper
by Therese Raphael
Both big political parties lost the European elections and are faced with existential decisions about where they stand on Europe.
Business / Corporate May 15, 2019
Hitachi high-speed train unveiled in Britain before launch of London to Leeds service
Hitachi Ltd.'s new high-speed train called Azuma was unveiled in London on Tuesday, a day prior to beginning intercity passenger services. London North Eastern Railway was set to launch the diesel-electric hybrid train service on Wednesday on an electrified section of track covering about 300 ...
World / Crime & Legal May 6, 2019
Egypt thought Italian student was British spy, so tortured and murdered him, says report
Egyptian police arrested and beat an Italian student who was later found murdered because they thought he was a British spy, according to fresh testimony reported by Italian newspapers on Sunday. The account of how Giulio Regeni, a 28-year-old doctoral researcher at Britain's Cambridge University, ...
Asia Pacific Apr 24, 2019
Britain 'approves' Huawei role in 5G network despite security warnings from U.S., ministers: reports
British Prime Minister Theresa May has reportedly approved a limited role for China's Huawei to help build a 5G network in the UK, shrugging off security warnings from senior ministers and Washington surrounding the telecoms giant, media said Wednesday. Britain's National Security Council, which is ...
World Apr 21, 2019
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 93rd birthday at Easter service
Queen Elizabeth II, the world's oldest and longest reigning living monarch, celebrated her 93rd birthday Sunday by attending the traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle. Elizabeth was accompanied by members of her family, including grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry, and William's wife, Catherine, at ...
World / Science & Health Apr 16, 2019
Aegean farmers replaced hunter-gatherers of ancient Britain 6,000 years ago: study
A wave of migrants from what is now Greece and Turkey arrived in Britain some 6,000 years ago and virtually replaced the existing hunter-gatherer population, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature. Scientists examining samples of ancient remains dating as far back ...