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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. British armed forces intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel on …
Read More »Iconic British artist David Hockney dead at 88
Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th century art, died Thursday, his publicist said. He was 88. Hockney was born in the north of England but lived much of his life in Southern California, making its sun-drenched suburban views a …
Read More »British actor Anthony Head, Giles in TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, dead at 72
Entertainment·New Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died, his family said Friday. He was 72. Also known for Ted Lasso, Head died of pneumonia complications, daughters say Associated Press · The Associated Press · Posted: Jun …
Read More »British PM Starmer tells cabinet meeting he intends to remain leader despite calls to resign
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would “get …
Read More »British police investigate burning of 4 ambulances belonging to Jewish charity
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire early Monday in London in what British police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. Detectives are working to determine whether a claim of responsibility from a group with alleged links to Iran is authentic. Though it has not …
Read More »British film academy, BBC apologize after BAFTA awards guest with Tourette’s shouts racial slur
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Britain’s film academy and the BBC apologized to viewers after an audience member with Tourette’s syndrome …
Read More »Dual Canadian British citizens scrambling under new passport rules
Sarah Byron was shocked to learn her Canadian passport will soon be useless to enter the United Kingdom. As a dual British Canadian citizen living in Montreal who emigrated to Canada in the 1970s, she has regularly travelled back to England at least once a year. But under new U.K. …
Read More »How the Epstein files unravelled a senior British politician’s career — and now threaten PM Starmer’s job
When it comes to British diplomatic political appointments, Washington has always been a key post, keeping the so-called special relationship running smoothly between the two countries, no matter which U.S. president is in office. It was a surprise, then, to British politics watchers when Prime Minister Keir Starmer shipped veteran …
Read More »British PM Starmer apologizes for appointing Mandelson, but says diplomat lied about Epstein ties
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday and said …
Read More »British PM Starmer says ‘really good progress’ made in China talks on trade, travel issues
Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The leaders of Britain and China on Thursday called for a “strategic partnership” to deepen ties …
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