At 10:30 a.m. on a recent Wednesday in southeast London, the artist Lydia Wood stood next to a dumpster and set up her easel. She rubbed sunscreen on her neck and sized up her subject: The Lord Clyde, a pub…
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How Trump’s America Is Reuniting the U.K. and E.U.
Brexit tore the United Kingdom and the European Union apart. Now, President Trump’s America is prodding them back together. Five years after Britain formally exited the European Union, their leaders are moving cautiously toward a new era of cooperation. In…
Counterterror Police Investigate Fire at Starmer’s North London Home
Counterterror police are investigating a fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday morning at a north London home owned and rented out to tenants by Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer. After winning last year’s general election, Mr.…
Russell Brand Is Granted Bail in U.K. Court Hearing on Rape Charges
The comedian and actor Russell Brand appeared before a London court on Friday on multiple charges of sexual assault, including two counts of rape. His 14-minute appearance at the court, Westminster Magistrates’, was the first, largely procedural step in what…
Man Accused of Hacking Climate Groups Can Be Sent to U.S., Judge Says
An English court on Wednesday approved the extradition of an Israeli man charged by New York prosecutors with running a “hacking-for-hire” operation that targeted environmental groups. Prosecutors say that companies run by the man, Amit Forlit, 57, earned at least…
Man Charged With Terror Offense After Trying to Enter Israeli Embassy in London
A man has been charged with a terrorism offense in London after he attempted to enter the Israeli Embassy armed with a knife, the police said on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police, which is responsible for law enforcement in London, said…
Britain’s Magic Circle Welcomes Back Woman Who Disguised Herself as Man
Magicians never reveal their secrets. But sometimes, they admit they were wrong. On Thursday night in London, members of a top British magic society came together to right a three-decade-old blunder: The rejection of what they now consider one of…
Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks in London Downgraded After Rubio Pulls Out
Britain has scaled back a high-level meeting on ending the war in Ukraine, according to European officials, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided to pull out on Tuesday. That prompted the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, to decide that…
‘0 to 1939 in 3 seconds’: Why Anti-Elon Musk Satire Is Flourishing in Britain
The mischievous posters began appearing all over London in the past two months. On the side of an East London bus stop, one of them shows Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, emerging from a Tesla’s roof with his hand…
Russell Brand Is Charged With Rape and Sexual Assault in U.K.
Prosecutors in Britain have charged Russell Brand, the comedian and actor, with multiple counts of sexual assault, including two counts of rape. The country’s Crown Prosecution Service announced the charges on Friday. Jaswant Narwal, a prosecutor, said in the statement…