List of Britain articles
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A freight train transporting containers laden with goods from the UK, departs from DP World London Gateway's rail freight depot in Corringham, east of London, on April 10, 2017, enroute to Yiwu in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The first-ever freight train from Britain to China started its mammoth journey on Monday along a modern-day "Silk Road" trade route as Britain eyes new opportunities after it leaves the European Union. The 32-container train, around 600 metres (656 yards) long, left the vast London Gateway container port laden with whisky, soft drinks and baby products, bound for Yiwu on the east coast of China. / AFP PHOTO / Isabel Infantes (Photo credit should read ISABEL INFANTES/AFP/Getty Images) China’s Continent-Spanning Trains Are Running Half-Empty
Beijing is funding dozens of new rail routes as part of its global ambitions — and losing money on every one. So what’s the long game?
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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 30: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at a campaign rally at The Grand Station on May 30, 2017 in Wolverhampton, England. Britain goes to the polls on June 8 to elect a new parliament in a general election. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Theresa May’s Self-Inflicted Election
The vote that was supposed to strengthen the British prime minister’s hand ahead of Brexit negotiations is now poised to leave her wounded and vulnerable.
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TOPSHOT - Former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage attends a debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting on October 20-21 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 26, 2016. / AFP / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) Nigel Farage Said to Be ‘Person of Interest’ in FBI’s Russia Investigation
The Brexit champion is strongly denying the allegations.
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passport_wittmeyer Don’t Call It Brexit Radio
Union JACK Radio was supposed to celebrate the quirks of British culture, from tea and scones to Mr. Bean. Then came Brexit. Then came the angry tweets.
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RAF_Fighter_Command_1940_HU104450 1940: Middle-class pilots saved England, and what that meant for British politics
This is an excerpt from my new book, 'Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom.'
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A man carries a young girl who was injured in a reported barrel-bomb attack by government forces on June 3, 2014 in Kallaseh district in the northern city of Aleppo. Some 2,000 civilians, including more than 500 children, have been killed in regime air strikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo since January, many of them in barrel bomb attacks. AFP PHOTO / BARAA AL-HALABI (Photo credit should read BARAA AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images) The U.S. Is Helping Allies Hide Civilian Casualties in Iraq and Syria
The Pentagon is doing its partners in the anti-Islamic State campaign a favor, at the expense of its own transparency.
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Hawker_Hurricane_R4118_arrives_RIAT_Fairford_10thJuly2014_arp Sept. 15, 1940: Churchill watches as the last of the RAF reserves are committed
If this doesn’t pull you in, please check your pulse.
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Posters, a flag and a bunch of flowers in solidarity with the dead and injured from the terror attack in Manchester are arranged on the pavement in Trafalgar Square in central London on May 23, 2017. Twenty two people have been killed and dozens injured in Britain's deadliest terror attack in over a decade after a suspected suicide bomber targeted fans leaving a concert of US singer Ariana Grande in Manchester. British police on Tuesday named the suspected attacker behind the Manchester concert bombing as Salman Abedi, but declined to give any further details. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) I Love Manchester, But Please Stop Celebrating My Hometown
Giving ordinary places symbolic value is what terrorists want.
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GettyImages-687171994cropp The Islamic State and the End of Lone-Wolf Terrorism
From Manchester to Orlando, the followers of the Islamic State aren’t operating “alone” anymore. And there are no easy answers to defeating an online community of terrorists.
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theresa may and police Islamic State Claims Manchester Attack, Police Arrest Suspect
Near universal condemnation for the attack; Trump derides attackers as “losers.”
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manchester Explosion Rocks Concert in Manchester, At Least 19 Dead in Suspected Suicide Attack
It appears to be the United Kingdom's worst terror attack since the Tube bombings of 2005.
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises his fist prior to addressing the media on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London on May 19, 2017. Ecuador urged Britain today to "grant safe passage" out of the country to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after Sweden dropped a warrant that drove him to take refuge in Ecuador's London embassy. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. in ‘Cat and Mouse Game’ With Julian Assange
The Swedish arrest warrant is gone, but WikiLeaks founder is far from being free.
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Screen Shot 2017-05-15 at 2.47.22 PM Who Is Really to Blame for the WannaCry Ransomware?
Microsoft, the NSA, computer users, and the nature of computer science all bear a portion of the blame.
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GettyImages-119978328crop The Most Hated Man in Britain Thinks He Can Save the Country
The best thing Tony Blair can do for Brexit and the Labour Party is to stay as far away as possible.
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EAST KILBRIDE, SCOTLAND - MARCH 27: Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech at the Department for International Development's office at Abercrombie House on March 27, 2017 in East Kilbride, Scotland. The Prime Minister is in Scotland ahead of triggering Article 50 later in the week. (Photo by Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Does Theresa May Actually Care About Keeping the Kingdom United?
The prime minister’s triumph in the coming election could mean the country’s demise.
