London

On Europe
20 years after London’s deadliest bombings, extremist threat grows more complex
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Conflict & Justice
‘Objects hold energy’: Author posits that British Museum in London is full of ghosts
7:26
Sacred Spaces
‘Love you, then, well’: London’s National COVID Memorial Wall pays tribute to the country’s 240K lives lost to COVID-19
6:43
Lifestyle & Belief
More people are running marathons than ever before. Why?
5:18
a multiple-exposure photo of insects flying around a light
Science & Technology
The surprising reason why insects circle lights at night: They lose track of the sky
sanctuary
Sacred Nation
‘I just got completely blasted by love’: People in the UK attest to the ways that spirituality is evolving 
Hundreds gather at a rally outside New Scotland Yard demanding police to do more to protect London's Jewish citizens.
Sacred Nation
Jewish London on edge amid spike in antisemitic attacks
A fox stands along a street in the Central London, Wednesday, March. 1, 2023. 
Environment
London’s foxes: Pesky pests or celebrated survivors?
crowd of people holding signs with commentary about Britain's NHS
Health
In its 75th year, Britain’s National Health Service is in critical condition
portrait of a woman in the park
Ukraine
Big changes for this young Ukrainian in London
Album covers of some of the allbums from artists included in the end-of-year music playlist with recommendations from The World staff. Clockwise, startiing from the top left corner: Adrian Quesada's "Boleros Psicodélicos," Sillvana Estrada's "Marchita," V
Music
A musical journey around the globe 2022, a playlist
Conservative Party leadership candidate Rishi Sunak leaves his home in London
Leaders
Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media at 10 Downing Street in London
Leaders
UK’s Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority
coffin in hearse
Queen Elizabeth II
London goes silent to pay its respects to the queen
coffin at front of church with crowd in attendance
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral
king at desk
Queen Elizabeth II
What kind of leader will King Charles III be?
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks on during a visit to officially open the new building at Thames Hospice, Maidenhead, England July 15, 2022.
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s monarch for 70 years, dies
Liz Truss arrives at Conservative Central Office in Westminster after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest in London
Leaders
Liz Truss becomes Britain’s new prime minister
A three-image combo of stills taken from CCTV footage shows Kadiza Sultana, left, Shamima Begum, centre and and Amira Abase going through security at Gatwick airport
Justice
Reports show British teenager was allegedly trafficked to ISIS by Canadian agent
A worker walks alongside the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant's array of digester eggs in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York
Health & Medicine
Why has polio emerged in the US, UK and Israel? A polio eradication expert weighs in.
travelers tagging bags
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘The summer of stress’: Amid airline staffing shortages, lost luggage rates have soared
A Posh Club performer leads club-goers in a conga-line.
Health
Dancing away the loneliness: In the UK, social prescriptions help fight isolation during the pandemic
Lasso-ing Chelsea FC? Why super-rich US sports owners are looking to buy a London soccer team.
Placards and banners against the war in Ukraine hang opposite the Russian embassy in London, Friday, March 11, 2022.
Conflict & Justice
Russians in the UK face hate speech, verbal abuse as war rages in Ukraine
Luke Sital-Singh's new single is called "Me & God."
Musician Luke Sital-Singh finds catharsis by singing a song to God
Nicolai khalezin and Natalia Kaliada founded Belarus Free Theater.
Belarus theater company flees amid opposition crackdown 
Some lumpfish are friendly, others not so much.
A test to diagnose psychopaths can help identify fish behaviors that could benefit aquaculture
A man is shown hugging a woman who is looking into the camera with empty stadium seats in the distance.
Extremism
Post-9/11, Europe’s weak spots make it a target for extremists
George Nissen appears on a trampoline at the 2000 Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics
The Olympic trampoline tradition: Remembering the man who taught the world to bounce
Tributes left outside the former home of Amy Winehouse in Camden, London, Friday, July 23, 2021, on the 10th anniversary of the iconic British singer's death from accidental alcohol poisoning.
Music
The World remembers singer Amy Winehouse on the 10th anniversary of her death
A crowded dance floor is shown in London with people dancing under purple and pink lighting.
COVID-19
Virus surge fears, UK leader’s quarantine, mar ‘Freedom Day’
Four caskets are covered with the Canadian flag of red and white as mourners look on.
Extremism
For the first time, Canada applies terrorism charges to acts of Islamophobia
Person with blue gloves presents a large medal in a yellow and red box
Science & Technology
Papers and relics testifying to Stephen Hawking’s life’s work will be displayed in UK archive
A waiter wearing a mask and an apron with her hair pulled back tends to a dining table.
Jobs
England indoor dining resumes, but where are all the staff?
Exile Tibetan booth officials look at a green book, a necessary document for Tibetans to vote, during the second and final round of voting to elect their parliamentarians and the leader of the Central Tibetan Administration
Elections
Tibetans in exile elect a new president
Richard Ratcliffe is shown holding a red candle and a sign that says #Free Nazanin on it.
Justice
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe gets another year in prison
Up-close photo of the golden chest featured in the treasure hunt, “The Golden Treasure of the Entente Cordiale."
Arts, Culture & Media
Treasure hunts — they’re not just for pirates
Two white men wearing dark jackets drink beer outdoors at a pub in London.
COVID-19
A trip to a British pub may require a COVID-19 passport  
People enjoy the warm weather at Ruislip Lido in London, March 30, 2021. Temperatures in parts of the UK are expected to be significantly warmer this week as families and friends are reunited and outdoor sporting activities are allowed to resume in Englan
Lifestyle
Swimmers relish their first dip in Britain’s outdoor ‘lidos’ as lockdown relaxes 
Two hands are shown holding several acorns while the rest of the photograph is dark.
COVID-19
This nature photography project helps London health care workers cope with pandemic stress
A person is shown in the near ground with their fist in the air and wearing a white construction helmet with a large crowd of people sitting and holding candles.
Top of The World
Myanmar declares martial law on deadly day
A large crowd of people are shown standing vigil next to hundreds of flowers laid on the ground in memory of Sarah Everard.
Conflict & Justice
London police chief says she won’t quit after vigil clashes
Richard Ratcliffe is shown standing in front of large wooden doors and holding a large card with a picture of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on with with dozens of flowers nearby.
Conflict & Justice
British Iranian woman ends 5-year sentence, but not free yet
Former mayor of London Boris Johnson, right, is seen by a maquette of a statue that stands as a permanent slavery memorial statue at City Hall in London, Aug. 18, 2008.
History
Lloyd’s of London examines its ties to the trans-Atlantic slave trade 
An Indian British woman wears a face mask and receives a shot in her arm with someone wearing purple gloves.
COVID-19
British celebs, religious leaders fight vaccine hesitancy in minorities
A shellfish export truck with a protest sign written across the trailer "Incompetent Government Destroying Shellfish Industry" drives past the Palace of Westminster in London
Scottish fishermen say their industry is in crisis after Brexit  
A police officer is shown walking on a grassy meadow with the wreckage of a large white aircraft in the background.
Justice
Justice Dept. charges bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion
"Cain’s Jawbone," by Edward Powys Mathers
British comedian becomes third person in 90 years to solve difficult literary puzzle
Several people surrounded by rainbow flags in a crowd cheer together in a parade and two people in front take a selfie
LGBTQ
Bars for queer and transgender women are disappearing worldwide. Will they survive the pandemic?
Patients and staff members of Marie Stopes International (MSI) Clinic wave to Danish delegation members.
Reproductive rights
Marie Stopes International name change will ‘put a focus on the future’ of reproductive choice, CEO says
The Mary Wollstonecraft statue by artist Maggi Hambling is pictured in Newington Green, London, Britain, Nov. 11, 2020.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘It’s a sculpture of an idea’: Activist defends nude statue honoring Mary Wollstonecraft amid backlash
A group of musicians of color wearing all black clothing stand on stage with their instruments
Music
London composers inspired by BLM confront classical music’s inequities through sound
Three candle jars with colorful labels
COVID-19
‘Scents of Normality’ captures the essence of everyday life before lockdown
Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown speaking into a microphone and wearing a dark suit.
Global Politics
UK officials ‘avoided’ looking into Russian meddling
A stenciled rat appears to be sneezing.
Arts, Culture & Media
Banksy unveils new pandemic-inspired art featuring rats in face masks
A group of four people sit in red chairs in an elegant room with green and gold-starred walls
Human rights
UK sanctions on Russians, Saudis are a ‘milestone’ for human rights, advocate says
Demonstrators gesture and shout during a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in London, Britain, June 13, 2020.
Justice
Black Lives Matter organizers in the US and UK compare and contrast the global movement
A demonstrator's hand is seen holding a placard reading "Decolonise Oxford/Rhodes must fall"
Protest
Gary Younge on Europe and the US: There is no ‘better’ form of racism
Kim Yo-jong is shown looking over her left shoulder
Top of The World
North Korea stops answering daily calls with South; Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health