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A man is shown with white headphones and read shoes walking past a pub called The Duke of Susex.

Britain reacts to Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah

Lifestyle & Belief

A bombshell interview between Meghan Markle and Oprah has rocked the UK and its royal family. The interview covered issues of race, mental health and personal security for Markle and Prince Harry and their son Archie. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Bristol’s former Lord Mayor Cleo Lake about the issues surrounding the interview and its aftermath.

A woman wearing a dark jacket and sunglasses is shown standing in front of a statue of her with her hand raised.

Statue of Black protester replaces toppled UK slave trader

Protest
Kim Yo-jong is shown looking over her left shoulder

North Korea stops answering daily calls with South; Past epidemics underscore importance of mental health

Top of The World
The area where the statue of Edward Colston stood is seen

Symbols of ‘racist past’ topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases

Top of The World
Several people are shown in a small courtyard where a statue of Edward Colston once stood and all that remains is the concrete base.

Felling of slave trader statue prompts fresh look at British history

Protest
A scene from the video game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Amid pandemic, Animal Crossing gamers create dreamy ‘islands,’ travel and mingle with friendly (and really cute) animal neighbors

Arts, Culture & Media

As the coronavirus continues to upend the lives of people around the world, many are using the simulation game to live out experiences and routines disrupted by the pandemic — and for a sense of normalcy and connection.

A general view of Ashton Gate Stadium and Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, UK.

What’s behind ‘vinegar-gate’ in Bristol, UK?

Environment

Residents of Bristol wanted an alternative to the pesticide chemicals used in their town. They started a petition, and the city responded. With vinegar.

Ben Swift, commonly known as East End Shedman, poses from his viewing spot at the east end of Bristol's Ashton Gate stadium.

This English soccer fan has the best spot to watch a game — on top of his garden shed

Sports

In Bristol, a city in the southwest of England, soccer fans take their sport very seriously. So when Bristol City’s super-fan, Ben Swift, lost his regular spot in the stadium when construction began, he was disappointed — until he realized he could get an even better view from his own backyard.

A Closer Look at the Streets of London

Police in London say now 525 people have been arrested and one person is confirmed dead after three consecutive nights of rioting throughout Britain.  Prime Minister David Cameron spoke earlier this morning outside Downing House in an attempt to pacify the violence.  We’ve been hearing reports of looting and arson. Bristol resident Andy Valentine joins us to […]

Mountain Home, With John Elder

In the Green Mountains just above Bristol, Vermont, the notion of home and the wild meet. Once celebrated in the poetry of Robert Frost, the re-forested hills of Vermont have found a new voice in writer John Elder and his book “Reading the Mountains of Home.”