Arts, Culture & Media
PRI's The World
March 20, 2008
We were looking for a city in southwestern France for today's geo quiz. The answer is Bordeaux... A capital of French wine. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Bordeaux vintner, Ilja Gort, whose nose is now insured with Lloyds of London.
Culture
In the US, fairy-tale royal weddings clash with reality
The Conversation
May 18, 2018
Royal weddings matter. Since the wedding of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert on Feb. 10, 1840, they’ve shaped the expectations Americans have about their own nuptials.
Chronic insomnia plagues young migrants long after they reach their destination
PRI's The World
July 04, 2018
A recent performance of a play in London highlighted the struggles that young migrants face after they reach the UK. Many of them toss and turn, unable to sleep.
Global Politics
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quits in protest over May's Brexit plan
Reuters
July 09, 2018
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit on Monday over Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to leave the European Union, the second resignation in a day, leaving the British leader's Brexit plans in crisis.
Global Politics
‘They like me a lot in the UK,’ says Trump. He’s not entirely wrong.
PRI's The World
July 12, 2018
Donald Trump’s first visit to Britain as US president is expected to coincide with large anti-Trump protests in London. But Trump does have his fans in the UK.
Trump says May's Brexit plan kills hope of a US trade deal
Reuters
July 13, 2018
President Donald Trump directly criticized Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy, saying it had probably killed off hope of a US-British trade deal and that she had failed to take his advice on how to negotiate with the European Union.
Man suspected of terrorism attack on UK parliament after driving into pedestrians
Reuters
August 14, 2018
British police said they believe a man deliberately drove a car into pedestrians and cyclists on Tuesday before ramming it into barriers outside London's parliament in what appeared to be the second terrorism attack on the building in just under 18 months.
London police say 'serial cat killer' does not exist
Reuters
September 20, 2018
"Officers working alongside experts have concluded that hundreds of reported cat mutilations in Croydon and elsewhere were not carried out by a human and are likely to be the result of predation or scavenging by wildlife," London police said.
Women & Girls
'Transgender women are women,' organizers say after controversy over women-only pond in London
PRI's The World
September 25, 2018
The Hampstead Heath Ladies’ Pond has been a place where women having been taking a dip for over a century. But earlier this year, there were complaints when transgender women used the pond
Global Politics
British Prime Minister Theresa May fights leadership revolt, warns Brexit in peril
Reuters
December 12, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight for her job in a leadership challenge on Wednesday triggered by Conservative lawmakers, saying a change could jeopardize Brexit from the European Union.
An American newspaper asked Brits for petty crime stories. They got classic snark back.
PRI's The World
December 14, 2018
When The New York Times took to Twitter to ask Londoners about petty crime, they responded with a uniquely British level of gusto and sarcasm.