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Denmark Offers Lessons as Europe Toughens Up on Immigration

Like other European leaders, British Labour politicians are borrowing from Denmark’s restrictive asylum policy. One of its architects cautions that “balance” is necessary.

Voting this past week in Tingbjerg, Denmark. The governing party, which has championed a stricter stance on asylum, performed badly in municipal elections.

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Police Accidentally Shot and Killed Victim During Manchester Terrorist Attack

By: Lizzie Dearden and Stephen Castle
In a statement Friday, the police said that one of the men killed at the Heaton Park Congregation synagogue in northwestern England had been hit by police gunfire.

Police officers in Manchester, England, on Thursday. The attack on the synagogue came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, and has added to growing fears about a rising wave of antisemitism.

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After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

By: Jennifer Schuessler and Minho Kim
The departure of Todd Arrington, who led the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, came after the administration sought a sword from its collection as a gift for King Charles.

President Trump gave King Charles a replica of a sword belonging to Dwight D. Eisenhower last month during his state visit to Britain. The administration had sought a real one.

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U.K. ‘Grooming Gang’ Leader Sentenced to 35 Years for Rape

By: Lizzie Dearden
Seven men in all were sentenced on Wednesday over their roles in a decades-old national scandal in Britain involving child sexual abuse.

Rochdale, England, was among the first British towns to be revealed as a hub of activity by sexual grooming gangs.

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Men Who Felled Sycamore Gap Tree Are Given Prison Sentences in U.K.

By: Lizzie Dearden
The tree, a beloved landmark that stood by Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, was found illegally cut down in 2023.

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5 Takeaways From the U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement

By: Eshe Nelson
The deal still has to be finalized, but it was hailed as a success by both countries for being the first since President Trump announced broad tariffs in April.

President Trump with Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, at the White House in February.

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Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea

By: Megan Specia
A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship and raising fears about a leak of jet fuel.

Multiple explosions were reported and jet fuel leaked after a container ship, the Solong, right, collided with an oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, on Monday.

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Chinese Embassy Plan in London Sets Off Opposition

By: Mark Landler and Mara Hvistendahl
Britain appears ready to approve what would be the largest diplomatic outpost in Europe, but neighbors and activists fear tapped phone lines and suppressed protests.

Protesters this month outside Royal Mint Court, site of the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.

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The 25 Most Influential Shoes and Bags

A group of experts consider the accessories from the past 100 years that changed how we carry our things — and ourselves.
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Britain Says Russian Spy Ship Returned to U.K. Waters in Sign of Kremlin Threat

By: Stephen Castle and Michael Schwirtz
The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near Britain’s coast for the second time in a few months.

A handout picture released by Britain’s Ministry of Defense shows the Royal Navy’s RFA Proteus, right, patrolling near a Russian vessel, the Yantar, in November 2024.

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Partial Victory for Prince Harry as Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Admit Unlawful Activities

By: Mark Landler
Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers offered Harry an “unequivocal apology,” admitting for the first time to unlawful activities at The Sun and agreeing to pay what it called substantial damages.

Prince Harry would have been required to pay the legal costs of both sides unless the court awarded him an amount equal to what News Group Newspapers had offered him.

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Rishi Sunak’s Dismal Task: Leading U.K. Conservatives to Likely Defeat

By: Mark Landler
After 14 years of Conservative government, Britain’s voters appear hungry for change. And Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seems unable to persuade them otherwise.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain, center, at a Downing Street meeting last month to discuss illegal migration. He has invested much of his political capital on immigration.

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Scottish By-election Result: Labour Beats S.N.P. in Key Parliamentary Vote

By: Mark Landler
The opposition party took back a parliamentary seat in a win that observers said showed a path to power in next year’s general election.

The Labour leader Keir Starmer, second from right, campaigning with Michael Shanks, center, last week. Mr. Shanks won a by-election with 17,845 votes, more than double the number of his Scottish National Party opponent.

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Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree Is Felled at Hadrian’s Wall in Britain

By: Jenny Gross
Locals and tourists mourned the loss of one of Britain’s most photographed trees, which stood for hundreds of years in a dip in Hadrian’s Wall. The police said they had a suspect in custody.

The felled tree at Sycamore Gap, beside Hadrian’s Wall, on Thursday. The authorities said they had arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with what they described as an act of vandalism.

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We Know the Cure for Loneliness. So Why Do We Suffer?

By: Nicholas Kristof
Britain’s minister for loneliness offers a model of how to knit together a lonely crowd.

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