Tag: United Kingdom

A local resident pushes belongings on a cart through the flooded part of the town of Staines-upon-Thames, England, as a police van patrols the area, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Tuesday that money is no object in the battle against the widespread flooding that has engulfed parts of England. Canceling a visit to the Middle East to oversee flood-fighting efforts, he told journalists that "whatever money is needed for this relief effort will be spent" as Britain deals with some of its wettest weather in 250 years. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Storm with 100 mph gusts hits soggy Britain

Washington Examiner · February 12, 2014 4:36 pm

Police investigating UK link to Syria suicide bomb

Washington Examiner · February 12, 2014 3:42 pm

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney speaks during the bank's inflation report news conference in London, England, on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney sought Wednesday to assure homebuyers and businesses that U.K. interest rates won't rise any time soon because the economic recovery is still fragile. (AP Photo/Dan Kitwood, Pool)

Bank of England seeks to assuage rate hike fears

Danica Kirka · February 12, 2014 12:57 pm

UK’s new Folio book prize has American accent

Jill Lawless · February 10, 2014 8:37 pm

Water overflowing from the River Thames floods a house at Wraysbury, England, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London. Residents and British troops had piled up sandbags to protect properties from the latest bout of flooding, but the river overwhelmed their defenses Monday, leaving areas including the center of the village of Datchet underwater. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

River Thames breaches its banks near London

Washington Examiner · February 10, 2014 5:36 pm

Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK

Jill Lawless · February 8, 2014 1:28 am

UK’s National Gallery buys 1st major US painting

Washington Examiner · February 7, 2014 10:28 am

International Olympic Committee member Princess Anne of Great Britain, left, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, IOC President Thomas Bach, second from right, and Sochi 2014 Olympics President Dmitry Chernyshenko, left, at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

British princess laments Olympic opening shows

Graham Dunbar · February 5, 2014 2:26 pm

British man jailed for defacing queen’s portrait

Washington Examiner · February 5, 2014 12:28 pm

Prince plays London living-room gig

Jill Lawless · February 5, 2014 11:22 am

Delays, disruption, drudgery hit London commuters

Washington Examiner · February 5, 2014 9:26 am

In this handout photograph made available by Martin Lang in London Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, a painting owned by him is seen. When British collector Martin Lang submitted the painting to a French committee, he was hoping to find out if it was an authentic work by Marc Chagall. But not only did the Chagall Committee declare the painting a forgery, it said Lang's painting should be burned under strict French laws that protect artists' works. Lang, 63, said Monday he was frustrated with the decision but he still hopes the painting will be returned to him. "They're holding on to it. It is bizarre ... it's almost vindictive," Lang told the BBC. "It's basically my property. I just couldn't understand why the committee would be so draconian." The businessman bought the watercolor of a reclining nude woman for 100,000 pounds (US$170,000) in 1992, believing it to be an authentic Chagall dating from around 1909 to 1910. (AP Photo/Martin Lang)

UK buyer’s ‘Chagall’ nude may be burned as a fake

Sylvia Hui · February 3, 2014 4:31 pm