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Life in the Thatcher Era, Along Britain’s Longest Thoroughfare
It can be no coincidence that a version of Thatcher’s blue recurs, in different incarnations, throughout Graham’s book. It is the blue of…
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The Generation That Will Always Be Too Young to Smoke
Like almost every smoker, I started when I was a child. Children aren’t supposed to smoke; it’s allegedly a part of the adult world,…
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How the UK Plans to Boost Its Economy
The British government announced on Wednesday hundreds of billions of pounds in spending on defense, health care and investment in…
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U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Builds on Close Ties but Leaves Some Tariffs in Place
President Trump announced on Thursday that the United States intended to sign a trade deal with Britain that would bring the two nations…
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5 Takeaways From the U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement
The United States and Britain announced on Thursday that they had reached a deal that would reduce tariffs on some imports, such as steel,…
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U.S. Trade Deal Could Lift UK Economy, but Won’t Transform It
The British government made faster economic growth its No. 1 mission. But efforts to kick-start it have been repeatedly knocked off course…
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Trump Administration to Announce Trade Deal With Britain
For Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, the trade deal would offer vindication for his assiduous cultivation of Mr. Trump. During his…
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Trump’s Threat of ‘Foreign’ Film Tariffs Stirs Anxiety in the U.K.
President Trump’s desire to “make Hollywood great again” by wielding his preferred economic weapon — tariffs — has sent a shiver through…
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DoorDash Plans to Buy Deliveroo and SevenRooms
DoorDash announced two deals worth billions of dollars on Tuesday, saying it has agreed to acquire Deliveroo, the British food delivery…
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India and UK Strike Trade Deal Amid Trump’s Tariff Upheaval
Britain and India agreed to a trade deal on Tuesday, strengthening economic ties between two of the world’s largest economies amid…
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Trump’s Tariffs Squeeze an Already Struggling British Car Industry
The 25 percent tariffs imposed by President Trump on imported cars have added to the pressures on vehicle manufacturers around the world,…
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In Britain, a Fight Over a Film Studio Becomes a Test for the Economy
Andrew Rackstraw has lived in Marlow, a small, wealthy town on the River Thames about 30 miles west of London, for nearly three decades.…
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Britain’s Economy Squeezes Out 0.1% Growth
The British economy eked out growth at the end of last year, data published on Thursday showed, slightly easing the pressure on the…
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Pub Stays in Britain: Food, Lodging and Hanging Out With Locals
To my right, two 70-something regulars at the Exhibition pub in York, England, peppered me with questions on American politics, taught me…
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Bronze Age cannibalism "shines a light on a dark side of human behavior"
A collection of prehistoric human remains has revealed gruesome insights into a brutal massacre that took place more than 4,000 years ago.…