United Kingdom

The Windrush Monument bronze statue at a train station, with visitors in formal attire passing by in the foreground
Conflict & Justice
New database offers millions of records of people enslaved in British colonies
9:40
Crowd of people holding hands raised, with an Amnesty International sign reading #moreincommon MORE IN COMMON
Loneliness Solutions
UK first to create National Strategy For Loneliness
12:19
The Donald McIntyre Building, a modern structure with curved wood and glass facade, brick walls, and bicycles parked outside
The World's Global Classroom
Questions raised over media scrutiny of Cambridge professor in UK before his death
6:58
A man in a dark suit and a woman in a light blue dress walk hand-in-hand through a doorway as staff applaud on both sides
Global Politics
Andy Burnham takes over as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade
6:21
England Lionesses fans cheering in stadium stands, waving St George's Cross flags with banners reading Chelsea Lionesses and Hucclecote Lionesses
FIFA World Cup 2026
Men’s soccer is big during the World Cup, but women’s soccer merch reigns supreme
5:32
A group of people in military uniforms and formal attire engaged in conversation indoors, with a British flag displayed in the background.
DW
Increasing frustration over UK deal with spy tech company
6:03
A group of women seated in a bright room, each holding or sitting near musical instruments like a harp and guitar.
DW
Women composers of the Renaissance emerge
7:18
A person in a suit walks towards the entrance of a building with a sign displaying the Supreme Court emblem.
DW
UK officials looking to do away with some jury trials
6:29
Welsh harpist records ‘Note to Self’
1:50
UK arrests 3 people on suspicion of spying for China
7:14
Sabbath observance dwindling on the islands of Outer Hebrides
6:59
A woman with curly hair working on a laptop at a table in a bright, open bakery setting.
DW
Skin For All website addresses various issues for different skin types
3:42
A display of intricately embroidered dresses, with a prominent red dress featuring detailed patterns, surrounded by other lighter-colored embroidered gowns, under the exhibit title 'The Red Dress.'
Arts, Culture & Media
Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single dress
4:40
UK’s justice secretary proposes getting rid of juries for some criminal trials
5:52
Transportation
Specialty jets allow people with pets to ditch the cargo hold and travel in style
8:07
The Bayeux Tapestry is on the move
5:30
What the United Kingdom can teach America about problem gambling
7:21
Breakthrough in treatment for Huntington’s disease
0:49
Experts debunk Tylenol
1:05
Arts, Culture & Media
With nearly 4,000 shows, all the world’s a stage at Edinburgh Fringe
4:53
Sports
Emily Scarratt to make English history with fifth Rugby World Cup appearance
4:59
The World's Global Classroom
College campuses across the UK fight for free speech as protests come under scrutiny
6:18
Arts, Culture & Media
Accusations of falsehoods in popular memoir ‘The Salt Path’ stoke controversy
5:34
On Europe
20 years after London’s deadliest bombings, extremist threat grows more complex
5:36
Conflict & Justice
‘Objects hold energy’: Author posits that British Museum in London is full of ghosts
7:26
From sharp to blunt: Radical proposals to tackle Britain’s knife crisis
5:36
Britain going big on nuclear power
4:51
World’s 1st ‘dad strike’ hits Britain over paternity leave
4:01
UK unhappy with Israeli’s behavior in the West Bank
8:01
UK scientists create world’s tiniest violin
2:13
Conflict & Justice
5 years after George Floyd, did the global reckoning spark any real change?
6:13
Maybe William Shakespeare had a happy marriage after all?
4:21
Original copy of Magna Carta identified
3:53
Bugs don’t splatter on our windshields as much as they used to
0:52
2 men accused of chopping down famous Sycamore Gap tree face the music
4:22
UK rules the legal definition of a woman under equality law excludes transgender women
5:02
Nations agree to a carbon tax on shipping
6:27
A ‘homicide prevention’ system being tested in the UK aims to predict who will commit murder
5:52
Britain’s MI5 reveals some tricks of the spy trade in a new exhibit
5:42
Author posits that British Museum is full of ghosts
7:26
British PM hosts migration summit
0:40
Heathrow airport shuts down after fire causes blackout
5:14
Transit
A century-old British tram gets restored to its former glory
3:23
Historic British tram gets restored to its former glory
3:23
When a 10-year-old speaks, the UK Parliament listens
1:36
A father-daughter duo brings an ancient artform to Instagram
5:29
Ancient Roman basilica discovered under London office building
3:53
The comedic journey of Romesh Ranganathan
8:21
How British Christmas was conquered by a cake from Milan
3:57
No Guinness at the pub
2:41
TikTok awards for Britain and Ireland
2:12
Annual list of mispronounced words
5:21
Using humor to work through trauma
3:51
Harnessing solar power from space
5:21
Lifestyle
In the UK, a man’s shed is his castle. For some, it’s also a lifeline.
5:29
International icon Hello Kitty turns 50
7:09
Sacred Spaces
‘Love you, then, well’: London’s National COVID Memorial Wall pays tribute to the country’s 240K lives lost to COVID-19
6:43
What apes teach us about kissing
6:13
England to ban disposable vapes starting in June
4:20
Giving status to ‘pie and mash’
0:48