Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island.
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Greetings from London, where a big COVID memorial holds vigil over the halls of power
Britain’s 1,640-foot-long National Covid Memorial Wall stretches along the River Thames, with over a quarter million hearts representing the lives lost during the pandemic — across from Parliament.
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End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats’ right to inherit Parliament seats
The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They’re all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
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U.K. arrests ex-ambassador to the U.S. on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties
Police have arrested Peter Mandelson, a veteran Labour Party politician who served as British ambassador to the U.S., as part of an investigation into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Police search former Prince Andrew’s home a day after his arrest over Epstein ties
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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The U.K. investigates its ex-ambassador to the U.S. over alleged leaks to Epstein
The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.
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King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of his titles and evicts him from the Royal Lodge
Buckingham Palace said the king’s brother will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince, and he will move from his Royal Lodge residence into “private accommodation.”
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At least two people have been killed in an attack at a U.K. synagogue
The attack took place outside a synagogue in Manchester. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack “appalling” and “all the more horrific” for taking place on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day.
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England’s Birmingham bids farewell to Ozzy Osbourne, its homegrown heavy metal hero
Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city.
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The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t agree to a Gaza ceasefire
The United Kingdom plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel commits to peace in the Gaza Strip and stopping the annexation of the West Bank.
