Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes

Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10 and a half years on Friday after admitting he was paid to make pro-Russian speeches in the European Parliament.

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Henry Todd, LSD Kingpin Turned Everest Guide, Dies at 80

He helped make and distribute millions of LSD tablets in the 1970s. After seven years in prison, he ran mountain climbing expeditions in the Himalayas.

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Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns

Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said China was using headhunters to gather intelligence from lawmakers and parliamentary staff members.

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Why Britain Is Embracing ‘Negative Nation Branding’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, trying to get a grip on a feverish immigration debate, is introducing a hard-line, contentious policy on refugees.

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Ban a Pro-Palestinian Group? The U.K. Government Thought Few Would Care.

Official advice provided to the government before its ban on Palestine Action underestimated the significant public protests that followed, records show.

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London Mayor Says Mamdani’s Mayoral Win Mirrors His Own

Sadiq Khan has been attacked by President Trump and misrepresented on social media. “I’m a mayor who happens to be Muslim,” he said, “and I think Zohran is the same.”

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‘Hope Won’: Sadiq Khan, London’s Mayor, Congratulates Mamdani

Both men have faced virulent attacks from the far right for their Muslim faith and progressive politics, although there are notable differences in their policies.

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U.K. Police Investigate Possible Link Between Train Attack and Stabbing of 14-Year-Old

The police are examining whether the suspect in the stabbing spree on a London-bound train on Saturday was connected to three other incidents involving a knife.

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Police Arrest Two British Men in Stabbing Rampage on Train

U.K. officials said they did not believe the attack on a train to London was connected to terrorism. Two of the 11 people wounded in the stabbing spree remain in critical condition, the police said.

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Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan

Zohran Mamdani, the leading contender in the Nov. 4 New York election, and Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, are liberal and Muslim, but they’re navigating varied politics, communities and cities.

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