What to Know About the Protests Outside U.K. Hotels Housing Asylum Seekers

A judge is set to decide if a hotel in Epping, England, can be barred from being used to accommodate asylum seekers, highlighting what has become a contentious issue in Britain.

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U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach

After British authorities accidentally exposed information about 19,000 Afghans, the government sought a legal order preventing disclosure of the breach.

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Remains of British Researcher Lost in 1959 Are Discovered Off Antarctica

Dennis “Tink” Bell was 25 years old when he fell into a crevasse on King George Island. Over the decades, a glacier receded, and a scientific team from Poland found his remains this year.

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The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.

To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.

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Tommy Robinson, Far-Right UK Activist, Is Arrested Over Train Station Assault

Tommy Robinson was taken into custody for questioning on Monday after an assault that seriously injured a man last month at St. Pancras train station.

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Late Summer Flights Are Even Cheaper Than Usual This Year

Late summer has steep airfare savings and smaller crowds. Experts say there are more flight deals than usual and great prices for international trips.

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Noel Gallagher Wouldn’t Buy His Music Zine. Now, He’s an Arts Reporter.

Alex Marshall, a European culture reporter for The New York Times, has turned a music obsession into an arts journalism career.

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Flights Are Disrupted at Airports Across U.K. After Radar Problem

A company that provides air traffic control services said it had resolved a “technical issue.” The delays came months after a power outage forced Heathrow Airport to shut down for 16 hours.

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Pro-Palestinian Protest Group Can Appeal U.K. Ban, Judge Rules

A High Court judge in London said that Palestine Action had the right to challenge the British government’s decision to ban it as a terrorist group.

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2 U.K. Families Received ‘Wrong Remains’ of Air India Crash Victims, Lawyer Says

The mistakes were found after DNA testing by a coroner in London. The Indian government said bodies of the Flight 171 victims “were handled with utmost professionalism.”

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