Stories Tagged as
Britain
Coca-Cola ventures again into U.K. waters
Jun 10, 2014
After a flop with Dasani bottled water in the U.K., Coca Cola is returning there.
Britain is giving subsidies for rock music
Jun 5, 2014
U.K. arts subsidies used to be mainly for ballet and theater. That's changing.
In U.K., a case for re-opening coal mines?
Apr 10, 2014
England still depends on coal for 40 percent of electricity
When England walked away from coal
Apr 9, 2014
Thirty years ago, the Thatcher government closed most coal mines.
An English village, 30 years after its mine closed
Apr 8, 2014
Brampton lost its coal mine 30 years ago, despite a year-long miner's strike. What's there now?
Britain's Cold War Veterans: Out in the cold?
Feb 26, 2014
Some British veterans ordered to witness nuclear explosions during the Cold War went on to develop serious health problems.
Climate change is making English wine better
Feb 21, 2014
Climate change is reversing the fortunes of a once derided industry.
For public good, not for profit.
What was it like to be a servant in Britain 100 years ago?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 18, 2013
The wealth inequality we have in the US today is no match for what it was like in England 100 years ago.
New nuclear plant is explosive issue for some Brits
Oct 23, 2013
Britain has just approved construction of its first new nuclear power plant in 20 years.
Wall Street Journal battles for freedom of the press in Britain
Oct 18, 2013
The British government is trying to prohibit The Wall Street Journal from publishing the names of trades implicated in the LIBOR scandal.