Jun 26 Watch 4:29 Foreign-born workers in the UK share their fears for the future By Mori Rothman, Melanie Saltzman, Saskia de Melker Uncertainty prevails in Britain after Brexit has left immigrants feeling vulnerable. The service sector, a large part of the British economy, is also a big employer of foreigners, which means these workers may be hit hard. Hari Sreenivasan reports from… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 6:04 A new wing at Tate Modern, more space for underrepresented artists By PBS News Hour London’s Tate Modern has become the most visited modern art museum in the world since its grand opening in 2000, drawing 5 million visitors a year. Renowned for its innovative architecture and use of interior spaces, Tate Modern is putting… Continue watching
May 10 London’s new mayor: ‘Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both our countries less safe’ By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Asked how his proposed policy to ban Muslims form entering the U.S. would affect London's first Muslim mayor, Trump told The New York Times that "there will always be exceptions."… Continue reading
May 06 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: U.S. job growth lower than expected By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the latest numbers from the Department of Labor show that the U.S. economy added 160,000 jobs in April, short of the 215,000 many economists predicted, while unemployment remained flat at five percent. Also, early reports… Continue watching
Apr 23 Celebrations across the globe honor Shakespeare 400 years after his death By Kamala Kelkar Four hundred years after his death, which occurred on this day in 1616, fans of William Shakespeare are finding myriad ways to be or not to be celebrating his life. Continue reading
Mar 17 Photographer enters hidden world of East London skate culture By Corinne Segal The Stratford Centre, a 24-hour shopping center in East London, might not be the first place you look for an example of the city's skate culture. Continue reading
Mar 04 Who is Banksy? New mathematical analysis claims to know By Corinne Segal Banksy, the elusive artist behind million-dollar works of graffiti, may have been tagged: a new mathematical analysis claims to have identified the artist as Robin Gunningham. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 1:53 New museum takes visitors inside Jimi Hendrix’s 1960s London pad By Phil Hirschkorn Considered one of the greatest guitarists in rock 'n' roll history, Jimi Hendrix, who was from Seattle, amassed a following in London before he became famous in the U.S. Now, London officials have turned his last residence into a museum. Continue watching
Dec 06 London Underground stabbing attack called ‘terrorist incident’ By Michael D. Regan Days after British war planes began an expanded airstrike campaign against the Islamic State, a man on Saturday reportedly yelled "this is for Syria" before slashing at least one person with a knife in a London subway station. Continue reading
Nov 21 Skull of bear that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh on display in London museum By Andrew Mach The skull of the bear that inspired A.A. Milne’s much-loved character Winnie-the-Pooh is now on display at the Royal College of Surgeons’ Hunterian Museum in London. Continue reading