Dec 18 Watch 10:02 One last visit to Downton Abbey before fans say goodbye By PBS News Hour For the past five years, the Crawley family and their household of servants have entertained audiences with comedic one-liners from the Dowager Countess and dramatic calamity befalling nearly every character. Now the top-rated PBS drama of all time is drawing… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 10:06 UK accelerating pace of anti-ISIS missions, says defense secretary By PBS News Hour The United Kingdom determined last week it would join the U.S. and France in bombing the Islamic State in Syria. U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, in Washington to meet with his American counterpart, said that British sorties have been aimed… Continue watching
Nov 18 UK to shut down coal-fired power plants by 2025 By Gretchen Frazee The UK plans to shut down all its coal-fired power plants by 2025 and replace the energy source largely with natural gas, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 2:44 Russia, Egypt dispute British talk of Metrojet bombing By PBS News Hour Prime Minister David Cameron defended his decision to stop British flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh as Russian officials insisted any talk of a bomb destroying the downed Metrojet airliner is just speculation. Meanwhile, Egypt's government maintained that the crash… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 3:05 Queen Elizabeth marks her record reign with a rail trip By PBS News Hour In 1952, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II assumed the throne after the death of her father. More than 63 years later, her reign has lasted longer than that of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who up until now had been the nation's… Continue watching
Sep 08 8 things you didn’t know about Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins, Alison Moore Tomorrow, Queen Elizabeth will become the longest-reigning British monarch, surpassing her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria. In honor of the event, here are eight things you might not know about the two royals. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 9:18 How should Europe deal with its deluge of refugees? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 23 Update: British airshow jet crash kills 11, injures dozens By Andrew Mach Seven people were killed and more than a dozen were injured after a military jet crashed during an air show on Saturday in West Sussex, United Kingdom. Continue reading
Aug 20 Why Polish migrants decided to strike in the UK By Malcolm Brabant In the latest of his reports on migration in Europe, special correspondent Malcolm Brabant examines the relationship between immigrant workers from Poland and the country they’d like to call home. Continue reading