Britain

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He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The average wait for practical driving tests across Britain are longer than five months.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The rollout would make Wayve the first company to launch a commercial autonomous taxi service in Britain, ahead of rivals Waymo, owned by Google-parent Alphabet, and China's Baidu.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In 1961, when World War II was in the rearview mirror, Britain applied to join what’s now called the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Since Washington had spent eight years sending American soldiers to their death in battle against Great Britain, one might expect that he harbored even more hostile opinions toward his former adversary.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis