The poisoned diplomacy between Russia and the United Kingdom
Alexander Litvinenko’s murder was the stuff of spy novels. Now it’s straining U.K.-Russian relations.
letter from Europe
Think your commute is long? Try Barcelona to London.
Surging property prices are turning a growing number of middle-class Londoners into ’super commuters’—and they’re happier for it
David Cameron’s biggest losers
Why David Cameron is targeting the obese in his latest campaign to reform welfare
All the lonely old people
An epidemic of loneliness is Britain’s ‘national shame’ and a growing health crisis among the elderly
After the Philpott trial: Six white coffins and a national debate
Politicians capitalize on tragic case in debate about welfare culture and domestic violence
Britain to the EU: I told you so
As they watch the debt crisis unfold, hardline Euroskeptics in Britain have never seemed so smug
Why home ownership is becoming passé in Britain
High prices mean that many younger Brits will flat-share well into their adult lives
Not in my backyard
Public sex appears to be on the rise in England, and buttoned-down country folk want it to stop
Spending—a sterling idea
Brits are using credit like never before. Whatever happened to frugality?
Samcam comes to Downing
David Cameron’s wife brings style and mystery to the PM’s residence