Screen icon Charlie Chaplin returned home to the Elephant and Castle area of London, to visit a pub named after him. (Feb. 8)
The U.K. Is the Only Major Economy Set to Shrink in 2023
While the U.S. and other nations have begun to rebound from the pandemic, the U.K. has been struggling to turn the tide. WSJ’s Anna Hirtenstein explains why analysts predict its economy will actually contract in 2023. Photo: Tolga Akmen/Shutterstock
Video: Zelensky arrives in U.K. as Britain Steps Up Ukraine Military Aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the U.K. on Wednesday. The visit is Zelensky’s second known overseas trip since the start of the war and comes as he seeks to bolster support for more military aid amid signs of an impending Russian off…
Young girl rescued from rubble 40 hours after earthquake in Syria
A girl was rescued from under the rubble of her family home in Idlib more than 40 hours after a massive earthquake caused widespread damage to the area on February 6, the Syria Civil Defence said. (Credit: Syria Civil Defence via Storyful)
Team Ruff and Team Fluff to face off in Puppy Bowl XIX
Team Ruff and Team Fluff to face off in Puppy Bowl XIX
Scholz says Putin ‘will not achieve his goals’ in Ukraine
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Spain ends compulsory use of face masks on public transport
Health minister hails ‘important step towards normality’ as country eases anti-Covid measureThe use of face masks has ceased to be compulsory on public transport in Spain, bringing an end to almost three years of the government’s most visible anti-Covi…
More than £260m worth of cocaine found floating in Pacific Ocean
New Zealand says seizure of more than three tonnes of cocaine is the country’s largest drugs seizure
Officer took and shared photos of bloodied Tyre Nichols, documents say
Demetrius Haley sent photographs of Nichols to other officers and a female acquaintanceNewly released documents in the case of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police last month provide a scathing account of what authorities called the “bla…