Tag: United Kingdom
US suspends tariffs on UK goods to resolve aircraft dispute
LONDON — The U.S. agreed Thursday to suspend millions of dollars' worth of tariffs on U.K. exports including Scotch whisky as part of an...
Everyman’s everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retires
Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and...
Elusive artist Banksy confirms he’s behind prison artwork
LONDON — Banksy appears to have thrown his support behind a campaign to turn a former prison in the English town of Reading into...
Harmonizing at home changes life of sisters in the Staves
<p>NEW YORK — Many nights growing up, some combination of the Staveley-Taylor sisters huddled on the staircase to listen when their parents invited friends...
Harmonizing at home changes life of sisters in the Staves
NEW YORK — Many nights growing up, some combination of the Staveley-Taylor sisters huddled on the staircase to listen when their parents invited friends...
Everton beats Southampton 1-0 to be on verge of EPL top four
<p>LIVERPOOL, England — Everton ended its worst home run since 1958 by beating Southampton 1-0 in the English Premier League on Monday and keeping...
US men’s soccer to play Jamaica on March 25 in Austria
CHICAGO — The U.S. men’s soccer team will play 47th-ranked Jamaica on March 25 at Wiener Neustadt, Austria, the first of two exhibitions with...
UK government offers $4M for 2030 World Cup bid with Ireland
<p>The British government will provide 2.8 million pounds ($4 million) to pursue a five-nation bid for a World Cup with Ireland.</p>
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Online review platform Trustpilot chooses London for IPO
LONDON — Online review platform Trustpilot said Monday it plans to sell shares in London, in a stock offering that helps shore up the...
Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M
LONDON — A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday for more than $11.5 million,...