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Michael Fallon, British secretary of state for defense, talks to forces at a British air base in Cyprus on Dec. 5, days after a Parliament vote approving U.K. airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.

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LISTEN: The Man Who Picks British Bombing Targets In Syria

2:25pm December 11, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon tells NPR that he has insisted on personally signing off before Royal Air Force Tornado warplanes strike any target in the campaign against ISIS.

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British Lawmakers Vote To Extend Bombing Campaign To Syria

10:31pm December 02, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Prime Minister David Cameron had argued that Islamic State militants represent a threat to Britain, and his appeal took on greater urgency after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

The new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, makes his inaugural speech at the Queen Elizabeth Centre in central London, on Saturday.

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Leftist Jeremy Corbyn Wins Leadership Of Britain's Labour Party

10:49am September 12, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Corbyn's selection to lead the party once headed by centrist Tony Blair is viewed as part of a trend toward more liberal leanings in Europe.

Bail For Alleged Flash Crash Trader Set At More Than $7M

5:09pm September 03, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

U.S. prosecutors say the U.K. man contributed to the 2010 flash crash that wiped about $800 billion from the value of shares. He told a London court that he opposes extradition to the U.S.

Emergency services attend the scene on the A27, where seven people died after a plane crashed into cars on the major road during an aerial display at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.

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Jet At British Airshow Crashes On Busy Road, Killing 7

3:05pm August 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, long out of service with the royal air force and navy, failed to complete an acrobatic loop and plowed into the A27 at West Sussex.

An Islamic manuscript, which has been identified as one of the world's oldest fragments of the Quran, is seen at the University of Birmingham in the U.K.

University In U.K. Finds Muhammad-Era Quran Pages Among Its Possessions

6:14pm July 22, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The manuscript is one of the earliest versions of Islam's holy book to survive. Radiocarbon analysis dates the parchment on which the text is written to between the years 568 and 645.

Roger Rees, the Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who appeared on TV's

Roger Rees, Welsh-Born Stage, Screen And TV Actor, Dies At 71

12:18pm July 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

American audiences came to know him as the star of the adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Life and Times of Nicholas Nickleby on Broadway. He won a Tony Award in the title role.

British police officers walk past newly erected media stands for the general election in Downing Street, London, on Tuesday. Britain goes to the polls on Thursday.

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Media Coverage Of Close U.K. Elections Finds Much To Mock

3:35pm May 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The country votes in what could be the closest elections in decades. Some of the political coverage is decidedly more colorful than in the U.S.

Wandsworth prison in south London in a 2010 photo. Neil Moore, a 28-year-old convicted fraudster, walked out of the prison earlier this month by showing guards a bail letter he'd forged.

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British Fraudster Walks Out Of Jail Using Forged Bail Letter

4:13pm March 28, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The man, who was serving time for a $2.7 million fraud, simply showed guards the letter and walked free. He later changed his mind and turned himself back in to authorities.

British Prime Minister David Cameron shakes hands with Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi's grandson, beneath a new statue of the Indian independence leader by British sculptor Philip Jackson, after it was unveiled today in London's Parliament Square.

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New Statue Of Gandhi Unveiled In Britain's Parliament Square

2:29pm March 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

NPR's Ari Shapiro says the statue underscores how much the U.K.-India relationship has changed since Mohandas Gandhi fought for independence from Britain nearly 70 years ago.