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In the weeks since a former professional soccer player told a British newspaper that as a child, he had been sexually abused for years by a youth coach, several other former players have gone public with similar allegations of abuse by coaches and scouts.

Pedophilia Scandal Sends Shock Waves Through U.K. Soccer

6:59pm December 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After a former pro player went public with allegations he had been sexually abused as a child by a well-regarded coach, a wave of similar reports emerged. One player says he was paid for his silence.

Angela Gui packs for a trip to Geneva for human rights training at the United Nations.

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For Daughter Of Missing Hong Kong Bookseller, Activism Is Not A Choice

9:38am October 06, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

Angela Gui, a sociology student at Britain's University of Warwick, became a human rights campaigner after her father — a Hong Kong bookseller — was abducted and held in China.

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Fans from the English city of Reading don Jacksonville Jaguars onesies to cheer on the team, which has committed to playing games in London through at least 2020.

Some Britons Are Learning To Love Football — The American Kind

7:17pm October 03, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

Sunday's Jaguars vs. Colts game drew 84,000 fans to Wembley Stadium, and they spent as much as $600 apiece for tickets. How did an American sport find such devoted fans in the U.K.?

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British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 20 in New York City.

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U.K.'s Theresa May Reaffirms Need To Leave EU, Forge New Trade Partnerships

8:55am September 21, 2016

"I'm very clear that we're going to make a success of coming out of the European Union," the British prime minister tells NPR's Steve Inskeep.

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Despite cloudy weather, beaches are packed in Brighton, England. With airfares rising and the British pound down after the Brexit vote, some Britons are vacationing closer to home.

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For Post-Brexit British Vacationers, Staying Home Now Seems Appealing

8:38am July 31, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

In the weeks since British voters chose to leave the EU, the value of the pound has dropped steeply. That's made European vacations more expensive — and staying in the U.K. more attractive.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right), and British Prime Minister Theresa May (left), listen to translations during a joint news conference in Berlin on July 20. They are the two most important figures in the negotiations over Britain's departure from t

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The Two Women Leaders Who Have To Figure Out The Brexit

4:16pm July 24, 2016

by Esme Nicholson

Britain's new prime minister, Theresa May, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have a mammoth task ahead: overcoming their differences over how to handle Britain's departure from the EU.

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Kidlington is home to a number of 17th century cottages near its medieval church. This is the most historic part of the village, but it's not where the tourists went. Instead, tour buses dropped them off in a residential area built in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Why Did Busloads Of Asian Tourists Suddenly Arrive In This English Village?

7:00am July 23, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Residents of Kidlington awoke one morning to find hundreds of foreign tourists snapping photos on their front lawns. For six weeks, the visitors continued to come by the busload. Then they vanished.

Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London and a leading proponent for Britain's departure from the EU, holds a press conference in London on Friday. Johnson is considered a leading contender to replace Prime Minister David Cameron, who announced Friday th

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Boris Johnson: London's Ex-Mayor Could Be Britain's Next Prime Minister

7:49am June 25, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Johnson took a gamble by leading the campaign for Britain to leave the EU. He's now a leading candidate to replace his college friend and fellow Conservative David Cameron.

Searches for "what is the eu" and "what is brexit" spiked in the U.K. after polls closed.

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After Brexit Vote, Britain Asks Google: 'What Is The EU?'

3:43pm June 24, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Google Trends shows that this was the second-searched EU-related question in the United Kingdom after polls closed. The first was "What does it mean to leave the EU?"

Advocates for the U.K. leaving the EU wave Union flags and cheer as the results come in at the Leave.EU referendum party at Millbank Tower in central London early Friday morning.

U.K. Votes To Leave EU; Prime Minister Cameron To Step Down

12:58pm June 24, 2016

by Mark Katkov

The vote was 52 percent to 48 percent in favor of leaving the EU. Global markets are down in the wake of the news. Prime Minister David Cameron, who advocated remaining in the EU, says he will resign.