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Thousands of supporters of the far-right British agitator known as Tommy Robinson marched through the streets of London on Saturday — many of them carrying flags or placards — before holding a rally in the city center. Mr. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is the highest-profile leader of …

As a rule of thumb, it pays to look at the cast of characters already arrayed on one side of an argument before deciding to join them. When that list starts with Nigel Farage, swallows up Sam Allardyce and eventually sprawls across the editorial board of The Daily Mail, it …

The post of coach of the England men’s national soccer team has long been described — with only a hint of exaggeration — as the second-most important job in the country. In terms of prestige, significance and pressure, the theory goes, it is outstripped only by the even more thankless …

Around one in four adults in Britain is obese, according to estimates from the country’s National Health Service, and the problem costs the public health care system billions every year. Now, the government says that weight-loss injections might be part of the solution, and might even help boost Britain’s productivity, …

On its journey to the North Sea, the River Thames runs through Henley, a picturesque middle-class town about 35 miles west of London. The river is central to the town’s identity, which is known for its annual royal regatta and for being the location of the first boat race between …

The women made their way up the narrow stone steps in a winding line, the rolling green fields of the English countryside stretching out across the valley below. The steep climb, which had begun in the early morning, brought them high above an elevated rail line, its imposing Victorian arches …