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☆ King Arthur left an ancient trail across Britain. Experts say it offers clues about the truth behind the myth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Today, he is best associated with Tintagel Castle, where remains of a settlement dating back to the fifth century perch strikingly on an islet off the wild coast of Cornwall. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesFor Stoyle, it’s likely that the myth of Arthur has at least its roots in fact. This Arthur was played by Clive Owen in the 2004 film, “King Arthur,” alongside Keira Knightley as Guinevere. The sixth-century “Artognou stone," discovered in 1998, has linked Tintagel with King Arthur for some scholars, though others dismiss it. Of course, medieval history writers were fast and loose with the facts.

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LVMH-owned luxury hospitality company Belmond will launch a luxury sleeper train next year that will take travelers through the countryside of England and Wales. The Britannic Explorer will run three itineraries: one to the southwestern county of Cornwall and the other to the opposite end of England through the Lake District of Cumbria in the north, while the third will journey though the country of Wales. All trips will start from London and run for three nights, with the England routes operating during the weekends (Fridays to Mondays) and the Wales route during the week (Monday to Thursday), allowing travelers to combine two journeys into one trip. Belmond operates several luxury hotels around the globe, including the famed Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and Asia's Eastern & Oriental Express.

Organizations: Belmond, Orient, Oriental Express Locations: England, Wales, Cornwall, Lake District, Cumbria, London, Venice

☆ Opinion: What Britain’s first Asian prime minister, Rishi Sunak, meant to my family
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Opinion Sunder Katwala | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He has a place in history books as the first British Asian prime minister — but now also as the prime minister to suffer one of the heaviest election defeats in Britain’s modern political history. “I would like to see him carry on as prime minister — but the country also needs a change of government,” Dad said. He became prime minister just seven years after becoming an MP — shorter than any other recent occupant of Downing Street. Again, on becoming prime minister, Sunak personally had a much better public reputation than his Conservative Party. Diversity at the topSunak as a Hindu was the first ever British prime minister to practice a non-Christian faith.

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☆ In pictures: Labour Party leader Keir Starmer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The center-left Labour Party will win Britain's general election by a landslide, according to a major exit poll, ending a 14-year era of Conservative rule in decisive fashion and putting its leader Keir Starmer on course to become prime minister. Starmer, 61, has promised to be the agent of change that Britain needs. He has pledged to grow the country's economy by reforming planning laws and investing in a new industrial strategy. He has said he will set up a national wealth fund with £7.3 billion ($9.2 billion) of public money that will help pay for the transition to net zero emissions. Critics on the right say that Starmer will need to raise taxes to fund his plans, while skeptics on the left say his manifesto is not bold or ambitious enough to change Britain for the better.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Starmer Organizations: Labour Party, Crown, Service of, Wales —, Labour Locations: Service of England

☆ U.K. 2024 General Election: What to Know
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Esther Bintliff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

How does Britain vote? The United Kingdom — which consists of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales — is divided into 650 constituencies. Voters in each constituency select a candidate to represent them as a member of Parliament, and the political party that wins the most seats usually forms the next government. That party’s leader also becomes prime minister.

Organizations: Wales, Voters Locations: Britain, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland

☆ An airline replaced 3 flights with an A380 superjumbo to cope with Taylor Swift travel rush
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Qantas used an Airbus A380 to replace three flights from Melbourne to Sydney on Friday. Demand for air travel has been "incredibly high" during Taylor Swift's Australian tour, Qantas said. AdvertisementAustralia's Qantas flew an Airbus A380 from Melbourne to Sydney on Friday to help cope with huge demand for air travel during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. AdvertisementCoupled with "incredibly high demand" for flights into the city because of Swift's tour, Qantas decided to operate a special flight to transport the passengers. Swift's tour has been huge for local economies.

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☆ Opinion: A Sydney ‘copshop’ with a dark history. And the gay community reclaiming it
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Opinion Gary Nunn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Police arrest a protester during a gay rights demonstration, which would become known as the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, June 1978. A permanent place to learn and healThere’s never been a more crucial time to record and display the stories and history of my LGBTQI community. LGBTQ+ activists demonstrate in what would evolve into the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1978. Many arrested gay men were sent to Cooma — the world’s only known jail for gay men — also in New South Wales. My gay community finally gets to tell their own history in a venue that imprisoned and beat us for simply being ourselves.

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☆ Parenting tips from a traditional British 'Mary Poppins' nanny — from handling tantrums to limiting tablet time
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

For every nanny who graduates, there are around 8 to 10 permanent jobs available via the Norland Agency. Knowing that she wanted to work with children, Alice explored teaching via a school internship, but felt a less structured setting would better suit her. Students at Norland College, whose uniform has been likened to Mary Poppins' outfit. Prince George's nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, in a formal Norland uniform, talks to Queen Elizabeth II at the Christening of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge on July 5, 2015. "But really, you're you're saying [these are] the warm weather outfits that you can wear, so you're keeping them safe, while so allowing them to be in control," she added.

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☆ King Charles is giving up the Welsh country estate that took him 40 years to find. Take a closer look at the 192-acre property.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Lydia Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

King Charles is giving up the lease on his Welsh estate because he's too busy to use it. Since becoming king, he'd been renting the property, which is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. He's handing back the keys of Llwynywermod Estate in Carmarthenshire because he can no longer use it like he has in the past, sources told The Telegraph. As Prince of Wales, Charles oversaw the Duchy, but it was passed down to Prince William upon the Queen's death in 2022. Take a closer look at Llwynywermod Estate, which sits on 192 acres outside the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

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☆ Once Close, William and Harry Are Now Rows Apart
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And so it was striking, and a little sad, to see how far Charles’s two sons — Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and Prince William, the Prince of Wales — have drifted apart in the past few years. William had an official role in Saturday’s coronation, as the heir to the throne; Harry had none at all, except as a relative demoted to the third row of Westminster Abbey. It’s unclear whether the two acknowledged each other at all as William processed in, long after Harry took his seat. Dressed in a morning suit with a slew of medals on his chest, Harry smiled gamely as he entered the abbey. William wore full military regalia and at one point dropped to his knee and pledged allegiance to Charles, a moment that was both shockingly anachronistic and strangely touching.

☆ Brexit deal hailed as 'turning point' for Northern Ireland, but could still face opposition in Belfast
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

WINDSOR, U.K., Feb. 27, 2023: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced a landmark post-Brexit trading arrangement seeking to rectify problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol. Dan Kitwood/AFP via Getty ImagesLONDON — The new Brexit deal signed by the U.K. and the European Union on Monday was heralded as a "turning point" for Northern Ireland, but must still pass muster in Belfast. The sticking point could come from across the Irish Sea in Stormont, near Belfast, where the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly has been suspended for a year after the pro-Brexit Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) resigned in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol. "There can be no disguising the fact that, in some sectors of our economy, EU law remains applicable in Northern Ireland." BELFAST, U.K., Feb. 17, 2023: DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson speaks to reporters outside the Culloden Hotel in Belfast after Northern Irish leaders held talks with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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