News about Great Britain, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

In 1863, the pivotal, three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, resulting in a Union victory, began in Pennsylvania. In 1903, the first Tour de France began. (It ended on July 19, won by Maurice ...

Here’s why some historians argue she was Britain’s first Black queen—and what we know for sure about her life with King George III.

Sir Sadiq Khan is to press ahead with the part-pedestrianisation of Oxford Street after joking that he had secured ‘North Korean’ levels of support from Londoners.

On currents trends, the cost of balancing Great Britain’s energy grid is projected to peak at around GBP 8 billion per year in 2030, unless grid infrastructure upgrades are accelerated.

BRITAIN will be wiped off the map with nuclear weapons unless it stops helping Ukraine, mad Vladimir Putin’s guru dubbed Professor Doomsday has warned. Sergei Karaganov, 72, has chillingly wa… ...

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his citizens were not “impressed” by Great Britain’s decision to invite President Trump for a state visit, even as the U.S. leader talks of making Can… ...

All over the world, people use the terms 'England,' 'Great Britain,' and the 'United Kingdom’ interchangeably, even though they all mean different things.

Great Britain and the United Kingdom names are often used interchangeably but they are not synonymous. Read more to know the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

A 28-strong Great Britain featuring Olympic champions and world debutants has been selected for the World Championships in Singapore.