Britain

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In 1970s Britain people were looking for a "signal of hope", says vintage decor collector Lucy Scott, in a time of austerity, trade union action and miners' strikes.

From BBC

He also started to voice concerns about the looming handover of Hong Kong, from Britain to China, in 1997.

From BBC

Michael Clark was representing the Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Lagoa, Portugal, when disaster struck and his shoe came off during the first 100 metres.

From BBC

He first rose to fame on TV sketch series Little Britain and has also won National Television Awards for his work as a judge on Britain's Got Talent.

From BBC

A UK government minister on Friday said an investigation was underway after Britain's Foreign Office was hit by a data hack in October.

From Barron's