Eyebrows were raised when Shelley Sawers posted on Facebook photos of where she and her husband live. She also noted the names of some of their friends and relatives. That’s because Lady Sawers is the wife of the head of Britain’s spy agency MI6. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from Sarah Lyall, London correspondent for the New York Times.
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The group Hal and the Big 5 aren’t the type of band that jams together well into the night. Instead, each member records into their computer then share the files over the internet. In fact, some band members haven’t even met each other. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Duncan Lomax of the group. He lives [...]
The deaths of two British soldiers in Afghanistan earlier this week has sparked debate about Britain’s role in the war. The World’s Laura Lynch reports from London.
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More than 3,500 hours of newsreel footage found in tunnels under central London are being made public today. The footage is from the 1960s and 70s. Anchor Lisa Mullins samples some clips.Listen
A musical art project is underway in London. It’s simple: place a few pianos out on the street and see what happens. The BBC’s David Whitty walked the streets to finds out.
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A group of kids in Britain will soon head off to the country’s first official atheist camp. It’s called Camp Quest. Anchor Lisa Mullins has details.
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As U.S. forces pull back from Iraqi cities we revisit the British experience in Iraq in the first half of the 20th century. This isn’t the first time outside forces have had to disentangle from Iraq or worry about its future stability. Listen
Anchor Marco Werman has details on the successful re-introduction of the large blue butterfly… 30 years after it was declared extinct in Britain. Listen
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with British journalist Giles Chapman about the crisis in Britain’s auto industry 40 years ago. Back then, the British government intervened in a big way, just as the US government has done now. Listen
The ancient teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius are serving as the modern-day inspiration for England’s schools minister, Jim Knight. He wants to import Confucian-style teaching methods to classrooms across the country. The World’s Laura Lynch has this report. Listen
