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United Kingdom

Arcs in and about United Kingdom from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 2,597 stories · 12,982 articles · earliest story we hold Sep 19, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

and 11 more active, listed under All arcs

All arcs9 named arcs in 2023

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every arc in 2023 at its own dates · opens on month
Dec 1 – Dec 31, 20231 arc shown · 8 more this December
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The Israel-Hamas war: the push to recognize a Palestinian state

1 of 25 stories this December · 4 about United Kingdom

Biden Pushes Netanyahu to Change Stance on Palestinian Statehood · 11 articles, Dec 12
The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine · Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 27, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes · Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025 · Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025The Israel-Hezbollah war, from the October 2023 border clashes to the 2024 ceasefire · Oct 8, 2023 – Nov 29, 2024The West Bank during the Gaza war: settler attacks, raids and new settlements · Oct 13, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026The Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US and Israeli strikes on Yemen · Oct 19, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: Russian drones in NATO airspace and alleged sabotage plots · Dec 29, 2023 – Sep 28, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else149 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United Kingdom that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 30Eurostar cancels trains due to flooded UK tunnels13 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 30– 31Tom Wilkinson, actor in ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton,’ dies at 7572 articles · 43 independent sources
    10 left, 6 center, 7 right
  3. Dec 29– 30A British warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in border dispute with Venezuela7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Dec 29Hong Kong activist flees to UK citing ‘stringent surveillance’ by national security police following his prison release14 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 0 right
  5. Dec 29Avalanche kills 2 skiers and injures another on Mont Blanc5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 2 right
  6. Dec 28Taylor Swift helps drive UK vinyl sales to highest level since 19905 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 28– 29Venezuela to hold military exercises off its coast as British warship heads to Guyana amid border dispute14 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  8. Dec 26The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy26 articles · 20 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Dec 24– 25Manchester United announces deal to sell up to 25% of EPL club to UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe26 articles · 19 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 3 right
  10. Dec 24UK Home Secretary Apologizes For Joke About Giving His Wife Date-Rape Drug8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name United Kingdom

  1. Dec 31– Jan 1Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to step down from throne on Jan. 1465 articles · 44 independent sources
    8 left, 14 center, 3 right
  2. Dec 30– Jan 3Paula Abdul sues 'American Idol,' 'SYTYCD' producer Nigel Lythgoe over alleged sexual assault63 articles · 37 independent sources
    8 left, 10 center, 3 right
  3. Dec 25– 26King Charles III’s Christmas message reflects a coronation theme and calls for planet’s protection32 articles · 25 independent sources
    3 left, 9 center, 2 right
  4. Dec 20North Korea and Russia clash with U.S., allies over missile launch6 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Dec 18– 22Stock market today: World shares are mostly lower after a rebound on Wall Street15 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Dec 17– 20Trial of Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong democracy activist41 articles · 28 independent sources
    7 left, 13 center, 2 right
  7. Dec 15– 16Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s plan to return looted antiquities22 articles · 22 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 3 right
  8. Dec 15– 17Boston Tea Party turns 250 years old with reenactments of the revolutionary protest - Boston News, Weather, Sports18 articles · 17 independent sources
    5 left, 2 center, 2 right
  9. Dec 14– 15Hong Kong police offers bounties for five activists living overseas11 articles · 11 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 1 right
  10. Dec 14– 15Jury deliberating whether Marvel actor Jonathan Majors assaulted girlfriend in NYC last spring14 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 1Storm Ciaran arrives on England shore, may bring highest winds to western Europe in decades8 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
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