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Conditions at Wimbledon have been unusual this year. Unusually warm weather has led to players complaining of unsafe court conditions and, for a few hours this week, swarms of flying ants descended on players and spectators alike.

The clash between science and religious belief lies at the heart of Sarah Perry's new novel, set in a marshy, windswept English town menaced by a serpentine monster that may or may not truly exist.

The photos, taken by satellite, appear to show a Syrian government-operated research center, storage facility and command center all struck by American, French and British missiles.

Switzerland will vote this month on whether to end freedom of movement with the European Union. If it passes, it could destroy the country's close relationship with the EU.

NPR's Scott Simon ruminates about news of 39 people found dead in a trailer in Essex, U.K., and why people would risk their lives for that journey.

Singer Scott Walker, an American who had pop music success in the U.K. and Canada in the 1960s, has died at 76. The Ohio-born performer re-invented himself as a member of the Walker Brothers .

A former diplomat at the U.S. embassy says Ambassador Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV told him about the request. "I advised him that doing so would violate federal ethics rules," he tells NPR.

In 1968, the British singer flew to the U.S. after signing with Atlantic Records. Her acclaimed recordings from this period are collected in Dusty Springfield: The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971.

Colorado officials reported a suspected second case of the U.K. coronavirus variant after confirming the first case on Tuesday. The persons in both cases are members of the Colorado National Guard.

Pub owners in the United Kingdom have to deal with all the beer that became dated during the lockdown. When disposed of properly, suppliers will give them credit for beer that wasn't sold.