United Kingdom

A climate activist is arrested after spray-painting on the gates outside the Houses of Parliament on November 14th, 2018, in London, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

On November 7th, 2018, a police officer lets a member of the public out of a crime scene near "Billy Fury Way," where a teenager was stabbed the previous evening in London, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Revelers parade through the streets of Lewes in East Sussex, southern England, on November 5th, 2018, during traditional Bonfire Night celebrations.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Composed of several thousand handmade ceramic poppies, the sculpture honors those lost in World War I, which ended 100 years ago next month.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

After months of controversy and allegations of anti-Semitism against Corbyn and the party, he focused on winning issues like green jobs and free childcare in the closing speech.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May stand on the steps in the Great Court on the first day of Trump's visit to the United Kingdom.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A supermoon rises behind St. Paul's Cathedral and skyscrapers on January 31st, 2018, in London, United Kingdom.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A fox walks through a cemetery at dusk on January 10th, 2018, in Bath, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold Union and E.U. flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 21st, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Ads that suggest that an activity is inappropriate for girls or boys because they are more suitable for the opposite sex, or shows a woman cleaning alone, would be axed under the new proposed regulations.

• By Katie Kilkenny

The new Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth departs Rosyth dockyard to be tested in the North Sea on June 26th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

New rules that go into effect in May could prevent scientists from discussing their work with Parliament, public-health researchers say.

• By Nathan Collins

A new survey finds a connection between honesty and economic growth—and how wrong our expectations about other countries' trustworthiness are.

• By Nathan Collins

They're multi-purpose.

• By Brian Palmer

Jurors experiencing “moral outrage” will be more likely to convict, and changes in technology are making this a bigger factor.

• By Lauren Kirchner

New research from Australia says it’s not that simple.

• By Lauren Kirchner

The history of citizen ownership of firearms isn’t just about protection against tyranny; it’s also about forcing subjects to defend tyranny.

• By Daniel Luzer

Noah Davis spoke to Colin Byfleet about knots and tying up Harry Houdini.

• By Noah Davis

Governments and tech companies experiment with filters to protect kids from exposure and exploitation.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Americans didn't invent baseball. Why do we work so hard to pretend we did?

• By Daniel Luzer