• The Freedom of Information Act provides an exemption for the release of documents where they "would, or would be likely to, prejudice the economic interests of the United Kingdom or of any part of the United Kingdom".

    BBC: Wales

  • It was in 1922 that 26 counties of Ireland gained independence from London following negotiations which led to the other six counties, part of the province of Ulster, remaining in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

    BBC: Ireland profile

  • President Obama and the First Lady will welcome Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and his wife, Samantha Cameron, to the White House for an Official Visit with a State Dinner on March 13-14, 2012.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • It is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons).

    UNESCO: Culture

  • Professor William John Morgan FRAI FRSA has been appointed the new Chair of the Board of Directors of the United Kingdom National Commission (UKNC) for UNESCO as of 1st February.

    UNESCO: New Chair and Vice Chairs elected to UKNC Board

  • The islands are neither sovereign states nor part of the United Kingdom, but dependencies of the British Crown.

    ECONOMIST: Offshore financial centres

  • The exact role of the United Kingdom in the European Union remains a subject of significant debate, as while the island nation has played a central role in shaping policy and legislation, it has also refused to adopt the euro as its primary currency.

    FORBES: Countries That Thrive On A Weak European Union

  • The people of Scotland and the people of the rest of the United Kingdom.

    BBC: Scotland politics

  • "It is strongly in the interests of Syria, of the wider region and of the United Kingdom that we support them and deny space to extremist groups, " the foreign secretary added.

    BBC: Hague Middle East statement: UK recognises Syrian rebels

  • Assange sought refuge on Tuesday, five days after the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom dismissed a bid to reopen his appeal of the decision to send him to Sweden -- his last option in British courts.

    CNN: Assange to be arrested if he leaves embassy, police say

  • He sought refuge at the embassy five days after the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom dismissed a bid to reopen his appeal of the decision to send him to Sweden -- his last option in British courts.

    CNN: WikiLeaks releasing 2.4 million Syria e-mails

  • Julian Assange sought refuge at the embassy five days after the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom dismissed a bid to reopen his appeal of the decision to send him to Sweden, his last option in British courts.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • It says three new cities are being created due to the quality of the bids and in recognition of the significance of every part of the United Kingdom.

    BBC: English MP criticises choice of St Asaph as new city

  • The previously unnamed territory is nearly twice the size of the United Kingdom and about a third of the whole land mass of the British Antarctic Territory, Hague said.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • But six of the nine counties of the province of Ulster chose to stay in the United Kingdom, eventually becoming the country of Northern Ireland.

    CNN: Political forum aims to stem N.Ireland violence

  • The U.S. rate of 87 percent is the same as that of Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and lower than that of the Czech Republic, Korea, and Norway.

    UNESCO: II Part Analytic Section

  • The President thanked him for the support of the people of the United Kingdom at this difficult moment.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • Jatene of Brazil, Mustard of Canada, Senning of Sweeden and Magdi of the United Kingdom- none of whom, obviously, are American physicians.

    FORBES: Wisconsin GOP Senator Reveals Embarrassing Prejudice In Attack On Health Care Reform

  • Archeologists and geneticists have unveiled surprising revelations about the historical origins of people in the modern United Kingdom many of whom have ancestors who once crossed the North Sea.

    FORBES: The British Are More Germanic Than They Think

  • Stronger in the rhetoric of appreciation than our purported closest ally, the United Kingdom, some of whose commentators now feel the incessant need, at this time of tragedy, to nip at our heels with endless rebukes, like a pesky little pet with a chip on its shoulder.

    FORBES: Remembering 9/11: Turning Box Cutters Into Plowshares: Part 2, The Solution.

  • The study, funded by the United Kingdom Department of Health, included 748 patients aged 30 to 65.

    WSJ: Seeking Clues to Heart Risk in a Patient's Family Tree

  • Mr Robinson also said it was ironic, "that the moment when there seems a real possibility of some form of break-up of the United Kingdom that Northern Ireland was not the cause of it".

    BBC: British Irish Council

  • The question needs to be asked: if the Governments of the United States or the United Kingdom who are permanent members of the Security Council, commit aggression, occupation and violation of international law, which of the organs of the UN can take them to account?

    NPR: Transcript of Ahmadinejad's U.N. Speech

  • Well, exactly 58 letters, if the name happens to be Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, the longest place name in the United Kingdom and one of the longest village names in the world.

    BBC: The UK��s longest named village

  • The droughts in the west of Scotland have contrasted with the weather in the rest of the United Kingdom.

    BBC: Drought worry for islands

  • The vast majority of British Muslims reject the views of Bakri Mohammed -- who hasn't been allowed back in the United Kingdom since the 2005 bombings of London's transit system.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • May I invite all of you to join me in a toast: To the good health and success of President Barack Obama, and to the long-lasting friendship between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Thailand.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and Prime Minister Shinawatra Deliver Remarks | The White House

  • The northeastern six counties were carved-out and retained in the United Kingdom at the behest of Edward Carson, et al. bigoted, evil men.

    FORBES: An Open Letter to Queen Elizabeth II

  • The Marquess of Salisbury, the guest of honor, spoke of the renewed significance of the "special relationship" between the United Kingdom and the United States in the face of the global threat of Islamofascism.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center sponsors London conference

  • The actor says he is a socialist and has always been a Labour supporter, but he believes that the time is right for "a redefining of the United Kingdom and maybe having a United States of Britain or United Federation of Britain".

    BBC: Brian Cox plays 'Del Boy's Scottish cousin' - Bob Servant

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