LONDON—Jane MacDonald-Styslinger, her husband Bill Styslinger, and other family members attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Eventim Apollo on April 14. Ms. MacDonald-Styslinger said her whole family was in attendance: “My father, my two sons, my niece, and my husband. He’s American, and we’re English and Scottish.” She noted the variety of presentations. “I love the breadth…
Extended Family at Shen Yun: ‘We Traveled 200 Miles to Come Here Tonight.’
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Sunak Says Biological Sex Is ‘Fundamentally Important’
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Modi Urges UK Leader to Take ‘Strong Action’ After Protest Outside Indian Embassy
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Diving Seabird Populations Decline 94 Percent Near Offshore Wind Farms: Study
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Ford Launches Europe’s First Hands-Off Driving System on UK Motorways
Some British Ford drivers will become the first in Europe to have their cars driving themselves as long as they watch the road ahead. The U.S. automaker on Thursday said the UK’s Department for Transport has approved the use of its “hands-off, eyes-on” driving technology, named BlueCruise, on 2,300 miles (3,700 kms) of pre-mapped motorways in…
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Government Proposes New Rules to Control Short-Term Holiday Lets in Tourist Hot Spots
New rules that will give communities greater control over short-term lets in tourist hot spots where local families say they have been priced out have been proposed by the government. A consultation published on Thursday by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will propose introducing planning permissions requirements for short-term lets in tourist…
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Shen Yun ‘Bringing Light to a Dark Planet,’ Director Says
LONDON—Desmond Thompson, a company director, was greatly moved by Shen Yun Performing Arts upon his first experience. “One, of course, can see the the effort, the the years of training—has gone into it—the artwork, the sets, the music, the musicians, and so on—but the most important thing was, it touched my soul,” he said at…