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A British Open Green With One Last Catch: A 150-Foot Putt
Danny Willett, who tied for sixth at the 2015 Open, the previous one to be contested at St. Andrews, was a bit more forthcoming. With few exceptions, he said, he saw each huge green as having two or three clearly defined sections. “You need to section them off pretty well and hit into the sections,” […]
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Mo Farah’s Documentary Spotlights U.K.’s Migration Policy
LONDON — The harrowing revelation by Mo Farah, the Olympic track and field star, that he was trafficked to Britain as a young child has reverberated widely in his adopted country, where immigration remains a fraught issue and candidates vying to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson have defended the government’s policy of putting some asylum […]
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Why TV-Inspired Vacations Are on the Rise
“It was the first time we’d done anything like this,” said Lara Richardson, chief marketing officer for Crown Media Family Networks, in an email. “One thing we hear over and over from viewers is that, as much they love our products, they want to step inside a ‘Countdown to Christmas’ movie.” Vacation homes are also […]
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U.K. Weighing Lockdown Amid an Omicron Wave and Political Turmoil
LONDON — With coronavirus cases in Britain exploding, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the government is leaving open the possibility of soon imposing another round of restrictions, the country’s health secretary said on Sunday. Scientific advisers have warned lawmakers that more action is needed, because the surge is threatening to overwhelm the country’s […]
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