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1. www.britannica.com › place › EnglandEngland | History, Map, Flag, Population, Cities, & Facts

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   2 days ago · England, predominant constituent unit of the United Kingdom, occupying more than half of the island of Great Britain. Outside the British Isles, England is often erroneously considered synonymous with the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and even with the entire United Kingdom. Despite the political, economic ...

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3. www.britannica.com › place › United-KingdomUnited Kingdom | History, Population, Map, Flag, Capital, & Facts

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   1 day ago · United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. It comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. Its capital is London.

4. www.britannica.com › place › Great-Britain-island-EuropeGreat Britain | Definition, Countries, Map, & Facts | Britannica

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   1 day ago · Great Britain, island lying to the east of the island of Ireland and off the northwestern coast of Europe. It consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. Great Britain is part of the British Isles, together with the island of Ireland as well as smaller islands and island groups.

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5. edition.cnn.com › world › live-newsKeir Starmer is new UK prime minister after landslide election...

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   4 days ago · Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has officially won the UK general election and is heading for a landslide, with results from more than 500 parliamentary seats declared.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesUK election: What's happened, and what comes next - BBC News

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   4 days ago · The Labour Party has won a landslide victory in the UK general election, sweeping hundreds of seats across the country and ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Sir Keir Starmer is set to be ...

7. www.cnn.com › 2024/07/06 › sportEngland reaches second successive Euros semifinal after penalty...

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   2 days ago · England reached its second successive European Championship semifinal after a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over Switzerland at Euro 2024 on Saturday after the quarterfinal had ended 1-1.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_the_United_KingdomHistory of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Britain gained the German colony of Tanganyika and part of Togoland in Africa, while its dominions added other colonies. Britain gained League of Nations mandates over Palestine, which had been partly promised as a homeland for Jewish settlers, and Iraq. Iraq became fully independent in 1932.