London

I was enjoying lunch with a friend during my summer vacation in London when she asked about the whereabouts of the rest of the family.My husband and tween son were at a museum, I told her. I said I wasn’t sure about my daughter, then 15. I explained that we’d…

The UK is going through its fifth heat wave this summer. At this point, trying to stay cool feels like a full-time job.Unfortunately for me, I’m the sort of person who struggles with both the cold and heat. A breezy day at 70 degrees Fahrenheit is my idea of nice…

East London’s Aldgate neighborhood, a mix of dull high-rise offices, fried chicken shops, and apartments, isn’t the buzziest part of town. Not until Wednesday afternoon.On the main street, hundreds of people had gathered in a line outside an unassuming store. Teenagers filmed the crowd on their phones, and office workers…