London
national capital, United Kingdom
Also known as: Londinium
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Aug. 26, 2024, 7:55 AM ET (AP)
Fire engulfs apartment building in east London, sending 2 to a hospital
Aug. 23, 2024, 5:36 PM ET (AP)
Shein discloses it found 2 cases of child labor in its supply chain last year
Aug. 22, 2024, 5:59 PM ET (AP)
German warship blasts Darth Vader anthem in heart of London. 'No deeper message,' navy says.
Aug. 17, 2024, 4:30 PM ET (AP)
Fire breaks out at London's Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne
Aug. 16, 2024, 1:07 PM ET (AP)
Teens accused in London court of 'extreme right-wing mindset' and discussing terrorism plans
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London, city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest metropolis, it is also the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural center. London is situated in southeastern England, lying astride the River Thames some 50 miles (80 km) upstream from its estuary on the North Sea. In satellite photographs the metropolis can be seen to sit compactly in a Green Belt of open land, with its principal ring highway (the M25 motorway) threaded around it at a radius of about ...(100 of 16146 words)