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When Clair Wills was in her twenties, she discovered she had a cousin she had never met. Born in a mother-and-baby home in 1950s Ireland, Mary grew up in an institution not far from the farm where Clair spent happy childhood summers. Yet Clair was never told of Mary’s existence.How could a whole family―a whole country―abandon unmarried mothers and their children, erasing them from history?Clair’s tells the story in the new book "Missing Persons: or, My Grandmother's Secrets."

Congressman Paul Tonko hosted a press conference with three members of the British Parliament at his Albany District Office Friday.

Fionnula Flanagan was nominated for her second Tony Award, 45 years after her first nomination, for playing “Aunt Maggie Far Away” in "The Ferryman." The…

Lau is a British folk band from both Scotland and England, formed in 2005. They are playing at The FreshGrass Festival at MASS MoCA on Saturday.The trio…

What will Great Britain do next?In today’s Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern — a Democrat from the 2nd district — discusses the…

Dr. Steven A. Leibo, the Sherman David Spector Professor in the Humanities at the Sage Colleges in New York, specializes in Modern International History &…

One of our favorite Brits, Tina Packer - founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA - joins us to share her thoughts and feelings on…

Matthew Amroliwala is the host of Global with Matthew Amroliwala on BBC World News each weekday.As BBC/US partners, WAMC reached out to their pressroom…

Tim Vercellotti, political science professor and director of the Western New England University Polling Institute, is in London for a university summer…

Nearly every market move over the last two weeks has been attributed to the British referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain with or leave…