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The boy band announced their break during a dinner filmed for social media. The group officially debuted in 2013.

The Cuckoo's Calling, a debut mystery supposedly by a former British military man, was in fact written by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, working under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The novel received positive reviews when it came out earlier this year.

Iain Sinclair wishes London had never won the bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. In his new book, Ghost Milk, the longtime East London resident writes about the toll that the massive and pricey development is taking on locals.

A tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion is returning to the U.K. for the first time in 900 years. On a state visit, France's president announced a loan to the British Museum.

The North Korean leader hosted a South Korean delegation Sunday, becoming the first leader in his country's history to take in the talents of K-pop stars in his capital city.

Martin Amis' new novel is a scabrous portrait of England's underclass, layered on top of a more thoughtful look at the devolution of journalism and the ways newspapers — tabloid and highbrow — influence our lives and the stories we tell about ourselves.

A tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion is returning to the U.K. for the first time in 900 years. On a state visit, France's president announced a loan to the British Museum. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on July 10.)

Jemisin is the only author to win three Hugo Awards in a row — for her Broken Earth trilogy, which begins with an apocalypse. She says she likes to explore what apocalypses mean for different people.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Vivian Yoon. Her new podcast K-Pop Dreaming is a personal and historical journey through Korean pop music.

The latest on Brexit: leaders in the United Kingdom insist that it will happen one way or another by the Oct. 31 deadline, despite requests for an extension.