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Royal romances: A tolerant view of divorce marks new era

LONDON (AP) — Divorce has bedeviled Britain's royal family for centuries. It has created problems not only when Prince Charles and Princess Diana ended their marriage in the most bitter fashion in 1996 but also when other royals — Princess Mar...

 

Doctors reject Trump's 'war zone' comments on London crime

LONDON (AP) — Some British doctors and legislators reacted angrily Saturday to President Donald Trump's pro-gun comments at an NRA convention comparing a London hospital to a war zone because of knife crime. Trump's provocative comments are e...

 

Thousands sing 'Happy Birthday' to Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON (AP) — The audience at Royal Albert Hall got a rare treat Saturday — the chance to sing "Happy Birthday" to the longest reigning monarch in British history. Queen Elizabeth II, with her eldest son Prince Charles at her side, waved to the cro...

 

Yulia Skripal, poisoned daughter of ex-spy, out of hospital

LONDON (AP) — The spy saga that set off international tumult last month took a positive turn Tuesday as Yulia Skripal was released from a British hospital more than a month after she and her father were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent. "...

 

Trump, May, Obamas not on guest list for royal wedding

LONDON (AP) — It will be friends and family, rather than politicians and world leaders, at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding next month. Kensington Palace says "it has been decided that an official list of political leaders — both U.K. and...

 

Spy case: Russia, US envoys leave Washington, St. Petersburg

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian diplomats and their families climbed aboard buses and left their embassy in Washington on Saturday while across the Atlantic, American envoys took down the flag from outside the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg, loaded up b...

 

Hundreds line Cambridge streets to honor Stephen Hawking

LONDON (AP) — The life of renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking was celebrated Saturday in English city of Cambridge, with hundreds of well-wishers lining the streets for a glimpse of the hearse carrying his remains to a private funeral. T...

 

Russia ramps up diplomatic tensions, expels more UK envoys

MOSCOW (AP) — The crisis between Russia and the West over the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain heightened Friday as Russia ordered new cuts to the number of British envoys in the country. Russia also summoned 23 foreign ambassadors to i...

 

Zuckerberg asked to testify; data firm's CEO suspended

LONDON (AP) — The head of Trump-affiliated data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica has been suspended, while government authorities are bearing down on both the firm and Facebook over allegations the firm stole data from 50 million Facebook users to m...

 

Cambridge Analytica: We designed Trump campaign strategy

LONDON (AP) — Cambridge Analytica chief executive Alexander Nix has said in comments that were secretly recorded and broadcast Tuesday by Britain's Channel 4 news that his company played a major role in securing Donald Trump's narrow victory in t...

 

UK police: 21 people sought treatment after ex-spy poisoning

LONDON (AP) — A British police official on Thursday updated the number of people who sought treatment after a nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy, saying "around 21" had been given medical help and support. Only three people remain h...

 

British judge upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Tuesday upheld a U.K. arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, leaving him still a wanted man in the country where he has spent more than five years inside the Ecuadorean Embassy. Judge Emma Arbuthnot r...

 

Trump: I would be 'tougher' in Brexit talks than UK's May

LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he would take a "tougher" attitude toward Brexit negotiations than the approach now being used by British Prime Minister Theresa May. "Would it be the way I negotiate? No, I wouldn't negotiate it the w...

 

Windsor official backs homeless crackdown for royal wedding

LONDON (AP) — A political storm is brewing ahead of Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's May 19 wedding over whether to crack down on homeless people and beggars in the well-to-do English town of Windsor. The wedding will be held at Windsor Castle, t...

 

Conductor Dutoit denies sexual misconduct allegations

LONDON (AP) — Renowned conductor Charles Dutoit on Saturday denied serious accusations of sexual misconduct that have caused major symphonies in Europe, Australia and the United States to suspend relationships with him. Dutoit's office issued a s...

 

New US Embassy in UK: No perimeter fence, benches for public

LONDON (AP) — The most surprising aspect of the pricey new U.S. Embassy in London is what isn't there: a perimeter fence. There is no imposing security barrier to protect the highly visible embassy in a city that has this year been targeted r...

 

Speculation rising about royal title for Meghan Markle

LONDON (AP) — With a royal wedding in the works, speculation is rising about the title that will be bestowed on Meghan Markle when she marries Prince Harry in the spring. Will the American actress be a British princess? The answer is: sort of. M...

 

Spring wedding at Windsor Castle for Prince Harry and Markle

LONDON (AP) — It will be a spring wedding on the glorious grounds of Windsor Castle for love-struck Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Royal officials — thrilled with the international response to news of the couple's engagement, and the positive rea...

 

UK intelligence chief says terror threat is worst of career

LONDON (AP) — Britain's domestic intelligence chief warned during a rare public speech Tuesday that the terrorist threat the country faces has accelerated at an alarming pace and is worse now than at any time in his 34-year career. MI5 Director G...

 

UK man dressed as gorilla crawls through London Marathon

LONDON (AP) — The London Marathon started five days ago, and Tom Harrison is nearly done. It's not that he's a slow runner. It's that he's a slow crawler, particularly wearing his gorilla suit. The man dubbed Mr. Gorilla is raising money for the G...

 

Prince Harry shares emotional struggles after Diana's death

LONDON (AP) — It is an image those who saw it will never forget: Prince William and Prince Harry — just boys, really — walking silently behind their mother's cortege as the world mourned Princess Diana's death in 1997. Now Harry has revealed for t...

 

'I want to live': UK girl gets wish to be frozen after death

LONDON (AP) — The teenage girl's instructions were direct: She didn't want to be buried, but to be frozen — with the hope she can continue her life in the future when cancer is cured. "I want to live and live longer and I think that in the fut...

 

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