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FILE – Britain’s Professor Peter Higgs smiles during a press conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Oct. 11, 2013. The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94. Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — the so-called Higgs boson — in 1964. But it would be almost 50 years before the particle’s existence could be confirmed at the Large Hadron Collider. Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work, alongside Francois Englert of Belgium. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the “God particle,” has died at 94

April 9, 2024 at 4:05 p.m.

The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of a sub-atomic particle that came to be known as the Higgs boson, has died at...

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Fairmont Hotel in Windsor, England, Monday Feb. 27, 2023. The U.K. and the European Union were poised Monday to end years of wrangling and seal a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. Striking an agreement at a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen would be a big victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — but not the end of his troubles. (Dan Kitwood/Pool via AP)

UK, EU hail “new chapter” with deal to fix Brexit trade spat

February 27, 2023 at 11:14 a.m.

The U.K. and the European Union have sealed a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland.

Conservative Party leadership candidate Rishi Sunak leaves his home in London, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is frontrunner in the Conservative Party’s race to replace Liz Truss as prime minister. (AP Photo/David Cliff)

Rishi Sunak, UK’s next PM, faces major economic problems

October 24, 2022 at 11:50 a.m.

Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s first prime minister of color after being chosen to lead the governing Conservative Party. The party is desperate for a...

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Boris Johnson drops out of race to be next UK prime minister

October 23, 2022 at 10:11 p.m.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending a short-lived, high-profile attempt to return to the prime minister's job he...

A selection of the front pages of British national newspapers showing the reaction the the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss, at a newsagents in central London, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority. (AP Photo/David Cliff)

Boris Johnson eyes comeback as UK Conservatives pick new PM

October 21, 2022 at 7:39 a.m.

Several British lawmakers, including scandal-tarnished former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, jockeyed for support Friday to become the country’s next leader following the implosion of Liz Truss’ historically short-lived government.

In this grab taken from video from the House of Commons, Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2022. (House of Commons/PA via AP)

Liz Truss quits, but UK鈥檚 political and economic turmoil persist

October 20, 2022 at 6:03 p.m.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term marred by economic policies that roiled financial markets and a rebellion in her political party that...

Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral

September 19, 2022 at 4:58 p.m.

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom and the world bade farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers...

FILE – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II waits in the Drawing Room before receiving Liz Truss for an audience at Balmoral, in Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, where Truss was invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government. Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision as doctors are “concerned for Her Majesty’s health.” The announcement comes a day after the 96-year-old monarch canceled a meeting of her Privy Council and was told to rest.(Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne

September 8, 2022 at 6:02 p.m.

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and disarray in her...

FILE – British Prime Minister Margaret ...

Maggie鈥檚 legacy: Divisive Thatcher looms over U.K. Tory race

July 31, 2022 at 10:18 a.m.

Two people are running to be Britain’s next prime minister, but a third presence looms over the contest: Margaret Thatcher.

Millions swelter as UK endures its 1st extreme heat warning

July 18, 2022 at 11:50 a.m.

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday during the country’s first-ever extreme heat warning, as the hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland...

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