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Parliament rejects Boris Johnson’s call for an early election on Dec. 12, but pre-Brexit vote likely
Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two political drubbings on Monday: He was forced to grudgingly accept the European Union's offer to delay Brexit until January, and then lost a motion...
Alan Turing, World War II codebreaker castrated for being gay, revealed as new face of British 50-pound note
LONDON - Alan Turing, a founding father of computer science and artificial intelligence, was revealed Monday as the face of Britain's new 50-pound bank note.
England is out of FIFA World Cup 2018 but has found national hero in coach Gareth Southgate
England lost to a tough Croatian team in the semifinals on Wednesday, dashing hopes of the country's first World Cup finals since 1966. But Brits have found solace and pride...
London is going all butterbeer over 20th anniversary of Harry Potter
Do you know which Harry Potter characters share their names with ancient constellations? What's the incantation for the levitating charm? Do you know your Bowtruckles from your Basilisks?
Across Canada, tributes pour in following news of Gord Downie’s death
Tributes poured in Wednesday for Gord Downie, the frontman for the Canadian band The Tragically Hip who was considered a national treasure. Downie died Tuesday at age 53.
After Harvey Weinstein, women around the world are saying #MeToo
And, as the #MeToo ranks swelled, there is also a sense of bitterness about how sexism remains rooted in many parts of the world - including places seen as progressive...
Van strikes crowd near London mosques in “terrorist attack”
A van plowed into a group of Muslim worshipers after prayers at a pair of north London mosques early Monday, leaving one person dead and injuring 10 others in what...
Frustration and fury boil over in London as prime minister is heckled visiting fire victims
"Shame on you!" people shouted at May as she rushed into a waiting SUV and was quickly driven away, with police struggling to hold back dozens of angry demonstrators.
London fire toll reaches 30 dead amid warnings the count could still rise
LONDON - The death toll in the London fire disaster rose to 30 on Friday as relatives and friends expanded frantic searches for missing loved ones amid warnings that the...
Manchester suicide bomber may have largely acted alone, police say
LONDON - Manchester police searched a property on Wednesday in their investigation into last week's suicide bombing as a clearer picture began to emerge about the attacker's actions in the...