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This image made from video provided by the Icelandic Coast Guard shows its helicopter flying near magma running on a hill near Grindavik on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sometime around late Monday, Dec. 18, or early Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defense to be on high alert. (Icelandic coast guard via AP)

What we know so far about the volcanic eruption in Iceland

December 20, 2023 at 4:29 a.m.

Scientists have been anticipating the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for several weeks. Authorities evacuated the fishing town of Grindavik as a precaution in November. So it wasn't...

FILE – The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby walks in Westminster on Sept. 14, 2022. The Church of England said Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time — but its position on gay marriage will not change and same-sex couples will still not be able to marry in its churches. The plans, to be outlined in a report to the General Synod, which meets in London next month, came after five years of debate and consultation on the church’s position on sexuality. (Richard Heathcote/Pool Photo via AP)

Church of England refuses to back same-sex marriage

January 18, 2023 at 7:05 a.m.

The Church of England said Wednesday it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time but same-sex couples still will not be allowed to marry in its...

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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...

FILE – Liz Truss, right, and Rishi Sunak on stage after a Conservative leadership election hustings at Wembley Arena in London, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. After weeks of waiting, Britain will finally learn who will be its new prime minister. Truss has only been in office for six weeks. But already her libertarian economic policies have triggered a financial crisis, emergency central bank intervention, multiple U-turns and the firing of her Treasury chief. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Who’s the next British prime minister? Contenders who could replace Liz Truss.

October 20, 2022 at 1:14 p.m.

Liz Truss’ resignation as British Prime Minister has triggered another leadership race — the second in just four months — for the U.K.’s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party. Truss, who...

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...

One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

July 7, 2022 at 1:43 p.m.

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday after droves of top government officials quit over the latest scandal to engulf him, marking an end to three...

And she waved: Festive pageant caps queen’s Platinum Jubilee

June 5, 2022 at 1:09 p.m.

LONDON (AP) — In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II waved at tens of thousands of adoring crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Sunday,...

FILE – Britain’s Prince Harry arrives in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in London, Jan. 16, 2020. Prince Harry has filed a claim for a judicial review against the British government’s decision not to let him personally pay for police protection while in the U.K. The Duke of Sussex’s legal representative said Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 that Harry wants to bring his children Archie and Lilibet to visit his home country from the U.S. but that is too risky without police protection. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Prince Harry files court claim over UK police protection

January 16, 2022 at 1:35 p.m.

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has filed a claim for a judicial review against the British government’s decision not to let him personally pay for police protection while in the...

BBC reporter used deceit to get 1995 Princess Diana interview, report says

May 20, 2021 at 9:08 a.m.

A BBC journalist used “deceitful behavior” to secure an explosive interview with Princess Diana in 1995, in a “serious breach” of the broadcaster’s guidelines, an investigation found Thursday.

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UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England

January 4, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus, even as Britain ramped...

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