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February 21, 2019 at 2:53 am

Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to dazzle away flies

LONDON (AP) — Zebra stripes are dazzling — particularly to flies. That's the conclusion of scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of...

February 20, 2019 at 1:09 am

UK regulator casts doubt on Sainsbury’s-Asda merger

LONDON (AP) — British regulators say the proposed supermarkets merger between Sainsbury's and Walmart's Asda unit would push up prices and reduce quality for shoppers,...

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February 19, 2019 at 12:13 am

Honda to shut plant in Brexit-shaken Britain VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Japanese carmaker Honda plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021, a fresh blow to the British economy as...

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Tony Foulds sits next to a memorial honouring 10 U.S. airmen who died in a plane crash in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, England, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Foulds was just a kid running around in the park on Feb. 22, 1944 when a U.S. Air Force crew decided to crash and die rather than take the chance of hitting them. He’s dreamed of honoring them for decades. Now he’s 82 and about to get his wish. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) STH109 STH109

February 18, 2019 at 11:42 pm

Flypast honors US bomber crew who died saving British kids VIEW

Limping back to England after a raid, a B-17 needed to land, but the pilot saw children in the park in Sheffield. He chose to...

February 15, 2019 at 3:43 am

‘Small Island’ author Andrea Levy dies of cancer aged 62

LONDON (AP) — Andrea Levy, a prize-winning novelist who chronicled the hopes and horrors experienced by the post-World War II generation of Jamaican immigrants in...

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February 15, 2019 at 1:23 am

Family of IS teen appeals to UK to help bring her home

LONDON (AP) — The family of a pregnant British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group urged the government Friday to help...

February 3, 2019 at 4:06 am

Nissan’s second thoughts on UK-made SUV add to Brexit worry

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy took another blow Sunday when Nissan canceled plans to make its new SUV in northern...

Business

February 1, 2019 at 2:38 am

BP backs shareholder initiative on climate plan disclosure

LONDON (AP) — Energy giant BP plans to release more information about how new energy exploration and production projects would affect its pledge to reduce...

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February 1, 2019 at 1:53 am

Fears grow: 1/3 of UK firms consider move abroad over Brexit

LONDON (AP) — Nearly a third of U.K. firms may shift their operations abroad because of Britain's looming departure from the European Union, a survey...

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January 31, 2019 at 1:31 am

Foreign Secretary: Brexit may have to be delayed

LONDON (AP) — A key member of Prime Minister Theresa May's government acknowledged Thursday that Britain's exit from the European Union may have to be...

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