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April 24, 2019 at 2:07 am

Lyra McKee: Funeral told death must bring change to NIreland VIEW

LONDON (AP) — The killing of journalist Lyra McKee must be a turning point for Northern Ireland, a priest said Wednesday at a funeral service... Updated 8:30 pm

April 23, 2019 at 7:39 am

I robot? Ian McEwan tells android tale in ‘Machines Like Me’ VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Ian McEwan is fascinated by artificial intelligence. His new novel, "Machines Like Me," features a lifelike android with access to all human...

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April 23, 2019 at 4:29 am

All not in favor of Trump’s Buckingham Palace dinner date

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump finally has a date on the calendar for a state dinner at Buckingham Palace — a visit more than...

April 23, 2019 at 12:04 am

UK’s May under fire as Parliament returns from Brexit break

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May faced renewed pressure Tuesday from her restive Conservative Party to resign as lawmakers returned to Parliament —...

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April 18, 2019 at 7:09 am

In ‘Red Joan’, Judi Dench gets spy role far from 007’s boss

LONDON (AP) — Judi Dench is back in the world of espionage — but her latest role is a far cry from James Bond's unflappable...

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Britain’s Houses of Parliament, covered in hoarding and scaffolding as it undergoes restoration work to repair the crumbling building, in London. For some Britons who watched Notre Dame in Paris burn, horror was mixed with apprehension. What happened to the French landmark this week could befall the Houses of Parliament tomorrow. The seat of Britain’s government is crumbling, leaky, infested with rodents, and a fire trap. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LKW508 LKW508

April 18, 2019 at 6:40 am

Notre Dame fire raises fears for UK’s crumbling Parliament VIEW

What happened to the French landmark this week could easily befall the Houses of Parliament in London. Warnings about the dilapidated state of the seat...

April 16, 2019 at 10:25 am

Rebuilding Notre Dame will be long, fraught and expensive VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Notre Dame in Paris is not the first great cathedral to suffer a devastating fire, and it probably won't be the last....

April 12, 2019 at 11:24 pm

Shame, sadness in UK as Brexit reveals Parliament’s flaws VIEW

LONDON (AP) — As a symbol of the woes of Britain's Brexit-era democracy, it could hardly be bettered. Lawmakers had to be sent home in...

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April 12, 2019 at 4:37 am

UK’s anti-EU Brexit Party launches EU election campaign VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Pro-Brexit British politician Nigel Farage on Friday launched a campaign for an election that may never take place to an institution he...

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April 11, 2019 at 6:19 am

What Next? EU gives UK an extension but impasse remains

LONDON (AP) — Following the decision early Thursday by the European Union to delay the U.K.'s departure for a second time, not much is clear...

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