Dec 24 UK bans pet shops from selling puppies and kittens By Associated Press The government says the new law will help crack down on "puppy farms" and make it harder for unscrupulous dealers who have little regard for animal welfare. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Stocks tank again amid rising interest rates, potential government shutdown In our news wrap Thursday, Wall Street plunged again amid slumping tech stocks, rising interest rates and fears of an impending government shutdown. The Dow Jones was down 464 points, the Nasdaq dropped 108 and the S&P 500 slid 39. Continue watching
Dec 12 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May says she’s ‘grateful’ for vote keeping her in office By Associated Press The result means May can keep her positions as party leader and prime minister while continuing an uphill battle to win parliamentary approval for her Brexit plan. Continue reading
Dec 12 Theresa May wins party no-confidence vote, but troubles remain By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a brush with political mortality Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that would have ended her leadership of party and country. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May postpones Parliament vote on Brexit By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Lorne Cook, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed Parliament's vote on her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union, acknowledging that lawmakers would have rejected it by a "significant margin."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Britain can reverse course on Brexit, EU court adviser says By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May's government insists it will never reverse the decision to leave, but May faces a tough battle to win backing in Parliament before lawmakers vote next week on whether to accept or reject the divorce agreement she… Continue reading
Nov 15 The coalition moving Brexit forward is falling apart. What happens next? By Larisa Epatko Hours after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that her Cabinet supported a draft agreement laying out the terms of the UK’s divorce from the European Union, two members quit, cutting short any victory lap. Continue reading
Oct 18 Theresa May says Brexit transition era could be extended By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May came under attack from across Britain's political spectrum Thursday after saying she's considering a European Union proposal that would keep the U.K. bound to the bloc's rules for more than two years after it leaves… Continue reading
Jul 12 After NATO chaos, Trump met by protest, pomp in Britain By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Associated Press OXFORDSHIRE, England — President Donald Trump traded one hot spot for another Thursday, leaving behind a contentious NATO gathering in Brussels and moving on to Britain, where he found a government in turmoil and sizable protests shadowing his every move. Continue reading
Jul 10 Regret and relief at departure of Boris Johnson as top UK envoy By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Diplomats and politicians around the world were bidding a not-always fond farewell Tuesday to Boris Johnson after the foreign secretary's bombshell resignation. Continue reading