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The UK government accuses Russian intelligence for prolonged efforts to meddle in British politics

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

The Foreign Office says Russia's FSB agency was responsible for a range of cyberespionage operations in the U.K. That included targeting British lawmakers from multiple parties and "high-profile individuals and entities."…

The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in the UK

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press

In a statement on Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had approved Casgevy, the first medicine licensed using the gene editing tool CRISPR, which won its makers a Nobel prize in 2020.

Far-right counter-protesters clash with London police at pro-Palestinian march

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully through central London on Saturday, even as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police, after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the event on a day when Britain honored its war dead.

United Kingdom's Supreme Court to weigh legality of sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

The U.K. Supreme Court will start hearing arguments over whether the British government's contentious policy to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is lawful.

News Wrap: Judge says Trump's right to free speech is 'not absolute' in election case

In our news wrap Friday, a federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against former President Trump warned his right to free speech is not absolute, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is in jail after a judge revoked his bail, Islamic…

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Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice

By Pan Pylas, Kin Cheung, Associated Press

Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists, many clad in an array of colorful costumes and even antlers, stayed and celebrated at Stonehenge for the night and greeted sunrise on Wednesday, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.

Britain's Treasury chief says that recession may be necessary to lower inflation

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Following higher-than-anticipated inflation figures this week, Jeremy Hunt says it's necessary to prioritize measures to slow the pace of price increases.

Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain to participate in 4-day walkout

By Associated Press

The doctors' union is asking for a 35% pay rise to bring junior doctors' pay back to 2008 levels. The health secretary says the demand is unrealistic.

Thousands strike across UK as unions increase pressure for better pay

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

Up to half a million workers are estimated to be on strike across the U.K. in the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade.