World Nov 02 Police rule out terrorism in mass stabbing attack on UK train after 2 suspects arrested By Pan Pylas, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Oct 31 How King Charles III’s decision to strip Andrew’s titles aims to shield monarchy from scandal fallout No one is bigger than the monarchy. Not even the king’s brother. By Danica Kirka, Associated Press
World Oct 26 London police arrest asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison London police said Sunday they arrested a convicted sex offender and asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison in a blunder that has embarrassed the government. By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press
World Oct 24 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges U.S. to broaden Russian oil sanctions and seeks long-range missiles Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in London for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military help to shield his country from future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the more than three-year war. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Science Oct 20 Seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving plant diversity The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew marks its 25th anniversary. It stores over 2.5 billion wild plant seeds from around 40,000 species to guard against extinction. By Mustakim Hasnath, Associated Press
Oct 20 Israeli soccer game abandoned after rioting rival fans throw flares and smoke grenades By Sam Mednick, Associated Press In a statement early Monday, a police spokesman said a handful of fans had attended the game on Sunday and fired dozens of flares and smoke grenades onto the field. Continue reading
Oct 17 UK police pressured to reverse ban on Israeli soccer fans at Birmingham match By Jill Lawless, Pan Pylas, Associated Press Pressure mounted Friday on police authorities in the English city of Birmingham to reverse a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month over security concerns, a decision that drew widespread condemnation. Continue reading
Oct 16 UK’s MI5 chief calls China a security threat as officials trade blame over spy case collapse By Jill Lawless, Associated Press China poses a daily threat to Britain’s security, the head of the country's domestic intelligence agency said Thursday, remarks that step up pressure on authorities to explain why the prosecution of two men charged with spying for Beijing collapsed just before they… Continue reading
Oct 08 UK prosecutor says spying case collapsed because government wouldn’t call China a threat By Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the country's chief prosecutor said. Continue reading
Oct 08 Britain’s once-dominant Conservative Party battling to avoid extinction By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The Conservative Party once dominated British politics, but is struggling to remain a force after being ousted in 2024. Continue reading