Dec 12 King Charles III speaks about his cancer treatment, urges early screening By Danica Kirka, Associated Press “Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives," the king said. Continue reading
Nov 18 Chinese spies are trying to reach UK lawmakers via LinkedIn, MI5 warns By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Chinese spies are reaching out to U.K. lawmakers them recruitment headhunters or cover companies, Britain’s domestic intelligence agency has warned. Continue reading
Nov 02 Police rule out terrorism in mass stabbing attack on UK train after 2 suspects arrested By Pan Pylas, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British police dismissed speculation on Sunday that a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train the previous evening was terrorism-related and said two victims remain in a life-threatening condition. Continue reading
Oct 31 How King Charles III's decision to strip Andrew's titles aims to shield monarchy from scandal fallout By Danica Kirka, Associated Press No one is bigger than the monarchy. Not even the king’s brother. Continue reading
Oct 26 London police arrest asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 24 Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges U.S. to broaden Russian oil sanctions and seeks long-range missiles By Jill Lawless, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 20 Seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving plant diversity By Mustakim Hasnath, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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