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Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he’s quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament.
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Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral Cost UK Government $200 Million
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain’s government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury said Thursday.
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Details Revealed Ahead of King Charles III's Coronation Service
King Charles’ coronation, scheduled for May 6, will include a variety of languages and religious figures.
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UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Resigns After Bullying Investigation
U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned after an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied civil servants.
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Biden Announces Nuclear-Powered Submarine Deal With Australia
President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday announced that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the U.S. to modernize its fleet amid growing concern about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.
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Man Crushed to Death Under Outdoor Urinal in London
The retractable urinals are dotted throughout London’s entertainment districts, stored below ground during the day and raised at night.
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Border Collie Becomes Unlikely Recycling Advocate After Picking Up More Than 1,000 Littered Plastic Bottles
Scruff loves to pick up the bottles and play with them before delivering them to his humans to be recycled.
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UK's Supreme Court Rules Against Scottish Bid for Independence Vote
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of the British government.
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King Charles Leads Remembrance Sunday Service for First Time
Britain will pause for a two minutes of silence on Sunday to remember the nation’s war dead as King Charles III leads a Remembrance Day service for the first time as monarch. Charles and other royals and senior politicians will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph, the national war memorial in central London, to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by...
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UK Judge Confirms Arrested Man Is Rhode Island Fugitive Who Allegedly Faked His Own Death
A judge in Scotland ruled Friday that a man who has spent almost a year fighting extradition to the United States is Nicholas Rossi, a fugitive alleged to have faked his own death to escape rape allegations.
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Apparently, We've All Been Mispronouncing Adele's Name for Years
The singer’s accent makes the pronunciation slightly different from the usual “uh-dell” we’ve all grown accustomed to.
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British Radio Host Dies on the Air After Suffering a Suspected Heart Attack
Tim Gough suffered a suspected heart attack while hosting his morning breakfast show on GenX Radio Suffolk. He was 55 years old.
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Rishi Sunak Sworn In as UK Prime Minister, Vows to Tackle Britain's ‘Profound Economic Crisis'
Rishi Sunak has become British prime minister after being asked to form a government by King Charles III.
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Ex-UK Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak Set to Be Britain's Next Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak has won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party and will become Britain’s next prime minister — the third this year.
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Boris Johnson Eyes Comeback Bid as UK Labour Party Calls for Election
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among several British lawmakers trying to scoop up support ahead of a short, intense contest to become the country’s next prime minister.
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Liz Truss Becomes Shortest-Serving Prime Minister in UK History
She was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 6, just days before the monarch’s death.
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns After Failed Budget and Market Turmoil
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned following a failed tax-cutting budget that rocked financial markets.
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Biden Says Other Countries' Policies May Hurt US Amid Inflation
President Joe Biden is calling embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ abandoned tax cut plan a “mistake,” saying he is worried that other nations’ fiscal policies may hurt the U.S. amid what he calls “worldwide inflation.”
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Paddington Bears Left Out for Queen to Be Given to Charity
Buckingham Palace says over 1,000 Paddington bears and other teddies left in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II in London and Windsor will be donated to a children’s charity.
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‘Great British Bake Off' Hosts With History of Performing Blackface Don Ponchos for ‘Mexico Week'
During the episode, the pair even acknowledge that their “joke” may be inappropriate but do it anyway.