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April 03, 2018

Trade war fears and tech jitters stalk global stock markets

Global stock markets fell for a second day Tuesday as investors continued to fret over a looming trade war between the U.S.

March 28, 2018

Shares in drugmaker Shire jump on buyout interest by Takeda

Shares in Ireland-based drugmaker Shire Plc jumped higher on Wednesday after Japanese rival Takeda said it is considering a ...

March 18, 2018

UK art teacher wins $1M teaching prize for inner city work

A British art teacher won a highly-competitive $1 million teaching prize on Sunday for her work with inner-city children in ...

February 18, 2018

The Latest: 'Three Billboards' named best picture in Britain

The Latest on the British Academy Film Awards (all times local): 9:25 p.m. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" has ...

February 12, 2018

21st Century Fox offers concession to seal Sky takeover

21st Century Fox has offered to insulate Sky's news operations from the influence of Rupert Murdoch and his family to win ...

February 10, 2018

This week in odd news: Lettuce lizard; Dog and pony show

How safe is it to eat snow? A Romanian university has published the results of just such a study. The 2017 experiment showed ...

February 10, 2018

Olympic swimmer: Coach's manipulation, abuse dulled success

An Olympic swimmer who accused her former coach of sexually abusing her as a minor described "an extensive, abusive and ...

February 04, 2018

Uma Thurman levels accusations against Weinstein, Tarantino

Actress Uma Thurman, in long-awaited remarks, accused disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of forcing himself on her ...

January 18, 2018

Escaped wolf recaptured in Britain after hour-long lockdown

A wolf escaped from its British sanctuary Thursday as high winds battered the country, triggering hours of concern and a ...

January 17, 2018

Scrap of flag from Nelson's HMS Victory sells for $408,000

Sotheby's auction house says a fragment of the red, white and blue "Victory Jack" flag that flew from Adm. Horatio Nelson's ...

January 16, 2018

EU chief urges Britain to change its mind over Brexit

European Union Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday urged Britain to change its mind about leaving the bloc next year, ...

January 12, 2018

AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims London embassy is a 'bad deal'

President Donald Trump says he has decided not to come to London to open the new U.S. Embassy, blaming the Obama ...

January 12, 2018

Morocco 2026 World Cup bid hires international consultants

The Morocco 2026 World Cup bid, which has presented scarce details with five months until the vote, has hired international ...

January 12, 2018

Spain, UK hold first talks on Brexit's fallout in Gibraltar

Britain and Spain say they have held their first informal Brexit-related talks this week in Madrid touching on how Britain's ...

January 12, 2018

The Latest: White House: Trump didn't reject UK state visit

The Latest on President Donald Trump deciding to cancel an upcoming trip to London (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The White ...

January 11, 2018

Raiders vs Seahawks in 1st NFL game at new Tottenham stadium

The NFL is heading to a new destination in London, and the first match-up at English Premier League club Tottenham will be ...

January 11, 2018

First female duo to head a London theater departs Donmar

London's Donmar Warehouse theater says artistic director Josie Rourke and executive producer Kate Pakenham are leaving the ...

January 11, 2018

After 2017 breakthrough, 2018 is when Brexit gets tough

After months of spats and false starts, Britain and the European Union ended 2017 by agreeing to have an amicable divorce.

January 11, 2018

Wenger manages Arsenal in cup semi while sitting with media

Cramped into the Stamford Bridge media tribune was an unfamiliar occupant leaping to his feet, bellowing disapproval and ...