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Trump says May's Brexit plan would kill UK-US trade deal

by Jill Lawless - July 13, 2018 - 9:11am

U.S. President Donald Trump lobbed a verbal hand grenade into Theresa May's carefully constructed plans for Brexit, saying Thursday that the British leader had wrecked the country's exit from the European Union and...

UK leader fills top Brexit post after shock resignation

by Jill Lawless - July 10, 2018 - 1:00am

Britain and the European Union insisted Monday that their divorce negotiations remain on track, after the resignation of the U.K.'s top Brexit official shook Prime Minister Theresa May's fragile grip on power.

UK's May pleads for Conservative unity on Brexit votes

by Jill Lawless - June 12, 2018 - 2:00am

British Prime Minister Theresa May urged feuding Conservative lawmakers on yesterday to unite and prevent the government from being defeated in key votes on its main Brexit bill.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle wed in Windsor as millions watch

by Jill Lawless - May 19, 2018 - 8:30pm

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gazed into each other's eyes and pledged their eternal love Saturday as they married at St. George's Chapel in front of hundreds of celebrity guests and millions of viewers around the...

Will he or won't he? Presence of Markle's father in doubt

by Jill Lawless - May 16, 2018 - 8:59am

Thomas Markle spent a career in Hollywood, but nothing prepared him for this.

Royal baby: It's a boy for Kate on England's national day

by Jill Lawless - April 23, 2018 - 8:58pm

For Kate, the wait is over. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne.

N. Ireland marks 20 years of peace deal as Brexit casts shadow

by Jill Lawless - April 11, 2018 - 12:00am

Former US President Bill Clinton and ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair were in Belfast yesterday to mark the 20th anniversary of Northern Ireland's peace accord, as Brexit casts a shadow over the deal's futu...

Facebook's Zuckerberg comes under fire from UK, US lawmakers

by Jill Lawless - March 19, 2018 - 9:07am

Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic criticized Facebook and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, after reports surfaced that another company, Cambridge Analytica, improperly harvested information from 50 million...

Sanctions, cyberattack among possible UK moves on Russia

by Jill Lawless - March 14, 2018 - 2:09am

Britain has given Moscow until midnight yesterday to explain how a Russian-made nerve agent came to poison a former spy in Britain. If no explanation is given, Prime Minister Theresa May says Russia will be hit by...

Saudi crown prince greeted in Britain with pomp, protests

by Jill Lawless - March 8, 2018 - 1:38am

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was welcomed by Queen Elizabeth II — and criticized by protesters against the war in Yemen — as he began a three-day visit to Britain on yesterday.

UK trade chief: Staying in EU customs union would be sellout

by Jill Lawless - February 28, 2018 - 1:40am

Britain must leave the EU customs union to strike new trade deals after Brexit, the country's trade minister said yesterday, widening a major fissure within British politics over future trade relations with the...

UK and French leaders reach border deal, disagree on Brexit

by Jill Lawless - January 19, 2018 - 10:08am

The leaders of Britain and France met Thursday against a military backdrop to pledge closer cooperation on defense, security and borders after Britain leaves the European Union.

Dolores O'Riordan, voice of The Cranberries, dies at 46

by Jill Lawless - January 16, 2018 - 8:20am

Dolores O'Riordan, whose urgent, powerful voice helped make Irish rock band The Cranberries a global success in the 1990s, died suddenly on Monday at a London hotel. She was 46.

UK's Northern Ireland minister quits as May shuffles Cabinet

by Jill Lawless - January 9, 2018 - 4:16am

British Prime Minister Theresa May started the new political year yesterday with a Cabinet shake-up, hoping to re-energize her government as negotiations on Britain's divorce from the European Union enter a crucial...

UK's May plans Cabinet changes as Brexit enters new phase

by Jill Lawless - January 8, 2018 - 4:48am

British Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to shuffle her Cabinet as she tries to bolster her authority ahead of a crucial new phase in Brexit negotiations.

Stormtroopers and princes on London's 'Last Jedi' red carpet

by Jill Lawless - December 13, 2017 - 12:22am

Prince William and Prince Harry joined the cast of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" at the film's European premiere Tuesday, delighting fans who braved the London cold for a glimpse of Hollywood stars and British roy...

Brexit deal a much-needed win for UK's embattled Theresa May

by Jill Lawless - December 8, 2017 - 11:02pm

Few people will be more relieved at yesterday's long-sought U.K.-EU deal on Brexit than British Prime Minister Theresa May.

UK scrambles to salvage Brexit deal after Irish border hitch

by Jill Lawless - December 5, 2017 - 7:00pm

British Prime Minister Theresa May's government was holding talks yesterday with the Northern Irish party that props it up, in a bid to salvage a crumbling Brexit deal ahead of a deadline next week.

Shawn Mendes, Eminem among winners at MTV EMAs in London

by Jill Lawless - November 13, 2017 - 12:46am

Shawn Mendes beat Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran to win the best-artist prize Sunday at the MTV EMAs, while U2 were proclaimed global icons in a show that celebrated London's diverse culture, from pubs to pirate r...

Prince Charles stands in for queen at war memorial ceremony

by Jill Lawless - November 12, 2017 - 11:06pm

Prince Charles has led Britain's annual Remembrance yesterday ceremony for war dead, taking the role held for more than six decades by his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

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