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The first 'cyber-flasher' convicted under England's new law is sent to prison for more than 5 years

Mar. 19, 2024 09:46 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — England's first convicted cyber-flasher was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, a convicted sex offender who sent unsolicited photos of his genitals to a girl and a woman, was the first person in England and Wales convicted of violating...

Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year's Glastonbury Festival in June

Mar. 14, 2024 08:58 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Whatever the weather, the 200,000 or so music fans heading down to this year's Glastonbury Festival are going to get something different. For the first time since the festival started in 1970, two female acts will be performing the headline spots on the main stage on...

Bill to quash hundreds of wrongful convictions over a Post Office scandal goes before UK Parliament

Mar. 13, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The British government introduced legislation Wednesday to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers in England and Wales who were caught up in one of the United Kingdom's biggest miscarriages of justice. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said...

80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed

Mar. 11, 2024 12:06 PM EDT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Harold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as they discussed their upcoming wedding in France, a country the World War II veteran first visited as a 20-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces corporal shortly after D-Day. ...

Q&A: Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine set out to seduce a king in 'Mary & George'

Mar. 05, 2024 09:44 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — One of the original momagers, Mary Villiers knew how to use her son to get wealth, power and prestige. In “Mary & George,” Julianne Moore plays the white ruff-wearing, pushy mom who took advantage of her son George's charms to win favor in the court of King...

Book Review: Elizabeth Brooks' Austen-esque WWII novel has romance, betrayal and a touch of macabre

Mar. 04, 2024 10:05 AM EST

In a chance meeting in 1934, Nina hosts a dinner party. She’s 14, trying on womanhood for the first time, and even the drunken foolery of Guy Nicholson and his friend can’t outweigh the growing importance of his gaze. Before she knows it, she’s smitten. “The Woman in the...

Unseeded Katie Boulter wins San Diego Open by topping sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk

Mar. 04, 2024 00:41 AM EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Unseeded Katie Boulter of Great Britain capped a run of upsets to win the San Diego Open singles title with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory over sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine on Sunday. A 10-year tour veteran, the 28-year-old Boulter won her second pro singles...

The Tower of London's new ravenmaster takes charge of the landmark's iconic flock

Mar. 01, 2024 23:48 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — If an ancient prophecy is right, Michael “Barney” Chandler has just got the most important job in England. The 56-year-old former Royal Marine is the new ravenmaster at the Tower of London, responsible for looking after the feathered protectors of the...

Saudi Arabian soccer's international ambitions for clubs including Super Leagues aired at conference

Feb. 28, 2024 17:09 PM EST

Saudi Arabia sees placing its soccer clubs in more international games including Super Leagues as key to achieving the kingdom’s ambitions, a leading industry conference was told Wednesday. A debate on the emerging power of Saudi money and influence in world soccer opened the...

A World War II bomb prompted an evacuation in England before being taken to sea to be blown up

Feb. 23, 2024 13:45 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — An unexploded World War II bomb was safely transported Friday through the eerily empty streets of the southwestern English port city of Plymouth before being placed on a boat for its next and final journey to sea where it will be blown up by naval divers. In what...