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No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban

Mar. 28, 2024 08:01 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — On the London Underground, hot dogs are no joking matter. Comedian Ed Gamble has been ordered to change a subway station poster campaign for his new standup show because the image of a hot dog violated the transit network’s ban on junk food advertising. ...

A UK financial trader dubbed the ringleader of an interest rate manipulation scandal loses an appeal

Mar. 27, 2024 12:54 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A British financial trader, who has been described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis, lost his appeal Wednesday to have his conviction quashed. Tom Hayes, 44, who was a former trader at U.S. bank...

Rowers in England's university Boat Race given health warning over E.coli levels in the Thames

Mar. 27, 2024 08:31 AM EDT

Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the Boat Race, the nearly 200-year-old rowing contest between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge. Now it comes with a health warning. Testing by...

UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

Mar. 26, 2024 20:40 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won't get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site's publication of...

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he faces further delay in bid to avoid extradition to the US

Mar. 26, 2024 09:21 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — After fighting for more than a decade to avoid being sent to the U.S., WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing further delays in learning whether he can make a new legal challenge against his extradition. Assange, 52, faces charges related to his organization's...

A London court will rule on whether WikiLeaks founder Assange can challenge extradition to the US

Mar. 26, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A London court is scheduled Tuesday to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are due to issue a judgment in the High Court that could put an end to...

A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaks’ Assange can challenge extradition to the US

Mar. 25, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are scheduled to issue a judgment Tuesday morning in the High Court that could put...

Kate, Princess of Wales, reveals she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

Mar. 22, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she revealed Friday in a stunning announcement that followed weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts. The princess disclosed her condition in a video message recorded Wednesday in...

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III is "so proud" of his "beloved" daughter-in-law Kate for her cancer announcement

Mar. 22, 2024 15:04 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says King Charles III is "so proud" of his "beloved" daughter-in-law Kate for her cancer announcement.

British man who poisoned couple with fentanyl and monitored their death via app sentenced to life

Mar. 22, 2024 11:05 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A British IT worker who befriended and worked for an older couple, poisoned them with fentanyl and monitored their death with his cellphone was sentenced Friday to a minimum 37 years in prison. The sentencing of Luke D’Wit, 34, came two days after he was found...