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Greetings from London, where a big COVID memorial holds vigil over the halls of power

Britain's 1,640-foot-long National Covid Memorial Wall stretches along the River Thames, with over a quarter million hearts representing the lives lost during the pandemic — across from Parliament.

April 01, 2026
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  • Vincent Ni
Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, pictured outside his family seat of Powderham Castle in Devon, England. The Earl is one of the 92 remaining hereditary peers in the upper house of the U.K. Parliament, the House of Lords. Under new legislation, they are losing their right to inherit these seats.<br>

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End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats

The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.

March 21, 2026
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  • Lauren Frayer
Former U.K. Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson drives away from his residence in central London on Feb. 14.

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U.K. arrests ex-ambassador to the U.S. on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties

Police have arrested Peter Mandelson, a veteran Labour Party politician who served as British ambassador to the U.S., as part of an investigation into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.

February 23, 2026
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  • Lauren Frayer
A journalist looks at Friday's newspaper front pages in London after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested and held for hours by British police on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

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  • Europe

U.K. considers cutting ex-Prince Andrew from line of succession over his Epstein ties

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in having shared confidential trade information with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

February 20, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Britain's Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025.

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U.K.'s ex-Prince Andrew is released after his arrest over Epstein revelations

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, was released after spending the day in police custody but is still under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

February 19, 2026
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Leila Fadel
Protesters demonstrate outside The Old Bailey court in London, where four Palestine Action activists are to appear in court charged over a break-in at RAF Brize Norton on June 20 in which aircraft were damaged with spraypaint, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

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Britain's High Court says government illegally banned Pro-Palestinian group

In its ruling, the court said an earlier decision to ban the Pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was "disproportionate."

February 13, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Then-British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson speaks during the rededication ceremony of the George Washington Statue in the National Gallery in London, June 18, 2025.

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The U.K. investigates its ex-ambassador to the U.S. over alleged leaks to Epstein

The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.

February 03, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Zohran Mamdani celebrates during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 4, as New Yorkers elected him their next mayor.

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Europe's left is energized after Mamdani's successful campaign for New York mayor

The New York mayor-elect's victory has motivated the European left, with politicians casting themselves as their country's version of Mamdani, and strategists eager to study how he won.

December 04, 2025
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  • Fatima Al-Kassab
A view of the logo outside the BBC Headquarters in London, Wednesday.

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BBC apologizes for edit of Trump speech but says it won't provide legal compensation

The BBC has apologized to President Trump for the way it edited his Jan. 6, 2021, speech but says it won't pay compensation. Trump has threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster.

November 14, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
Prince Andrew leaves attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20.

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  • Europe

King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of his titles and evicts him from the Royal Lodge

Buckingham Palace said the king's brother will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince, and he will move from his Royal Lodge residence into "private accommodation."

October 30, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Police officers try to stop a British photographer as he takes pictures inside a car leaving a prison, carrying a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, in Sehnde, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

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  • Europe

Suspect in UK toddler disappearance is released after serving time in unrelated case

A German national under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago was freed from prison Wednesday after serving a sentence in an unrelated case, police said.

September 17, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Britain's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a welcome reception for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the ambassador's residence on Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C.

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U.K. fires its ambassador to Washington over emails to Jeffrey Epstein

In one email, Peter Mandelson wrote to Jeffrey Epstein, "I think the world of you and I feel hopeless and furious about what has happened." In another note, he called Epstein his "best pal."

September 11, 2025
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  • Lauren Frayer
Mounted police officers scuffle with demonstrators during a protest by anti-migrant Abolish Asylum System and counter protesters at Castle Park in Bristol, England on Saturday.

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  • Europe

U.K. migrant protests spark angry confrontations as government scrambles to respond

Immigration has become a political flashpoint as countries across the West try to cope with an influx of migrants seeking a better life.

August 25, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Ozzy Osbourne's funeral cortege makes it way through the streets of Birmingham, England, past the Black Sabbath Bench on Wednesday. The Black Sabbath frontman passed away on July 22, at age of 76.

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England's Birmingham bids farewell to Ozzy Osbourne, its homegrown heavy metal hero

Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city.

July 31, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the Cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Tuesday.

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The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn't agree to a Gaza ceasefire

The United Kingdom plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel commits to peace in the Gaza Strip and stopping the annexation of the West Bank.

July 29, 2025
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  • Alex Leff
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