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England fans react as England win their match, as they watch a screening of the Women's World Cup 2023 semifinal soccer match between England and Australia at BOXPARK Wembley in London, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. England will play Spain in the final of the Women's World Cup on Sunday after beating co-hosts Australia 3-1 in the semi-final in Sydney.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

England fans back home celebrate their team’s spot in the Women’s World Cup final

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FILE - The Tower of London with the backdrop of the City of London, on March 24, 2020. China’s plans to build a new embassy near the Tower of London have stalled following local opposition to what would be the biggest diplomatic compound in Britain. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

China’s plans to build a new embassy near the Tower of London stall amid local opposition

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

England's Joe Root plays a shot on day three of the fifth Ashes Test match between England and Australia, at The Oval cricket ground in London, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

England leads Australia by 253 runs with 6 wickets left in 5th Ashes test

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Cars enter the Ultra Low Emission Zone that has come into force in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. A British court ruled against five London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older cars in what is becoming a key issue in British politics as the dramatic impacts of climate change are being seen around the planet on Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

A pollution tax on older cars can be extended to London’s suburbs after a British court ruling

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

Actor Kevin Spacey walks outside Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. The Jury continues deliberations in the trial of Kevin Spacey. The Hollywood star, 63, denies nine charges including sexual assault, which are alleged to have been committed between 2001 and 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Jury acquits Kevin Spacey in London on sexual assault charges dating back to 2001

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

Nigel Farage speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. The chief executive of U.K. bank NatWest Group apologized Thursday, July 20, 2023, to populist politician Nigel Farage after he complained that his bank account was shut down because the banking group didn't agree with his political views. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

NatWest Bank CEO ousted after furor over politician Nigel Farage’s bank account

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

First lady Jill Biden speaks during an event with the National Education Association in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Washington. Biden will join other VIPs and speak at a ceremony Tuesday, July 25, at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The American flag will be raised to mark the U.S. return to membership after a five-year absence. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Jill Biden in Paris to mark the U.S. return to the U.N.’s educational and scientific agency

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

Votes are counted at Selby Leisure Centre in Selby, North Yorkshire, England, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in the Selby and Ainsty by-election, called following the resignation of incumbent MP Nigel Adams. Voters went to the polls Thursday in three electoral districts of England, with the governing Conservative Party braced for a drubbing over a cost-of-living crisis and a morale-sapping string of political scandals. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Sunak’s Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of U.K. special elections

By Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Sadie James shows a document from a housing association at her home, in London, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. For Sadie James, the cost-of-living crisis in Britain just never seems to ease. First, it was skyrocketing energy and food costs stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now, the 61-year-old worries whether she can keep a roof over her head. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

As U.K. housing costs soar, anxiety grips homeowners and renters: ‘I’m in meltdown’

By Sylvia Hui and Pan Pylas - Associated Press

This combination of images shows Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie," left, and Cillian Murphy in a scene from "Oppenheimer." (Warner Bros Pictures/Universal Pictures via AP)

The story behind Barbenheimer, this summer’s most anticipated movie showdown

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Picketers carry signs outside Netflix during a Writers Guild rally on Thursday, July 13, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse

By Andrew Dalton and Leslie Ambriz - Associated Press

Members of the Unite union stand on the picket line outside Guys and St. Thomas' Hospital during a 24-hour strike in their continued dispute over pay, in London, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (Lucy North/PA via AP)

Tens of thousands of doctors in England start ‘longest’ strike in health system’s history

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Britain's then-Prince Charles, left, greets President of the United States Joe Biden ahead of their bilateral meeting during the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 2, 2021. A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during a flying visit to the U.K. where President Joe Biden will discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Biden flies to London Sunday, July 9, 2023 on his way to a NATO summit in Lithuania. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Ukraine and the environment will top the agenda when Biden meets U.K. politicians and royalty

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Police officers set up cordon line as a car crashed into a primary school building in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, July 6, 2023. London police say a girl died when an SUV crashed into an elementary school on a very narrow road in the Wimbledon district of southwest London. The Metropolitan Police said Thursday that there have been further injuries but did not provide details of how many. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

8-year-old girl in ‘life-threatening condition’ after deadly school car crash in Wimbledon

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court where he is accused of sexual offenses against four men while he worked at the Old Vic Theatre in London, on Thursday, July 6, 2023. (Lucy North/PA via AP)

Kevin Spacey’s accuser denies the defense claim that he made up sex assault, says ‘it was horrific’

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

FILE - Cargo ships are seen lined up outside the Port of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Los Angeles. Maritime nations are finalizing a plan Thursday, July 6, 2023, to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by around 2050 but experts warn the deal falls well short of what’s needed to prevent climate catastrophe. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Nations set to agree on shipping emissions cuts but fall short of aligning with climate goals

By Sibi Arasu - Associated Press

Britain's King Charles III meets members of the public during his visit to Kinneil House in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, July 3, 2023. Two months after the lavish coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London, Scotland is set to host its own event to mark the new monarch’s accession to the throne. While Charles won’t have a separate coronation Wednesday in Edinburgh, the festivities will include a crown, horse-drawn carriages, mounted cavalry and a flyover by the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic display team, as Scotland celebrates its unique relationship with the monarchy. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Two months after Charles III’s coronation, Scotland hosts its own event to honor the new monarch

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

FILE - Visitors look at the 5,000 year-old remains of Skara Brae village in the Scottish Orkney Islands, July 19, 2005, which was revealed by a huge storm in 1850. Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are mulling a drastic solution. They want to rejoin Norway, the Scandinavian country that gave them away as a royal wedding dowry more than 550 years ago. Orkney Islands Council is due to debate options for “alternative models of governance” on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. ( AP Photo/Naomi Koppel, File)

First Brexit, now Orxit? Politicians on Scotland’s Orkney Islands vote to explore more autonomy

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Security grab a Just Stop Oil protester during day one of the second Ashes Test cricket match at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

Just Stop Oil protesters briefly disrupt Ashes cricket test between England and Australia

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A visitor looks at pictures during a preview of Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Britain, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The exhibition consists of unseen photographs taken by Paul McCartney from the Beatles at the height of Beatlemania. The gallery will open it's doors from June 28, 2023 until October 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Paul McCartney’s rediscovered photos show Beatlemania from the inside

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press