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In this photo provided by Cho Ray Hospital, a doctor attends to “Patient 91”, a British pilot who survived COVID-19 and seated on a wheelchair as he was recovering at Cho Ray hospital on June 11, 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The British pilot who was Vietnam’s most critical COVID-19 patient is virus free and has recovered enough to make the long flight home next Sunday, doctors said, Monday, July 6. (Cho Ray Hospital via AP)

British pilot heading home after Vietnam hospital discharge

By HIEU DINH - Associated Press

FILE - This Tuesday, March 24, 2020 file photo shows The National Gallery in a deserted Trafalgar Square in London. The British government has announced more than 1.5 billion pounds (almost $2 billion) to help the country’s renowned arts and cultural institutions recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after some theaters and music venues warned that without support they might never open again. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

UK’s lockdown-hit arts venues to get $2B rescue package

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

11 officers hurt breaking up unlicensed London music event

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Owner Are Kjetil Kolltveit from Norway places markers for social distancing on the front of the bar at the Chandos Arms pub in London, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Asking people in English pubs to keep their distance is going to be tough after they’ve had a few of their favorite tipples. Pub managers will have to be resourceful come Saturday, July 4, 2020, when they and other parts of the hospitality industry in England open their doors to customers for the first time since March 20, provided they meet COVID safety requirements. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

English pubs are reopening — they won’t be the same

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest in front of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, Monday, June 29, 2020, where he is expected to appear in custody for the extradition case management hearing. Assange was arrested last year after being evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had sought refuge to avoid being sent to Sweden over allegations of rape and sexual assault, and is at the center of an extradition tussle over whether he should be sent to the United States. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

U.K. judge warns Julian Assange on U.S. extradition hearing attendance

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Charles Webb, author of ‘The Graduate,’ dies in England

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

Teenager sentenced for tossing child from atop London museum

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Volunteers clean up following violent confrontations with police took place overnight, in the Brixton area of London, Thursday June 25, 2020. Authorities have reported fifteen officers were injured and four people were arrested following the incident. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

London police attacked for second night after street party

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020, file photo, Boston Red Sox baseball team owner John Henry, left, listens as chairman Tom Werner speaks during a news conference at Fenway Park in Boston. Liverpool won its first league title since 1990, clinching Thursday, June, 25, 2020. Because of the pandemic, Henry and Werner, who headed the group that bought the team in 2010, watched on television from the U.S. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Shouting distance: Henry, Werner cheer Liverpool title

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Liverpool supporters celebrate as they gather outside of Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, Thursday, June 25, 2020 after Liverpool clinched the English Premier League title. Liverpool took the title after Manchester City failed to beat Chelsea on Wednesday evening. (AP photo/Jon Super)

Perfect storm: Mass gatherings in England stoke concerns

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Volunteers clean up the streets following overnight violent confrontations with police, in the Brixton area of London, Thursday June 25, 2020. Authorities have reported some fifteen officers were injured and four people were arrested following the incident. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

Clashes with police after ‘unlawful’ street party in London

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

In this May 1, 2019, file photo, buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Julian Assange case: 10 major developments since WikiLeaks publisher’s arrest

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this May 19, 2018 photo, Gregory Katz, acting London bureau chief for The Associated Press, stands in front of St. George's Chapel in Windsor near London, while covering the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Katz, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who recently led the AP's coverage of Brexit and the election of Boris Johnson as prime minister, died Monday, June 22, 2020. He had been ill in recent months and had contracted COVID-19. He was 67. (AP Photo)

Gregory Katz, acclaimed AP journalist, dies at 67

By JOHN DANISZEWSKI - Associated Press

In this May 22, 2020, photo, a window is cracked open in Associated Press journalist Sheila Norman-Culp home in Belsize Park, a neighborhood in north London. For those with family on one side and work obligations on the other, the Atlantic Ocean is becoming an enormous barrier once again in the coronavirus era. (AP Photo/Sheila Norman-Culp)

VIRUS DIARY: `Across the pond’ becomes an Atlantic chasm

By SHEILA NORMAN-CULP - Associated Press

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Flower tributes at the entrance to Holt School in Wokingham, England, in memory of teacher James Furlong, a victim of a terror attack in nearby Reading, Monday June 22, 2020. A lone terror suspect remains in custody accused of killing three people and wounding three others in a Reading park on Saturday night. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

U.S. ambassador confirms American among U.K. terror victims

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Police stand guard at the Abbey gateway of Forbury Gardens park in Reading town centre following Saturday's stabbing attack in the gardens, Sunday June 21, 2020. Thames Valley Police said a 25-year-old man from the town has been arrested and they are not looking for anyone else. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

UK police: Park stabbing that killed 3 was a terror attack

By JILL LAWLESS and ALASTAIR GRANT - Associated Press

Armed police officers work at a block of flats off Basingstoke Road in Reading after an incident at Forbury Gardens park in the town centre of Reading, England, early Sunday, June 21, 2020. Several people were injured in a stabbing attack in the park on Saturday, and British media said police were treating it as “terrorism-related.” (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

Reading stabbings a terrorist attack, police say

By Jill Lawless and Alastair Grant - Associated Press

People listen to speeches during a rally to support the Black Lives Matter movement in Birmingham, England, Friday June 19, 2020. A white U.S. Police officer in Minneapolis, recently killed black man George Floyd, sparking anti-racism protests worldwide, and the Black Lives Matter movement hoping to enable reforms and greater social justice. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

UK demonstrators hold fourth weekend of anti-racism protests

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In this Dec. 2, 1975, file photo, singer Vera Lynn poses outside Buckingham Palace after being invested a Dame Commander of the British Empire. The family of World War II forces sweetheart Vera Lynn says she has died. She was 103 it was reported on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (PA via AP, File)

World War II forces sweetheart singer Vera Lynn dies at 103

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press