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Man sentenced to life for plot to kidnap and murder U.K. TV personality Holly Willoughby

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

This undated image shows a tomato bamboo cocktail from Amaro bar in London. Traditionally a lower strength drink made with sherry and two types of vermouth, this recipe switches a vermouth for a mezcal, retaining the dry taste but adding a smoky herbal touch. (AP Photo/Louise Dixon)

Traditional with a modern twist: Five great ways to bring agave to cocktails

By Louise Dixon - Associated Press

FILE - A view of a tanker from Thames Water, in London, Aug. 10, 2022. British regulators have slashed proposed rate increases by water companies, crimping revenue at a time they are struggling to persuade investors to finance efforts to reduce sewage spills that have fouled waterways around the country. Under the draft decision by regulator Ofwat, Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water company, would be allowed to hike consumer bills by 23% over the next five years, about half of the 44% increase the company requested. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP, File)

U.K. water firms get smaller rate hikes than sought amid struggle to cut pollution, lure investors

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

A forensic officer at the scene in Ashlyn Close, Bushey, after an incident on Tuesday evening, in Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. British police were hunting for a man believed to be armed with a crossbow after three women were killed in a house near London. Hertfordshire Police said Kyle Clifford, 26, was being sought over the suspected triple murder. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

U.K. police are searching for a man after wife, daughters of BBC commentator killed

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Pope Francis attends a meeting with the participants of the 50th Social Week of Catholics in Italy, in Trieste, Italy, on July 7, 2024. The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state’s justice system, amid criticism that Pope Francis' absolute power and his interventions in the recently concluded “trial of the century” violated the defendants’ fundamental rights. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Chief prosecutor defends Vatican’s legal system after recent criticism of pope’s absolute power

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts during her third round loss to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

No. 1 Swiatek loses in Wimbledon’s third round to Putintseva

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Dustin Hoffman reacts as he watches the third round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Francis Tiafoe of the United States at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Actor Dustin Hoffman and Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes among celebrities at Wimbledon

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Britain's King Charles III, right, shakes hands with Keir Starmer where he invited the Labour Party leader to become prime minister and to form a new government, following the landslide general election victory for the Labour Party, in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Yui Mok, Pool Photo via AP)

Starmer vows ‘government of service’ for national renewal as he takes power after Labor landslide

By Brian Melley and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

FILE - Britain's new Prime Minister Tony Blair, smiles from the back of his official car as it leaves Buckingham Palace, central London, en route for Downing Street, on May 2, 1997. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

The U.K. election winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Britain's King Charles III, right, shakes hands with Keir Starmer where he invited the Labour Party leader to become prime minister and to form a new government, following the landslide general election victory for the Labour Party, in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Yui Mok, Pool Photo via AP)

Starmer vows ‘government of service’ for national renewal as he takes power after Labor landslide

By Brian Melley and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Then-Deputy Vatican secretary of state Monsignor Edgar Peña Parra, second from right, receives a Venezuelan delegation representing opposition leader Juan Guaido, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Pope Francis’ chief of staff Monsignor Edgar Pena Parra became one of the highest-ranking Holy See officials to testify in a foreign court Thursday, July 4, 2024, giving a British tribunal a detailed explanation of the negotiations at the heart of the Vatican’s so-called “trial of the century” and pointing a finger at his onetime deputy who escaped the scandal unscathed. (Imperatrice Bruno/UCG photo via AP, File)

Pope Francis’ chief of staff testifies in trial, admits to false invoice and blames a deputy

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

A woman holds her voting card as she arrives to vote in London in local elections, Thursday, May 2, 2024. U.K. voters are set to cast ballots in a national election on July 4, passing judgment on 14 years of Conservative rule. They are widely expected to do something they have not done since 2005 — elect a Labour Party government. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

In the U.K. election campaign’s last hours, Sunak fights to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Protesters hold placards in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the High Court in London, Monday, May 20, 2024. Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a U.S. court and later freedom

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour on Friday, June 21, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Taylor Swift kicks off UK Eras shows as some fans wonder if singer is ready to say ‘So long, London’

By Lisa Leff - Associated Press

Susan Barry, member of the open water swimming group Henley Mermaids, swims in the river Thames, in Henley-on-Thames, England, Friday, June 14, 2024. Britain has become notorious as a place where a casual swim could lead to an extended visit to the toilet, if not the hospital. A torrent of news on dirty water has spilled into next month's election to determine which party controls government for the next four or five years. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

FILE - Taylor Swift performs as part of the "Eras Tour" at the Tokyo Dome, on Feb. 7, 2024, in Tokyo. As Swift brings her blockbuster Eras Tour to London’s Wembley Stadium, some fans therefore are wondering if they are witnessing the beginning of an extended goodbye. She is performing three nights starting Friday, June 21, 2024 and is scheduled to return to Wembley for six nights in August to close the tour’s European leg. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai, File)

U.K. fans wonder if Taylor Swift will say ‘So long, London’ after Eras Tour

By Lisa Leff - Associated Press

Susan Barry, member of the open water swimming group Henley Mermaids, swims in the river Thames, in Henley-on-Thames, England, Friday, June 14, 2024. Britain has become notorious as a place where a casual swim could lead to an extended visit to the toilet, if not the hospital. A torrent of news on dirty water has spilled into next month's election to determine which party controls government for the next four or five years. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

FILE - Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, June 21, 2023. Summer kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere once again with the summer solstice on Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Stonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It’s clean and ready to rock the solstice.

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

In this photo released by "Just Stop Oil", an activist poses next to private airplane sprayed with orange paint at the Stansted Airport, Britain, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Two climate activists were arrested Thursday after cutting through a fence at a London airport and spray painting at private jets orange. (Just Stop Oil via AP)

Climate activists arrested for spray-painting private jets orange at London airport

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Millwall and Montenegro goalkeeper Matija Sarkic attends England Championship League soccer match between Millwall and West Bromwich Albion in London, March 29, 2024. Montenegro goalkeeper Matija Sarkic has died at the age of 26, Millwall announced. (John Walton/PA via AP, File)

Montenegro player Matija Sarkic has died at the age of 26, says his English club Millwall

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