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Ed Sheeran wins copyright case over 2017 hit ‘Shape of You’

LONDON – Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle over his 2017 hit “Shape of You” on Wednesday, then slammed what he described as a “culture” of baseless lawsu...

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Queen Elizabeth II makes centenarian a knight

LONDON – In the end, Sir Tom didn’t need to rise. On a day infused with emotion, Queen Elizabeth II tapped the blade of a sword once owned by her father on the slender shoulders o...

DATE: Jul 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Holiday Inn owner to ditch mini shampoos to save seas

LONDON – The fight to save the seas from plastic waste may mean the end for mini bottles of shampoo and other toiletries that hotel guests love to stuff into their luggage. The ow...

DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

UK Scrabble group bans star player for breaking tile rule

LONDON – The Association of British Scrabble players banned one of its star players for three years after an independent investigation concluded that he had broken rules in the popular word ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Britain to give Canada the shipwrecks of explorer Franklin

LONDON – Britain announced Monday it will give Canada the shipwrecks of British explorer John Franklin, who perished with his crew while trying to chart the Northwest Passage through the Arc...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Harry Potter exhibit marks 20th anniversary of first book

LONDON – Harry Potter fans owe a debt of gratitude to Alice Newton. Alice was 8 years old when her father, a Bloomsbury Publishing executive, brought home a new manuscript for her...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In new setback, Uber to lose license to work in London

LONDON – Uber will lose its license to operate in London because it may be endangering public safety and security, the local regulator said Friday, in a severe blow to a company already faci...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ex-PM seeks to change minds on Brexit

LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a campaign Friday to persuade the U.K. to rethink its decision to leave the European Union, saying those who want to remain should ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UK government loses Brexit case, must consult Parliament

LONDON – Britain’s government warned lawmakers not to try to “thwart the will of the people” after the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May must seek the approval of P...

DATE: Jan 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Buckingham Palace in need of major repairs

Officials seeking $459M for renovations

DATE: Nov 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Heathrow expansion plan OK’d

LONDON – Britain’s government gave the go-ahead Tuesday to build a new runway at London’s Heathrow airport despite concerns about air pollution, noise and the destruction of hundreds of home...

DATE: Oct 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

24-hour subways signal new era for London, night owls

LONDON – London bills itself as a global city, the world’s biggest financial center and a creative hub to rival New York. Until now, though, getting home after midnight meant taking the bus....

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World