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July 11, 2018

Britain ambassador deflates hype over Trump baby balloon, calls protest 'irrelevant' and out of touch

The U.S. ambassador to the U.K. on Wednesday downplayed the hype over a giant balloon depicting a baby President Trump due to float down the streets of London in protest of his visit this week -- saying it doesn’t reflect the views of the majority of British people.

July 11, 2018

Trump's UK trip prompts US Embassy in London warning to American tourists: 'Keep a low profile'

The U.S. Embassy in London has warned Americans to “keep a low profile” when President Trump visits Britain later this week.

July 10, 2018

UK man exposed to deadly Novichok agent regains consciousness

The English man who was exposed to the deadly nerve agent Novichok last week has regained consciousness, according to hospital officials.

July 10, 2018

Police searching for gunman who shot at driver 3 times while she sat in traffic

Amazingly, or intentionally, she was not injured.

July 9, 2018

Jeremy Hunt, Theresa May loyalist, named to replace Boris Johnson as UK foreign secretary

British Prime Minister Theresa May selected Jeremy Hunt to replace Boris Johnson as foreign secretary Monday as she sought to re-stabilize her government following a pair of high-profile resignations over Brexit.

July 8, 2018

Top UK official in charge of Brexit quits in fresh blow to May

Britain's most senior official in charge of negotiating the country's exit from the European Union resigned Sunday, two days after Prime Minister Theresa May announced she had finally united her quarrelsome government behind a plan for Brexit.

July 8, 2018

UK woman poisoned by same nerve agent as Russian spy dies, police say

The British woman who was recently poisoned by the same nerve agent that almost killed a Russian spy and his daughter earlier this year has died, police said Sunday.

July 7, 2018

UK police officer seeks medical treatment in connection with nerve agent attack, hospital says

A United Kingdom police officer has sought medical attention in relation to the recent nerve agent attack that left a British couple in critical condition.

July 5, 2018

'Trump baby' blimp gets OK to fly over London during Trump's visit

A blimp dubbed “Trump baby” will be allowed to fly over London next Friday during President Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom after the city’s mayor gave the green light for the stunt to occur.

July 5, 2018

UK couple poisoned by nerve agent were not likely targeted, police say

British officials investigating a second case of poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok in southwestern England said Thursday they suspect the victims were not directly targeted but sickened as a consequence of the previous attack.