Author: Jill Lawless
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Ex-bodyguard: Diana would have ‘loved’ candid documentary
LONDON — Producers of a new documentary about Princess Diana say it offers insight. Critics say it’s nothing but exploitation. But a former bodyguard says Diana would have been pleased that candid recordings of her are being broadcast in Britain for the first time. Friends of the late princess have slammed a British broadcaster’s decision…
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Who’s next: Jodie Whittaker 1st female star of ‘Doctor Who’
LONDON (AP) — British actress Jodie Whittaker was announced Sunday as the next star of the long-running science fiction series “Doctor Who” — the first woman to take a role that has been played by a dozen men over six decades. Whittaker, best known for playing the mother of a murdered boy in detective drama “Broadchurch,”…
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Police arrest 12 after night of terror in heart of London
LONDON — British police arrested a dozen people Sunday in a widening terrorism investigation after attackers using a van and large knives turned a balmy evening of nightlife into a bloodbath and killed seven people in the heart of London. Although the attackers were also dead, authorities raced to determine whether others assisted them, and…
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Two more arrested in Manchester bombing; terror threat lowered to ‘severe’
MANCHESTER, England — Britain reduced its terrorism threat level a notch, from “critical” to “severe” on Saturday, as authorities said they had made major progress in unravelling the plot behind the Manchester concert bombing. But police said more arrests were expected, and security was tight across Britain as hundreds of thousands of people attended major…
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Manchester police find important items; stop sharing with US
MANCHESTER, England — Home searches across Manchester have uncovered important items for the investigation into the concert bombing that left 22 people dead, Manchester’s police chief announced Thursday. A British official said Manchester police have decided not to share further information on the probe with the United States due to leaks blamed on U.S. officials.…
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Warning of “imminent” attack, Britain raises threat level
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MANCHESTER, England — As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain’s prime minister warned another attack could be “imminent,” thousands of people poured into the streets of Manchester in a defiant vigil…
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Blast at Ariana Grande concert in England kills 19 people
LONDON — An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert in northern England late Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens in what police were treating as a terrorist attack. Greater Manchester Police said 19 people were confirmed dead after the explosion at Manchester Arena. Northwest Ambulance Service said 59 injured people had been…
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Dozens of countries hit by huge cyberextortion attack
NEW YORK — Dozens of countries were hit with a huge cyberextortion attack Friday that locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies. It was believed to the biggest attack of its kind ever recorded. The malicious software behind the onslaught appeared to exploit a…
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Malware, described in leaked NSA documents, cripples computers worldwide
NEW YORK — Dozens of countries were hit with a huge cyberextortion attack Friday that locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies. It was believed to the biggest attack of its kind ever recorded. The malicious software behind the onslaught appeared to exploit a…
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It’s over: Britain files for divorce from the European Union
LONDON — The United Kingdom filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, overturning four decades of integration with its neighbors, demolishing the notion that EU expansion is inevitable and shaking the foundations of a bloc that is facing challenges to its identity and its place in the world. Britain’s top envoy to the…