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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on the morning of June 22, 2026 (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
June 22, 2026, 1:39 pm
How Starmer went from an election landslide to resignation in just two years
Mild-mannered Labour leader sold the UK on reliability and drama-free politics, but missteps, party infighting and a colossal error of judgment related to Epstein forces an early exit
By Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas
This photo provided by Wessex Archaeology shows archaeologist Phil Harding standing at Stonehenge in May 2026, near Salisbury, England. (Wessex Archaeology via AP)
June 18, 2026, 6:38 am
‘Prototype’ Stonehenge unearthed close to England’s world-famous sun-aligned prehistoric monument
New findings released ahead of summer solstice, when thousands set to gather at Stonehenge stone circle: ‘5,000 years ago on a nearby hillside… people were doing the exact same thing’
By Pan Pylas
British Health Secretary Wes Streeting walks through the House of Commons to attend the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, London, May 13, 2026. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)
May 14, 2026, 9:56 pm
UK health secretary resigns, setting up potential leadership challenge to Starmer
Wes Streeting says he’s lost confidence in premier, who should not serve out rest of his term; another possible challenger, ex-deputy PM Rayner, says she’s ready for contest
By DANICA KIRKA, brian melley and Pan Pylas
The coffins of seven British soldiers killed in Afghanistan, are driven through the town of Wootton Bassett, England, after repatriation to Britain, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)
January 23, 2026, 7:23 pm
UK’s Starmer urges Trump to apologize for ‘appalling’ remarks that NATO allies shirked battle
Fury mounts after US president falsely says that NATO allies — who lost hundreds of soldiers — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan
By Pan Pylas
Kemi Badenoch with Robert Jenrick before being announced as the new Conservative Party leader following the vote by party members at 8 Northumberland Avenue in central London, November 3, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
January 15, 2026, 5:54 pm
UK’s Conservative Party leader fires chief rival after apparent plot to defect
Kemi Badenoch says ‘irrefutable evidence’ revealed Robert Jenrick was trying to bolt party — potentially to Farage’s Reform — in manner ‘designed to be as damaging as possible’
By Pan Pylas
Britain's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a reception at the ambassador's residence on Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, File)
September 11, 2025, 7:06 pm
UK fires ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein
British Foreign Office says decision came after it was found that Mandelson’s relationship with the convicted sex trafficker was far different than previously thought
By Pan Pylas
Gary Lineker, former England soccer great turned sports TV presenter for BBC, arrives at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on March 11, 2023. (Darren Staples/AFP)
May 14, 2025, 8:57 pm
BBC’s main soccer presenter issues apology after antisemitic social media post
Gary Lineker apologizes ‘unreservedly’ for reposting Instagram story titled ‘Zionism explained in two minutes’ that was illustrated with a picture of a rat
By Pan Pylas
Newly elected British Labour MP Chris Webb, right, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrating at Blackpool Cricket Club, England, May 3, 2024, after being declared winner in the Blackpool South by-election. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
May 3, 2024, 2:15 pm
UK’s Conservatives set for historic loss in local polls; Labour urges general election
Despite opposition party gains, Labour candidates appear to have suffered in Muslim areas as a result of leader Keir Starmer ‘s pro-Israel stance in the conflict in Gaza
By Pan Pylas
Members of HM Coastguard Search and Rescue gather after homes were evacuated when a suspected Second World War explosive device was discovered in a garden on St Michael Avenue in Plymouth, England, Thursday Feb. 22, 2024. (Matt Keeble/PA via AP)
February 24, 2024, 6:39 am
WWII bomb prompts an evacuation in England before being taken to sea to explode
Nazi-era unexploded ordnance found in residential backyard in Plymouth; over 1,100 civilians died during air raids in naval port city during war
By Pan Pylas
Renu, the eldest sister of Shamima Begum, holds a picture of her sister while being interviewed by the media in London, on February 22, 2015. (Laura Lean/Pool/AFP)
February 24, 2024, 6:01 am
ISIS bride stuck in Syria refugee camp loses appeal over removal of UK citizenship
British-born Shamima Begum, now 24, was 15 when she and 2 friends left London to marry IS terrorists in Syria; her citizenship was rescinded after she surfaced in 2019
By Pan Pylas
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference in London, on November 27, 2021. (Jeff Gilbert/Pool via AP)
November 28, 2021, 12:04 am
Britain tightens COVID rules as world scrambles to contain Omicron variant
New virus strain confirmed in Israel, UK, Belgium and Hong Kong, Italy; Pfizer says it can tweak its vaccine in 100 days
By Pan Pylas
Richard Ratcliffe, husband of detained charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, talks to the media following a meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/David Cliff)
November 12, 2021, 12:28 am
Hunger-striking husband of UK woman detained by Iran downcast after envoys meet
Richard Ratcliffe says sides have made little progress on securing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release after over 5 years imprisonment, accuses Iran of ‘hostage-taking’
By Pan Pylas
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at 10 Downing Street, in London, September 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
September 17, 2021, 2:16 am
In shakeup, UK’s Johnson demotes foreign secretary after Afghanistan fiasco
Dominic Raab downgraded from top diplomat to justice secretary after failing to cut short his vacation amid Kabul chaos; education chief also fired; more cabinet changes expected
By Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas
In this August 22, 2011 file photo, British soldier Lance Cpl. Justin Reeve, of Dorset, England, of the Royal Corps of Signals, rests after a day spent establishing coms, at Combat Outpost Ouellette, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. (AP/Brennan Linsley, file)
August 13, 2021, 11:57 pm
Britain’s former headquarters in Afghanistan overrun by Taliban
Majority of the UK’s military casualties during Afghan war occurred in Helmand province, now confirmed captured by insurgents
By Pan Pylas
People wear face masks to curb the spread of coronavirus as they disembark from a train during the morning rush hour at Waterloo train station in London, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
July 17, 2021, 5:56 am
UK pushes ahead with plan to end virus limits even as new daily cases top 50,000
Most social distancing and mask regulations to be lifted Monday in a move experts have called ‘reckless;’ government hopes vaccine rollout will keep serious cases low
By Pan Pylas
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