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Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London, Thursday. Johnny Depp is back in the witness box for a third day at the trial of his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that called him a “wife-beater.”

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In court, Depp denies violence during ‘tailspin’ marriage

by Jill Lawless Associated PressJuly 9, 2020

Johnny Depp, right, arrives at the High Court in London, Wednesday July 8, 2020. Johnny Depp is facing a second day of cross-examination by lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a “wife beater.” Depp is suing The Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that said he’d been abusive to ex-wife Amber Heard. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

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In UK libel case, Depp denies hitting ex-wife Amber Heard

by Jill Lawless Associated PressJuly 8, 2020

Co-Headteacher Anne Kennedy, centre, speaks to media as colleagues and pupils of teacher James Furlong stand together to take part in a period of silence at the Holt School, in Wokingham, England, in memory of teacher James Furlong, a victim of a terror attack in nearby Reading, Monday June 22, 2020. A lone terror suspect remains in custody accused of killing three people and wounding three others in a Reading park on Saturday night. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

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English town mourns victims of suspected terror attack

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressJune 22, 2020

The statue of Robert Milligan, a noted West Indian merchant, slaveholder and founder of London’s global trade hub, West India Docks, stands covered in a sack-cloth and sign reading Black Lives Matter, outside the Museum of London Docklands, Tuesday.

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London may remove statues as US unrest sparks change

by Jill Lawless Associated PressJune 9, 2020

A man walks reflected on a window of a closed restaurant in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 7, 2020. Spain is maintaining its positive evolution of its coronavirus outbreak a day after its government succeeded in securing parliamentary support for a new two-week extension of its lockdown measures despite losing some important support from political rivals. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Fractures in many nations widen as virus lockdowns ease

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, Angela Charlton Associated Press, and Elaine Kurtenbach Associated PressMay 7, 2020

Police officers stand outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened in London, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in central London on Sunday after his coronavirus symptoms persisted for 10 days. Having been in hospital for tests and observation, his doctors advised that he be admitted to intensive care on Monday evening. The new coronavirus...

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UK’s Johnson stable in ICU with oxygen

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressApril 7, 2020

FILE - In this Thursday, April 4, 2019 file photo, a pro EU protestor waves flags opposite the House of Parliament in London. _ Anxious, angry, abandoned. Brexit elicits strong emotions, and as Britain’s departure from the European Union approaches, more than 3 million U.K. residents who are citizens of EU countries feel the impending separation more strongly than most. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

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Brexit unsettles EU citizens in the UK

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Jo Kearney Associated PressJanuary 28, 2020

Terry Jones arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Aug. 21, 2010.

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Comedian Terry Jones dies at 77

by Jill Lawless Associated PressJanuary 23, 2020

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 file photo, Britain's Prince William, left, and Prince Harry arrive for an event at the memorial garden in Kensington Palace, London. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is set to hold face-to-face talks Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 with Prince Harry for the first time since he and his wife, Meghan, unveiled their controversial plan to walk away from royal roles — at a dramatic family summit meant to chart a future course for the couple. The meeting at the...

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Queen OKs Harry, Meghan’s Canada move

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Frank Augstein Associated PressJanuary 13, 2020

In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during the first Prime Minister's Questions of the year, in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. The president of the European Commission warned Britain on Wednesday that it won’t get the “highest quality access” to the European Union's market after Brexit unless it makes major concessions. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

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UK lawmakers approve Brexit bill

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Raf Casert Associated PressJanuary 9, 2020