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FILE – The Beatles, from left, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, arrive in Liverpool, England, on July 10, 1964, for the premiere of their movie “A Hard Day’s Night.” (AP Photo, File)

New Beatles attraction is coming to Liverpool as interest in the Fab Four surges

October 20, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

Plans were announced Tuesday for a new Beatles visitor attraction that backers say will give Liverpool a tourist draw to rival Elvis Presley’s Graceland and Dolly Parton’s Dollywood.

Canadian poet Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, performs her work "Antigonick" at the Moderna Museet art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 5, 2025. (Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via AP)

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature

October 8, 2026 at 8:07 a.m.

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new...

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet President Donald Trump for the first time

September 21, 2026 at 6:10 a.m.

Andy Burnham once said he would refuse to meet Donald Trump. Now Britain’s prime minister is about to hold his first meeting with the U.S. president.

A general view of Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland after putting on the 14th green on day two of the Irish Golf Open in Doonbeg, Ireland, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

President Donald Trump touches a nerve while in Ireland by saying reunification would be ‘fantastic’

September 12, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded into a complex and politically charged subject.

Glen Hansard opens for Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

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‘Once’ Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

July 29, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during his meeting with President Donald Trump.

Zelenskyy visits Britain as new PM signals more support for Kyiv

July 27, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Monday in England for a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Andy Burnham after being confirmed as the Labour Party’s new leader and the country’s next prime minister, during ‘Labour’s Special Conference’ in central London, Friday July 17, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns

July 20, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

Andy Burnham took office Monday as Britain’s new prime minister, promising a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy while acknowledging that six other U.K. leaders have...

Argentina’s Giovani Lo Celso holds a banner with the words “The Malvinas are Argentine”, referring to the Falkland Islands, while teammate Argentina’s Nicolas Otamendi gestures to him, at the end of the World Cup semifinal match against England on July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

British government urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

July 16, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria stand in front of 10 Downing Street door after speaking to the media in London, Monday, June 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister with Andy Burnham confirming bid to succeed him

June 22, 2026 at 5:55 a.m.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, forced out by his own party.

A first edition of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, is on display for sale at Christie’s auction house, with copies estimated at 400,000–600,000 GBP (540,000–810,000 USD) in London, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A rare first edition of ‘Wuthering Heights’ complete with spelling mistakes is up for auction

June 15, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

A rare first-edition copy of “ Wuthering Heights,” complete with spelling mistakes, is up for auction for the first time in more than a century.

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