JILL LAWLESS

Associated Press

London correspondent covering politics and more.

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville make ancient tragedy ‘Oedipus’ a political thriller

One of the most basic questions in the world is “Who are you?” It’s at the heart of the ancient tragedy of Oedipus, and it perplexes people still.

Liam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fame

One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of the social media era.

Legisladores británicos aprueban en principio medida para quitar escaño a aristócratas por herencia

LONDRES (AP) — Al igual que lo hicieron sus ancestros durante siglos, el conde de Devon ocupa un escaño en el Parlamento británico, contribuyendo a formular las leyes del territorio.

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain’s Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years.

Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk

Britain’s new Labour Party government is announcing $82 billion in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences, infrastructure and technology at a business summit.

El líder británico Keir Starmer cumple 100 días en el gobierno. Ha sido un inicio accidentado

El Partido Laborista de centroizquierda que lidera Starmer ganó por goleada las elecciones del 4 de julio tras 14 años fuera del poder.

UK leader Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office. It has been a rocky ride

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks 100 days in office on Saturday with little cause for celebration. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party was elected by a landslide on July 4, sweeping back to power after 14 years.

Nobel de Literatura reconoce a la escritora surcoreana Han Kang por su “intensa prosa poética”

Han es la primera mujer asiática y la primera escritora surcoreana en ganar el Premio Nobel de Literatura. Fue premiada por libros, entre ellos “La vegetariana” y “Actos humanos”, que exploran el dolor de ser humano y las cicatrices de la turbulenta historia de Corea.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy city-hops across Europe, promoting ‘victory plan’ to allies.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is city-hopping across Europe to promote a “victory plan.” He posted Thursday that the blueprint “aims to create the right conditions for a just end to the war” against Russia.

Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize for literature. She’s the first South Korean to do so

The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang for what the Nobel committee called her “intense poetic prose.”

The race to lead Britain’s Conservative Party is down to the final 2 candidates

Britain’s opposition Conservative Party will choose either Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch to be its next leader. A third contender, James Cleverly, was dramatically knocked out of the leadership contest in a tight vote on Wednesday.

Rusia e Irán están detrás del aumento de complots en Reino Unido, dice jefe del MI5

MI5 spy chief says Russia and Iran are behind a ‘staggering’ rise in deadly plots

The head of MI5 says Britain is facing a staggering rise in attempts at assassination, sabotage and other crimes backed by Russia and Iran. Ken McCallum says hostile states are increasingly recruiting criminals to carry out plots.

Desplazados de islas Chagos protestan por acuerdo que favorece a base militar de EEUU

Los opositores acusan al gobierno de ceder la soberanía sobre un territorio británico. Y el acuerdo ha desplazado a los residentes sin saber si podrán volver a casa.

Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them

Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday.

4 candidates to lead Britain’s defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other

The four contenders to lead Britain’s Conservative Party have taken turns to argue why they have what it takes to lead the right-of-center party back from a catastrophic election defeat.

A cruise ship bound on a round-the-world voyage leaves Belfast after a 4-month delay

A cruise ship taking passengers on a 3 ½-year around-the-world voyage has finally sailed from Belfast, after spending four months stuck in the Northern Ireland capital.

Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK

Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing. This will mark the end of 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Contenders to lead Britain’s defeated Conservatives woo members at a key party conference

Members of Britain’s defeated and divided Conservative Party are gathering for their annual conference. It is dominated by the search for a new leader capable of bringing the right-of-center party back from a catastrophic election defeat.

Maggie Smith, actriz de Harry Potter y “Downton Abbey”, muere a los 89 años

LONDRES (AP) — Maggie Smith, la magistral actriz que ganó un Oscar por la película de 1969 “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (“Los mejores años de Miss Brodie”) y consiguió nuevos admiradores en el siglo XXI como la condesa viuda de Grantham en “Downton Abbey” y la profesora Minerva McGonagall en las

Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89

Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, has died at 89.

Harrods apologizes to women who say they were abused by former owner Mohamed Al Fayed

The managing director of Harrods says the London department store is “deeply sorry” for failing employees who say they were sexually assaulted by late owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

Laboristas dan revés a Starmer un día después de su llamado a la unidad

Los sindicatos, que son algunos de los fundadores y aliados del Partido Laborista, organizaron acciones de resistencia contra el recorte en la conferencia realizada en Liverpool, en el noroeste de Inglaterra. Forzaron una votación para exigir que la decisión fuera revertida. Fue aprobada por un marg

Labour Party members deal a blow to Starmer a day after his appeal for unity

Members of Britain’s governing Labour Party have dealt Prime Minister Keir Starmer a blow by rejecting his decision to cut a payment that offsets winter heating costs for millions of retirees.

Primer ministro británico pretende cambiar su imagen negativa con discurso sobre el cambio

Algunos miembros del partido de centroizquierda afirman que Starmer ha prolongado ese oscuro túnel al dar mensajes deprimentes sobre la economía desde julio, cuando se convirtió en el primer premier laborista de Reino Unido en 14 años. Eso, y una distractora serie de escándalos sobre regalos, han en

UK leader Starmer aims to shed gloomy image by saying things will get better — eventually

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has tried to shake off his image as a gloom-monger by telling voters that better times are on the way — eventually.

Britain’s Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes

This should be a time of celebration for Britain’s Labour Party. It’s opening its annual conference Sunday less than three months after winning power in a landslide after 14 years in opposition.

Critican a premier británico por recibir regalos; él niega haber cometido alguna falta

Starmer también enfrenta el enfado de sus propios empleados por el salario de la jefa de gabinete, Sue Gray. La BBC reveló que recibe un salario de 170.000 libras esterlinas (225.000 dólares) al año —unas 3.000 libras más que el salario del primer ministro.

UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he’s done nothing wrong

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected in July on a promise to restore trust in politics. Now he’s trying to shake off criticism over donations from a wealthy businessman and the hefty salary of his most senior aide.

Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London’s Trafalgar Square

An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people is on display in London’s Trafalgar Square.