Jill Lawless reporter the Associated Press posed photo at AP Europe in London, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

JILL LAWLESS

Associated Press

London correspondent covering politics and more.
A building of the Odessa Law Academy is on fire after a Russian missile attack in Odessa, Ukraine, Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Victor Sajenko)
NATO chief chides members as Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia Release 2
NATO’s secretary general says the alliance’s member countries have failed to deliver in time what they promised to Ukraine.
 
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, leads his Latvia counterpart Baiba Braze after placing flowers at a memorial wall of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the war at Saint Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 26, 2024. Braze visited Kyiv on her first foreign trip to discuss aid for Ukraine, including a plan to build drones. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Ukraine pushes to get military-age men to come home. Some neighboring countries say they will help
Ukraine’s foreign minister has doubled down on the government’s move to bolster the pool of fighting forces by cutting off consular services to conscription-age men outside the country.
 
Ukrainian rapper alyona alyona, left, and singer Jerry Heil hold the Ukrainian flag as they pose for the media before departing from the main train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Ukraine’s entrants in the pan-continental music competition, the female duo of rapper alyona alyona and singer Jerry Heil set off from Kyiv for the competition on Thursday. In wartime, that means a long train journey to Poland, from where they will travel on to next month’s competition in Malmö, Sweden. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We’re still here
Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more than ever. Ukraine’s entrants in the pan-continental music competition are rapper alyona alyona and singer Jerry Heil.
 
CORRECTS LOCATION TO BAKHMUT IN PHOTO DETAILS - A Ukrainian serviceman from Code 9.2 unit known by call sign Mamay attaches drop bomb to a drone in the trenches at the frontline, few kilometres from Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces
Ukraine is seeking to reverse the drain of potential soldiers from the country. It has announced that men of conscription age will no longer be able to renew their passports from outside the country.
 
Soldiers carry the coffins of two Ukrainian army sergeants during their funeral in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
More US aid will help Ukraine avoid defeat in its war with Russia. Winning is another matter
A new package of $61 billion in U.S. aid may prevent Ukraine from losing its war against Russia. But winning it will be a long slog. The aid approval means Ukraine may be able to release artillery ammunition that it has been rationing.
 
The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over
The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K.
 
FILE - Swedish pop group ABBA celebrate winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on stage at the Brighton Dome in England with their song Waterloo, April 6, 1974. The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden. It will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s pop crown. Founded in 1956, Eurovision is a feelgood extravaganza that strives to banish international strife and division. It’s known for songs that range from anthemic to extremely silly, often with elaborate costumes and spectacular staging. (AP Photo/Robert Dear, File)
From pop to politics, what to know as Sweden prepares for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest
The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden. It will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s pop crown.
 
Undated handout photo issued by UK Parliament of Conservative MP Mark Menzies. Britain’s governing Conservative Party said Thursday, April 18, 2024, it has suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have used campaign funds for personal medical expenses and to pay off someone who was threatening him. The Times of London reported Mark Menzies took thousands of pounds (dollars) given to the party by donors for medical costs and other personal expenses. (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament via AP)
UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds
Britain’s governing Conservative Party suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have misused campaign funds. The Times of London claims Mark Menzies used donors’ money for personal medical expenses and to pay off someone who was threatening him.
 
Britain's Prime Minster Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street to go to the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in London, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Britain’s contentious plan to send some migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in Parliament
A law that will enable Britain to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda has suffered a setback after Parliament’s upper chamber pressed its attempt to amend the contentious legislation.
 
FILE - Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, 2024 CPAC, at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. on Feb. 22, 2024. During her 49 days as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, Liz Truss sparked mayhem on the financial markets and turmoil within her Conservative Party. In interviews and a new book, Truss robustly defends her economic record, blaming the “deep state,” “technocrats,” “the establishment,” civil servants and the Bank of England for her downfall. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Former UK leader Liz Truss backs Trump and blames others for her ouster after 49 days
Liz Truss sparked mayhem on the financial markets and turmoil within her Conservative Party during her 49 days as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister.
 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, greets the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A key plank in Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is set to become law
A key plank in the British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is expected to become law this week. A bill aimed at overcoming a U.K.
 
Nicole Scherzinger, winner of the best actress in a musical award for "Sunset Boulevard", poses for photographers in the winner's room during the Olivier Awards on Sunday, April 14, 2024, in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Broadway-bound ‘Sunset Boulevard’ and star Nicole Scherzinger win big at London’s Olivier awards
A radical restaging of Hollywood film noir musical “Sunset Boulevard” was the big winner on Sunday at the London stage Olivier Awards. It took seven trophies including best musical revival and best actress for American star Nicole Scherzinger.
 
FILE - People walk past a Brexit information office at the British territory of Gibraltar, on Jan. 31, 2020. British and Spanish foreign ministers are to meet in Brussels on Friday April 12, 2024 in a bid to take a giant leap forward on talks over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain's exit from the European Union. All sides are eager to clinch a deal before European elections in June which could set the clock back. Britain left the European Union in 2020 with the relationship between Gibraltar and the bloc unresolved. (AP Photo/Javier Fergo, File)
EU, Britain and Spain say significant progress made in talks on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar
British and Spanish foreign ministers met in Brussels for a new round of talks over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain’s exit from the European Union.
 
A Protester stands in front of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Thursday, April 11, 2024, where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested five years ago. US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Wife of Julian Assange says Biden’s comments mean case could be moving in the right direction
The wife of Julian Assange says her husband’s legal case “could be moving in the right direction.” Stella Assnge spoke Thursday after President Joe Biden confirmed the U.S. may drop charges against the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder.
 
FILE - The rainbow flag, a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community, flies over a building next to Nelson's Column monument, right, in Trafalgar Square, central London, Britain, March 28, 2014. Children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate, according to a report Wednesday from a senior doctor in in England. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
A major UK report says trans children are being let down by toxic debate and lack of evidence
A report from a senior doctor in England says children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate. Dr.
 
FILE - Britain's Professor Peter Higgs smiles during a press conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Oct. 11, 2013. The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at 94. Higgs predicted the existence of a new particle — the so-called Higgs boson — in 1964. But it would be almost 50 years before the particle’s existence could be confirmed at the Large Hadron Collider. Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work, alongside Francois Englert of Belgium. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)
Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle,’ dies at 94
The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of a sub-atomic particle that came to be known as the Higgs boson, has died at 94. Higgs predicted the existence of the particle in 1964.
 
The new Prime Minister of Ireland, Simon Harris gestures as he is applauded by fellow lawmakers outside Leinster House, in Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Harris was selected after the previous Prime Minister Leo Varadkar resigned, he is the youngest ever Prime Minister of Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Simon Harris is installed as Ireland’s new prime minister. He’s the country’s youngest leader
Irish lawmaker Simon Harris has been elected prime minister by a vote in parliament. At 37, he’s the country’s youngest-ever leader. He succeeds Leo Varadkar, who unexpectedly resigned last month.
 
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, speaks during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Blinken and Cameron urge Congress to approve aid for Ukraine, calling it critical for world security
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron are urging Congress to approve new military aid for Ukraine, saying the stalled funding is critical for U.S., European and world security.
 
FILE - Members of Swedish group ABBA and close associates celebrate the victory of their song "Waterloo" in the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, England, April 6, 1974. Fans are celebrating 50 years since ABBA won its first big battle with “Waterloo.” A half century ago on Saturday, April 6, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song. (AP Photo/File)
Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm
Fans are celebrating 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.” A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song.
 
Undated handout file photo issued by UK Parliament of British Conservative MP William Wragg. British lawmakers were urged Friday to contact police if they are targeted in an alleged sexting scam, following revelations from a prominent Conservative member of parliament that he had handed over personal phone numbers of colleagues to a man he met on a gay dating app, after he had sent intimate pictures of himself. William Wragg, who chairs the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee in Parliament, told The Times newspaper that he was “scared" and “manipulated” into giving his colleagues' phone numbers to the unknown individual he had met on Grindr because he had “compromising things" on Wragg. (UK Parliament via AP)
A second UK lawmaker says he was targeted in a sexting scam. Police are investigating
A second British lawmaker has acknowledged receiving explicit messages on his phone in an apparent “sexting” scam. Police are investigating allegations of malicious phishing attempts against politicians, their staff and journalists.
 
FILE - People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The Israeli military’s killing of seven aid workers in Gaza has triggered unprecedented criticism from European leaders, who are stepping up calls for a cease-fire and in some cases halting arms sales to Israel as the war’s toll mounts. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
Aid worker deaths have appalled Israel’s European allies. Some are considering a halt to arms sales
The Israeli military’s killing of seven aid workers in Gaza has triggered unprecedented criticism from European leaders. They have used words like “appalled” and “outraged” while stepping up calls for a cease-fire.
 
People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. World Central Kitchen, an aid group, says an Israeli strike that hit its workers in Gaza killed at least seven people, including several foreigners. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
Britain is a staunch ally of Israel, but relations have been tested by the mounting death toll, largely civilian, from the war. Calls for an end to arms exports have escalated since an Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers from the aid charity World Central Kitchen, three of them British.
 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addresses the media at Downing Street in London, on March 1, 2024. Britain’s main opposition parties are demanding that the Conservative government publish legal advice it has received on whether Israel has broken international humanitarian law during the war in Gaza. They say the U.K. should ban weapons sales to Israel if the law has been broken. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
The killing of aid workers adds to pressure on the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel
Britain’s main opposition parties are demanding that the Conservative government publish legal advice it has received on whether Israel has broken international humanitarian law during the war in Gaza.
 
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks during First Minster's Questions (FMQ's) at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday March 28, 2024. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)
Scotland’s government says a new law will tackle hate crime. Critics say it could hurt free speech
A contentious new law against hate speech has come into force in Scotland. It’s being praised by some but criticized by others who say its sweeping provisions could criminalize religious views or tasteless jokes.
 
Gillian Anderson poses for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film 'Scoop' on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama ‘Scoop’
British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix, as recent weeks of speculation over the health of Kate, Princess of Wales, have shown.
 
FILE - Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, Friday, June 26, 2015. The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Peter Higgs was fired in July 2023 after more than 1,800 items were discovered to be missing. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)
The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch
The British Museum has appointed Nicholas Cullinan as its new director. It comes as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.
 
Banksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism
An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism.
 
FILE - Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, Friday, June 26, 2015. The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Peter Higgs was fired in July 2023 after more than 1,800 items were discovered to be missing. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File)
The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them
The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Peter Higgs was fired last year after more than 1,800 items were discovered to be missing.
 
Demonstrators hold placards after Stella Assange, wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, released a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless U.S. authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. The case has been adjourned until May 20. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
UK court says Assange can’t be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty
A British court says Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty. The ruling is a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder.
 
Media waits outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales's revelation she is undergoing treatment for cancer has sparked an outpouring of support and well wishes from around the world. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
The double cancer blow to Kate and King Charles leaves Britain’s royal family depleted and strained
The Princess of Wales’ disclosure that she has cancer and will take time off to recover leaves the ranks of working royals depleted and strains a monarchy that King Charles III has sought to slim down.
 
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