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.
This grab taken from a video released by the BBC Studios on Friday March 22, 2024, shows Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales recording her message announcing that following her abdominal surgery in January "tests after the operation found cancer had been present." Kate, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. (BBC Studios via AP)
Kate, Princess of Wales, reveals she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
Kate, the Princess of Wales, reveals she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. The stunning video announcement Friday came after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal surgery.
 
Mark Gatiss poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press at a theater, in London, Thursday, March 14, 2024. The turbulent union of actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor that set gossip columns aflame are the subjects of “The Motive and the Cue,” a play that is being broadcast in cinemas in Britain and internationally starting Thursday as part of the National Theatre Live series. The play looks at a famous 1964 production of “Hamlet” that starred Burton and was directed by John Gielgud. Mark Gatiss plays Gielgud in the witty and moving look at fame’s fickleness and cost. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Stage hit ‘The Motive and the Cue’ depicts a Hollywood golden couple. Now moviegoers can see it too
The world has always loved a golden couple, especially when there are hints of trouble in paradise. Decades before millions tracked every move of Harry and Meghan, William and Kate or Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it was the turbulent union of actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor that set gos
 
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, front, arrives for a statement in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as leader of the country as soon as a successor is chosen. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the center-right Fine Gael party, part of Ireland’s coalition government. (Nick Bradshaw/PA via AP)
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he’s quitting for personal and political reasons
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country’s first gay and first biracial leader, says he’ll step down within weeks once a successor is chosen.
 
FILE - A general view of The London Clinic where Kate, Princess of Wales is recovering from surgery, in London, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. A British privacy watchdog said Wednesday, March 20, 2024, it is looking into a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to access the Princess of Wales’ medical records while she was a patient for abdominal surgery. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Did UK hospital staff try to snoop on Kate’s medical records? A privacy watchdog is investigating
A British privacy watchdog is investigating a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to snoop on the Princess of Wales’ medical records while she was a patient for abdominal surgery.
 
FILE - Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales smiles during her visit to Sebby's Corner in north London, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File )
A newspaper says video of Prince William and Kate should halt royal rumor mill. That’s a tall order
A British newspaper says Prince William and his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, have been filmed at a farm shop near their Windsor home.
 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks on as he visits an apprentice training centre at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), in Coventry, England, Monday March 18, 2024. (Carl Recine/Pool via AP)
The UK’s contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is close to clearing Parliament
The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. A bill aimed at overcoming a U.K. Supreme Court block on deportation flights returns to the House of Commons on Monday.
 
People look at a new Banksy painting on a wall in London, Monday, March 18, 2024. A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside a real tree. Green paint has been sprayed across the wall, replicating the absent leaves of the tree, which has been severely cropped. Banksy claimed the work by posting before and after photos of the location on his official Instagram account.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
A new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message
A new Banksy mural has drawn crowds to a London street, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed the work was his.
 
FILE - Steve Harley, center, and Cockney Rebel at London's Heathrow airport, Feb. 26, 1975, on their arrival from America. British musician Steve Harley, whose band Cockney Rebel had a huge hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday March 17, 2024 he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” (PA via AP)
Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with ‘Make Me Smile,’ dies at 73
British musician Steve Harley has died at age 73. His band Cockney Rebel had a huge hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me).” Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.”
 
Vaughan Gething poses for a photo, in a lecture hall at Cardiff University, after being elected as the next Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales, in Cardiff, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, who is currently Welsh economy minister, beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
Wales’ first Black leader is a testament to Britain’s political diversity, but racism persists
Vaughan Gething’s election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man. It’s a striking moment in a country grappling with racism and the legacy of empire.
 
Vaughan Gething poses for a photo, in a lecture hall at Cardiff University, after being elected as the next Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales, in Cardiff, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, who is currently Welsh economy minister, beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contest
Vaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething is currently Welsh economy minister.
 
Pattie Boyd poses next to the original artwork by E. Frandsen De Schomberg, used for the cover of Derek and the Dominoes album 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs' as part of The Pattie Boyd Collection at Christie's, in London, Thursday, March 14, 2024. The artwork is estimated to sell £40,000-60,000. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A trove from Pattie Boyd’s life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton is up for sale at Christie’s
Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The model and photographer was often in the shadow of her rock icon husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
 
FILE - Britain's Defence Secretary Grant Shapps arrives in Downing Street for a cabinet meeting in London, on March 6, 2024. Britain says a plane carrying Defense Secretary Grant Shapps had its satellite signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
A plane carrying the UK defense minister had its GPS jammed as it flew near Russian territory
Britain says a plane carrying Defense Secretary Grant Shapps had its satellite signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory.
 
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, March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
The British government wants to define extremism. Critics say it risks creating more division
The British government has published a new official definition of “extremism.” Groups that get the label will be barred from receiving government funding.
 
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, March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
UK Conservatives say their biggest donor made racist comments, but they’re not giving back his money
Britain’s Conservative government says the party does not plan to give back 10 million pounds it received in the past year from a donor who made comments that have been condemned as racist.
 
FILE - Kate, Princess of Wales, departs Westminster Abbey after the coronation ceremony in London, May 6, 2023. The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot — dubbed “photogate” — is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
Kate’s photo scandal shows how hard it is for the UK monarchy to control its narrative
The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family.
 
FILE - Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales smiles during her visit to Sebby's Corner in north London, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File )
Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health
The Princess of Wales has apologized for “confusion” caused by her altering of a family photo released by the palace.
 
FILE - Then-British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after addressing a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2019. Former British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Friday, March 8, 2024, that she will quit as a lawmaker when an election is called this year, ending a 27-year parliamentary career that included three years as the nation’s leader during a period roiled by Brexit. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
Former British leader Theresa May says she’ll quit Parliament before an election this year
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will quit as a lawmaker when an election is called this year. The move will end a 27-year parliamentary career that included three years as prime minister during a period roiled by Brexit.
 
A woman arrives to vote in a referendum on the proposed changes to the wording of the Constitution relating to the areas of family and care are seen at Treasa Naofa on Donore Avenue, Dublin , in Dublin, Ireland, Friday, March 8, 2024. As the world marks International Women's Day, in Ireland, voters are deciding on Friday whether to change the constitution to remove passages referring to women’s domestic duties and broadening the definition of the family. (Gareth Chaney/PA via AP)
Ireland’s Constitution says a woman’s place is in the home. Voters are being asked to change that
Irish voters are voting in twin referendums to decide whether to amend the constitution and remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist.
 
FILE - British author Chetna Maroo poses with her book "Western Lane" during a photocall with the six shortlisted authors for the Booker Prize 2023, in London, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 ahead of the award ceremony on Nov. 26 in London. Novels that give voice to the often unheard stories of migrants around the world are among the nominees for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. One of the debut novelists, British author Chetna Maroo, was a finalist for the 2023 Booker Prize with “Western Lane,” the story of a squash prodigy grappling with family tragedy. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Stories of migration from around the world are longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
Novels that give voice to the often unheard stories of migrants around the world are among the nominees for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction.
 
Edward Bond, a playwright who shocked the stage world with ‘Saved,’ dies at 89
British playwright Edward Bond has died at the age of 89. Bond’s literary agency said Tuesday that he died on Sunday. No cause of death was given. Bond shocked the British theater world with his explosive 1965 drama “Saved.”
 
A costume handler arranges Colin Firth's 'wet-shirt' costume as Mr Darcy in the TV series Pride and Prejudice, 1995, at Kerry Taylor Auctions in London, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. The costume estimated at 7,000-10,000 UK Pounds (8,900-12,700 US Dollars) is one of 69 that will be for auction in the Lights Camera Auction event on March 5. The costumes have been donated by Cosprop in support of The Bright Foundation, an arts education charity, established and funded by John Bright, to provide life-enhancing, creative experiences for children and young people facing disadvantage. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Colin Firth’s costume from famous ‘Pride and Prejudice’ wet-shirt scene nets a tidy sum at auction
What’s arguably the most famous wet shirt in television history sold for a tidy sum at auction — water not included. The white linen garment worn by Colin Firth as Mr.
 
FILE - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivers his speech as Pope Francis presides over the first vespers on the day the Catholic church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul, in the St.Paul's Basilica, in Rome, on Jan. 25, 2024. An advisory panel says the Church of England should create a fund of 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion) to address its historic links to slavery. That's 10 times the amount the church has already set aside. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
The Church of England aims to raise more than $1 billion to address its past links to slavery
An advisory panel says the Church of England should create a fund of 1 billion pounds, or $1.27 billion, to address its historic links to slavery. That’s 10 times the amount the church previously set aside.
 
Barney Chandler, newly appointed ravenmaster stands alongside some ravens at The Tower of London in London, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. If legend is to be believed, Barney Chandler has just got the most important job in England. Chandler is the newly appointed ravenmaster at the Tower of London. He's responsible for looking after the feathered protectors of the 1,000-year-old fortress. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The Tower of London’s new ravenmaster takes charge of the landmark’s iconic flock
If legend is to be believed, Barney Chandler has just got the most important job in England. Chandler is the newly appointed ravenmaster at the Tower of London.
 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to go to the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in London, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Sunak says the UK is descending into mob rule. Critics accuse him of undermining protest rights
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests against the Israel-Hamas war. His words were criticized as alarmist by a human rights group.
 
Tourists hold umbrellas against the rain as they walk in Parliament Square next to the the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. U.K. lawmakers have called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. But the move came after dozens of lawmakers walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The UK is stepping up lawmakers’ security as tensions flare over the Israel-Hamas war
The British government is stepping up security for lawmakers after politicians reported threats and intimidation connected to the Israel-Hamas war.
 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts as he speaks during an interview following a visit in the Siemens Mobility factory, in Goole, East Yorkshire, England, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)
UK’s Sunak criticizes a Conservative’s attack on London mayor and denies Islamophobia accusations
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says a Conservative lawmaker was wrong to say the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists. He also denied the governing party tolerates anti-Muslim prejudice.
 
People take part in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally outside the Houses of Parliament as MPs debate calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, in London, Wednesday Feb. 21, 2024. (Lucy North/PA via AP)
An attempt by UK lawmakers to vote on a cease-fire in Gaza descended into chaos
U.K. lawmakers have called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. But the move came after dozens of lawmakers walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled on Wednesday.
 
A protester stands outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Julian Assange's lawyers are on their final U.K. legal challenge to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges. The 52-year-old has been fighting extradition for more than a decade, including seven years in self-exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and the last five years in a high-security prison. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
WikiLeaks’ Assange faces wait to find out whether he can challenge extradition to the US
Judges say WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won’t find out until next month at the earliest whether can appeal extradition to the U.S. on spying charges. If he fails, his long legal battle in Britain will have run out of road.
 
Owners of BPI Media Group with their newly installed Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1e LED UV Inkjet Press. (L) Steve Davis, Vice President; Alan Davis, President (R)
Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests
Law enforcement agencies say they have infiltrated and disrupted a prolific ransomware syndicate behind cyberattacks around the world.
 
Demonstrators hold banners outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will make his final appeal against his impending extradition to the United States at the court. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
WikiLeaks founder Assange faces his last legal roll of the dice in Britain to avoid US extradition
Julian Assange’s lawyers have begun their final U.K. legal challenge to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges.
 
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