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A cup of black tea with a spoon and tea leaves in London, on Aug. 29, 2022. An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage. Bryn Mawr College chemistry professor Michelle Francl says one of the keys to a perfect cuppa is a pinch of salt. The advice is included in Francl’s book “Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea,” published Wednesday by the Royal Society of Chemistry. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

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A US scientist has brewed up a storm by offering Britain advice on making tea
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Wed,01/24/24-10:46AM , 44 Reads
LONDON (AP) — An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage.
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In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. More than 50 countries that together house half the world’s population have national elections expected in 2024. The year looks set to test even the most robust democracies and to strengthen the hands of leaders with authoritarian leanings. From Taiwan and Russia to India and South Africa, the bumper crop of contests has huge implications globally. (AP Photo, File)

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Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024. The year will test even the most robust democracies
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Tue,01/09/24-11:03PM , 39 Reads
LONDON (AP) — More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet's population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising the right to vote is not unalloyed good news.
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Junior doctors and members of the British Medical Association (BMA) demonstrate outside St Thomas' Hospital, London, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, as they take to picket lines for six days. Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England have started a 72-hour strike in their long-running dispute over pay levels. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

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Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Wed,01/03/24-3:11AM , 69 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Hea
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A demonstrator holds a banner outside The Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, in London, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Britain is one of the world's oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threat. They point to restrictions on protest imposed by the Conservative government that have seen environmental activists jailed for peaceful but disruptive actions. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Mon,12/25/23-11:22PM , 63 Reads
LONDON (AP) — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a banner reading “Just Stop Oil” off a bridge, an engineer got a three-year sentence. Just for walking slowly down the street, scores of people have been arrested.
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