SYLVIA HUI

UK reporter

Hui, based in London, reports on UK news for The Associated Press with particular interest in foreign and social affairs and human rights.

Who are the main players in the UK’s upcoming national election?

Millions of voters in Britain are going to the polls Thursday to choose a new House of Commons and a new government.

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election

Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions.

Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers

In the English coastal town of Clacton-on-Sea, many Conservative voters are considering switching to the anti-immigration Reform UK party in next week’s national election.

UK’s gambling watchdog alleges 5 more police officers placed bets on election date

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s gambling regulator has alleged that five more police officers bet on the timing of the July 4 national election, the Metropolitan Police said Tuesday, as claims widen that people close to the government used inside information for their own profit.

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents.

UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Conservative Party official reportedly investigated

British media is reporting that the chief data officer of Britain’s Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence amid growing allegations that the governing party’s members have been using inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election.

The high cost of living is still biting the UK. Many don’t think the election will change anything

Since calling a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been at pains to repeat a key message on the campaign trail: The economy is turning a corner.

Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year

Iceland’s government says it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year.

Highlights from the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy

Todays’ live coverage has ended, but there’s still plenty to catch up on. Read what you missed below and find more coverage of D-Day on the AP’s World News hub.

Executions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number since 2015, Amnesty report says

Amnesty International says the number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015.

Victims of UK’s infected blood scandal to start receiving final compensation payments this year

Britain’s government says thousands of victims of the U.K.’s infected blood scandal will start receiving their final compensation payments this year.

Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal

An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decades.

Timeline of the Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for years to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents.

Gucci brings glitz and glamor to London’s Tate Modern museum with star-studded fashion show

Luxury Italian fashion house Gucci has brought glitz and glamor to London’s Tate Moden museum with a star-studded cruise collection show.

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled

A U.K. High Court judge has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence it could be delivered.

Abu Dhabi-backed fund pulls out of deal to take over UK’s Telegraph newspaper group

Britain’s Telegraph newspaper group is back up for sale after a United Arab Emirates-backed consortium pulled out of a takeover bid.

Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

A 14-year-old boy has been killed and four others have been injured by a man wielding a sword who attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb.

British and Irish officials meet as tensions rise over what to do with asylum seekers

British and Irish officials have met as tensions rise over the movement of asylum seekers from the U.K. to neighboring Ireland and Ireland’s proposal to send them back.

World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says

Amnesty International says the world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar.

A legal challenge over the UK’s role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead

A judge says a legal challenge over the British government’s role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this year.

Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 are returned to Australia’s Indigenous people

Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago have been returned to Australia’s Indigenous community at a ceremony in Cambridge University.

UK puts its defense industry on ‘war footing’ and gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid

The U.K. prime minister says the country is putting its defense industry on a “war footing” by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade.

UK prosecutors charge 2 men with spying for China, including a parliamentary researcher

Prosecutors in Britain say a former researcher working in the U.K. Parliament and another man have been charged with spying for China.

UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

A plan by Britain’s government to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party.

British, French troops march in historic joint parades in London and Paris in a show of solidarity

French troops have joined their British counterparts in the famous Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace for the first time, marching together in a display of solidarity between Britain and France.

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he faces further delay in bid to avoid extradition to the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for more than a decade to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents.

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.

US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.’s election watchdog.

Worldwide support pours in for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after shocking cancer reveal

Support has poured in from around the world for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after she revealed in a candid video message that she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer following major abdominal surgery.

Kate, the reliable face of a modern monarchy, now faces a personal battle in the public eye

One of the most famous, photographed and talked-about women in the world is fighting a very personal battle.