Scotland's Parliament voted Wednesday to hold a new referendum on Scottish independence, a move intended to increase political pressure on the British government as the U.K. leaves the European Union. Lawmakers in the Edinburgh-based legislature voted 64-54 to call for holding a referendum "so that the people of Scotland can decide whether they wish it to become an independent country."

Amazon is investing in British meal delivery company Deliveroo, giving the online shopping behemoth a larger stake in the fast-growing restaurant delivery business. Amazon failed to get its own restaurant delivery business going in the United Kingdom, shutting it down for good late last year. It faced tough competition from Deliveroo, as well as its other rivals in the country such as Just Eat and UberEats. Amazon's service, called Amazon Restaurants, still operates in several U.S. cities.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had nothing to do with Vice President Mike Pence staying at his resort in Ireland or with Attorney General William Barr booking a ballroom at his Washington hotel for a holiday party. "People like my product," Trump said. "What can I tell you? I can't help it."

U.S. and Royal Air Force planes roared over the English city of Sheffield on Friday to honor 10 American airmen who sacrificed their lives to save British children playing in a park beneath their crippled bomber during World War II. The fly-past brought tears to the eyes of 82-year-old Tony Foulds, one of those children. Foulds, who feels responsible for their deaths, has spent his life fastidiously tending to their memorial and lobbying to memorialize their sacrifice with a military flyover. 75 years after their deaths, he stood alongside family members of the crewmen and saw that goal realized — as did thousands of on-site spectators and others watching the BBC broadcast on television.

A top aide to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is defending Pence's decision to stay at one of President Donald Trump's properties while in Ireland amid criticism by Democrats that he is enriching Trump at taxpayers' expense. Marc Short, Pence's chief of staff, said the decision to stay at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg was made at Trump's "suggestion" and that Pence and his entourage will not be staying for free.

The former deputy leader of Britain's Labour Party says he left politics in part because of the nasty mood inside the left-wing party, which was soundly defeated in a national election earlier this month. Tom Watson told the Guardian newspaper in an interview published Saturday that he found the atmosphere inside the party unbearable.

U.K. police have arrested 30 Hells Angels bikers during a three-day event marking the motorcycle club's 50th anniversary in Britain. Police in Surrey and Sussex say 34 people had been detained on suspicion of drug offenses and possession of offensive weapons in connection with the Hells Angels Euro Run 2019.

The British Cabinet was meeting Tuesday to discuss ramping up preparations for Britain's departure from the European Union without a deal, after Prime Minister Theresa May postponed Parliament's vote on her divorce agreement until mid-January. The government told thousands of businesses and millions of households to make sure they are ready for the worst.

Dancers, musicians and revelers have watched the sun flicker over the horizon at Stonehenge, celebrating the summer solstice at the Neolithic stone circle. The sun rose behind the Heel Stone, which traditionally marks the spot on the horizon for the sunrise, at 4:52 a.m. June 21. Here are some photos of the festivities.

Princess Diana’s little boy, the devil-may-care red-haired prince with the charming smile, is about to become a father. The arrival of the first child for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will complete the transformation of Harry from troubled teen to family man, from source of concern to source of national pride.