• Britain’s home secretary, Amber Rudd, above, resigned on Sunday over her handling of a damaging immigration crisis, a significant setback for Prime Minister Theresa May. Ms. Rudd’s resignation came after intense pressure over the government’s treatment of some Caribbean-born Britons who came to help rebuild postwar Britain yet were declared illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, British officials are warning Londoners about an invasion of toxic caterpillars whose hairs can cause illness and even death in humans. Also, the British Veterinary Association is telling Britons that dogs can’t develop autism, rebutting claims about possible side effects of vaccines, after the so-called anti-vaxxer movement blamed for measles outbreaks in the U.S. and Europe turned to pets. And Alfie Evans, the terminally ill British toddler who was at the center of a bitter legal battle, died on Saturday, five days after he was taken off life support.

Source: New York Times April 30, 2018 03:53 UTC