Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it

Authorities say a rare polar bear spotted in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat

A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
Celebrity|Crime|News

Former prominent BBC news anchor gets suspended sentence for indecent images of children on phone

Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has been given a suspended prison sentence for indecent images of children on his phone

Former prominent BBC news anchor gets suspended sentence for indecent images of children on phone
Crime|Europe|News

A man with brain damage has a murder conviction reversed after a 34-year fight

An English appeals court has quashed the conviction of a man who has brain damage and sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 murder of a shopkeeper in London

Crime|News|World

An American woman accused of killing 2 of her children fights extradition in a London court

A prosecutor in London says an American woman accused of killing her two youngest children in Colorado last December told her 11-year-old daughter who survived the attack that God was making her do it

An American woman accused of killing 2 of her children fights extradition in a London court
Crime|Europe|News

Man arrested over 1982 IRA bombing that killed 3 police officers in Northern Ireland

Police say they arrested a man in connection with an IRA bombing that killed three Northern Ireland policemen in 1982

Arts|News

'Banksy woz ere.' London Zoo is the latest to remove street artist's animal mural for protection

The London Zoo has removed Banksy’s gorilla mural from its entrance gate

'Banksy woz ere.' London Zoo is the latest to remove street artist's animal mural for protection
Arts|News

Fire breaks out at London's Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne

Priceless paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were safe after firefighters worked to douse a fire at Somerset House

Fire breaks out at London's Somerset House, home to priceless works by Van Gogh, Cezanne
Europe|News|World

Riots test the new British prime minister in his first month in the job

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is just a month into his job and facing a crisis as widespread rioting spreads across the U.K. Starmer, who once was the chief prosecutor for England and Wales, is having to tap that expertise as he tries to restore order and hold violent protesters accountable

Riots test the new British prime minister in his first month in the job
Crime|Europe

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has been sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group
Europe|Health|Political

High Court judge in the UK upholds the government ban on puberty blockers

A High Court judge has upheld the British government’s emergency ban on puberty blockers

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Museum pulls wax figure of Sinead O'Connor after complaints it does not compare to the real thing

A Dublin museum has pulled a wax figure of Sinéad O’Connor from its collection after fans and family members complained that it did not compare to how the late singer looked

Museum pulls wax figure of Sinead O'Connor after complaints it does not compare to the real thing
Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe

Prince Harry says his crusade against British tabloids has contributed to royal family rift

Prince Harry says his crusade against British tabloids has contributed to his royal family rift

Prince Harry says his crusade against British tabloids has contributed to royal family rift
Crime|Europe|Political

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary convicted of directing a terrorist group

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has been convicted by a London jury of directing a terrorist group

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary convicted of directing a terrorist group
Environment|News|Political

British climate protesters who plotted highway shutdown given record harsh prison sentences

Five climate activists who planned a protest to cause gridlock and block traffic over four days on a major highway circling London have been sentenced to as much as five years in prison

Health|News|Political

Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens

An inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens

Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
News|Technology

An Australian computer scientist who claimed to invent bitcoin referred to prosecutors for perjury

A London judge who found that an Australian computer scientist falsely claimed to be the mysterious creator of the bitcoin cryptocurrency says he will refer the case to British prosecutors for possible perjury charges

An Australian computer scientist who claimed to invent bitcoin referred to prosecutors for perjury
News|World

Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years

A drunken driver who snapped a photo showing he was speeding at 141 mph before a deadly crash in England has been sentenced to 17 years in prison

Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years
Economy|News

Lawyer calls social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother serial tax evaders

English police accuse social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother of being serial tax evaders in a civil court case in London

News|Political

New British Prime Minister Starmer seeks to improve on 'botched' trade deal with European Union

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he would seek to improve the trade deal with the European Union as he began a two-day tour of the U.K. as part of an “immediate reset” with governments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales

New British Prime Minister Starmer seeks to improve on 'botched' trade deal with European Union
Political

The big bet on the UK election is not who will be prime minister

Britain's general election is a big event for political gamblers

The big bet on the UK election is not who will be prime minister
News|Political|World

Britain to expel Russian attaché in response to 'reckless and dangerous activities' by Moscow

Britain says it is expelling Russia’s defense attaché after accusing him of being a spy

Britain to expel Russian attaché in response to 'reckless and dangerous activities' by Moscow
Entertainment|News

Judge tells Prince Harry to explain how communications with ghostwriter were destroyed

A London judge has ordered Prince Harry to explain how communications with the ghostwriter of his memoir were destroyed after a lawyer for a tabloid he is suing accused him of engaging in “shocking” obfuscation

Judge tells Prince Harry to explain how communications with ghostwriter were destroyed
Economy|Environment|Political

Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the environmental impact from burning the oil that would be produced

Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport
Environment|News

Stonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It's clean and ready to rock the solstice.

Stonehenge monuments that have stood for thousands of years appear unscathed after climate protesters were arrested for spraying orange paint on them

Stonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It's clean and ready to rock the solstice.
Environment|News

Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument

Two climate protesters have been arrested for spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in southern England

Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument

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