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November 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM

UK leader tells Interpol meeting world must 'wake up' to threat from people-smugglers

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will double funding for Britain’s border security agency and treat people-smuggling gangs like terror networks
November 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at the Interpol General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (Russell Cheyne/Pool Photo via AP)
November 3, 2024 at 11:50 AM

UK prosecutors mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations

British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand and are considering whether to charge him
November 3, 2024 at 11:50 AM
FILE - Comedian Russell Brand performs at "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only," a celebration of Murphy's career, at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif on Nov. 3, 2012. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
November 2, 2024 at 4:22 PM

UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader

Britain’s Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended its 14 years in power
November 2, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Britain's Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch right, shakes hands with losing candidate Robert Jenrick, left, after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
October 30, 2024 at 8:08 PM

Buffer law banning anti-abortion protests outside clinics to go in effect in England

National buffer zone laws at abortion clinics across England and Wales are set to go into effect Thursday.
October 30, 2024 at 8:08 PM
An anti abortion protester waits outside the MSI Reproductive Choices clinic in central London, Oct. 29, 2024.
October 29, 2024 at 8:17 PM

Teen now faces terror charge in alleged stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event: Police

Axel Rudakubana was previously charged with three counts of murder in connection with the July stabbing spree.
October 29, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Professor Tim Atkins, Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, and Dr Renu Bindra meet the press at Merseyside Police Headquarters, Liverpool, England, Oct. 29, 2024.  Axel Rudakubana, 18, the teenager accused in a stabbing rampage that killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been charged with producing the deadly poison ricin and faces a terror offense.
October 29, 2024 at 1:18 AM

Founder of far-right English Defense League admits contempt of court charges

A judge has sentenced the founder of the far-right English Defense League to a year and a half in prison for contempt of court for violating an order barring him from repeating libelous allegations against a Syrian refugee
October 29, 2024 at 1:18 AM
A court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of political activist Tommy Robinson, right, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appearing at Woolwich Crown Court where he has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for contempt of court for violating an order barring him from repeating libelous allegations against a Syrian refugee in London, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP)
October 28, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Manslaughter probe continues 1 year after hockey player's death in England

It’s been one year since the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson whose neck was fatally cut by an opponent’s skate during a game in Sheffield, England
October 28, 2024 at 3:10 PM
FILE - Manchester Storm players wearing number 47, Adam Johnson's number, pay tribute before the Ice Hockey Adam Johnson memorial game between Nottingham Panthers and Manchester Storm at the Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
October 27, 2024 at 8:19 PM

British lawmaker suspended from Labour Party after video of apparent assault

A member of the British Parliament has been suspended by the Labour Party after a video appeared to show him punching and knocking a man to the ground
October 27, 2024 at 8:19 PM
October 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM

British chef Jamie Oliver urges followers to help solve the 'grate cheese robbery'

British chef Jamie Oliver is on the case of the stolen cheddar
October 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM
FILE - Clothbound Cheddar is pictured, on Feb. 18, 2008, in Concord, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe, File)
October 27, 2024 at 3:22 PM

Migrant man dies trying to cross the English Channel after small boat deflates

An Indian man about 40 years old has died in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the English Channel deflated
October 27, 2024 at 3:22 PM
October 24, 2024 at 1:34 PM

British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder conviction

An appeals court in London has rejected British killer nurse Lucy Letby’s bid to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl in her care
October 24, 2024 at 1:34 PM
FILE - This undated handout issued by Cheshire Constabulary shows of nurse Lucy Letby. (Cheshire Constabulary via AP, File)
October 23, 2024 at 4:46 PM

Britain's PM rejects a claim by the Trump campaign about election interference

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s campaign that his Labour Party is illegally interfering in the U.S. presidential election
October 23, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gestures during his visit to a NHS Healthcare Facility in East London, Monday Oct. 21, 2024. (Jaimi Joy/Pool Photo via AP)
October 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Paul McCartney and George Harrison's kids meet up at London concert: See the reunion

Paul McCartney supported George Harrison’s son Dhani Harrison at his London show.
October 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Paul McCartney and George Harrison of the Beatles perform on stage at the London Palladium, U.K., Oct. 13, 1963.
October 23, 2024 at 2:46 PM

French maritime authorities report 2 migrant deaths in English Channel

French rescue vessels and a passenger ferry have pulled the bodies of three migrants from the English Channel
October 23, 2024 at 2:46 PM
FILE - A group of Kurdish migrants from Iran and Iraq who failed in their attempt to reach the United Kingdom by boat after being discovered by the police refuse to return to shore on the beach of Ambleteuse, northern France, on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
October 22, 2024 at 12:54 AM

Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster are taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday
October 22, 2024 at 12:54 AM
What remains of a home that was destroyed when a dam broke carries signs that read in Portuguese "That marked our lives" and "So that it is never forgotten" in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)
October 21, 2024 at 7:42 PM

London police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist acquitted of murder

A London police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist two years ago has been acquitted of murder
October 21, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Friends and family members of Chris Kaba leave the Old Bailey in central London, Monday Oct. 21, 2024, after the London police officer who fatally shot Kaba was acquitted of murder. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
October 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM

Champion cleared of cheating with a metal chestnut at the World Conker Championships

A British chestnut-whacking champion has been cleared of cheating after an investigation into alleged malfeasance at the World Conker Championships
October 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Competitors take part in the annual World Conker Championships at the Shuckburgh Arms in Southwick, Peterborough, England, Sunday Oct. 13, 2024. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
1 month ago

Taskmaster hosts dig into long-running British comedy game show's viral appeal

Hosts Alex Horne and Greg Davies talk about the long-running show's challenges and its universal appeal.
1 month ago
 Greg Davies has been the host of Taskmaster since it debuted in 2015.
1 month ago

Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer, Boris Johnson claims in memoir

Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8, 2022, at the age of 96.
1 month ago
In this July 24, 2019, file photo, Queen Elizabeth II welcomes newly elected leader of the Conservative party, Boris Johnson during an audience where she invited him to become Prime Minister and form a new government, at Buckingham Palace in London.
2 months ago

Vet team performs world-1st surgery on UK Rhino

A team of over ten vets have on Thursday performed what they described as a ground-breaking world-first surgery on a Rhino with a broken leg.
2 months ago
A team of veterinarians perform a medial procedure on Amara, a rhino with a broken leg, at Knowsley Safari in Merseyside, England, in a photo distributed by the safari on Sept. 19, 2024.
2 months ago

Capybara named Cinnamon found days after UK zoo escape

A capybara that went missing from her enclosure in Telford, United Kingdom, was located on Wednesday after sparking a dayslong search.
2 months ago
Cinnamon the Capybara was located in a field and section of woodland near the zoo. Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World announced Sept. 18, 2024.
2 months ago

UK's Starmer, Biden discuss Ukraine's use of deep-strike missiles inside Russia

Biden and Starmer meet at the White House to discuss possibly allowing Ukraine the use of European-made long-range missiles to strike certain targets deep inside Russia
2 months ago
A storm Shadow conventionally armed long range deep strike weapon and a SPEAR, network enabled high precision surface attack missile system are displayed at the MBDA exhibition hall during the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 on July 22, 2024 in Farnborough, England.
2 months ago

2 men charged in Banksy artwork theft from London gallery, police say

Two men were charged with burglary after a Banksy artwork was stolen from a London gallery, the Metropolitan Police said Friday.
2 months ago
In this file photo, a gallery technician adjusts a version of Banksy's artwork "Balloon Girl" at Sotheby's auction house at Olympia in London February 2, 2007.
2 months ago

Glenn Miller and his music live on at Twinwood Festival after dying 80 years ago

Eighty years ago, the great American bandleader Glenn Miller performed at RAF Twinwood, the hub and airfield he frequently flew in and out of during World War II.
2 months ago
Glenn Miller and his music are remembered at the annual Twinwood Festival in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, some 40 miles north of London.
2 months ago

Oasis' Noel and Liam Gallagher confirm 2025 reunion tour dates

Oasis split after a 2009 fight between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher.
2 months ago
Oasis have announced the OASIS LIVE ‘25 world tour.
2 months ago

UK circus performer survives horrific fall from tightrope

Video captured a woman balancing on a chair when she plunged to the floor in front of the crowd in Bexhill, England. An airbag barely broke her fall. She suffered serious injuries.
2 months ago
VIDEO: UK circus performer survives horrific fall from tightrope
3 months ago

Taylor Swift meets girls injured in stabbings

The girls were injured in a stabbing at a Swift-themed event in the U.K.
3 months ago
Sami Foster shared on TikTok photos of Taylor Swift meeting with two young victims of the Southport stabbing spree.
3 months ago

Child and woman stabbed in London, man arrested, police say

A man has been arrested and investigators “don’t believe there are any outstanding suspects,” according to London’s Metropolitan Police Service
3 months ago
A Police officer stands at the scene in Leicester Square, as a man was arrested with the accusation of stabbing an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman, in London, Aug. 12, 2024.
3 months ago

What sparked the recent violent protests in the United Kingdom?

The Metropolitan Police described on Tuesday the ongoing far-right rallies as a "national critical incident."
3 months ago
Police officers patrol the streets of Hartlepool, England following a violent protest, July 31, 2024.
3 months ago

Wave of unrest expected in the UK tonight

More than 100 far right demonstrations and 30 counter-protests are expected to take place as officials say it is “one of the worst spates of violent disorders in the last decade.”
3 months ago
VIDEO: Wave of unrest expected in the UK tonight
3 months ago

UK police clash with rioters following deadly knife attack at dance event

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held crisis talks on Saturday with his government to give police more powers to contain the violence.
3 months ago
Riot police officers push back anti-migration protesters outside the Holiday Inn Express Hotel which is housing asylum seekers, on August 4, 2024, in Rotherham, U.K. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
3 months ago

Britain's new Prime Minister condemns far-right violence

Over 100 people were arrested in several major cities over the weekend as demonstrations got out of hand.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Britain's new Prime Minister condemns far-right violence
3 months ago

Teen charged with murder following UK stabbing attack that left 3 girls dead

A 17-year-old male has been charged with the murders of three young girls in a knife attack at Southport,
3 months ago
Tributes to the victims are left by wellwishers on July 30, 2024 in Southport, England.
3 months ago

Violent protest breaks out in UK after vigil over stabbing spree: Police

A violent protest broke out in Southport in the United Kingdom on Tuesday following a vigil for the victims of a deadly stabbing spree, police said.
3 months ago
Riot police hold back protesters after disorder broke out on July 30, 2024 in Southport, England.
3 months ago

2 kids dead, 11 people hurt in stabbing attack at Taylor Swift dance event in UK

Two children were killed and 11 people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift themed event at a dance school in the United Kingdom, according to police.
3 months ago
VIDEO: 2 kids dead, 11 people hurt in stabbing attack at Taylor Swift dance event in UK
3 months ago

Girls ages 6, 7 and 9 killed in stabbings at Taylor Swift-themed event

Three children were killed and 10 people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift event at a dance school in the United Kingdom, police said.
3 months ago
Police officers and forensic personnel put up a fence on Hart Street in Southport, northwest England, on July 29, 2024, following a knife attack.
3 months ago

3 children dead after stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event in England

Police said three children have died and several other people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event at a dance school in the United Kingdom.
3 months ago
VIDEO: 3 children dead after stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event in England
3 months ago

2 kids dead, 11 people hurt in 'ferocious' stabbing attack at dance event in UK

Two children were killed and 11 people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift event at a dance school in the United Kingdom, police said.
3 months ago
Police secure the area, where a man has been detained and a knife has been seized after a number of people were injured in a reported stabbing, in Southport, Merseyside, England, Monday July 29, 2024.
3 months ago

2 children dead, 9 injured in UK stabbing attack

The children, aged 6 to 10, were attending a Taylor Swift-themed party when a 17-year-old started attacking them with a knife. Six of the victims remain in critical condition.
3 months ago
VIDEO: 2 children dead, 9 injured in UK stabbing attack
3 months ago

Man arrested after at least 8 people stabbed, including children: Police

At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in stabbings in northwest England on Monday. Police said they have a man in custody.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Man arrested after at least 8 people stabbed, including children: Police
3 months ago

17-year-old arrested after 8 injured in UK stabbing spree

The patients' conditions and ages were not immediately released, but victims were taken to children's hospitals.
3 months ago
VIDEO: 17-year-old arrested after 8 injured in UK stabbing spree
3 months ago

At least 8 people stabbed in 'major incident' near Liverpool

"Armed police have detained a male and seized a knife. He has been taken to a police station," Merseyside Police said in a statement.
3 months ago
VIDEO: At least 8 people stabbed in 'major incident' near Liverpool
4 months ago

Keir Starmer becomes UK PM as Tories suffer record defeat in huge Labour landslide

A change election in the United Kingdom has taken place as the center-left Labour Party won a huge landslide, putting an end to the 14-year rule of the Tories.
4 months ago
Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and leader of the Labour Party, and his wife Victoria pose on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London, July 5, 2024.
4 months ago

The staggering science and art behind Wimbledon's legendary grass courts

Neil Stubley, head of courts and horticulture at Wimbledon, is responsible for the battlefield that some of the most epic matches in tennis lore have ever been played on.
4 months ago
Hawk-Eye markers on Court 18 at Wimbledon on June 24, 2024.
4 months ago

Traditional innovation: The history and evolution of fashion at Wimbledon

Wimbledon, renowned for being as steeped in tradition as it is drenched in history, may not seem like it changes much from year to year.
4 months ago
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: Novak Djokovic of Serbia greets Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during practice on centre court prior to The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 27, 2024 in London, England.
4 months ago

Keir Starmer takes over as UK prime minister

Keir Starmer is Britain’s new prime minister after a landslide victory ending over 14 years of conservative party rule. Wall Street Journal U.K. Bureau chief David Luhnow joins to discuss the win.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Keir Starmer takes over as UK prime minister
4 months ago

UK elects new prime minister

Labour Party leader Kier Starmer’s victory marks the end of 14 years of Conservative leadership.
4 months ago
VIDEO: UK elects new prime minister
4 months ago

Britain's Conservative Party ousted after 14 years, marking big victory for Labour

After 14 years in power with five consecutive prime ministers, the U.K.'s Conservative Party was voted out of power on Thursday, ceding control to Labour.
4 months ago
British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during a Labour general election campaign event, in Clay Cross, Britain July 2, 2024.
4 months ago

Making sense of a historic British election

The UK could be on the verge of electing a center-left government, a groundbreaking decision given the country's conservative history in politics.
4 months ago
Brexit politics and the dynamics around it
4 months ago

Colorado Monolith latest in weird structures found across the globe

Just days after the removal of a mysterious monolith near Las Vegas, another one was discovered in northern Colorado. Many suspect that they are the work of pranksters.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Colorado Monolith latest in weird structures found across the globe