The towering inferno in London’s Grenfell Tower was predicted by a local residents’ lobby group last year, when it warned Grenfell was a tragedy waiting to happen. Grenfell residents said in a November blog post […]
By Ian Wishart British Prime Minister Theresa May is licking her wounds today, but it won’t be enough to save her. May squandered a plus-20 opinion poll lead eight weeks ago to wake up this […]
bc-britain-ear UPI NewsTrack London, England LONDON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — A 6-year-old girl lost her ear while she was being mauled by a dog in London, officials said. The girl’s father had to punch the […]
Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the news of a planned visit to New Zealand by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall next year. “I am pleased New Zealand will be able […]
Prime Minister John Key today expressed his disappointment at the British Government’s announcement overnight of an increase in passenger duty for air travellers to New Zealand. The British Government has announced that the UK Air […]
BRIDGEWATER, England, Nov. 5 (UPI) — A massive, fiery pileup on an English highway left at least seven people dead and 51 injured, police said Saturday. The BBC reported the cause of the Friday night […]
LIVINGSTON, Scotland, Nov. 2 (UPI) — A Scottish woman who took her driving exam while in labor said she passed the test and drove herself to the hospital to give birth. Emma French, 20, of […]
Wellington (dpa) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will make an official visit to New Zealand next week before going to Perth, Australia, for a Commonwealth summit meeting, his host counterpart John Key announced Friday. […]
Sydney (dpa) – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday defended greeting Queen Elizabeth II with a handshake rather than a curtsy. Monarchists criticised Australia’s first female prime minister for not bending the knee to […]
BLACKBURN, England, Oct. 11 (UPI) — A British couple has been sentenced to five years in prison for swapping out their twin babies during medical visits to hide abuse. Authorities said Mohammed Karolia, 29, and […]
By Henry Chu Los Angeles Times LONDON – Britain and Germany stepped up their aviation security measures Monday to try to close gaps exposed by last week’s airplane bomb scare. Both countries were layover points […]
By Britta Guerke dpa LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was released Monday from hospital after a nearly two-week stay for a flu infection, with her spokeswoman saying she was completely recovered. Thatcher, […]
By Janet Stobart Los Angeles Times (MCT) LONDON – More than five years after a flurry of rush-hour bombings killed 52 people on London subway trains and a bus, an official inquest finally opened Monday […]
By Henry Chu Los Angeles Times (MCT) LONDON – Pope Benedict XVI arrived Thursday in Britain to an enthusiastic reception by fellow Roman Catholics and promptly warned the country not to let rampant secularism swamp […]
By Henry Chu Los Angeles Times LONDON – Scotland Yard said Tuesday that it expected to question a top aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron in a growing scandal over a tabloid newspaper’s alleged […]
By Anna Tomforde dpa LONDON – Tony Blair on Monday canceled a high-profile book-signing session of his best-selling memoirs in the British capital, amid mounting security fears and expected large-scale protests. “I’m really sorry for […]
Matt Tempest London (dpa) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, was forced to deny months of newspaper and internet speculation that he is homosexual on Wednesday. The trigger for a statement from Hague was the […]
By Anna Tomforde dpa LONDON – Scotland’s Justice Minister, Kenny MacAskill, on Thursday defended his controversial decision to free the convicted Lockerbie bomber on health grounds a year ago, saying that predicting how long a […]
Anna Tomforde London (dpa) – If all publicity is good publicity, Tony Blair should count himself lucky that his decision to donate millions from his forthcoming book launch to injured soldiers has placed him – […]
By Alex Rodriguez Los Angeles Times (MCT) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – U.S. and British officials are investigating how a British aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan was killed during a failed rescue attempt by American troops, a […]
London (dpa) – BP Plc chief executive Tony Hayward is to step down following intense criticism of his handling of the worst oil spill in US history, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported Sunday. Hayward negotiated […]
By Sid Astbury Sydney (dpa) – An Australian grandmother claimed a record Tuesday for the oldest woman to swim the English Channel. Sue Oldham, 64, completed the crossing from Dover to the […]
SILVER SPRING, Md. _ Police shot and killed a gunman wearing explosives after he took three people hostage at the Discovery Channel’s headquarters Wednesday afternoon, officials said. A spokesman for the company said it […]
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