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Brazil 2 hours ago

Firearms expert taunts pro-gun control academics with bet on rising crime

Crime Prevention Research Center founder John Lott bet 12 gun control academics that homicides would go up in Brazil after the election of left-wing President Lula.

Prince Harry 3 hours ago

Prince Harry loses legal challenge to pay for police protection while in the UK

Prince Harry has lost a legal challenge over his bid to be allowed to make private payments for police protection while in the United Kingdom.

Missing Persons 17 hours ago

Madeleine McCann search resumes in Portugal 16 years after British toddler's disappearance

Portuguese police on Monday resumed their search for missing British girl Madeleine McCann, who vanished in 2007 from her family's apartment in Portugal.

United Kingdom 23 hours ago

British interior minister Braverman denies that she tried to pull strings after getting speeding ticket

Suella Braverman, a British interior minister, claims she did not try to pull strings to get out of a speeding ticket. She received a fine and demerit points on her license.

U.K. Politics 1 day ago

Sinn Féin gains record wins in Northern Ireland local elections, encouraging return of government

Sinn Féin, once party of the Irish Republican Army, swept the Northern Ireland local elections due to voter frustration with the Democratic Unionist Party.

United Kingdom 1 day ago

IT employee sues boss after mistaking his initials for lewd reference, email abbreviations for sexual advances

An IT worker in England attempted to sue her former boss over claims that email abbreviations such as "xx" and "???" were code to start a sexual relationship.

WILD NATURE 1 day ago

Killer whales ram boat off the coast of Morocco: 'We were sitting ducks,' says 'petrified' couple

A British couple, Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell of Cambridge, said they were taking a sailing course in early May 2023 off the coast of Morocco when a pod of orcas attacked their boat.

United Kingdom 2 days ago

Martin Amis, British writer of dark comedic novels, dies at 73

Celebrated British author Martin Amis passed away at the age of 73 from esophageal cancer. Amis is remembered for his dark comedic literature.

Culture 3 days ago

Gen Z adopts phony English accents in bizarre 'defense mechanism'

Gen Z has used the accent as a defense mechanism, to cope with anxiety and due to a seeming love of British television shows that have gained popularity in the U.S.

Fishing 3 days ago

Fishing is the fix for a man with PTSD who was nearly stabbed to death: 'Saved my life'

A U.K. man who suffers from "horrific" PTSD has found that spending time fishing in the great outdoors has helped him enormously — now he's coaching others toward better mental health.