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January 17, 2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continues to face heat over controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a rebellion within his Conservative Party as he attempts to gain parliamentary approval for his plan to send migrants to Rwanda.

January 17, 2024

Kate Middleton hospitalized for surgery, expected to stay for up to 2 weeks

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, was hospitalized following a planned surgery, Kensington Palace announced Wednesday.

January 17, 2024

Utah rape suspect accused of faking his death, fleeing the US denies charges at hearing

Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his death to evade rape charges in Utah, denied being the suspect at a court appearance on Tuesday, officials say.

January 16, 2024

Scotland threatens parents who block transition of children with up to 7 years jail time: report

The new proposal aims to punish those who take action that creates physical or psychological harm to individuals seeking to express their gender identity.

January 16, 2024

UK lawmakers grill post office after hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused in historic scandal

UK lawmakers are investigating the wrongful convictions of over 900 post office branch managers for theft or fraud due to faults in a Japanese company's computer system.

January 16, 2024

Australian MPs pen letter urging UK government to stop Julian Assange's US extradition, citing health concerns

A group of Australian lawmakers wrote a letter to U.K. Home Secretary James Cleverly calling on him to halt the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.

January 15, 2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces parliament over decision to join US strikes on Yemen's Houthis

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must face Parliament to explain the UK's involvement in the recent US-led strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, officials say.

January 14, 2024

London police respond after speaker at pro-Palestinian event calls to ‘normalize massacres’

Metropolitan Police in London said officers were aware of remarks made during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Saturday in London.

January 14, 2024

James Bond had sex and killed people, British film censors are shocked

You'd think something called the British Film Institute would protect a film institution like James Bond. But no. Instead, it's inserted trigger warnings in front of 007 films.

January 14, 2024

Neighbors caught on camera fighting each other with garden tools in quiet cul-de-sac

Neighbors in the U.K. were caught on camera fighting over garden tools, and one of the men allegedly launched a pair of pruning clippers at his neighbor's head.