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March 14, 2023

Parents pull 4-year-old from church school for promoting 'gender identity' lessons: 'Cruel deception'

Stephen and Joanne Evans pulled their 4-year-old son from St. Mary's, Prittlewell to avoid having him participate in a book promoting "gender lessons" for World Book Day.

March 13, 2023

Roman aristocrat's millennia-old remains unearthed in northern England in 'once-in-a-lifetime find'

An ancient cemetery containing the remains of both late-Roman and early-Saxon people was discovered in northern England, officials announced on Monday.

March 13, 2023

Biden meets with prime ministers of UK, Australia as China threat intensifies

President Biden met with the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Australia on Monday amid the growing threat of a strengthening China.

March 13, 2023

Catholic priest sues after allegedly being fired from hospital for answering patient questions about marriage

Rev. Patrick Pullicino, 73, is taking legal action after he was reportedly expelled as a hospital chaplain after answering a patient's question about the Church's stance on sexuality.

March 13, 2023

Wild sex claims revealed at 'cushiest' prison as 18 female guards fired, quit: report

At least 18 female prison guards in the United Kingdom have been fired or resigned over allegations of having intimate relationships with male inmates, a report found.

March 13, 2023

Australia on path to a nuclear submarine program by 2030s with US, UK help

The AUKUS partnership has identified the “optimal pathway” to provide Australia with a conventionally-armed nuclear submarine by the 2030s using U.S. and British technologies.

March 13, 2023

Nursery school under fire for advising parents to not call daughters 'pretty' or 'princess': 'Daft advice'

Parents in the United Kingdom are speaking out about a handbook from nursery school provider Bright Horizons that advises they not call their daughters "princess" or "pretty."

March 13, 2023

Thousands of junior doctors go on strike across England to demand better pay

Junior doctors across England are demanding better pay with a three-day strike. Junior doctors in the country make up 45% of all doctors in the National Health Service.

March 13, 2023

Gary Lineker, former English soccer star, to return to BBC show after tweets critical of UK government

Former English soccer star Gary Lineker will return to BBC's "Match of the Day" program after a row over a critical tweet of the U.K. government's migrant policy.

March 12, 2023

Gary Lineker, former England soccer star, removed from BBC show after critical tweets of UK migrant policy

Gary Lineker faced backlash for criticizing the U.K. government's migrant policy, comparing the language to Nazi Germany in the 1930s.