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November 30, 2022

Lucy Letby trial: Parents requested transfer before nurse allegedly poisoned baby, according to testimony

Jurors in the ongoing murder trial of alleged killer nurse Lucy Letby were shown notes indicating that parents requested their newborn be transferred after his brother died.

November 30, 2022

Charity apologizes to chaplain threatened with 'consequences,' 're-training' for wearing cross pin

Derek Timms, a chaplain in Solihull, England, took legal action against his local branch of a hospice charity after he was threatened with "consequences" for wearing a cross pin.

November 29, 2022

Queen's former chaplain, others slam 'perverse' Cambridge sermon about 'trans' Jesus: 'Repulsive and shameful'

Gavin Ashenden, the former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, joined a chorus of backlash to a recent sermon at the University of Cambridge claiming Jesus had a "trans body."

November 29, 2022

Mistakes at UK coronavirus testing lab may have led to 20 deaths

Mistakes made at a COVID testing lab in Britain may have led to the deaths of 20 people. The lab marked thousands of positive coronavirus tests as negative.

November 29, 2022

UK officers arrest man for involvement in at least 27 deaths during Channel crossing

A man was arrested by British police Tuesday for the deaths of at least 27 people who tried to cross the English Channel in a dinghy last year. Two people survived and four are missing.

November 29, 2022

Half of UK's Christmas turkeys lost to bird flu outbreak

Roughly half of the United Kingdom's free-range turkeys and geese have either died or been culled after contracting avian flu in the commonwealth's largest-ever outbreak

November 29, 2022

Tiny Nativity scene is created on a speck of gold as micro-engraver shares his impressive work

A man in Birmingham, England, spent five days engraving a tiny Nativity scene on a speck of gold. The piece is worth thousands — the 76-year-old put hours of hard work into this one-of-a-kind gem.

November 29, 2022

Christianity dwindles to minority religion in England, Wales for first time on record: 'Not a great surprise'

The number of self-professed Christians in England and Wales dipped below half of the population for the first time in census history, according to recently released statistics.

November 28, 2022

Museum faces 'cultural vandalism' accusations for shuttering 'racist, sexist and ableist' medicine exhibit

The Wellcome Collection in London is shuttering its permanent exhibit on the history of medicine because of its alleged "racist, sexist and ableist theories and language."

November 28, 2022

Ukraine's first lady Olensa Zelenska attends international conference on preventing sexual violence in London

Ukraine's first lady attended the London summit meant to prevent sexual violence in conflicts. She claimed Russian soldiers must be held accountable for raping Ukrainians.