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October 19, 2022

UK PM Truss defiantly states 'I am a fighter' after calls for her resignation

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss faces pressure to resign after scrapping planning tax cuts, but in a heated exchange she declared she is "a fighter and not a quitter."

October 18, 2022

British locals up in arms as naked golden statue retired for the winter

Residents in the English town of Wigan have become upset over the removal of a 30-foot nude statue on the advice of the town council, citing planning permissions.

October 18, 2022

London DJ kidnapped, forced into van alongside woman turns up dead as police make 4th arrest

Koray Apergin , a London Turkish-language DJ, was found murdered in Essex woodlands after U.K. police believe he and a woman were forced into a van in front of their home.

October 18, 2022

China has recruited dozens of British ex-military pilots to train Chinese counterparts: report

China has recruited several British military pilots to help train their forces on how to best counter western and NATO warplanes, raising alarm among defense officials.

October 18, 2022

Alleged killer UK neonatal nurse trial: Twins’ mother pleaded for child's life: 'Don't let my baby die'

The mother of a twin baby allegedly murdered by UK neonatal nurse Lucy Letby pleaded for her child's life as doctors attempted to save his life, court testimony showed.

October 17, 2022

Remains of pregnant woman murdered by husband more than 20 years ago discovered during garden excavation

Police in the U.K. discovered the remains of a 34-year-old pregnant woman whose husband murdered her in 1999 amid allegations he was having an affair with a 15-year-old girl.

October 16, 2022

Gates Foundation contributes $1.2 billion to the fight to eradicate polio worldwide

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Sunday that it will contribute another $1.2 billion to efforts to eradicate polio around the world.

October 16, 2022

President Biden says UK Prime Minister Liz Truss' tax cut plan was a 'mistake'

President Joe Biden called U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss' tax cut plan a "mistake" on Saturday, roughly a week after Truss had to walk back the highly criticized proposal.

October 14, 2022

Big Oil heiress funding ‘Just Stop Oil’ group that threw soup on Van Gogh painting

An heiress of the Getty Oil estate is a founding donor of the Climate Emergency Fund, an organization that funds disruptive climate protest groups like U.K.-based Just Stop Oil.

October 14, 2022

British prime minister fires top economic official in ruthless response to 'mini-budget' backlash

Kwasi Kwarteng was the chief architect of the "mini-budget," a series of proposed tax cuts that prompted the pound to nosedive to record lows and near-parity with the dollar.