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January 14, 2022

Ex-Johnson aide says sorry for party on eve of Prince Philip funeral

Boris Johnson’s former communications chief apologized "unreservedly" on Friday for a lockdown-breaching party in Downing Street last year — the latest in a string of rule-breaking social events that are threatening to topple the British prime minister.

January 13, 2022

Cambridge professors have public argument over whether the word 'eloquent' is racist

David Abulafia and Priyamvada Gopal have taken their fight to the media, using newspapers to exchange arguments about race and language.

January 12, 2022

Prince Andrew's efforts to dismiss sex assault lawsuit by longtime Jeffrey Epstein accuser rejected

A federal judge in New York has denied Prince Andrew’s efforts to dismiss the sexual assault lawsuit filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a longtime Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell accuser who says the British royal sexually assaulted her when she was underage, new court papers show.

January 12, 2022

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologizes as pressure mounts for him to resign over ‘Partygate’

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized to the House of Commons on Wednesday as revelations about his attendance at a Downing Street party in May 2020, when many of Britain's strict lockdown rules were in place, are leading to mounting pressure for him to resign amid a wave of public anger.

January 12, 2022

Woman's 57-pound weight loss allows her to spot breast cancer: 'I feel lucky'

Andrea Richardson credits her weight loss journey with saving her life after she found a cancerous tumor in her breast.

January 12, 2022

Elvis Costello wants his own song 'Oliver's Army' banned over use of N-word

Singer Elvis Costello this week urged radio stations to stop playing his 1979 song "Oliver’s Army" because of its use of the n-word.

January 11, 2022

UK police bust 2 London men in cold case disappearance of 14-year-old boy

Two London men have been arrested on human trafficking charges as part of a cold case investigation into the disappearance of a 14-year-old United Kingdom boy on a subway platform in the city in 2007.

January 11, 2022

Spanish PM urges European leaders to treat COVID-19 as an 'endemic' illness, track it like the flu

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed treating COVID-19 as an “endemic disease" rather than a pandemic this week, saying that Spain is considering a move to start tracking the virus like the flu instead of counting every case.

January 11, 2022

Lost cat lived at rest stop near busy highway for seven months

Millie, a 2-year-old pet cat, was reunited with her family after disappearing last June.

January 11, 2022

Woman’s wedding photos inspire 84-pound weight loss

Verity Trueman went from weighing 240 pounds at her wedding to 156 pounds today. She even gained the confidence to leave her husband and start a new job.