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November 17, 2020

Madeleine McCann suspect suffers broken ribs during German court incident

A suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British toddler who vanished from the Portuguese resort where her family was vacationing 13 years ago, suffered two broken ribs in an incident at a German court, authorities said Tuesday.

November 16, 2020

Rare license plate numbers auctioned for $170G and $500G

A license plate registration first issued in 1902 was sold at auction for $170,000 in the U.K. The 0 10 plate has been in use for over a century.

November 16, 2020

Boris Johnson self-isolating after lawmaker he met with tested positive for coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday he is as “fit as a butcher’s dog” after being instructed to self-isolate for 14 days because he recently came in contact with someone who has since tested positive for the coronavirus.

November 15, 2020

A father's last Christmas display is lit 24 hours after he died

This is definitely one situation where it’s OK to put up Christmas decorations a little early.

November 13, 2020

Scientist behind Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine makes bold claim: It can stop pandemic

A billionaire scientist behind Pfizer and BioNTech’s breakthrough COVID-19 vaccine says he expects it to “bash the virus over the head” and ultimately end the pandemic, according to a report.

November 13, 2020

Driver has 6 collisions in under 1 minute during apparent medical episode

A security camera captured the moment an elderly driver in Birmingham, U.K., had six collisions in a minute during an apparent medical episode. The man's foot had to be pulled off the accelerator by a bystander.

November 12, 2020

London man rams car into police station over $13,000 COVID fine

A driver in London reportedly upset over being fined for breaking lockdown rules to stem the spread of the coronavirus crashed his car into a police station and set it on fire Wednesday.

November 12, 2020

Nurse charged in murder of 8 babies, attempted murder of 10 at UK hospital

A British nurse was charged in the murder of eight babies and attempted murder of 10 others after being arrested for the third time in connection with the horrific crimes at a hospital’s neonatal unit since 2016, according to reports.

November 10, 2020

Fake coronavirus test results being sold on black market to tourists

Many countries are requiring that visitors get negative coronavirus test results before they’re allowed to enter, but some people are trying to sidestep the rule by buying fake test results.

November 10, 2020

Biden takes calls with leaders of UK, France, Germany as transition gets underway

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke to foreign leaders and key allies as he moved ahead with his presidential transition — with the leaders of the U.K. and France among those first to speak to the incoming president.