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March 1, 2020

Liverpool break 44-match undefeated streak after 3-0 defeat to Watford

It marked the end of a 44-match undefeated streak and a record-tying 18-match winning run for Liverpool in the league.

March 1, 2020

British PM Boris Johnson, girlfriend expecting baby

The patter of tiny feet is coming to Downing Street.

February 28, 2020

UK students trained on how to deal with stab wounds amid knife crime epidemic

Students at a school in central England are being trained on how to deal with stab wounds using potentially lifesaving bleed control kits amid the country's knife crime epidemic.

February 28, 2020

Coronavirus kills British Diamond Princess cruise passenger, reports say

The death marks the first involving a foreign passenger who was on board the ship.

February 27, 2020

Count Binface to run for mayor of London

Count Binface, a self-proclaimed "fearless space warrior", who ran against UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in last year's general election, has announced his plans to run for mayor of London.

February 27, 2020

Britain says it is prepared to walk away from post-Brexit EU talks: ‘We will not trade away our sovereignty'

The British government on Thursday set out its stance for post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union with a pledge to walk away from the talks if E.U. negotiators refuse to play ball this year — with government ministers saying the U.K. is not prepared to “trade away" its sovereignty to secure a deal.

February 27, 2020

Coronavirus fears in UK prompts school to close after students return from Italy ski trip

A top private school in the United Kingdom has temporarily closed over fears the novel coronavirus could spread there. The closure was prompted after a group of students and staff at Cransley School in Northwich, England, returned from a ski trip in northern Italy, which has experienced a surge in coronavirus cases in recent days. 

February 26, 2020

Could Bernie Sanders do to Democrats what Jeremy Corbyn did to UK's Labour Party?

As Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign appears to have the momentum headed into the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday, parallels are being drawn between the 78-year-old self-described democratic socialist and another far-left politician, the United Kingdom’s Jeremy Corbyn.

February 26, 2020

Storms cause massive hole to open up in bridge at national park in the UK

A series of storms in recent weeks blamed for damaging flooding and landslides in the United Kingdom is also being blamed for the collapse of a bridge at a national park. 

February 26, 2020

Pro-life advocate in UK could face jail time for public protest of MP's abortion stance

A pro-life activist in the United Kingdom is appearing in court Wednesday and Thursday after being accused of harassment against women by a prominent Labour MP simply for anti-abortion images at a public protest that could cause "distress and/or alarm to members of the public."