January 16, 2020 Library takes a 'lonely' book out and gives it a day it'll never forget This book just had a better day than you.
January 16, 2020 Iran must compensate plane crash victims’ families fairly, other governments say Five countries that lost citizens when Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board, are demanding that Tehran accept “full responsibility” and compensate the victims’ family members.
January 16, 2020 Case of UK rapist referred to Court of Appeal, attorney general pushes for ‘whole-life order’ The United Kingdom’s attorney general has referred the case of a man deemed “Britain’s most prolific rapist” to the court of appeal, arguing that a “whole-life order” should be considered rather than his sentence of life imprisonment with a minimum of 30 years.
January 16, 2020 Queen Victoria's dress, boots, stockings and underwear discovered in cabinet A treasure trove of items belonging to Queen Victoria has been discovered in a cabinet in England for 100 years and could sell for a pretty penny at auction later this month.
January 16, 2020 UK knife crime rate hits 10-year high, averaging over 60 a day, stats show The annual number of knife and offensive weapon crimes in the United Kingdom has hit a 10-year high – averaging to more than 60 a day, statistics show.
January 15, 2020 5 Pakistani businessmen indicted over alleged scheme to export US goods for nuclear weapons program Five Pakistani businessmen were indicted in federal court Wednesday for their alleged roles in smuggling U.S.-origin supplies into Pakistan to support the country’s nuclear program.
January 15, 2020 Hero truck driver honored for saving woman from burning car before it exploded He ran toward the flames.
January 15, 2020 UK company to sell knives with square tips after sharp rise in knife crime A cutlery company in England has designed a new line of kitchen knives with square tips in an effort to reduce the rising knife crime that has plagued the United Kingdom.
January 15, 2020 Britain hit by another Asian grooming gang scandal as report exposes child sex abuse in Manchester British authorities knew that a network of predominantly South Asian men were grooming vulnerable children in Manchester, but failed to act to stop dozens of girls from being abused -- according to a damning new report released this week that details yet another Asian grooming scandal in the U.K.
January 15, 2020 Father finds cancerous lump while helping daughter with homework about lymphatic system A British father who was helping his daughter study for a biology test made a shocking discovery when the pair was reviewing the body’s lymphatic system: a cancerous lump.