July 19, 2019 Gibraltar court OKs government request to continue detaining Iran tanker The Gibraltar government has successfully renewed the detention of an Iranian supertanker for another 30 days, under suspicion that it violated European Union sanctions.
July 18, 2019 Church-run playgroup banned from public library after singing about God: 'Political correctness gone crazy' Volunteers from a church-run playgroup were banned from a public library's "rhyme time" sessions after complaints the children were singing faith-based songs about stories from the Bible.
July 18, 2019 12 Israeli teenagers held in Cyprus over alleged rape of British woman A court in Cyprus has detained 12 Israeli youths on the island for suspicion of an alleged rape on a 19-year-old British tourist. The tourist filed a complaint with Ayia Napa police on Wednesday morning, saying she had been gang-raped the previous night at a vacation resort.
July 18, 2019 UK Labour leader slams Trump's attacks on 'squad', one day after being criticized for party's lingering anti-Semitism Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his fellow British lawmakers slammed President Trump over his “racism” after he attacked four freshmen congresswomen just a day after Corbyn was accused by his own party of allowing anti-Semitism to prevail.
July 18, 2019 Brother of Manchester suicide bomber appears in court, faces 22 murder charges The brother of the suicide bomber who killed almost two dozen people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester two years ago appeared in court Thursday to face 22 charges of murder.
July 18, 2019 UK knife crime rises by 8 percent to record high as London mayor blames ‘austerity’ for sharp increase Knife crime in Britain has hit a record high in 2018-19, with such offenses increasing by 8 percent in England and Wales.
July 17, 2019 Theresa May dings populism and ‘absolutism’ in last speech as prime minister U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday criticized populists and those who engage in “absolutism” in her final speech as prime minister -- as she defended her own desire for “compromise” in politics.
July 16, 2019 Wales claims title of steepest street in the world from New Zealand A seaside town in Wales boasts panoramic views of the ocean, a 13th-century castle, and now the steepest street in the world.
July 16, 2019 Human-sized jellyfish lurking off English coast stuns divers: 'It’s an experience we’ll never forget' Two divers off the coast of England had the experience of a lifetime when they came across — and swam alongside — a human-sized barrel jellyfish, scientifically known as a Rhizostoma Pulmo.
