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January 21, 2019

British man arrested after carrying 15-inch machete on train, police say

A British man was arrested Sunday night after he was found to be carrying a 15-inch machete.

January 18, 2019

Prince Philip found with ‘no injuries of concern’ after car crash, palace says

A day after Prince Philip was involved in a car crash, Buckingham Palace reportedly said the royal had a “precautionary checkup” and was determined to have suffered “no injuries of concern.”

January 18, 2019

Hitman known as 'Iceman' who murdered UK crime boss 'Mr Big' caught by GPS running watch

Mark Fellows, the man accused of shooting and killing Paul Massey, a crime boss known as “Mr. Big” was sentenced to life in prison.

January 18, 2019

Germans urge Britain to remain in EU amid Brexit impasse: 'We would miss tea with milk'

Amid the ongoing Brexit impasse among British lawmakers, a group of prominent German including the woman in line to take over for Angela Merkel as chancellor is urging Britain to stay in the European Union saying they would miss milk with tea and post-work pints.

January 17, 2019

Theresa May’s allies keep her in power by warning of hard-left takeover if she falls

Prime Minister Theresa May’s government narrowly survived a motion of no-confidence Wednesday, and it achieved that in part not by talking up May’s strengths -- but by warning of a grim future for Britain if hard-left Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn stepped foot in 10 Downing Street.

January 16, 2019

'No way' Jeremy Corbyn should ever be UK prime minister, top Tory says

A prominent member of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government launched a blistering attack on Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, during debate on a motion of no confidence in May's government Wednesday.

January 16, 2019

British PM Theresa May survives no-confidence vote, day after major Brexit defeat

Prime Minister Theresa May’s government survived a vote of no-confidence Wednesday as her Conservative Party stuck together to pushback an effort to oust the government -- despite May’s colossal Brexit defeat a day earlier.

January 16, 2019

Man accused of killing British backpacker in New Zealand pleads not guilty

A man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.

January 16, 2019

Embattled British PM Theresa May faces fresh no-confidence vote, as calls to delay Brexit intensify

Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a fresh vote of no-confidence on Wednesday, a day after suffering a devastating defeat on her Brexit deal -- as calls to delay Britain’s departure from the bloc intensify.

January 16, 2019

Steve Hilton: Original intent of Brexit - restoring freedom and sovereignty - buried by inept bureaucrats

Yesterday’s historic rejection of Theresa May’s Brexit agreement, the worst parliamentary defeat for a UK government in a century, is just the latest humiliation for a feckless British ruling class that appears to have suffered some kind of collective nervous breakdown since the country voted to leave the EU in June 2016.