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January 15, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May suffers devastating defeat on key Brexit vote

British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a catastrophic defeat Tuesday as Parliament overwhelmingly rejected her Brexit deal with the European Union -- a defeat that places the future of Brexit in doubt and is likely to spark calls for May’s ouster via a general election.

January 15, 2019

Theresa May faces catastrophic defeat in major Brexit vote as allies warn: ‘Winter is Coming’

Prime Minister Theresa May was facing defeat on a major Brexit vote in Parliament Tuesday, a defeat that could spell anything from no Brexit to a general election -- as her allies took a page from “Game of Thrones” and warned: “Winter is Coming.”

January 15, 2019

British MP delays giving birth by two days to vote against Brexit deal

A British lawmaker revealed Monday she is postponing the delivery of her child so that she can vote against the prime minister’s Brexit deal.

January 13, 2019

Brexit chaos: May warns of catastrophe if deal falters as some lawmakers reportedly plot to seize control

Two days ahead of a vote in parliament that she's expected to lose, British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers that if they don't back her plan to ditch the European Union the country will face a catastrophe. 

January 12, 2019

Instagram star opens up about her struggles with rare disorder where muscle turns to bone

Instagram star Zoe Buxton opened up about her struggle with Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive and how she turned to fashion.

January 11, 2019

Andy Murray tearfully announces retirement from tennis after struggling with injuries: 'I'm in pain daily'

In an extraordinary pre-Australian Open press conference, Andy Murray said he fears his first-round against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut on Monday could be the last of his career.

January 10, 2019

Former soldier turned smuggler jailed after being caught at Heathrow with 19 rare eggs strapped to body

A former SAS-trained soldier turned prolific egg smuggler was sentenced to three years and one month in prison after he was caught at London’s biggest airport trying to smuggle 19 rare and protected eggs.

January 10, 2019

Ex-MI6 chief says Theresa May’s Brexit deal ‘threatens national security,’ hurts US relationship

A former head of British intelligence agency MI6 has warned that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the European Union threatens British national security by placing control of British security “in foreign hands.”

January 10, 2019

Six unidentified Holocaust victims to be interred at UK Jewish cemetery

The remains of six unidentified Holocaust victims will soon have a resting place more than 20 years after they were discovered by a survivor at the Auschwitz death camp.

January 8, 2019

Giant ‘fatberg’ blocks sewer in popular English resort town

A mass of hardened fat, oil and baby wipes measuring more than six double-decker buses was discovered blocking a sewer in a popular southwestern English resort town.