December 24, 2018 Woman kills herself after longtime partner dies in car crash, reports say A British woman living in Australia reportedly was found dead fewer than 24 hours after finding out her longtime boyfriend was run over and killed near their home.
December 24, 2018 UK bans pet shops from selling puppies and kittens Britain has banned third-party sales of puppies and kittens to protect the animals from exploitation.
December 22, 2018 Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has died at 77 Britain's Liberal Democrat party has announced the death of former leader Paddy Ashdown after a short illness.
December 22, 2018 Couple arrested for Gatwick Airport drone chaos, 'environmental activism' a rumored motive Though officials have yet to make a statement, multiple outlets in the U.K. are citing “environmental activism” as a likely motive.
December 22, 2018 Canada to embark on campaign to win release of citizens Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday that Canada will embark on a campaign to win the release of two citizens detained by China in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive.
December 21, 2018 Canada demands China release Canadians for the first time Canada moved away from diplomatic caution on Friday and made is first formal demand for China to immediately release two Canadians who have been detained in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a top Chinese tech executive.
December 21, 2018 Banker jailed for bludgeoning student-turned-sex worker with pestle Zahid Naseem, a banker, has been sentenced to at least 19 years in prison for the slaying of Christina Abbotts.
December 21, 2018 Gatwick Airport flights resume as rogue drone operator manages to evade capture Flights are taking off again at Britain’s Gatwick Airport following a nightmare 36-hour delay that impacted more than 100,000 holiday travelers – but the drone operator that sparked the chaos has not yet been found, and a government official says its “clearly one possibility” that it was an environmental protest.
December 21, 2018 Lockerbie bombing victims remembered on 30th anniversary of terror attack Arlington National Cemetery and Syracuse University will hold dual ceremonies this afternoon as the world remembers the anniversary of the bombing of Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people on this day 30 years ago.
December 21, 2018 Cleric: 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing will never be forgotten The tragedy of Lockerbie will never be forgotten, a Church of Scotland minister vowed Friday as memorial services were held in Scotland and the United States to honor the 270 people killed when a bomb brought a Pan Am plane down over the Scottish town 30 years ago.
