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November 24, 2018

Farmer crushed to death after his dog pushed forklift lever

Derek Mead died in June 2017 after his Jack Russell Terrier knocked over a lever in his forklift truck causing it to move forward and crush him against a gate.

November 24, 2018

Spain agrees to back Brexit deal after securing concessions from Britain, EU

Spain on Saturday agreed to support a Brexit deal but only after the U.K. and E.U. agreed to give Spain a say in the the disputed British territory of Gibraltar’s future.

November 24, 2018

US, Britain mourn loss of Syrian activists

U.S. and British officials mourned the loss a Syrian anti-government activist who was shot dead along with his colleague by unidentified gunmen in a rebel-held area in the country's northwest.

November 23, 2018

London police target ‘moped bandits’ by driving into them in new crime-fighting tactic

London police say their tough tactic of ramming violent “thieves” off their moped as they flee has helped bring down crime in the city.

November 23, 2018

UAE to consider 'clemency' in case of convicted Briton

The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in London said Friday his government is studying whether to grant clemency to a convicted British academic sentenced to life in prison for espionage.

November 22, 2018

UK cop poisoned by Novichok speaks for first time about terrifying ordeal

The hero police officer poisoned by Novichok in the bungled assassination of ex-KGB colonel Sergei Skripal has revealed he was "petrified" to learn he had been exposed to the deadly toxin.

November 22, 2018

Wife of academic jailed in UAE condemns actions of UK

The wife of a British academic sentenced to life in prison for espionage in the United Arab Emirates condemned the U.K. government on Thursday for putting diplomatic relations ahead of an innocent man's freedom.

November 22, 2018

Parliament committee find security services problems

A major British parliamentary report found Thursday that shortcomings by security services led to missed opportunities to possibly prevent last year's lethal extremist attack at Manchester Arena.

November 21, 2018

UAE sentences British student Matthew Hedges to life in prison for spying

Matthew Hedges, 31, a Ph.D. student at Durham University, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates on charges that he was spying for the U.K.

November 21, 2018

Post-Brexit bid to curb foreign player imports splits soccer

Just like the politicians, English soccer is divided by Brexit.