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July 18, 2018

British ex-Olympian admits writing lewd messages in pig’s blood in lover’s home after catching him with another woman

Lizzie Purbrick, who competed in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow for the United Kingdom, admitted she wrote lewd messages in her lover’s home with pig’s blood after she caught him cheating.

July 18, 2018

Queen Elizabeth II wore brooch Obamas gifted her on day Trump arrived in the UK: report

Queen Elizabeth II wore a brooch former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama gave her in 2011 on the day President Trump visited the U.K., reports stated.

July 17, 2018

Plumber rows across harbor in bathtub to raise money for cancer

A former Royal Navy engineer strapped himself into a bathtub attached to two buoys and rowed across a British harbor – all for a good cause.

July 16, 2018

Theresa May dismisses calls for 2nd Brexit vote as ninth parliament member resigns

The British prime minister dismissed any calls for a second referendum vote on the country’s departure from the European Union, standing behind her plan that sparked the ninth resignation of a parliament member on Monday.

July 15, 2018

Trump advised May to sue EU over Brexit, prime minister reveals

President Trump’s advice to Theresa May over the tense negotiations over Britain’s exit from the European Union included suing the bloc, the prime minister revealed Sunday.

July 15, 2018

Anti-Trump paraglider who flew meters away from president arrested

A 55-year-old man was arrested Sunday in connection to a protest that saw him paraglide within meters of President Donald Trump as he visited his golf course in Scotland on Friday, officials said.

July 15, 2018

Woman admits to killing her father after finding his child pornography collection, including photos of herself

Barbara Coombes, 63, was sentenced to nine years in prison after she admitted to killing her father in 2006 after she found his child pornography images, including photographs of herself.

July 14, 2018

Trump supporters turn out in London a day after protests

Thousands of Trump supporters and other right-wing activists took to the nation’s capital on Saturday — a day after anti-Trump protesters had dominated the city.

July 14, 2018

Serena Williams loses to Angelique Kerber in Wimbledon final; dedicates performance to 'all the moms out there'

Angelique Kerber won her first Wimbledon championship by stopping Serena Williams' bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title.

July 14, 2018

Critics slam 'embarrassing' Mayor Sadiq Khan for feuding with Trump while London faces rising crime, knife deaths

London Mayor Sadiq Khan slammed President Trump’s criticism of him as “preposterous” after allowing a giant Trump balloon at anti-Trump protests in London, while critics question whether the mayor should devote his energy to the crime problem ruining the city.