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July 3, 2017

Northern Ireland bomb robot blows up package moments after woman walks by

A woman was left “shaken” on Sunday after she walked by a bomb disposal robot in Northern Ireland moments before it carried out a controlled explosion, police said.

June 30, 2017

Machete-wielding man arrested near Justin Bieber concert

A machete-wielding man was one of two people arrested outside a U.K. arena where singer Justin Bieber is slated to perform Friday night.

June 30, 2017

Man jailed after hitting Muslim teen with bacon

A British man has been jailed after hitting a Muslim teen with a slab of bacon after hurling insults at her and her mother.

June 29, 2017

Grenfell tower fire: Fake 'victim' accused of trying to get cash, housing

A British man has been arrested for a bogus claim that he lost family members in the Grenfell tower blaze.

June 29, 2017

Lost dogs smell owners’ cooked sausages, find their way home

Two lost British dogs found their way home to Cumbria after the owners cooked their favorite food, sausages, near the place where they disappeared.

June 28, 2017

Grenfell tower fire: More feared dead after London inferno

The number presumed dead in the London building fire has risen from the previous count of 79 to 80.

June 28, 2017

6 people charged in 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster, UK prosecutors say

British prosecutors have charged six people over the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster in Sheffield, in which 96 soccer fans were crushed to death.

June 27, 2017

'Woke' and 'post-truth' added to Oxford English Dictionary

‘Woke’ and ‘Post-truth’ have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its June 2017 update.

June 27, 2017

Man in UK hit by bus, walks into pub with only 'minor injuries,' video shows

A man in England who was slammed by a double-decker bus miraculously escaped the incident with only minor injuries, even getting up and walking into the bar, surveillance video showed.

June 26, 2017

UK Conservatives, Northern Ireland party strike deal to back PM May

A Northern Ireland-based party struck a deal with the UK Conservatives on Monday to support Prime Minister Theresa May in a crucial vote on the government's legislative package later this week.