January 25, 2016 Explorer dies after dehydration forces him to end solo Antarctic trek A former British army officer turned adventurer has died just days after abandoning his attempt to cross Antarctica alone.
January 25, 2016 UK company criticized for forcing refugees to wear wristbands A private company that required asylum-seekers to wear red wristbands says it has dropped the practice after facing heavy criticism.
January 25, 2016 New ISIS video shows Paris attackers committing prior atrocities, threatening UK New video released by the Islamic State group shows the nine extremists who carried out the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris committing atrocities in IS-controlled territory while plotting the slaughter in the French capital that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured. The group also threatens to attack Britain and Prime Minister David Cameron.
January 22, 2016 Suspect in murder of Russian spy plans to mock Britain with TV show 'Traitors' One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s henchmen accused of poisoning a former spy who turned on the leader apparently plans to mock Britain with a TV show called “Traitors.”
January 22, 2016 UK judge says Putin 'probably approved' poisoning of ex-Russian spy The deadly poisoning of a former Russian spy in London a decade ago was "probably approved" by Vladimir Putin, according to a judicial report released Thursday, a conclusion that confirmed long-held suspicions that the high-profile case bore all the hallmarks of a Kremlin hit.
January 21, 2016 Buddhist monk accused of slashing tires after accidentally squashing insect A Buddhist monk dubbed the “Pocklington Piercer” was so upset after accidentally stepping on an insect that he slashed the tires of 162 cars in a British town, a court heard Wednesday.
January 20, 2016 British school scraps uniform rules to accommodate transgender students A British independent school is scrapping nearly two centuries of tradition by eliminating its uniform code to accommodate transgender students.
January 19, 2016 UK court: Cops who detained journalist Glenn Greenwald's partner acted lawfully Police acted lawfully when they used anti-terror powers to detain the partner of a journalist who worked with National Security Agency secret-spiller Edward Snowden, Britain's Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday.
January 15, 2016 Possible Olympic bribery to become focus of new investigation The IOC is ready to examine allegations of possible bribery in the bidding for the 2020 Olympics.
January 14, 2016 London police put hundreds more armed officers on the streets London has put more armed police officers on the streets -- a direct consequence of the attacks on a nightclub and restaurants in Paris last year.
