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August 22, 2024

Pro-life activist arrested for praying outside UK abortion center receives big police payout

British pro-life activist Isabel Vaughan-Spruce received a £13,000 payout from local law enforcement after filing a claim accusing them of false imprisonment and other offenses.

August 21, 2024

Yacht sinks: Missing tech billionaire's co-defendant died in car crash days before Italy disaster

Stephen Chamberlain, a co-defendant of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, was killed in a road incident just days before Lynch went missing when a luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Italy.

August 20, 2024

SEE IT: Circus performer falls while performing tightrope stunt in England, is 'doing well'

The moment where a female tightrope performer fell during an act was caught on camera by an audience member out of Sussex, England. The circus says she is now "doing well."

August 20, 2024

Moment luxury yacht sinks off coast of Italy caught on camera, with 6 presumed dead

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer, along with four others, are presumed dead after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily.

August 19, 2024

Food truck offers insurance policy after hungry birds cause issue among customers

A traveling food truck is offering an insurance policy for customers. If a bird swoops down to grab the meal before consumption, paying customers will get a meal replacement.

August 19, 2024

British tech entrepreneur, Americans among missing after yacht sinks off Italian coast, killing at least 1

One man is confirmed dead, six others are missing and 15 have been rescued after a luxury superyacht sinks in storm off Sicily, authorities confirmed Monday.

August 18, 2024

Who is Banksy? The England-based street artist’s work is well-known, but his identity is a mystery

Banksy is an England-based artists whose work has popped up around the globe. Although he has made millions for his famous art, the identity behind the work is unknown.

August 16, 2024

Church of England appears to stop using the word 'church' to sound more 'relevant': study

A new study conducted in the UK shows that new "church plants" for the Church of England have avoided the word "church" for the past 10 years or more.

August 16, 2024

'Historic breakthrough': US ditches defense trade restrictions with top allies to counter China

The U.S. has removed some trade barriers so the U.K. and Australia can be given access to top defense technologies and equipment at a much faster rate as the AUKUS alliance looks to counter China.

August 15, 2024

Iran's new president asserts right to retaliation in rare phone call with major US ally

The Middle East remains on a knife's edge as European and Arab nations alike brace for Iran to strike Israel over the death of Ismail Haniyeh last month.