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Starbucks Accused of Copying the Duffin, a Donut-Muffin Hybrid
Starbucks U.K. this month jumped on the pastry hybrid craze with what the company says is their twist on a mix between “the mighty muffin”—an American muffin, not the flatter English one—and a donut: the “Duffin.” Its supplier, Rich Products, trademarked the name in July this year. But a London bakery has now hit out at the …
London’s Tale of Two Cities: Inequality Worsens in Europe’s Booming Metropolis
Brixton Village these days is an unusual mix of multiethnic vendors selling groceries and homewares next to fashionable restaurants serving rosemary salt fries and a soon-to-open champagne and cheese shop and bistro. It’s a …
Former Islamists Persuade Leaders of Far-Right English Defence League to Quit
British counter-extremism think tank Quilliam today announced that the two founders of the far-right English Defense League (EDL) are leaving the controversial organization. Tommy Robinson and Kevin Caroll have quit the EDL—a …
U.K. Tabloid Daily Mail Attacks Opposition Leader’s Father, Riles Up British Public
British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail — which runs the most read online newspaper in the world, Mail Online — is facing criticism from parts of the British press and politicians following its story criticizing the late …
Three Months After Snowden’s NSA Revelations, Europe Has Moved On
When Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor, disclosed details about some of the clandestine electronic surveillance programs run by the intelligence agencies of the United States government in June, it was …
British Politician Calls Women “Sluts”
A member of Britain’s right-leaning U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) has courted controversy for saying that a group of female activists were “sluts”, reports the BBC.
Godfrey Bloom, a member of the European parliament for UKIP, made the comments during a “women in politics” event at the party’s annual conference in London …
Killing of a Jewelry Thief Divides France
The case of a jeweler who is facing murder charges for shooting dead a fleeing thief has become a subject of intense debate in France.
Prosecutors have charged Stephan Turk, a 67-year-old jeweler from the Cote d’Azur, with murder for shooting 19-year-old Anthony Asli in the back as Asli and another alleged robber fled on a scooter …
Angela Merkel Blames Her Predecessor For Allowing Greece to Join The Euro
With less than a month to go before Germany’s Sept. 22 federal elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to shift the blame for the euro zone’s debt crisis on to her Social Democrat predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder.
Addressing a crowd of about 1,000 supporters in the northern German town of Rendsburg on Tuesday, Merkel said: …
Iranian Officials: Israel Will Be First Victim of a Syria Attack
Iranian officials have issued warnings that if a U.S.-led coalition attacks Syria Israel could find itself in the line of fire.
“If such an incident takes place, which is impossible, the Zionist regime will be the first victim of a military attack on Syria,” Iran’s Fars new agency quoted senior parliamentary official Hossein …
British Female Journalists React to Bomb Threats Received Via Twitter
British police have launched an investigation after several female British journalists received bomb threats on Wednesday evening. TIME’s Europe editor Catherine Mayer, Hadley Freeman, a columnist for the Guardian newspaper, …
Boy Meets World: Baby Cambridge Emerges From Hospital Still Nameless
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge emerged on the steps of the Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s hospital in London today, giving the world its first glimpse of the couple’s 1-day-old firstborn son, who is third in line to the British …
Stolen Picasso Among Paintings ‘Burned’ in a Romanian Stove
Romania’s National History Museum is examining ashes found in a stove in the tiny village of Caracliu to see if they are the remnants of artworks by some of the world’s most celebrated modernist painters, including Monet, …