“Blimey,” a British football pundit might exclaim as a player scores a goal from halfway down the pitch, “what are the chances of that?” And blimey, what are the chances of Manchester’s and Britain’s two most famous — …
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Don’t Call a Bomb Threat Into Your Own Wedding Unless You Want to End Up in Jail
He forgot to call the venue to confirm the booking, so he called the venue day-of to say there was a bomb
An Underworld of Male Slaves Comes to Light in the U.K.
After Darrell Simester, then 30, went missing on vacation at a south Wales seaside resort in Aug. 2000, his family didn’t see him again for almost 13 years. They never gave up trying to find the “vulnerable” and “timid” Simester — and their perseverance eventually paid off. In March 2013, an anonymous tip-off led Simester’s …
David Cameron to Guardian: Snowden Leaks Put Britain in Danger
An escalation in the debate over security vs. privacy
British Parliamentarians Ding Royal Spending
$3.7 million over budget
Edinburgh Zoo Panda Is No Longer Pregnant
Scientists say Tian Tian suffered a late-term miscarriage
Knife-Man Charged For Buckingham Palace Intrusion
Second trespasser in little over a month raises questions over royal security
Senior Royals To Miss Prince George’s Christening In Break With Tradition
The christening of Prince George, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will be an “intimate, family affair” attended by a limited number of members of the Royal Family, reports The Times. In a break with more formal royal tradition, several senior members of the family will not be attending – including the Duke of …
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 …
Should These English Soccer Fans Use the Y-Word?
On Saturday, North London-based soccer team Tottenham Hotspur face an old cross-town rival, Chelsea. Fans of Tottenham (or Spurs), have endured a barrage of abuse over the years—including from Chelsea fans. Traditionally …