EDENBRIDGE, KENT, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 5, 2017) (REUTERS) – An effigy of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was burnt at an annual event on Saturday (November 5) organised by a bonfire society in Britain’s south-eastern town of Edenbridge. Continue reading
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Thousands stranded as Monarch Airlines cancels flights
Passengers at London’s Gatwick airport posted videos and photos online after Monarch Airlines cancel all flights. Continue reading
Police nab second suspect over London bombing
A second man has been arrested over Friday’s bomb attack on a London underground train. Police detained him in west London, and also raided a house about four miles away. Continue reading
Forensics team searches property in Sunbury after London train blast
SUNBURY, SURREY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 16, 2017) (BBC) – British police arrested an 18-year-old man in the port of Dover and raided a house in a small town outside London on Saturday (September 16) as they hunted for whoever planted a bomb on a commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier. Continue reading
Former England captain Wayne Rooney charged with drink-driving offence
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 10, 2017) (REUTERS) – Former England captain Wayne Rooney has been charged with a drink-driving offence, Cheshire police said in a statement on Friday (September 1). Continue reading
Liverpool sign Oxlade-Chamberlain, the club confirms
LONDON COLNEY, NEAR LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (REUTERS) – Liverpool have completed the signing of Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the Merseyside club said on Thursday (August 31), for a fee reported to be around 40 million pounds sterling (around 51.5 million US dollars). Continue reading
UK inflation highest since 2013
NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, UK (MAY 15, 2017) (BBC) – British inflation hit its highest level since September 2013 last month, extending its sharp rise since the vote to leave the European Union and tightening the squeeze on living costs as a national election approaches. Continue reading
UK’s May confronted by woman over disability benefit cuts
ABINGDON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND, UK (MAY 15, 2017) (UK POOL) – Prime Minister Theresa May was confronted while out campaigning on Monday (May 15) ahead of next month’s election by an angry voter who scolded the British leader over cuts to disability benefits.
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Drone racing championship returns to the UK
NEAR BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, UK (MAY 6, 2017) (HUTC) – The sport has been dubbed the Formula One of the air, the drone racing championships returned to the United Kingdom on Saturday (May 6).
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British police use stun-gun on their own black race relations adviser
Two British police officers have been filmed using a stun gun on a 63 year-old black man in Bristol, England, UK.