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
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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.
Britain’s Bronze Age “Pompeii” uncovered by archeologists
Archaeologists discover what’s being dubbed ‘Britain’s Pompeii’ after work begins on the best-preserved Bronze Age village ever found in the country.
Massive sinkhole opens in UK street
A sinkhole has opened up in a residential street in St Albans, UK, forcing the evacuation of several families from their homes during the night.
British TV personality Cilla Black dies aged 72
British television personality and singer Cilla Black, whose instantly recognisable Liverpool ‘scouse’ accent won over generations of music fans and television viewers, died in Spain aged 72, Spanish police said on Sunday.
Devon jeweller fights off masked man in attempted robbery
Footage released by Devon police shows a jeweller fighting off a masked gunman with a baseball bat during an attempted robbery.
Kate Moss escorted off flight following reports of disruptive behaviour
British supermodel Kate Moss escorted off flight upon UK arrival after reports of disruptive behaviour
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Crossrail completes tunnelling in London in billion pound railway project
Crossrail releases a time-lapse video showing a drone’s journey through 26 miles of tunnels, as the tunnelling part of a new railway link across London is completed.
South of England basks in unseasonably hot weather
People hit the beaches and parks of south-east England to enjoy a spell of unusually hot sunny spring weather.