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Scientists Eye a Problem With Trendy Doodle Dogs
Scientists Eye a Problem
With Trendy Doodle Dogs
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Mar 19, 2026 2:23 PM CDT

Scientists Eye a Problem With Trendy Doodle Dogs

Study links popular crossbreeds to heightened behavioral issues

(Newser) - Designer dogs with cute mashup names are often coveted for more desirable traits than offered by their parent breeds. But they may, in fact, come with less desirable characteristics, according to new research out of the UK. The Royal Veterinary College study on more than 9,400 labradoodles (poodle-Labrador retriever),...

Scotland Rejects Assisted Dying at Final Stage

MSPs cite coercion fears and palliative care gaps in decision

(Newser) - Scotland has just turned down a chance to become the first part of the UK to allow assisted dying despite widespread support among the public. After five debate sessions and a rare Friday sitting, members of the Scottish Parliament rejected the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill late...

This Fox Just Took an Inadvertent Transatlantic Trip

Red fox stowed away on cargo ship from Southampton to New York

(Newser) - This stowaway truly was sly as a fox. A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that was traveling from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo's care. The zoo said on Wednesday that the 11-pound male fox appears healthy after...

Tarantino's First Stage Project Is a 'Swashbuckling' One

He'll direct The Popinjay Cavalier , set for London's West End in 2027

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino isn't yet delivering his long-discussed 10th film, but he is bringing a "swashbuckling" comedy to the London stage. The filmmaker will write and direct The Popinjay Cavalier, slated to open in the West End in 2027, as announced by producers Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures...

In UK's House of Lords, Out With the 'Hereditaries'

After 700 years, Parliament votes to boot hereditary aristocrats from the unelected body

(Newser) - Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords. On Tuesday, upper chamber members dropped objections to legislation passed by the elected House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls, and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament...

Behold, One of Britain's Strangest Contests

Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England

(Newser) - To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dear life as their partners carried them up and down a hillside for the UK...

After Iran Retaliates, Euro Chiefs Demand New US Negotiations

Statement by Macron, Merz, Starmer didn't mention earlier strikes by US, Israel on Iran

(Newser) - Britain, France, and Germany on Saturday called for a resumption of US-Iran negotiations and condemned Iranian attacks on countries in the region. They didn't comment on earlier US and Israeli attacks on Iran , per the AP . UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich...

Told She'd Never Get Pregnant, Her Son's Birth Marks UK First

Child is first in UK to be born to mother with womb from deceased donor

(Newser) - A London couple has welcomed a baby whose birth marks a first for the UK—and a milestone for transplant medicine. Hugo Powell, born in December at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, is the country's first child delivered by a woman with a transplanted womb from a deceased...

UK Has Become Overrun With Chocolate Thieves

Retailers are locking up some items in plastic anti-theft boxes after heavy losses

(Newser) - In parts of the UK, a $3.50 Cadbury chocolate bar now comes with a clear plastic force field around it. Sainsbury's, Tesco , and Co-op are among the chains putting chocolate candy in anti-theft boxes as retailers and police say sweets are increasingly being stolen to be resold through...

London Museum Acquires YouTube's Very First Video

Victoria & Albert Museum adds 'Me at the Zoo' by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim to its collection

(Newser) - Before YouTube turned everyone with a phone into a videographer, it started with one shaky clip about elephants. London's Victoria and Albert Museum has added "Me at the Zoo"—the first video ever uploaded to YouTube—to its collection, along with a painstaking reconstruction of the site'...

Trump Does a 180 on UK Island Handover to Mauritius

US president now warns that move on Chagos Archipelago threatens national, allied security

(Newser) - President Trump is reversing course and back to taking swipes at a UK plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while still leasing a key military base there. "DO NOT GIVE AWAY DIEGO GARCIA!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday of the largest island...

Britain Working on Rival to Visa-Mastercard System

Bank of England helping draw up alternative to US-owned pay systems

(Newser) - Britain is quietly sketching out a Plan B for credit cards. The Guardian reports that top UK bank executives will meet Thursday to push forward a domestically controlled payments network meant to sit alongside Visa and Mastercard—and possibly supplant them, if necessary. The move comes amid concern that President...

Beaver 'Blind Date' Was a Reintroduction Milestone

First legal release of wild beavers into an English river system happened centuries after they were wiped out

(Newser) - In a rain-soaked Cornish field, England quietly crossed a wildlife milestone with the first legal release of truly wild beavers. Conservationists on Monday released four of the animals into a river system at Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Helman Tor reserve, the first time the rodents have been legally turned loose...

UK Reveals What Killed Alexei Navalny

Toxin from poison dart frog was used to kill Russia opposition leader, officials say, blaming the Kremlin

(Newser) - British officials say a toxin derived from a poison dart frog was used to kill Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, and they're now directly accusing the Kremlin. The UK's Foreign Office identified the substance as epibatidine, saying there's no innocent reason for the chemical's...

UK Court Blocks Oatly From Using 'Milk'
In the UK,
a Big Win
for 'Big Dairy'
Feb 12, 2026 12:35 PM CST

In the UK, a Big Win for 'Big Dairy'

Nation's high court says Oatly can't use the term 'milk' to describe its plant-based drink

(Newser) - Oatly just learned there are limits on how cheeky you can get with the term "milk" in Britain. The UK's high court has barred the Swedish company from using or trademarking its "Post Milk Generation" slogan, ruling that the word "milk" in this context is off-limits...

Home Alone Inspired Drug Dealer's Booby-Trap Defenses

Officers found homemade flamethrower, pipe bombs, stun guns, and more

(Newser) - A drug dealer who turned three homes into what prosecutors likened to a real-life Home Alone set has been sent to an English prison for seven years. Ian Claughton, 60, was convicted of drugs and firearms offenses after police uncovered a network of three fortified properties in the village of...

UK's Battered Leader Avoids Becoming Ex-Leader

Labour MPs unite around PM Keir Starmer amid Epstein fallout

(Newser) - Keir Starmer fights another day. After indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files sparked a dramatic day of crisis that threatened to topple him, the UK prime minister was saved by a pugnacious fightback and hesitation among his rivals inside the governing Labour Party about the consequences of a leadership...

Winston Churchill's Cousin in Some Legal Trouble

Charles James Spencer-Churchill, aka the Duke of Marlborough, allegedly strangled estranged wife

(Newser) - A long-running family drama surrounding one of Britain's grandest estates is now headed for a criminal trial. The Duke of Marlborough is accused of repeatedly strangling his estranged wife and subjecting her to years of controlling or coercive behavior, according to an indictment read at Oxford Crown Court. Charles...

British Lord Resigns as Cops Probe Epstein Emails

Peter Mandelson, former ambassador to the US, may have shared insider information

(Newser) - British police on Tuesday opened a criminal investigation into politician Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office related to his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The UK government says newly released Epstein files suggest Mandelson—a former Cabinet minister, ambassador and elder statesman of the governing Labour...

After Rescued Hikers Skip Out on Bill, the Public Steps Up
After Rescued Hikers Skip Out
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Jan 31, 2026 3:48 PM CST

After Rescued Hikers Skip Out on Bill, the Public Steps Up

Thousands donate to UK rescue team, covering hotel bill and then some

(Newser) - The public has made up for two unappreciative hikers who needed an hours-long rescue on England's highest peak, then scurried off without paying their hotel bill or returning borrowed gear. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team says it was called to help the two young men stranded on Scafell Pike in...

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