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At a Tense G20, UK Minister Rips 'Tsarist Imperialism'

David Lammy says he sees no desire for peace in Ukraine from Russia

(Newser) - UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no will to achieve peace in Ukraine, only glorified imperialism, after listening to a speech by Russia's top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa on Thursday. Lammy was speaking to reporters after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...

Man Wants to Buy Dump Where Key to $750M Is Buried

Welsh man James Howells has been trying to get hard drive back for more than a decade

(Newser) - When the price of bitcoin surged to around $1,000 in late 2013, James Howells realized that he'd accidentally thrown away an old hard drive with the key to more than 7,500 bitcoins, then worth around $7.5 million. The stash is now worth around $750 million, and...

Couple Win Refund Over $40M Moth-Infested Mansion

Seller 'concealed' the problem from the buyers, who found the pests on their toothbrushes

(Newser) - A wealthy couple who sued a developer, claiming the mansion they'd bought for $40 million was infested with moths, have won the right to a very big refund. Iya Patarkatsishvili, the daughter of a Georgian billionaire, and her pediatric dentist husband Yevhen Hunyak, purchased Horbury Villa in west London'...

Report: UK Issues Unprecedented Demand for Apple Data

Order reportedly requires company to create a secret 'back door' for law enforcement

(Newser) - The UK has reportedly issued a demand to Apple that is so secret it would be illegal for the company to reveal it. The Washington Post , citing several people briefed on the situation, reports that the British government has ordered Apple to create a "back door" that would allow...

Panel Finds No Evidence of Murder by Lucy Letby

Former nurse gains hope in findings tying infant death, injury to 'bad medical care'

(Newser) - A panel of 14 experts has raised more serious doubts on the convictions of Lucy Letby, dubbed Britain's "killer nurse." The 35-year-old former neonatal nurse was found guilty of killing seven newborns and attempting to kill seven more at England's Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015...

Woman Accused of Taking Citizenship Test for 14 People

British authorities say she disguised herself with an 'array of wigs'

(Newser) - A woman who was apparently a master of disguise as well as a master of the knowledge required to pass the UK's citizenship test was arrested Monday for allegedly taking the test for at least 14 people. She allegedly used disguises and fake IDs to take the test at...

Teen Gets More Than 50 Years in UK Mass Stabbing
Teen Sentenced in
UK Mass Stabbing
Jan 23, 2025 1:25 PM CST

Teen Sentenced in UK Mass Stabbing

Axel Rudakubana, who killed 3 young girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class, gets more than 50 years

(Newser) - A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England was sentenced Thursday to more than 50 years in prison for what a judge called "the most extreme, shocking, and exceptionally serious crime." Judge Julian Goose said 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana "...

Women Likely Inherited the Wealth in Pre-Roman Britain
Ancient Celtic Society
Revolved Around Women
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Jan 16, 2025 11:39 AM CST

Ancient Celtic Society Revolved Around Women

Men had to depend on their wives (and wives' families) in pre-Roman Britain

(Newser) - For millennia leading up to 800BC, communities in Britain were centered around male bloodlines, meaning that upon marriage, women left their homes to join the communities of their husbands. But that appears to have changed with the dawning of the Iron Age. New research, based in part on a Celtic...

Auction House's Harry Potter Book Is Its 'Biggest Find'

First edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone set to sell for up to $50K

(Newser) - The family of a deceased man in Britain has received word of a small consolation—they may soon be up to $50,000 richer, thanks to a rare JK Rowling book found among his belongings. The BBC reports that a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone...

Tiny Village's Big Headache: a Nonexistent Aldi

Pin for market mistakenly shows up on Google Maps, sending 'thousands' to rural Welsh town

(Newser) - Even more difficult than outsiders trying to spell the name of the Welsh village of Cyffylliog: finding the mystery Aldi there that doesn't actually exist. Locals already know that the supermarket chain doesn't have a presence in the 500-person rural town, located in the county of Denbighshire. But...

Musk Goes After UK's 'Keir Starmtrooper'

X owner posts series of scathing tweets against British PM, supports nation's far-right Reform Party

(Newser) - Elon Musk has made a nonsubtle shift to the hard right—first through his increasingly close relationship with Donald Trump, as well as via his support for Germany's AfD party , which has neo-Nazi ties. Now he's stepping into the fray of British politics, slamming new Prime Minister Keir...

'Dinosaur Highway' Sheds Light on Ancient Creatures

Discovery of hundreds of tracks dating back 166M years is made in Oxfordshire, England

(Newser) - A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bumps that led to the discovery of a "dinosaur highway" and nearly 200 tracks that date back 166 million years, researchers said Thursday. The extraordinary find, made after a team of more than 100 excavated Oxfordshire'...

$2M in Rewards Offered After Theft at Influencer's Mansion

London burglary included $12M worth of jewelry, designer bags

(Newser) - Nearly $2 million in rewards have been offered in the theft of more than $12 million worth of jewelry and designer bags from a London mansion. The owners of the Primrose Hill property, said to include multi-millionaire art collector and influencer Shafira Huang, have offered $625,000 for information leading...

'One in a Billion' Egg Fetches $250 at Auction

Charity initially thought donation of 'almost perfectly spherical' egg was a joke

(Newser) - A man who bought a "one in a billion" egg on an auction site after having a few pints in his local pub ended up using it to do some good. In August, Ed Pownall of Lambourn in Berkshire, England, paid $187 for the egg, which was described by...

Tate Claims 'Theft' as Cops Gain Access to His Millions

UK judge rules police can seize $3.4M from accounts over unpaid tax

(Newser) - Social media influencer Andrew Tate publicly boasted of not paying tax in the UK "because in the end they go away." Not this time. A London court ruled Wednesday that police can seize $3.4 million from Tate and his brother, Tristan, over unpaid tax, Reuters reports. Devon...

UK Sells a 500-Year-Old Institution to Foreign Investor

Czech billionaire is buying Royal Mail for $4.6B

(Newser) - Britain's government gave the go-ahead Monday for the sale of Royal Mail's parent company to a Czech billionaire, paving the way for the postal service to pass into foreign ownership for the first time in its 500-year history. Authorities confirmed Monday that the $4.6 billion takeover of...

Prince Andrew: I've 'Ceased All Contact' With Accused Spy

Chinese national was invited by Andrew himself to royal residences, as revealed in court hearing

(Newser) - A businessman who's been accused of being a Chinese spy has had quite a tour of Britain's royal residences—all at the behest of Prince Andrew, according to recent reports. Per the UK Times , which cites info that emerged at a Thursday hearing, the 64-year-old younger brother of...

Porridge, Yogurt Make UK List of Banned 'Junk Food' Items

Slew of food products, drinks will be barred from online and TV ads before 9pm, starting next October

(Newser) - In efforts to tamp down on childhood obesity, the UK government has instituted a crackdown on junk-food ads shown online and on TV before 9pm. Some of the items on the list, however, are unusual ones, and although some praise the move, others are pushing back. The usual suspects make...

UK Official: Putin Had to Have Ordered Hit on Skripals

Jonathan Allen testified that assassination attempt on ex-spy, daughter was 'a warning' from Russia

(Newser) - While America celebrated Thanksgiving, the UK's senior official responsible for Russia policy was testifying across the pond about the assassination attempts against former spy Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia Skripal . Among the biggest revelations from Jonathan Allen, who spoke in London at the inquiry into the 2018 Novichok poisonings:...

UK Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying

Historic bill will move to next stage after 330-275 vote in Parliament

(Newser) - After an emotional debate in the House of Commons, British lawmakers voted to legalize assisted dying on Friday. Supporters of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill praised the result, though they cautioned that there's a long road ahead, with several stages to go before it can become...

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