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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:...

London Is Losing Meat Market After Almost 900 Years

Plans to relocate Smithfield Market have been axed

(Newser) - A market in the oldest part of London is getting the chop after more than 850 years as a place where meat and animals were bought and sold. A livestock market was established at the site in 1133, and the nearby Cowcross Junction marks where cattle used to be driven...

US Embassy Locked Down After 'Hoax Device' Found

Police in London blew it up in a controlled explosion

(Newser) - The US Embassy in London was locked down Friday as police carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious package found nearby. The embassy later announced that the lockdown had been lifted, but all public appointments for the day were canceled, the Standard reports. "We can confirm that the...

London Marchers Demand 'Species Not Feces' in Waters

Sewage spills rose more than 50% last year, agency reports

(Newser) - Holding signs with slogans including "Stop the plop" and "Species not feces," thousands of people marched in London on Sunday to demand a cleanup of Britain's sewage-clogged waterways. Organizers estimated that 15,000 people took part in the march along the River Thames to Parliament, many...

Anti-Racism Demonstrators Counter Far Right in London
English Far-Right Leader
Sentenced to 18 Months
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Oct 28, 2024 5:55 PM CDT

English Far-Right Leader Sentenced to 18 Months

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, aka Tommy Robinson, admitted he was in contempt of court

(Newser) - A day after his supporters rallied in London, the founder of the far-right English Defense League was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for violating a court order barring him from repeating libelous allegations against a Syrian refugee. Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, admitted he...

Con Man Steals Nearly 50K Pounds of Cheese

Scotland Yard is on the case in London

(Newser) - Thieves with a nose for fine cheese have pulled off a massive cheddar ripoff in London. Neal's Yard Dairy said a con artist posing as a wholesale distributor for a major French retailer made off with 22 metric tons (48,488 pounds) of award-winning cheddar worth 300,000 British...

London's National Gallery Takes Steps to Protect Art

Most liquids are prohibited after attacks, and visitors must go through metal detectors

(Newser) - The National Gallery in London is taking steps to protect its collection after a series of attacks by climate activists on its artworks. Two climate activists were sentenced last month for tossing tomato soup on the museum's "Sunflowers," by Vincent van Gogh. "The collection we hold...

UK's Weird Medieval Sheep Tradition Snags Billions Actor

Damian Lewis shepherds a bunch of sheep over the River Thames, because Britain is Britain

(Newser) - Actor Damian Lewis drove a flock of sheep across the River Thames on Sunday in homage to a centuries-old tradition, reports the AP . Lewis is among thousands of people granted the honorary title of Freeman of the City of London, which in medieval times came with the right to bring...

Van Gogh Painting Gets a Soup Bath by Climate Activists
They Dumped Soup on a
Van Gogh. Now, Jail Time
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Sep 28, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

They Dumped Soup on a Van Gogh. Now, Jail Time

Sunflowers wasn't harmed, but Just Stop Oil protesters will be spending some time behind bars

(Newser) - Two climate activists from the Just Stop Oil group will see jail time after dumping tomato soup on a Van Gogh painting in London's National Gallery. Citing PA Media, CNN reports that Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, received sentences Friday of two years and 20 months, respectively,...

Days After Theft, Gallery Displays Banksy Print in Evidence Bag

'Girl With Balloon' print, stolen from London gallery on Sunday, was quickly recovered

(Newser) - One of Banksy's most iconic images was stolen from a London gallery on Sunday. Four days later, Metropolitan Police announced they'd recovered the pricey Girl With Balloon print and charged two men in the burglary. Larry Fraser, 47, of east London, and James Love, 53, of North Stifford,...

PM to Grenfell Families: 'You Have Been Let Down So Badly'

Starmer speaks after yearslong inquiry report is released on 2017 London tower blaze that killed 72

(Newser) - A report on a yearslong $262.4 million public inquiry into the fatal 2017 blaze at the UK's Grenfell Tower has finally been released, and it's a "damning" one, pointing the finger at not a "single" cause, but at "a combination of dishonest companies, weak...

Gallery Donor Gets Last Word, Two Years After Death

Lord John Sainsbury's hidden note objecting to architectural design is found

(Newser) - A strange story has emerged out of London's National Gallery involving a billionaire donor and his posthumous objections to the design of a wing he funded. The billionaire is Lord John Sainsbury, a grocery store magnate who gave tens of millions of dollars to the museum to build what...

Banksy's Animal Murals Around London Come Down

Zoo says the artwork will be preserved

(Newser) - The gorilla and other animals that appeared to have escaped from the London Zoo in Banksy's most recent work have been taken into safekeeping. The zoo said it removed the elusive street artist's mural on its gate Friday evening to preserve it and return its entrance to full...

Crews Battle Fire at Landmark Housing Masterpieces

People, masterpieces in Somerset House's gallery are reported safe

(Newser) - Crews were able to contain a fire that broke out midday Saturday at London's Somerset House, a historic landmark and arts venue housing masterpieces including Vincent Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. London Fire Brigade officials said the crews were still working to "extinguish the final pockets...

Banksy Is Going Full-On Animal
Banksy Is Going Full-On Animal
Aug 12, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

Banksy Is Going Full-On Animal

Famed street artist is dotting London with depictions of a rhino, wolf, piranhas, and more

(Newser) - Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it's climbing on top of a car in London—the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans, and more. The...

UK Spirals, With More Locations in Rioters' Crosshairs

Far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations on Wednesday

(Newser) - British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United Kingdom on Wednesday following a week of rioting and disorder. Authorities are mobilizing about 6,000 specially trained officers to respond to disorder throughout...

Woman Tried to Kill Bedbugs, Killed 11-Year-Old Girl Instead

Jesmin Akter accidentally unleashed fatal dose of phosphine on apartment building

(Newser) - A UK woman has avoided jail time after accidentally poisoning a neighbor on her 11th birthday. Fatiha Sabrin was among several residents of the Nida House apartment building in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets who began feeling unwell on December 11, 2021. Investigators found Jesmin Akter, 34, had...

Alleged Crossbow Killer Was the Ex of One Victim

Triple homicide to prompt a review in the UK over laws about owning the weapon

(Newser) - As police sort through the triple homicide of a mother and her two adult daughters outside London, some new details have surfaced in the case:
  • A link: The BBC reports that suspect Kyle Clifford, 26, is the ex-boyfriend of one of the victims—Louise Hunt, 25. However, authorities have not
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Wife, Two Daughters of BBC Personality Killed in Assault

Police arrest suspect in Hunt family killings, who was believed to have used a crossbow

(Newser) - A horrific attack involving a crossbow has taken the lives of the wife and two adult daughters of BBC sports commentator John Hunt in England, reports the New York Times . Coverage:
  • Victims: Police responded to a call in Bushey, north of London, and found three women seriously wounded Tuesday evening.
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Rob Delaney Wants His Life to End Where His Son's Did

Comedian told home's landlord he'd like to return 'when I'm 81'

(Newser) - Rob Delaney's 2-year-old son died in 2018 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. When Delaney and his wife, Leah, moved out of the London home where Henry died, the BBC reports, he had a request for the landlord: If you ever decide to sell, I'd like to...

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