England

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>

Report: Heathrow Emergency Was Entirely Avoidable

Report links fire to a fault detected in 2018

(Newser) - How much chaos can an instance of deferred maintenance cause? The UK's National Grid is finding out. A fire that shut down London's Heathrow Airport for more than 16 hours in March has been traced to a transformer fault first flagged by the local power provider seven...

Boy's Death Blamed on 'Blackout Challenge'

GoFundMe launched as family and police warn of online risks

(Newser) - A 12-year-old boy in England has died after reportedly attempting the "blackout challenge," a social media trend that involves self-strangulation . West Yorkshire Police responded to a Friday call about a child in distress, but the boy from Castleford, identified only as Sebastian by loved ones, was later...

Jewelry Thief Undone by 'Dripping in Diamonds' Selfies
Jewelry Thief's Selfies
With Gems Did Her In
in case you missed it
Jun 29, 2025 4:10 PM CDT

Jewelry Thief's Selfies With Gems Did Her In

Lucy Roberts gets 28 months for stealing $170K in jewels from store she managed

(Newser) - A jewelry shop manager stole about $170,000 worth of diamonds, gold, and silver from her employer—and she didn't hide it. Lucy Roberts, who has been sentenced to more than two years in prison in the UK, flaunted the stolen jewels in selfies she posted online and sent...

Kneecap Plays Glastonbury Despite Terrorism Charge

Trio leads crowd in 'Free Palestine' chants

(Newser) - Irish-language rap group Kneecap performed to tens of thousands of people Saturday at England's Glastonbury Festival despite criticism by British politicians and a terror charge for one of the trio. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, has been charged under the Terrorism...

Bears Scarf Down 'a Week's Worth' of Honey After Escape

Sweet caper took place in Devon, England, after Mish and Lucy fled their enclosure

(Newser) - Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? In Devon, England, two escaped European brown bears named Mish and Lucy saw a whole lot of honey and claimed it as their own. The BBC reports that the pair somehow got out of their enclosure at the Wildwood Devon sanctuary on...

Tunnels That Inspired Bond Films to Become Tourist Site

London officials OK plans for new destination, set to have one of world's deepest underground bars

(Newser) - There's a history-rich part of London that few people have seen, where the city braced for the Blitz, James Bond's creator got inspiration, and secret Cold War messages passed between Washington and Moscow. It's a network of tunnels 100 feet below the streets that was secret for...

Chris Brown Enters Not Guilty Plea in UK Assault Case

Singer, who faces London trial next year over 2023 nightclub incident, has pleaded not guilty

(Newser) - Chris Brown pleaded not guilty in a London court on Friday to charges of assaulting a man at a nightclub, reports the New York Times , allowing the singer to continue his world tour, including shows in North America later this summer. Brown, 36, is accused of attacking music producer...

'Vile and Depraved' UK Serial Rapist Sentenced

More than 20 other women came forward after Zhenhao Zou's conviction

(Newser) - A man believed to be one of the worst serial rapists in British history has been given a life sentence for crimes that police say were "vile and depraved." Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old former PhD student from China, was convicted earlier this year of raping 10 women—seven...

Reax to London's Washington Statue: 'What Is He Doing Here?'

Not everyone was happy to see restored statue returned to Trafalgar Square

(Newser) - George Washington turned plenty of heads as he rolled across London's Trafalgar Square earlier this month. More than a few locals were flummoxed to see a life-size bronze statue of the first US president, who led a rebellion against British rule, taking a place among statues of British kings...

Dog Rescued From Ocean After 100-Mile Adventure

Amber, a retriever cross, swam to island during her 36 days on the lam in southern England

(Newser) - An adventurous dog was rescued in the nick of time on Saturday after covering 100 miles during five weeks on the run, including doggy-paddling to an island a mile off of England's southern coast. Amber, a five-year-old retriever cross, was initially rescued as a street pup in Qatar and...

Tiny Home Where Brontes Were Born Is Now Open to Public

Newly refurbished Bronte Birthplace in Thornton, England, is where literary sisters lived until 1820

(Newser) - What inspired not one, not two, but a total of three young women in the Bronte family to write literary masterpieces? If the answers can be found within the walls of where they grew up, fans may soon find what they're looking for: The Bronte Birthplace , a tiny cottage...

Pushing for Son's Freedom, Mom Ends Up in Hospital Again

'We're losing her,' daughter says of Laila Soueif, on a hunger strike for activist son imprisoned in Egypt

(Newser) - The mother of a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Egypt is seriously ill in a London hospital after resuming a monthslong hunger strike aimed at pressing for her son's release, her family said Friday. Laila Soueif was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital on Thursday night with dangerously low blood-sugar levels,...

Historic Pub Shuts Down for a Modern Reason

Somebody posted images on social media, which is against the rules

(Newser) - An English pub that dates back to the 15th century has shut its doors over a very 21st-century issue: It seems somebody posted images of the place on social media, which violates the rules of the notoriously strict owner, reports the BBC . The pub is The Abbey, located in the...

England Is Waging War Against Gonorrhea

Pilot vaccine program launching amid a spike in infections will be a world first

(Newser) - England will become the first country to introduce a mass vaccination drive against gonorrhea, targeting primarily gay and bisexual men who either have a history of multiple sexual partners or prior STIs. NHS England will begin offering the vaccine in August at sexual health clinics, with the aim of...

Chris Brown Catches a Break After Arrest

Singer accused of beating music producer at nightclub granted bail in the UK ahead of tour dates

(Newser) - Chris Brown's upcoming world tour is back on track after a London court granted him bail following charges of a violent nightclub assault more than two years ago. The singer now faces strict conditions as legal proceedings continue, per Reuters . Brown, 36, is accused of hitting music producer...

Springsteen Decries 'Treasonous Administration'

Return to concert stage includes a call to fight authoritarianism

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen returned to the stage Wednesday night in England to start a string of European shows after several months off, playing to an enthusiastic crowd while delivering a message to his homeland to rise up against the authoritarianism embodied by the president he referred to as "dear leader"...

16 Children Arrested in 14-Year-Old's Death

UK manslaughter suspects are ages 11 to 14

(Newser) - Police in the northeast of England have arrested 16 children on suspicion of manslaughter after a body thought to be that of a missing boy was found at the site of a fire Friday in an industrial park. Layton Carr, whom his school described as "valued and much loved,...

Court to Harry: No Dice on Enhanced Security Detail

Judges rebuff prince's challenge on protection in UK that was yanked after he moved abroad

(Newser) - More than five years ago, when he was living in Canada with wife Meghan Markle, Prince Harry was stripped of the all-encompassing, UK-funded security detail he received while still a working royal. Now, his attempts to push back against that decision have been quashed yet again, as the Duke of...

To Bust a Shoplifting Gang, London Cops Broke Out the DNA

Metropolitan Police officers arrest 15 after raids on London shops suspected of selling stolen goods

(Newser) - An alleged shoplifting gang in the UK has been busted up by arrests, thanks to DNA evidence in some of the stolen items. Per Surrey Live , 100-plus police officers raided eight different shops in the London area suspected of buying up food and booze stolen from major supermarkets and reselling...

SNL Is Making a Move Across the Pond

UK version of Lorne Michaels' decades-old Saturday night comedy staple to launch in 2026

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live announced on Thursday that it plans to launch a British version of the US sketch comedy show, which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary in the States. The AP reports that the UK version of the program, produced with Sky Studios, will have a British cast of...

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>
Most Read on Newser