An English couple who fought to get their baby son back from child services and then abused him so severely the 10-month-old was dead just over a month later were sentenced to life in prison for murder Friday in what a judge
French magistrates on Thursday filed preliminary charges against five French maritime rescue personnel in a probe of the deadly sinking of a flimsy migrant craft in the English Channel in 2021 that killed 27 people. The five, all military personnel, were handed
Gen Z Americans have increasingly slipped into using a British accent in a number of situations, and some have pointed to a new cross-culture pollination of television shows. “There are various reasons why people choose to adopt a new accent, such as
Countdown star Susie Dent has listed the top 10 words and phrases people would like to ban. The lexicographer asked her 1.1 million Twitter followers which turns of phrase, terms and expressions annoyed them most. Topping the list was the phrase “going
The owner and a manager of an English scrap metal recycling plant were sentenced to nine months in jail Monday for safety lapses after a wall collapsed and killed five migrant workers in 2016, a government workplace safety agency said. Wayne Hawkeswood
The landlord of Coniston Tavern in Nuneaton, England, says his pub is haunted by the ghost of a dead drinker. Two reportedly unexplained occurrences have been captured on security video (SEE the video above this article to witness several events). The ghost
Police shot and killed a runaway bull that charged through an English village as children were being dropped off at school. Paul Dalton was taking his grandchildren to class Wednesday morning in Haslington, northwestern England, when he said he heard a commotion
A man who allegedly piloted a small boat packed with migrants that capsized while crossing the English Channel in December has been charged with four counts of manslaughter. Ibrahima Bah, 19, is due to appear at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to
Some 500 asylum-seekers in the U.K. will be housed on a barge docked off the south coast of England, the British government said Wednesday of its latest measure aimed at discouraging migrants from crossing the English Channel in small unseaworthy boats. The
The remains of former English rugby star Bryn Hargreaves were discovered in West Virginia last month, more than a year after he was first reported missing by his family, law enforcement said Monday. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a press