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Europe's Busiest Air Hub 'Fully Operational' Again

UK's Heathrow was shut down by fire at electrical substation

(Newser) - London Heathrow Airport said it was "fully operational" on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire. But airlines warned that severe disruption will last for days as they scramble to relocate planes and crews and get travelers to their destinations. The airport's boss said...

Tate Brothers Say They're Heading to Romania
Tate Brothers Say They Left US
Mar 21, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Tate Brothers Say They Left US

Influencers facing charges in Romania reportedly are due in court

(Newser) - Andrew and Tristan Tate informed followers on Friday that they were on a flight back to Romania, where the influencer brothers face human trafficking charges. "Spending $185,000 on a private jet across the Atlantic to sign one single piece of paper in Romania," Andrew Tate posted on...

It's a Small Sign of Progress at Heathrow

8 British Airways flights will depart Friday evening

(Newser) - The situation appears to be improving at Heathrow, which had originally been expected to remain shut for the entirety of Friday following a fire at a nearby electricity substation that killed the airport's power. The BBC reports British Airways has received the green light to go ahead with eight...

UK, Germany Issue US Travel Warnings
UK, Germany Issue
US Travel Warnings
Mar 21, 2025 10:45 AM CDT

UK, Germany Issue US Travel Warnings

Nations are wary of their citizens visiting US amid Trump administration moves

(Newser) - Two US allies have adjusted their travel recommendations for the United States, and not in an encouraging direction. The Hill reports that on Thursday, the United Kingdom updated its guidance for travel to the US, with the government warning its citizens to "comply with all entry, visa, and other...

Brits Flock to 'Place of Communion' to Sweat, Bond, Relax

Sauna bathing has taken London, and other parts of the UK, by storm

(Newser) - It may be winter, but the dozen men and women packed into a small sauna room in east London are happily sweating away. It's nearly 195 degrees in here, and it's about to get even hotter. Sauna bathing has taken London and the rest of the UK by...

Actor Pays Down $1.3M of His Hometown's Debt
Actor Pays Down $1.3M
of His Hometown's Debt
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Mar 15, 2025 11:02 AM CDT

Actor Pays Down $1.3M of His Hometown's Debt

Welsh thespian Michael Sheen ponied up $130K of his own money, as detailed in a new Channel 4 doc

(Newser) - A Welsh actor has forked over six figures of his own cash to pay down the debt for hundreds of people from his hometown. Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway, a documentary designed to educate the masses on credit debt, debuted on Monday on the UK's Channel 4,...

UK Woman on Stolen 16th-Century Painting: Sorry, It's Mine

Barbara de Dozsa says ex-husband bought Solario's 'Madonna and Child' in good faith in '70s

(Newser) - A British woman won't give up a 16th-century Italian piece of art that she says her late husband bought in the early '70s—and that authorities now say is stolen. Per the Guardian , a "Madonna and Child" painting by Antonio Solario had been housed at Italy's...

Cargo Ship, Oil Tanker Crash, Leading to 'Massive Fireball'

At least 32 hurt in collision off the coast of England; search and rescue is underway

(Newser) - An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off the coast of eastern England on Monday, setting both vessels on fire and triggering a major rescue operation, emergency services said. At least 32 people were brought ashore, but their condition wasn't immediately clear. Martyn Boyers, chief executive of the...

Vance's Ukraine Remark Infuriates Brits

VP denies mocking UK, France about peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine

(Newser) - JD Vance has found himself the subject of criticism more than once over the past few weeks, and he's making new headlines the morning after President Trump's record-setting speech before Congress for being caught on a hot mic noting just how long his boss' speech was. The vice...

UK Teen: Parents Tricked Me, Left Me in Ghana

He'll stay in boarding school for now as judge rules in favor of parents fearing for his safety at home

(Newser) - A 14-year-old British citizen sent to an African boarding school against his will has lost his legal battle against his own parents. The unnamed boy had sent an email to the British Consulate in Ghana, "begging to go back to my old school." He told London's High...

UK to Boost Defense Spending, Slash Foreign Aid
UK to Boost
Defense Spending,
Slash Foreign Aid
the rundown
Feb 25, 2025 5:25 PM CST

UK to Boost Defense Spending, Slash Foreign Aid

'President Trump thinks we should do more. I agree with him,' says Starmer

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a surprise announcement Tuesday, telling Parliament his government would "begin the biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War" while slashing the foreign aid budget by 40%, per the CBC . Here's what that means:
  • For Trump?: The
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Scotland's Whisky Makers Cry Foul Over English Plan

Distilleries blast proposal to let rivals in England certify their bottles as 'single malt'

(Newser) - There's a whisky war brewing in the UK. Distilleries in Scotland say a proposal to allow their counterparts in England to produce "single malt whisky" is heresy, reports the BBC . The controversy comes as the UK government considers a plan to loosen the age-old rules. "This is...

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
NEW STUDY
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...

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