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Vicar's Father Christmas Talk Leaves 10-Year-Olds in Tears

'I hope he never comes into the school again,' one mother says

(Newser) - One indication that the Rev. Paul Chamberlain's chat with English schoolchildren about the unreality of Father Christmas wasn't going well was the gasps from the religious education class. Another would have been the sobbing by the 10- and 11-year-olds. In hindsight, said the Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth, Chamberlain...

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...

Child Serial Killer Lucy Letby Questioned About More Deaths

Additional incidents reported at hospital where former neo-natal nurse trained as a student

(Newser) - "Britain's worst serial child killer of modern times," convicted of murdering seven infants and trying to kill seven more at a hospital in northern England, has been questioned in prison about more infant deaths, reports Reuters . All seven murders of which Letby was convicted last year occurred...

Chef Urges Thieves to Donate $32K in Stolen Pies
2.5K Stolen Pies
Have 'Sadly Perished'
UPDATED
Dec 4, 2024 2:00 AM CST

2.5K Stolen Pies Have 'Sadly Perished'

Stolen refrigerated van is located, but pies inside couldn't be salvaged

(Newser) - They didn't do the right thing: The 2,500 pies that were inside a refrigerated van when the van was stolen "have sadly perished," per a police spokesperson in North Yorkshire. The Michelin-starred chef who made the pies had publicly pleaded with the thieves to at least...

Billionaire GOP Donor Gets Nod for Prestigious Ambassadorship

Trump picks Warren Stephens as ambassador to UK

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his envoy to Britain, a prestigious posting for the Republican donor whose contributions this year included $2 million to a Trump-backing super PAC, the AP reports. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site Monday evening, announced he was...

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:...

Building Sale Includes a 'Most Beloved' Banksy Work

5-story building in artist's hometown of Bristol comes with 'Well Hung Lover' painted on the side

(Newser) - Banksy's Well Hung Lover imagines a window where there isn't one. On the exterior wall of a building near the city center in the artist's hometown of Bristol, England, the work shows a scantily-clad woman behind an angry man in a suit, who peers out the window,...

World's Oldest Man Attributed Long Life to 'Luck'
World's Oldest Man
Attributed Long Life to 'Luck'
OBITUARY
Nov 26, 2024 2:44 PM CST

World's Oldest Man Attributed Long Life to 'Luck'

England's John Tinniswood, who died Monday at 112, outlived wife by 38 years

(Newser) - For nearly nine months, John Alfred Tinniswood held the title of world's oldest man, marking his 112th birthday during his reign. His record-holding status ended Monday when Tinniswood died in a care home in northwest England near Liverpool, where he was born on Aug. 26, 1912, his family said...

Vandals Wreck Prop Tombstone Visited By Christmas Carol Fans

Fictional Scrooge gravesite is a hit with tourists

(Newser) - A town official in the English countryside says there are vandals who deserve ghostly retribution. Police in Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The movie prop used in the 1984 adaption of A Christmas Carol was kept in place and...

Hear Richard III Speak 540 Years After Death
Hear Richard III Speak
540 Years After Death
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Nov 19, 2024 7:50 AM CST

Hear Richard III Speak 540 Years After Death

English king's voice recreated, revealing a Yorkshire accent

(Newser) - A decade after the facial reconstruction of England's Richard III, experts have delivered what is said to be "the most accurate portrayal" yet of the medieval king who's found new popularity since his remains were discovered under a Leicester parking lot in 2012. A digital avatar of...

As William, Kate, and Kids Likely Slept, a Royal Break-in

Burglars made their way onto Windsor Castle estate on Oct. 13, swiping 2 farm vehicles

(Newser) - Burglars made their way onto the estate of Windsor Castle last month, swiping a couple of farm vehicles while the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three kids were likely sleeping in a residence on the property. The Sun reports that, during the late-night Oct. 13 intrusion, two masked...

Award-Winning Building Is Being Demolished
Award-Winning Building Has
Become a 'White Elephant'
in case you missed it
Nov 17, 2024 7:01 AM CST

Award-Winning Building Has Become a 'White Elephant'

UK's Centenary Building isn't even 30, but 'aging infrastructure' necessitates demolition, per school

(Newser) - In 1996, the then-new Centenary Building on the campus of Salford University won an esteemed architectural award as Britain's best new building, with judges calling it "a dynamic, modern, and sophisticated exercise in steel, glass, and concrete." Now, less than 30 years later, the empty structure has...

Get Ready to See a Lot More Venison, Brits

Advocates stump for culling of deer, and selling their meat, to keep them from overrunning UK forests

(Newser) - In the half-light of dusk, Martin Edwards surveys the ancient woodland from a high seat and waits. He watches with his thermal camera. Then, the bang of his rifle pierces the stillness. He's killed a buck, one of many wild deer roaming this forest in Hampshire, southern England. Edwards...

Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns, Citing His 'Shame'

Report determined Justin Welby likely knew of concerns around child abuser John Smyth

(Newser) - The archbishop of Canterbury, the topmost figure in the Church of England, has resigned under pressure following an independent report that found he failed to take action against a prolific child abuser. It's "unlikely" Justin Welby was unaware of the concerns around John Smyth, an attorney who sexually,...

Bill Would Mean British Kids Could Never Legally Smoke

Government is looking to make it so no one born after Jan. 1, 2009, can purchase cigs legally

(Newser) - Legislation intended to ban today's British children from ever legally being able to smoke began its journey through Parliament on Tuesday. As the AP reports, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill would also bar smoking and vaping in some outdoor spaces such as playgrounds and the entrances to schools and...

'Witches Marks,' Curses Cover This Historic Manor

20 eerie carvings, 100 burn marks discovered at England's Gainsborough Old Hall

(Newser) - A "staggering array" of markings said to ward off evil spirits and witches have been discovered lining the walls of a historic English manor, along with a curse against a former owner. William Hickman was an "astute and ruthless businessman" who, beginning in 1596, manipulated his authority as...

UK Teen in Stabbing Attack Now Faces a Terror Charge

Axel Rudakubana, accused of killing 3 girls at a dance class, allegedly had a jihadi manual

(Newser) - The teenager accused in a stabbing rampage that killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England also has been charged with producing the deadly poison ricin and now faces a terror offense for possessing a jihadi training manual, police said Tuesday. Axel Rudakubana, 18, who is charged...

Metal Detector Went Crazy, Found 2.5K Ancient Coins

And the stash is now worth $5.58M

(Newser) - Adam Staples knew he'd found something when his metal detector let out a beep. Soon "it was just 'beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,'" he recalls. In a farmer's field in southwest England, Staples and six friends had found a hoard of more than...

We Have a Cheating Scandal in the World of Conkers
Drama in the World
of Conkers Is Over
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Oct 21, 2024 9:54 AM CDT

Drama in the World of Conkers Is Over

UK's Dave Jakins was accused of swapping chestnut for metal in his first win

(Newser) - The drama in the cutthroat world of conkers is at an end, with Dave Jakins, aka "King Conker," now cleared of cheating, reports the Guardian . Jakins had been accused of using a steel conker instead of a regular chestnut in his win at the World Conker Championships, but...

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