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WINDSOR—Prince Harry told the Archbishop of Canterbury he would take Meghan Markle to be his wife at a glittering display of royal pageantry that supporters hope will inject a measure of modern Hollywood glamour into the 1,000-year-old monarchy. “I will,” Harry answered when asked by Justin Welby, the leader of the Anglican Communion, if he […]

LONDON—Britain’s Prince Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle marry on Saturday, May 19, in a ceremony that brings together royalty and Hollywood glamour. Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Harry and Markle, who starred in the TV drama “Suits”, will tie the knot at St George’s Chapel at Windsor castle, the oldest and largest inhabited fortress in the world. […]

The Royal family released a timelapse video of the Carriage Procession that will follow the 2018 Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. According to a Royal Family spokesperson, “the couple will travel around Windsor in a horse-drawn carriage, providing an opportunity for members of the public to see them and join in with […]

LONDON—Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy who was left in critical condition by a nerve agent attack in Britain more than two months ago, has been discharged from hospital, England’s health service said on Friday. Skripal, 66, a former colonel in Russia’s military intelligence who betrayed dozens of agents to Britain, and his daughter Yulia […]

LONDON—Britain could ban the use of combustible materials on high-rise buildings in response to the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 71 people last June, the housing minister said on Thursday. Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey London social housing block, was engulfed in flames after fire broke out in the middle of the night. An aluminium cladding […]

This is the amazing moment a pool player pulled off the ultimate trick shot–after his ball was potted by a spectator who kicked it into the pocket. Phil Salt, 50, over hit the cue ball, which ricocheted off a cushion sending it flying into the air. The ball hurtled towards Phil’s pal Shaun Baker, 35, […]

LONDON—The ex-boss of Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy that closed down after being involved in a scandal about the improper use of the data of millions of Facebook users, will appear in front of British lawmakers on June 6. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee said that Alexander Nix had accepted its summons. While […]

LONDON—Britain’s Mothercare, the struggling mother and baby products retailer, said it would close over a third of its stores as part of a survival plan that also sees the return of the chief executive who abruptly departed just five weeks ago. The firm’s sales and profit have been hammered by intense competition from supermarket groups […]

WINDSOR, England—U.S. actress Meghan Markle confirmed on Thursday, May 17, her father would not be attending her wedding to Britain’s Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, putting an end to days of speculation. Markle’s father, Thomas, had been due to walk his daughter down the aisle at the glittering ceremony at St George’s Chapel […]

Fans coming to watch the wedding of Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle will have to pass through tight security in Windsor, a town just outside London, this Saturday, May 19. More than 100,000 people are expected to flock to the genteel town dominated by Windsor Castle. It’s one of the biggest police […]

A British vegan activist group’s “misleading” advert linking cow’s milk to cancer has been banned. Posters put out by Viva!, a veganism advocacy charity, featured an image of a cow’s udder and included the claims that hormones in cow milk are linked to cancer. “Some dairy industry facts we bet you don’t know. Most cows […]

A super slimmer who ballooned to 266 pounds after becoming addicted to doughnuts has shed a third of his body weight – to transform himself into a competition bodybuilder. Kiran Bassan, 28, consumed up to 3,000 calories a day gorging on sugary snacks and junk food. Bassan was so large that he found it unbearable […]

A super slimmer who ballooned to 266 pounds after becoming addicted to doughnuts has shed a third of his body weight—to transform himself into a competition bodybuilder. Kiran Bassan, 28, consumed up to 3,000 calories a day gorging on sugary snacks and junk food. Bassan was so large that he found it unbearable to look […]

Three suspects were caught on CCTV peering into a home. When the trio realized they were being filmed by a security camera from within the property in Nottinghamshire, UK, they attempt to disguise their faces in a bizarre way. Nottinghamshire Police believe the three men are connected to a spate of car key burglaries in the […]

One of the last video rental shops in the UK has found a way to boost business in a period of contraction–by morphing into Britain’s smallest cinema. Even as many of its competitors have shut their doors permanently, 20th Century Flicks last year managed to generate £160 ($215) profit after wages. Thanks to a novel idea […]

LONDON—The British government is renationalising the rail route between London and Edinburgh, taking back the line from private operator Stagecoach after the company over-estimated the profits it could make on the route. It is the third time since 2007 that the 393-mile (632 kilometre) route has been returned to government hands, highlighting the difficulties for […]

LONDON—A colourful sight unfolded in London’s Leicester Square on May 13, as Falun Dafa practitioners celebrated a meditation practice handed down from ancient China. Wearing yellow costumes that glimmered in the sunshine, practitioners performed the slow-moving exercises of the practice in the bustling central London square. The event was held to mark Falun Dafa Day, […]

A man captured incredible drone footage of bottlenose dolphins swimming in north Wales. Andrew Huddlestone, an electronics shop manager from the town of Abersoch, shot the footage near the Saint Tudwal’s archipelago of islands off the coast of Wales. Tourists regularly head out on boats from Abersoch to see the wildlife, which can include dolphins, porpoises, […]

A cat had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck between two garage walls, in a gap that was less than three inches wide. Firefighters and animal rescue officers from the RSPCA in the West Midlands, UK, worked together to dismantle the wall and free the distressed feline. The officers spent three hours using […]

LONDON—Two Britons and their Congolese driver held hostage in Democratic Republic of Congo have been released, Virunga National Park said on Sunday. Robert Jesty and Bethan Davies were abducted along with their driver on Friday while visiting Africa’s oldest national park. Park ranger Rachel Makissa Baraka, 25, was killed during the kidnapping, which took place […]