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When Emmaus Greenwich, a homeless shelter that offers its residents meaningful work, shared the story of one of its members, the international press quickly latched on to one bizarre twist in the story. Now Malcolm Applegate, 62, has become an accidental international spokesman whose bizarre story of marital disharmony has brought attention to a charity […]

An Austrian conservative is set to be the country’s youngest leader, as well as the youngest leader in the world. Nicknamed the “Wunderwuzzi” (roughly translated as whizz kid), Sebastian Kurz, 31 was appointed leader of the conservative People’s Party (OVP) in May. The Austrian conservative has been compared with other young leaders, like Canada’s Justin […]

The Irish stand-up comedian Sean Hughes has died aged 51. Hughes died in Whittington Hospital, north London from a cardiac arrest, after being admitted with liver cirrhosis, according to the Evening Standard. The star has been described as a “formidable comedian” who will be remembered for his “superb wit and quite brilliant imagination” by his former agent, […]

The nation had been warned of high-winds, the worst storm for a generation, floods, and potential danger to life. But nobody had predicted the orange “hurricane sun” that crept up the nation as ex-hurricane Ophelia swept in. Some people in Cornwall even reported a strange “burning” smell. The strange orange glow, which some people described […]

The head of London’s Fire Brigade is calling for an end to the term “fireman” because it is “outdated” and discourages women from entering the profession. London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton has launched a social media campaign asking people to show their support by using the hashtag “#FirefightingSexism”. Cotton said: “London is a complex and […]

The EU will impose “stringent” new sanctions on North Korea, ramping up international pressure already brought to bear on the communist regime and its nuclear ambitions. According to British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg will back plans to sever the supply of money feeding Kim Jong-un’s nuclear missile […]

LONDON/BRUSSELS—Prime Minister Theresa May travels to Brussels on Monday for talks over dinner with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker after deadlock in Brexit appeared to dash her hopes a summit this week could launch negotiations on future trade ties. May’s office said the meeting was long planned but gave no details. A dinner was not […]

The United Kingdom and Ireland are bracing for Hurricane Ophelia, which is already washing thousands of jellyfish-like Portuguese man o’ wars onto beaches. The storm is expected to maintain hurricane force winds until it reaches the North Atlantic but the unusually strong winds coming from the Atlantic have been pushing the poisonous sea creatures onto […]

Every school in Northern Ireland will close on Monday due to Hurricane Ophelia, slated to hit it on Monday, Oct. 16. “All schools should close tomorrow as a precautionary measure in light of weather warnings,” the Department of Education announced, Belfast Live reported. Belfast City Airport also stated: “Flight cancellations confirmed for tomorrow due to […]

DUBLIN—Ireland dispatched its armed forces to bolster flood defenses on Sunday and warned people against non-essential travel as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia threatened the country with its worst storm in 50 years.  Ophelia, the sixth major hurricane of the Atlantic season, is due to make landfall on the south west coast of Ireland at […]

One family had an unexpected magical experience when they found themselves stranded in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands. Jon and Helen Cluett and their four young children were rowing across Loch Eilt in Lochaber and canoed to a bothy for shelter. But on Thursday, Oct. 13, they realised their canoe had been swept […]

Luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason have launched a tea blend that combines two of our favourite drinks in a very elegant way—and it won’t leave you with a hangover. This booze-inspired blend combines green tea with real juniper berries, coriander, fennel, and lemon balm—ideally topped off with fresh lime and cucumber. Yes, it’s a G […]

LONDON—Uber lodged a court appeal on Friday to overturn a decision by London’s transport regulator that stripped the taxi app of its operating license in its most important European market, the first stop on what is set to be a long legal road. Transport for London (TfL) shocked the Silicon Valley firm last month by […]

A fisherman at Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth, almost died after he accidentally swallowed a fish that he had just caught. The man, Sam Quilliam, 28, was apparently kissing a 14 cm (6 inch) Dover Sole, a tradition among some fisherman on the first catch, when the fish wiggled out his hands and jumped down his throat. His friends […]

A student from South Korea who was visiting scenic Cuckmere Haven in East Sussex on England’s south coast lost her life while posing for a photo. Hyewon Kim fell 200 feet after she lost her footing while jumping for a photo that she asked a stranger to take of her while traveling alone to the […]

One property investor is so confident that the future lies in bitcoin that he is refusing to accept cash for the sale of a mansion worth £17 million in London. Lev Loginov, co-founder of the property investment company London Wall hopes the move, which is thought to be a first for the capital, will kick-start […]

Even when Chris Hickey’s heart started beating again after 68 minutes, doctors still didn’t have much hope. They feared that he would be dead when he was brought out of his coma. However, lady luck was smiling on the 63-year-old, who suffered only a 6-day memory loss after a sudden heart attack stopped his heart, […]

A Glasgow tower block is being checked by firefighters every four hours due to concerns over Grenfell-style flammable cladding. The potential danger was only brought to light last week, four months after the fire in London that claimed 80 lives and gutted the 24-storey building. Two tower blocks at Castlebank Drive are being monitored around […]

The European Court of Justice has the power to veto the deal currently being negotiated between the UK and the EU, an expert warned on Wednesday. Sir Konrad Schiemann was the British representative at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) until 2012. He told a parliamentary Brexit committee that even if both sides agree to a […]

A British jihadi who became one of the most wanted terrorists has been killed in a drone strike in Syria, the Sun newspaper reported on Thursday, Oct. 12. Dubbed the ‘white widow’ after her husband, also an ISIS terrorist, was killed in 2015, Sally Jones was a key online recruiter for ISIS. Fifty-year-old Jones was […]