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This Fox Just Took an Inadvertent Transatlantic Trip

Red fox stowed away on cargo ship from Southampton to New York

(Newser) - This stowaway truly was sly as a fox. A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that was traveling from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo's care. The zoo said on Wednesday that the 11-pound male fox appears healthy after...

Tarantino's First Stage Project Is a 'Swashbuckling' One

He'll direct The Popinjay Cavalier , set for London's West End in 2027

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino isn't yet delivering his long-discussed 10th film, but he is bringing a "swashbuckling" comedy to the London stage. The filmmaker will write and direct The Popinjay Cavalier, slated to open in the West End in 2027, as announced by producers Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures...

In UK's House of Lords, Out With the 'Hereditaries'

After 700 years, Parliament votes to boot hereditary aristocrats from the unelected body

(Newser) - Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords. On Tuesday, upper chamber members dropped objections to legislation passed by the elected House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls, and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament...

Infamous Child Killer Dies After UK Prison Beating

Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, both 10, disappeared after going to buy candy

(Newser) - One of Britain's most notorious child killers died Saturday, days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in the workshop of a maximum-security prison. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school caretaker convicted in 2003 for the murder of two 10-year-old girls, had been on life support after being...

After Iran Retaliates, Euro Chiefs Demand New US Negotiations

Statement by Macron, Merz, Starmer didn't mention earlier strikes by US, Israel on Iran

(Newser) - Britain, France, and Germany on Saturday called for a resumption of US-Iran negotiations and condemned Iranian attacks on countries in the region. They didn't comment on earlier US and Israeli attacks on Iran , per the AP . UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich...

UK Has Become Overrun With Chocolate Thieves

Retailers are locking up some items in plastic anti-theft boxes after heavy losses

(Newser) - In parts of the UK, a $3.50 Cadbury chocolate bar now comes with a clear plastic force field around it. Sainsbury's, Tesco , and Co-op are among the chains putting chocolate candy in anti-theft boxes as retailers and police say sweets are increasingly being stolen to be resold through...

Amazon Van Gets Stuck on the Medieval 'Doomway' Path
Amazon Van Follows GPS
Onto the 'Doomway' Path
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Feb 22, 2026 6:40 AM CST

Amazon Van Follows GPS Onto the 'Doomway' Path

Amazon driver gets stranded on Britain's perilous Broomway route

(Newser) - Medieval England just collided with the gig economy, and the loser was an Amazon delivery van. The New York Times reports that a driver trying to reach Foulness Island in southeast England followed GPS directions and drove onto the Broomway, a six-mile, 600-year-old walking path in Essex that has a...

London Museum Acquires YouTube's Very First Video

Victoria & Albert Museum adds 'Me at the Zoo' by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim to its collection

(Newser) - Before YouTube turned everyone with a phone into a videographer, it started with one shaky clip about elephants. London's Victoria and Albert Museum has added "Me at the Zoo"—the first video ever uploaded to YouTube—to its collection, along with a painstaking reconstruction of the site'...

UK Reveals What Killed Alexei Navalny

Toxin from poison dart frog was used to kill Russia opposition leader, officials say, blaming the Kremlin

(Newser) - British officials say a toxin derived from a poison dart frog was used to kill Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, and they're now directly accusing the Kremlin. The UK's Foreign Office identified the substance as epibatidine, saying there's no innocent reason for the chemical's...

UK Court Blocks Oatly From Using 'Milk'
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Feb 12, 2026 12:35 PM CST

In the UK, a Big Win for 'Big Dairy'

Nation's high court says Oatly can't use the term 'milk' to describe its plant-based drink

(Newser) - Oatly just learned there are limits on how cheeky you can get with the term "milk" in Britain. The UK's high court has barred the Swedish company from using or trademarking its "Post Milk Generation" slogan, ruling that the word "milk" in this context is off-limits...

Home Alone Inspired Drug Dealer's Booby-Trap Defenses

Officers found homemade flamethrower, pipe bombs, stun guns, and more

(Newser) - A drug dealer who turned three homes into what prosecutors likened to a real-life Home Alone set has been sent to an English prison for seven years. Ian Claughton, 60, was convicted of drugs and firearms offenses after police uncovered a network of three fortified properties in the village of...

Winston Churchill's Cousin in Some Legal Trouble

Charles James Spencer-Churchill, aka the Duke of Marlborough, allegedly strangled estranged wife

(Newser) - A long-running family drama surrounding one of Britain's grandest estates is now headed for a criminal trial. The Duke of Marlborough is accused of repeatedly strangling his estranged wife and subjecting her to years of controlling or coercive behavior, according to an indictment read at Oxford Crown Court. Charles...

After Rescued Hikers Skip Out on Bill, the Public Steps Up
After Rescued Hikers Skip Out
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Jan 31, 2026 3:48 PM CST

After Rescued Hikers Skip Out on Bill, the Public Steps Up

Thousands donate to UK rescue team, covering hotel bill and then some

(Newser) - The public has made up for two unappreciative hikers who needed an hours-long rescue on England's highest peak, then scurried off without paying their hotel bill or returning borrowed gear. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team says it was called to help the two young men stranded on Scafell Pike in...

He Won $3.3M, Then Set Up a Huge Pill Mill

Lottery winner John Eric Spiby, 80, gets more than 16 years behind bars in the UK

(Newser) - An 80-year-old lottery winner who once took home $3.3 million has been jailed for helping run what a judge called one of the largest fake-pill operations ever uncovered by UK police. A Bolton crown court jury found John Eric Spiby guilty of conspiring to produce and supply Class C...

Some British MPs Will Have to Find New Watering Holes

Pub, restaurant landlords ban Labour lawmakers to protest soaring business property taxes

(Newser) - British lawmakers can still raise a glass in most places—but more than 1,400 pubs and restaurants say Labour MPs can drink somewhere else. The unusual boycott began at the Old Thatch, a 17th-century pub in Wimborne, in southern England, where landlord Andy Lennox put up a "No...

Barron Trump May Have Helped Save Brit After Alarming Call

President's teen son is said to have alerted UK cops after witnessing alleged assault on video chat

(Newser) - Barron Trump's late-night video chat from the US spilled into a London courtroom this week. Prosecutors say the then-18-year-old son of President Trump was on a video call with a woman last winter when he watched her allegedly being punched repeatedly by her ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old Russian national Matvei Rumiantsev....

China Gets OK for a 'Mega' Embassy in London

But proximity to key financial-data cables has some worried

(Newser) - China just got the green light for what will be its biggest embassy in Europe, right next to London's financial nerve center. The UK government has approved Beijing's long-stymied plan to turn Royal Mint Court, a historic former coin-minting site bought by China in 2018 for roughly $312...

We'll Soon Get to See Where David Bowie Grew Up

Late pop star's ex-childhood abode in London suburb is bought by charity that will open it to public

(Newser) - David Bowie's bedroom is set to soon be London's newest tourist attraction. The house where the musician grew from suburban schoolboy to rock 'n' roll starman has been bought by a charity that plans to open it to the public, per the AP . The Heritage of London...

Cops Told Wrong Family Their Son Was Dead

UK police's 'drastic' identification error was realized weeks later when another boy woke from coma

(Newser) - British parents planning a funeral for their 17-year-old son, who police said died in a car crash weeks earlier, suddenly learned he was, in fact, alive. South Yorkshire Police mistakenly believed Trevor "TJ" Wynn had died in the Dec. 13 car crash near Rotherham alongside a 17-year-old girl, and...

Live Lobsters Will Be Spared a Very Hot Fate in England

Larger animal welfare package will also target hunting, factory farming, pet breeding practices

(Newser) - Lobsters that end up on the plate will soon get there somewhat differently in England. The UK government on Monday announced plans to prohibit dropping live, conscious lobsters straight into boiling water, calling the method unacceptable and pledging new guidance on how crustaceans should be killed. Alternatives such as electrical...

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