Man forced to dance during job interview
A prospective employee was left feeling “crushed” after being forced to dance for a job interview in a UK electronics store. Alan Bacon, 21, was taking part in a group...
View ArticleCreepy ‘It’ clown freaks out British town
It’s not Halloween season until a creepy mysterious clown frightens an entire British town. A spooky clown, dressed in white face paint with huge drawn-on eyebrows, a curly red wig...
View ArticleLondoners furious after new iPhones sell out in minutes
Apple fans excited to buy fancy new iPhone models were left angry and disappointed after shops in London sold out of the gadgets — and black market sellers began selling...
View Article‘Downton Abbey’ premiere hits it big in UK
“Downton Abbey” kicked off its fourth season to record series numbers in the UK — boding well for the season’s eventual premiere here on PBS. The show’s 90-minute fourth-season premiere averaged...
View ArticleUK cops hire ‘super recognizers’ to find criminals
LONDON — Paul Hyland almost never forgets a face. He’s a “super recognizer,” and that’s giving an unusual kind of help to his employer: Scotland Yard. Several years ago, for...
View ArticleKnife trespass at Buckingham Palace
LONDON – Police arrested a man carrying a knife on Monday as he tried to gain entry to Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth, just a month after another security incident...
View ArticleEx-NBC news chief pushes ‘Yes’ for Hall of Fame
For eight years as NBC News president, Steve Capus worried about Brian Williams, the “Today” show and rapid changes in the news industry. Now he’s taking time for a passion...
View ArticleDog walker finds $100K dumped in river
An anonymous dog walker in the British county of Lincolnshire has stumbled upon $100,000 in banknotes dumped in a public waterway. The notes, many of which were seriously damaged, was...
View ArticleFBI secretly spied on ‘David Frost Show’
J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI secretly monitored David Frost’s US program to keep tabs on his left-wing guests – and once even planted an undercover agent in his New York studio...
View ArticleParents could be jailed for starving their children of love
Parents who deny their children love or affection could be jailed under new child neglect laws in Britain. Changes to the laws will make “emotional cruelty” a crime for the...
View ArticleBrits do enough cocaine to contaminate their water
Cocaine use in Britain is now so high it has contaminated the drinking water, scientific tests have revealed. Experts from the Drinking Water Inspectorate experts found traces of the party...
View Article5 ways to experience Shakespeare’s London
Friends, Romans, countrymen heading to London — lend us your ears. This year marks the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, and in his honor, the Bard-happy town is offering even...
View ArticleThe most awesome (and absurd) hats at Royal Ascot
The 2014 Royal Ascot race is underway, and you have to tip your hats to these ladies for their humongous headwear and fascinating fascinators.
View ArticleKhloe makes a dumb fashion choice, Elle Fanning gets meta and more
Taylor Schilling gets jailed in the name of fashion, a Kardashian makes headlines for something stupid (shocking!) and Maria Sharapova shares her style secrets. - North West’s “Kidchella”-themed...
View ArticleUK police launch manhunt for armed Elvis impersonator
A UK village was all shook up on Friday as police launched a manhunt for an Elvis impersonator believed to be armed and dangerous. Officers are searching for Derrel Weaver,...
View ArticleMan dies playing new Internet craze Punch4Punch
Tributes are flooding in for a young father who died after being punched in the chest as part of a dangerous new internet craze. Tommy Main, 23, was rushed to...
View ArticleHong Kong tops NYC as most popular city among young Brits
Young British professionals would forsake New York City for a different bit of the old Empire. A new deVere Group poll of the firm’s UK-based clients under 35 claims the...
View ArticleCameron wants to seize passports of suspected British jihadists
Declaring that “adhering to British values is not an option or a choice,” UK Prime Minister David Cameron is proposing to seize the passports of British citizens who travel abroad...
View ArticleBritish ISIS hostage seen in new propaganda video
A British photojournalist being held hostage by ISIS delivered a harrowing message in yet another propaganda video released by the terror group. John Cantlie, 43, appears under duress and clad...
View ArticleShia LaBeouf’s new movie made just $8 in the UK
"Man Down," a war thriller starring the actor, premiered in single theater there over the weekend.
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