Letters from Lord Byron, Elizabeth I and Benjamin Franklin among collection discovered in British stately home | Heritage
Baron Edmond de Rothschild was one of the richest and best-connected men in Europe. However, his lifelong hobby of looking for autographs of famous people was more like that of a young man who admires idols. Ninety years after his death, more than 220 letters he collected over 60 years have been discovered at Waddesdon […]
British PM Starmer urges Trump to stand with Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged President-elect Trump to cooperate with Ukraine in its war with Russia. Mr. Starmer and Mr. Trump spoke by phone on Wednesday, their second phone conversation since Mr. Trump won last month's presidential election. During the call, the Prime Minister congratulated President Trump on his recent Cabinet nominations and […]
British Lawn Tennis Association Bans Transgender Players in Women’s Event
The British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has changed its gender inclusion policy, banning transgender athletes from competing in the women's category, based on scientific evidence that trans women retain physical advantages over men. Previous rules allowed transgender athletes to “self-identify” and choose the category of their choice, but that rule will be abolished next month. […]
British cop PC Simon Barker accused of filming sex act inside of a police station
A British police officer who was filmed masturbating while in uniform has been banned for life. PC Simon Barker filmed himself having sex alone at a police station before sending the video to his partner. Ms Barker, a member of North Yorkshire Police's local crime team, quit her job the day before she was due […]
Guardian wins features and sports prizes at British journalism ceremony | Guardian Media Group
The Guardian won features writing and sports journalism at the Press Gazette British Journalism Awards on Thursday night. Shirin Kale won the Journalism Feature Award for her work on life and death in British maternity wards and the questions surrounding convicted murderer Michael Stone. The judges said: “Shirin's work is a masterclass in how to […]
British tennis bans men from women’s competitive tournaments
The Lawn Tennis Association, Britain's governing body for tennis, has banned transgender women from competing in top women's tournaments. The new policy continues to allow men who identify as women to compete against women at the local level in tournaments for “fun” or “social” purposes. The LTA's new policy describes tennis as a “gender-influenced” sport […]
Nigel Farage Leads Betting Odds to Become Next British Prime Minister
British reform leader Nigel Farage is the frontrunner to become the next British Prime Minister, a survey by a major bookmaker has revealed. Ladbrokes betting agency revealed on Tuesday, for the first time since it began tracking such odds, that Nigel Farage is “currently head of betting to be the next Prime Minister”. Mr Farage […]
We Are Destroying the Syrian Military Like the British Destroyed the Vichy Fleet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was destroying the remaining forces of the Syrian army, just as Britain destroyed the defeated Vichy regime's fleet in France so that it could not be used by the Nazis. As Breitbart News reported early Tuesday, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Syria […]
Irish rap comedy Kneecap tops British independent film awards | Movies
Irish-language rap comedy Kneecap has won top honors at the British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), winning a total of seven awards, including the headline award for Best British Independent Film. The Belfast-set film stars rappers Liam Óg Ó Hanai, Naoise Ó Cairein and JJ Ó Dochartay (also known as Mo Challa, Mowgli Bop and DJ […]
British Band Robbed at Gunpoint in California
British band Sport Team were robbed at gunpoint in Vallejo, California, on Tuesday, minutes after kicking off their U.S. tour. FOX News noticed The band members were inside the Starbucks when they ran inside to alert patrons that someone had broken into the van. sports team I used an Instagram post Elaborating, he said: “When […]