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British police have arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein. CBC | World News
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Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested by U.K. police
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Read More »Hikers spot hundreds of flowers blooming on Jan. 1 in U.K.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we see the blooming changes that hikers have noticed in the U.K., get a look at EV models with built-in solar panels and check out an award-winning forest grown from memorial trees. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. police drop probe into Bob Vylan comments about Israeli military
British police had been investigating comments by the rap duo Bob Vylan, which included an on-stage chant of “death, death to the IDF,” made at the Glastonbury music festival in June. Police concluded on Tuesday that the comments did not meet the threshold for criminal prosecution. CBC | World News
Read More »Actor-comedian Russell Brand charged with two more sex offences, according to U.K. police
New charges against British comedian and actor Russell Brand follow five initial ones made in April involving four women. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. government moves to ban inflated resale of tickets for entertainment and sports events
The U.K. government announced that it is banning the resale of concert, sports, and live event tickets above face value. Fans there could be saved from shelling out around $ 206 million annually for tickets. CBC | World News
Read More »Delay in COVID-19 lockdowns in U.K. resulted in some 23,000 more deaths: public inquiry
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a “toxic,” “chaotic” and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths, a report by a public inquiry concluded on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Police rule out terrorism in stabbing attack on U.K. train after 2 men are arrested
British police dismissed speculation on Sunday that a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train the previous evening was terrorism-related and said two people who were wounded remain in life-threatening condition. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. police declare ‘major incident’ following train stabbing attack
Police in the U.K. say they have declared a stabbing attack a ‘major incident,’ and that counter-terrorism police are supporting the investigation. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. police question 6 suspects over deadly Manchester synagogue attack
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