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The National Crime Agency said a 71-year-old Canadian who tried to bring cocaine worth $ 1.2 million into Britain is the latest example of how drug gangs are getting creative with who they use as their mules. CBC | World News
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U.K. officers are ‘policing toxic culture wars,’ police chief says after TV producer’s arrest
Britain’s most senior police chief is defending the arrest of an Irish comedy writer over comments about transgender issues, saying officers were in an impossible position, arbitrating between free speech and criminal content. CBC | World News
Read More »Top Boy actor Micheal Ward granted bail in U.K. court over rape and sexual assault charges
The 27-year-old actor faces two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault for an offence that reportedly took place in January of 2023. Ward has denied the charges. CBC | World News
Read More »Terrence Stamp, U.K. actor who played General Zod in early Superman films, dead at 87
Terence Stamp, the British actor who often portrayed complex villains, including General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87. CBC | World News
Read More »Praise and ire as U.K. police pose as joggers to stop men from harassing women on runs
There’s a lot of onus on women to stay safe in public spaces. And that’s likely partly why a new police campaign in the U.K. aimed to stop men from harassing women runners in the first place is getting so much attention. CBC | World News
Read More »London police arrest hundreds as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new U.K. law
British police said they arrested more than 200 people in central London on Saturday as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the ban. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to ceasefire, British PM says
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September — unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes steps toward long-term peace. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after data leak, says British government
Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears they could be targeted by the Taliban, the British government revealed on Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. police say Bob Vylan, Kneecap gigs at Glastonbury subject to criminal investigation
U.K. police say the weekend performances by rap punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish-language band Kneecap are subject to a criminal investigation after chants calling for ‘death’ to the Israeli military and chants of ‘Free Palestine’ at the Glastonbury Festival. CBC | World News
Read More »Survivors of Ireland’s notorious homes for unwed mothers could lose benefits in the U.K.
Philomena Lee’s story of being forcibly separated from her toddler son brought global attention to the horrors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes. Now 92 and living in the U.K., she could see her government benefits clawed back if she accepts Ireland’s compensation package. CBC | World News
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