Britain

Man who climbed Big Ben waving Palestinian flag comes down after 16 hours

A Met Police spokesperson said: "At 7.24am on Saturday March 8 officers were alerted to a man climbing up the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament."

Marchers on the far-right are seen in London, Britain, on October 26, 2024

British neo-Nazis planned attack as part of 'race war', prosecutors say

The trio are each charged with two counts of collecting information which may be useful to someone preparing an act of terrorism.

By REUTERS
05/03/2025

Study reveals workings of British Starfish decoy sites that mislead WWII Luftwaffe attacks

Researchers uncover World War II decoy sites designed to divert German bombers from industrial targets in North Staffordshire.

Re-evaluation of 2nd century Colchester vase fleshes out Roman-era gladiator fights in Britain

An inscription on the vase names gladiators Memnon and Valentinus, suggesting it commemorates a real combat event in Colchester.

  The two individuals (with blurred faces) meeting with the British Ambassador to Iran, February 12,

Two Britons detained in Iran charged with spying, Iranian judiciary says

The two have been named as Craig and Lindsay Foreman, and their family said on Saturday they were engaging with relevant authorities to ensure the pair's well-being and safe return home.

By REUTERS
18/02/2025
  Samantha Cox

British occupational therapist answers Israel’s call, inspired by grandfather’s wartime legacy

British occupational therapist Samantha Cox volunteers at an Israeli rehab center, inspired by her grandfather’s heroism in liberating a Nazi camp and supporting Jewish survival in Mandate Palestine.

Britain's Princess Beatrice gives early birth to baby Athena

Baby Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi was born weighing four pounds and five ounces.

29/01/2025
 A screenshot of the GMB Holocaust Memorial Day broadcast which failed to mention Jews, January 26

UK TV host apologizes after omitting 'Jews' from Holocaust Memorial Day broadcast

Several UK-based Jewish advocacy organizations denounced ITV and GMB in particular before the anchor's apology.

Two treasure hunters uncovered a rare hoard of 404 Roman and British coins in the Netherlands

On a wet October day, former policeman Gert-Jan Messelaar and Reinier Koelink, ventured into a field in Bunnik where they discovered gold and silver coins from the beginning of the Common Era.

Key clue to fate of early American colonists found in Governor John White's 400-year-old map

Archaeologists found English objects at a site matching a concealed symbol on John White's map.

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