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Yum? Great Lakes Provide Lampreys for Queen's Pie

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:38:22 CDT

The slimy eel-like creature known as a sea lamprey happens to be the special ingredient in a traditional English pie that will be cooked up for Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate the 60th anniversary of her reign in June, reports the Detroit Free Press . But the animals are endangered and...

Mother Sentenced for Aiding Rape of Own Daughters

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:21:06 CDT

A sadistic mother in Britain will spend 10 years in prison after a court convicted her of encouraging her boyfriend to systematically rape her three young daughters. The 65-year-old woman instructed her daughters to wear provocative underwear, gave them alcohol, and then drove the girls, who were all under the...

Iran Cuts Oil to UK, France

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:03:04 CST

Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said today, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union's sanctions on Iran's oil exports. The EU imposed tough sanctions against Iran last month, which included a freeze of the country's central bank assets and an oil...

British Cop Chases Suspect: Himself

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:00:05 CST

For 20 minutes, an undercover British police officer intrepidly tracked a suspicious person in an area recently hit with a spate of burglaries. Unfortunately, the officer was chasing himself. How? An operator watching the street via security camera alerted the plain-clothes officer of a suspicious person in the area—not...

Video Captures Angry Smoker in Chainsaw Barfight

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:03:54 CST

An angry Brit has pleaded guilty to charging into a pub with a chainsaw after he was kicked out for smoking, the Daily Mail reports. Dean Dinnen, 24, swung the saw wildly at customers, slicing a tendon in one man and sending others scampering. Defending themselves with bar stools, patrons...

Death Toll Rises in European Cold Snap

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:02:00 CST

While much of the US basks in unseasonably warmish weather, Europe continues to be locked in a deep freeze that's getting even colder. More than 100 people have died in Ukraine, Italy is suffering its coldest winter in 27 years, and conditions are so severe in Serbia that thousands have...

Queen's Hubby Has Heart Surgery

Kate Schwartz — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:07:57 CST

The Christmas holiday is off to a not-so-joyful start for the royal family: Prince Philip has undergone treatment for a blocked coronary artery, British royal officials said today. The palace refused to confirm if the queen's 90-year-old husband had suffered a heart attack, saying only that tests showed a blocked...

Man Found Guilty of Burying Fiancée Alive

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:34:44 CST

Marcin Kasprzak said burying his fiancée alive was just a prank. But a West Yorkshire jury found him guilty today of attempted murder for burying Michelina Lewandowska, 27, in a box near their home, the Guardian reports. According to testimony, Kasprzak, 25, wanted their three-year-old son after his relationship with...

Britain Goes on Strike

Kevin Spak — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:35:47 CST

Public sector workers across Britain went on strike today in protest of government demands that they contribute more to their pensions and wait longer to receive them. As many as 2 million were expected to strike, according to the AP , making it the biggest action in Britain since 1979. Only...