Weeks before his eighth birthday, Karam Singh joked about becoming a break dancer while watching a Justin Timberlake video and, 16 years on, Kid Karam is preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 26-year-old from Derby, England, the first breaker to land a sponsorship deal with Nike and a Samsung Galaxy ambassador, is using his …
London — A 20-year-old British man has been charged with masterminding an arson plot against a Ukrainian-linked target in London for the benefit of the Russian state, prosecutors said on Friday. “Included in the alleged activity was involvement in the planning of an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in March 2024,” the Crown …
A mysterious Roman statue was discovered at an England construction site, according to a news release from a British historical site. The news release was shared by the Burghley Estate, a centuries-old country house in the English countryside. The home displays art, sculptures and more, and has been used in productions like “The Crown” and …
The first official photograph of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery about two months ago was released on Sunday. It showed Catherine, also publicly known as Kate Middleton, posing and smiling alongside 10-year-old George, 8-year-old Charlotte and 5-year-old Louis, her three children with William, the Prince of Wales. The image gave …
London — Britain’s Defense Secretary Grant Shapps sought to reassure U.K. lawmakers Wednesday that the country’s nuclear deterrent weapons program was functional and ready to be called upon if needed after a second consecutive missile test reportedly failed. A nuclear-capable Trident II missile test launched in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on Jan. 30 …
London – U.K. civilians should be ready to fight in a hypothetical land war, the head of the British army, Gen. Patrick Sanders, said Wednesday, warning that the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine showed it was “citizen armies” that make the difference in conflicts. He said the British military is currently too small to respond …
Kuehneosaurus latus (right) and Kuehneosuchus latissimus (left) – two animals found in Britain from the late Triassic. CC 3.0. BY Nobu Tamura In fantasy fiction, the dragon is one of the most common mythical beasts, but these giant flying lizards defy the reality that flying lizards have actually been found on Earth through many once …
Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, who starred in “The Full Monty” about a group of unemployed steel workers who launched new careers as strippers died “suddenly” on Saturday, his publicist said in a statement. “His wife and family were with him,” the statement said, and that his “family asks for privacy at this time.” Wilkinson …
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe struck a long-awaited deal on Sunday to buy a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United and pledged to invest US$300 million in the English Premier League football club to try to revive its fortunes. The deal, which will also see Ratcliffe’s Ineos group take over management of the club’s football …
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced his intention Friday to have a type of dog known as the American bully XL banned in Britain, calling them “a danger to our communities.” The announcement came a day after a man died from injuries sustained during an attack believed to have involved this type of dog. A …