‘very strange case’: Search intensifies for British teen missing near Romania’s ‘Dracula’s Castle’ |

[ad_1] Search teams recovered George’s backpack, containing a sleeping bag and unused stove equipment/ Image:X Bran Castle is one of those places where folklore clings to the walls. Perched above the village of Bran, its spires and narrow stairways helped turn it into the world’s “Dracula’s Castle,” even though the Transylvanian vampire of Bram Stoker’s […]

Why King Charles is more German than British | World News

[ad_1] Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender view items on display relating to Germany, during a visit to the Royal Collection exhibition in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, during Steinmeier’s state visit to Britain, in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.(Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via […]

British man arrested for posing with a gun in US, Elon Musk furious | World News

[ad_1] A British IT consultant was arrested after posting a photograph of himself holding a gun during a holiday in the United States, a case that later drew sharp criticism from Elon Musk. Jon Richelieu-Booth, 50, from West Yorkshire, said he was shocked after police visited and later detained him over the image, which he […]

Who was Tom Stoppard? British playwright dies at 88; famously attended Jaipur Literature Festival in 2012

[ad_1] British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard died at the age of 88 on Saturday. He passed away at his home in Dorset, England, surrounded by his family, reports the BBC. Stoppard was regarded as one of the greatest dramatists of his generation. His career spanned over six decades, producing a string of acclaimed plays […]

Amazon delivery driver barges into British MP’s house; cops say ‘we can’t do anything’

[ad_1] A British MP claimed that an Amazon delivery driver barged into his house, shared the footage. James McMurdock, an independent UK MP, raised an alarm on social media as he shared a doorcam footage of a person barging into his house. But more alarming was the police response when McMurdock called the cops as […]

Random Musing: British Broadcasting Calumny – why the UK’s public broadcaster is under siege | World News

[ad_1] There’s a hilarious scene in Casablanca when the Nazis order Rick’s Café to be shut down on any pretext, and the morally flexible prefect of police, Captain Renault, says: “I am shocked, shocked to learn that gambling is going on here,” before pocketing his own earnings with a sotto voce thank you. Much like […]

British Muslim Journalist Sami Hamdi set to be released after ICE detention; wife demands justice

[ad_1] British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi, who was arrested by US federal immigration authorities, is set to be released and allowed to return to the UK after being held for more than two weeks. On Monday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said he had opted to accept a US govt offer to leave the […]

King Charles strips Prince Andrew of His Royal Titles: A brief walk through history (and the peculiar British genius for survival)

[ad_1] There’s a reason the British monarchy still exists while its European cousins were sent packing—or worse, beheaded. The French built guillotines, the Russians built firing squads, but the British built committees. Even when they dethrone their own, they do it with a press release and polite applause. So when King Charles III ordered his […]

British Sikh woman raped in UK: Man, woman arrested again after bail; case classified as racially motivated

[ad_1] Two people have been arrested on suspicion of the racially aggravated rape of a British Sikh woman in Oldbury, West Midlands, last month.West Midlands Police confirmed the arrests on Friday, saying the pair, a 49-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman from Sandwell, were also linked to a separate sexual assault on a woman in […]

Explained: Why Elon Musk is under-fire for his emoji on British colonial rule in India; sparking social media fury | World News

[ad_1] Elon Musk has a habit of dropping cryptic emojis and letting the internet do the rest. On October 2, one such gesture — a “🤔” in reply to a post claiming that “there is no such thing as colonisation” — set off a storm in India. The post argued that if Indians in England […]