Members of the British Navy face sexual assault charges in Halifax

The Canadian Press
Four members of the Royal Navy have been charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm at a Canadian Forces base in Halifax.

Crown attorney Scott Morrison said Friday outside court that the men are alleged to have participated in a “group sexual assault” in a barracks at CFB Shearwater on April 10.

The men were arrested Thursday morning and were in Nova Scotia participating in a hockey tournament with local Armed Forces personnel, he said.

British woman commits suicide after finding herself unmarried & childless by age 30

A few days before her 30th birthday, Rachel Gow (pictured above) killed herself at home by drinking poison after she struggled with the fact she was unmarried and had no children by the age of 30.

Unbelievable story! UK Telegraph reports;

Hospital administrator Rachel Gow, 29, had wanted to walk up the aisle and have a family of her own but became "troubled" that she achieved neither. As her 30th birthday approached the self confessed "dizzy blonde" she said felt other members of her family were "doing better than her."

British Woman fakes own DEATH to get out of dating man she met online

According to the UK Mirror, 29-year-old Ann-Marie Gray faked her own death to avoid seeing a man she had decided wasn't Mr. Right.

After a third date with the poor fellow whom she had met on an online dating site, Gray decided that she didn't want to see him again. But when she tried to let him down gently, he didn't get the hint.

Even when she flat-out told him it wasn't working, he persisted.

"He continued to message me and the day came when he sent one stating 'I think we need to have a date tonight! I will be around your house in 30 minutes.'"

Taking matters into her own hands, the quick-thinking Gray responded:

British PM says Pope Francis is wrong to say people who mock Islam should 'expect a punch'

UK Prime Minster David Cameron doesn't approve of the comment Pope Francis made following the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Speaking about freedom of expression and its limit, the Pope said 'you cannot insult the faith of others and if you do, you can expect a punch'.

But opposing what the Pope said, Cameron said freedom of speech is important in an open society;

'I think in a free society, there is a right to cause offence about someone's religion. I'm a Christian; if someone says something offensive about Jesus, I might find that offensive, but in a free society I don't have a right to wreak vengeance on them. We have to accept that newspapers, magazines, can publish things that are offensive to some, as long as it's within the law. That is what we should defend.'

British comedian Stephen Fry, 57, marries boyfriend 30yrs younger

British comedian, actor and presenter Stephen Fry, 57, announced on twitter yesterday that he has married his partner, 27 year old Elliot Spencer, Elliot is a standup comedian.

Elliot Spencer's father, who at 57 is the same age as Stephen Fry, said yesterday he and his wife Melanie, 52, are 'over the moon' over their son's marriage to the QI presenter. "'We are obviously very happy. We are over the moon, that is all I want to say.'

Britain oldest person dies at age 114

'Last Victorian' Dies Aged 114.  Britain's oldest person has died at the age of 114. Ethel Lang was believed to be the last person living in the UK who was born in the reign of Queen Victoria. Mrs Lang was born in the Worsbrough area of Barnsley on 27 May 1900 and lived in the South Yorkshire town all her life.

She became the UK's oldest person after Londoner Grace Jones died aged 113 in 2013.

Eh! "I listened to my son have sex for 4mins & I was impressed' - British TV personality

TV presenter and author Coleen Nolan embarrassed the heck out of his son by telling a panel on Live TV on ITV show Loose Women that she once listened to her son having sex for more than 4 minutes and was 'dead impressed'. Recalling the incident, Coleen revealed:

British Ebola nurse no longer critically ill, hospital says

Pauline Cafferkey was diagnosed with Ebola on her return to Glasgow from Sierra Leone. Photograph: PA

The Guardian, 
British nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, is showing signs of improvement and is no longer critically ill, the Royal Free hospital in London has said.

The Scottish public health worker remains in isolation at the hospital where she is receiving specialist care. She was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Glasgow and was admitted to the city’s Gartnavel hospital on 29 December before being transferred to the Royal Free the following day.

Cafferkey, from Cambuslang in south Lanarkshire, had volunteered with Save the Children at the Ebola treatment centre in Kerry Town before returning to the UK.

Actor Matt LeBlanc Told Princes of British Empire To ‘F*ck Off’ When They Asked About A ‘Friends’ Reunion

British Couple stranded in NewYork after son was born prematurely

A British couple have been left stranded in New York with a £130,000 medical bill after their baby son was born 11 weeks prematurely while they were on a four-day visit.

Katie Amos, 30, and fiancé, Lee Johnston, 29, welcomed son Dax unexpectedly after she went into labour while sightseeing in the Big Apple.

The pair, whose son weighed just 3lbs after being born 11 weeks before his due date, has been told by doctors the newborn will not be able to fly back to the family home in the United Kingdom until March.

They say they are yet to find out if the huge bill for their treatment will be covered by their travel insurance policy.

British nurse with Ebola in critical condition - hospital

 An Ebola patient is put on a Hercules transport plane at Glasgow Airport in Scotland December 30, 2014, to be transported to London. REUTERS/Stringer/Files

Reuters 

A British nurse being treated for Ebola in London is in critical condition after deteriorating over the last two days, her hospital said on Saturday.

The Royal Free Hospital has been treating Pauline Cafferkey, 39, with blood plasma from an Ebola survivor and an experimental anti-viral drug.

She was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday after returning to Britain late on Sunday from Sierra Leone, where she had been working for the charity Save the Children at a treatment centre outside the capital, Freetown.

Cafferkey is the first person to have been diagnosed with Ebola on British soil.

The West African Ebola outbreak was first identified in Guinea's remote southeast in early 2014. Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have borne the brunt of the 20,000 infections and nearly 8,000 dead.

New Year's Update: Party Up At British Virgin Islands

The Associated Press
Revelers crowded New York’s Times Square and converged on the beaches of Brazil and skyscrapers of Dubai to say good riddance to a turbulent 2014 marred by terror woes, Ebola outbreaks and a horrific series of airline disasters.

But tragedy struck in Shanghai, Baghdad was on edge and protesters in the United States delivered a sobering reminder of one of the year’s biggest stories.

Thousands of partiers arrived on speedboats, yachts and ferries to dance the night away on the tiny Caribbean island of Jost Van Dyke that has long hosted one of the region’s biggest, most uninhibited New Year’s Eve bashes.

British Actress Helena Bonham Carter & Tim Burton Split after 13 Years

English actress Helena Bonham Carter and American director Tim Burton have split. After 13 years together with two children, the couple made the announcement this evening.

A rep tells People Magazine that the couple “separated amicably earlier this year and have continued to be friends and co-parent their children. We would ask that you respect their privacy and that of their children during this time.”

Photo Credit: Getty Images

RIP Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker performs at Zenith de Paris on May 15, 2013 in Paris, France. David Wolff/Patrick—Redferns via Getty Images

Joe Cocker died yesterday at age 70, after losing a battle with lung cancer.

The blues and rock singer died in his Colorado home, his management staff confirmed.

Cocker, a British-born musician who rose to fame in the 1960s, was known for his cover of The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends” and a duet with Jennifer Warnes for the movie An Officer and a Gentleman called “Up Where We Belong,” for which he received a Grammy in 1983.

His agent Barrie Marshall said the singer was “simply unique,” the BBC reports. “It will be impossible to fill the space he leaves in our hearts.”

In all, Cocker produced 40 albums throughout his career

British and Canadian troops join Ebola fight in Sierra Leone

A local resident awaits the landing of a British Navy helicopter as it drops food aid on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. AP

The Associated Press
Reservists and troops from Britain and Canada have left for Sierra Leone to help in the battle to contain the Ebola virus outbreak.

British officials said Saturday that 16 reservists and 100 regular military personnel left on a morning flight from the Brize Norton military airbase.

Officials say Canadian military personnel are on the same flight.

Royal Prince William & Kate Middleton begins NewYork Tour

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who is about five months pregnant with her 2nd child, arrived New York last night December 7th to begin their 3-day tour. It's their first time in New York and they are said to be staying at the luxury Carlyle Hotel, where a suite can cost $14,000-a-night. Americans came out in their hundreds to catch a glimpse of the royal couple. 

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British business man Shrien Dewani cleared of honeymoon murder

Dan Newling | Guardian
The British businessman Shrien Dewani has been cleared of murdering his wife in a elaborate taxi hijack plot on their honeymoon in South Africa.

The Cape Town judge Jeanette Traverso declared Dewani to be not guilty of charges that he coordinated Anni’s 2010 murder. Evidence meant to connect the Briton to his wife’s death was so poor, Traverso ruled, that the only way Dewani might be convicted was if he confessed.

She said the prosecution case rested entirely on the witness testimony of a “self-confessed liar” who “does not know where the truth ends and a lie begins”. The judgment cannot be appealed.

Dewani, 34, from Bristol, showed no emotion as Traverso delivered her two-and-a-half-hour-long verdict. His parents, Prakash and Shila, sister Preyal and brother Preyen all shed tears.

British Couple Fall In Love Again And Remarry 35yrs After Divorce

A Couple who divorced after 21 years because they could no longer stand the sight of each other are celebrating their first wedding anniversary – for the second time


Neville and Barbara Pearce first tied the knot in 1956. But after having two children they divorced in 1977 amid constant bickering.

Following the death of Neville’s second wife, also called Barbara, the couple fell in love again in 2012, despite 35 happy years apart. They exchanged vows at St Thomas’ Church in their hometown of Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Barbara, 79, said: “It was a really lovely day. It’s simple now. We get along and don’t argue.”
Neville, 81, said work and family pressures initially drove them apart.

“We were young and didn’t put enough into it,” he said. “But it’s all water under the bridge now.”
The couple said they would celebrate today with a pork pie and a bottle of beer

Liverpool Striker Mario Balotelli charged by British FA over 'racist' instagram post

 Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has been charged by the Football Association for posting an image of the Nintendo character, Super Mario on instagram and writing "jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a jew”

Just a few hours after Balotelli posted it on December 1, many people said they found it offensive and accused him of Racism and Antisemitism. 

Balotelli deleted the image after it caused a lot of controversy, denied the accusations of racism and then issued an apology on Facebook to people who found the pic offensive...

Despite the public apology, the FA still charged him.

British Woman Gets $350 A Day To Drink Beer.

GILES SHELDRICK | ExpressUK
As jobs go, this could be the best in the world. Which is why lucky Jane Peyton will be the envy of millions of men.

The professional beer taster is paid £200 ($350 CDD) a day to drink in pubs across Britain in a commitment to searching out the perfect pint.

The remuneration for her thirst-quenching “consultancy” works out at the equivalent of £52,000 a year – twice the national average wage.

Jane said: “The beer world is often seen as rather blokey and I have had people saying, ‘What do you know about beer – you’re a woman’.

"But I have proved I know what I am talking about.

“Beer is for both genders and I want to encourage more women to discover it because it’s such a convivial drink – and with so many amazing styles of beer, it’s great fun to explore.