Britain

June 10June 10
Coachella Valley native wins 2021 Mixed Doubles title at French Open
- Local
- Sports
Palm Desert High School alumni Desirae Krawczyk, along with her partner Joe Salisbury of Britain, won the 2021 mixed doubles title early Thursday morning at the French Open. 27-year-old Krawczyk was born in Rancho Mirage and went on to play tennis in college at Arizona State University. Krawczyk and Salisbury defeated Aslan Karatsev and Elena […]

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March 27March 27
Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
- Coronavirus
- Entertainment
(CNN) — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have both tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing them to lead the nation’s response to the pandemic from their homes in self-isolation. Both announced their infections Friday on Twitter and tried to allay concerns that Westminster’s response to the virus might be compromised. The […]
January 31January 31
The UK has left the EU — and the implications for the world are huge
- Entertainment
Brexit has happened. After 1,316 days of political turmoil, the UK now stands alone as the first nation to have ever left the European Union. It has ended the careers of two Prime Ministers and left the very future of the United Kingdom in question. Scotland’s case for independence is becoming harder to ignore while […]
January 06January 06
Britain’s most prolific rapist spent 12 years drugging and assaulting young men — until one woke up
- Entertainment
The most prolific rapist ever caught in Britain, who spent more than a decade luring dozens of intoxicated young men to his city center apartment before drugging and sexually assaulting them, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty in four separate trials. Reynhard Sinaga was found guilty of 159 counts of sexual […]
October 15October 15
Pedophile who abused up to 200 children found dead in prison
- Entertainment
A man described as one of Britain’s worst pedophiles has been found dead in jail. Richard Huckle, 33, who claimed to have abused almost 200 Malaysian children, died at Full Sutton prison in Yorkshire, England on Sunday, the UK’s Ministry of Justice confirmed in a statement. UK media reported that Huckle had been stabbed to death. Huckle […]
September 18September 18
A plumber fixed the boiler of a 91-year-old terminally ill woman. He billed her $0
- Entertainment
“It’s totally free of charge.” These are words you wouldn’t normally associate with a broken boiler. That was until a plumber in the British town of Burnley, gained internet stardom after a receipt from one of his jobs went viral. James Anderson, originally from Liverpool, is being lauded for his bill of £0 sent to […]
August 22August 22
Police: 93-year-old woman dies of ‘broken heart’ after confronting thieves in her home
- Entertainment
Authorities say a 93-year-old British woman died Wednesday from broken heart syndrome after three men broke into her home and stole her valuables. Three men broke into Betty Munroe’s Northampton, England, home around 11 p.m. June 11 using garden shears, according to a Facebook post from Northamptonshire Police. The men confronted her, initially claiming to […]
May 06May 06
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Gives Birth to Baby Boy
- Entertainment
Britain’s Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a baby boy Monday morning and both Meghan and the baby are “doing well,” Buckingham Palace confirmed. The baby, who has not yet been named, weighs 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and palace officials say he was born at 5:26 a.m. Monday. He is seventh in line for the […]

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