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Barcelona able to field Olmo and Víctor after Spain’s sports council intervenes
Sports council grants players temporary registration Barcelona beat Athletic to reach Spanish Super Cup final Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor will be able to play for Barcelona after Spain’s supreme ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
British track and field body charged with corporate manslaughter over Paralympic athlete's death
The governing body for track and field in Britain and a sports official have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a Paralympic athlete who was hit on the head by a metal pole during ...ABC News - Jan. 8 -
Trump expected to appoint Eric Trager as Middle East director for National Security Council
President-elect Trump is expected to announce Eric Trager as Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa on the National Security Council, a congressional aide told The Hill. Trager has ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Body found in search for missing British hikers in Italy
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, had not been heard from since 1 January.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
LA council member: 'Absolute miracle' no fatalities reported
Los Angeles Councilwoman Traci Park said it is an “absolute miracle” no fatalities have been reported as fires blaze through parts of Los Angeles. “This fire moved very, very quickly,” Park said in ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
British luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce says super rich fueling a demand boom for bespoke models
BMW-owned Rolls Royce Motor Cars, like other luxury car brands, has seen an uptick in demand for bespoke and complex car models in recent months.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
Rescuers search for 2 British hikers missing since New Year's Day in Italian alps
Rescue crews have found the body of a British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian alpsABC News - Jan. 8 -
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Search begins for British hikers missing in northern Italy since New Year’s Day
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, were ‘planning on going off-grid’ during holiday in the Dolomites. A search is under way for a pair of British hikers in the Dolomites in northern Italy who ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Search launched for British hikers missing in Dolomites
Aziz Ziriat and Samuel Harris were last heard from on 1 January and never boarded a flight home.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Elon Musk and His Megaphone, X, Rattle British Politics
With 211 million followers on social media, the multibillionaire seems intent on using his global platform to rattle British politics.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
How low will British politics go? Ask Elon, master of the Muskoverse – he’ll decide | Marina Hyde
The unedifying spectacle of would-be strongmen bickering over how to protect women and girls is just the beginning . Can it really be three weeks ago that Nigel Farage and Elon Musk were posing ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones
Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body. A company that has worked closely with the UK government on artificial intelligence safety, ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
How Myles Smith wrote 2024's biggest British hit
The Luton-born singer-songwriter has taken fourth place on BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
British prime minister condemns 'lies and misinformation' after Musk attacks
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the “lies and misinformation” undermining the United Kingdom’s democracy and his record after Elon Musk’s continued attacks. Starmer was asked about a ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Pete Songi on Elon Musk interfering in British politics – cartoon
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Man charged with helping ex-British soldier in London prison getaway
London police say a man has been charged with assisting a former British soldier later convicted of spying for Iran in his escape from prisonABC News - Jan. 6 -
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British teen Mia Brookes wins back-to-back snowboarding World Cup titles
Brookes, 17, claims victory in Austria Britain strike gold in four-man bobsleigh in Germany Mia Brookes produced an incredible display of big air snowboarding in Klagenfurt on Sunday to seal ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
How The Vivienne became a breakout star of British drag
The Vivienne, who has died aged 32, was unapologetically unique and hilariously straight-talking.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
Prince William ‘shocked and saddened’ by death of British man in New Orleans attack
Edward Pettifer, stepson of princes’ former nanny, was one of 14 killed in New Year’s Day truck attack. The Prince of Wales has said he is shocked and saddened by the death of his former nanny’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
David Lodge, British Novelist Who Satirized Academic Life, Dies at 89
His 15 well-plotted novels teemed with romance and strange coincidence. An erudite literary critic with an ear for language, he also wrote a raft of nonfiction books.The New York Times - Jan. 3 -
Philippine president removes deputy from security council after alleged plot to kill him
Vice-president Sara Duterte is facing an investigation over her alleged threat to kill Ferdinand Marcos Jr . The Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has removed his vice-president, Sara ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
British woman and fiance found dead in Vietnam villa
Greta Marie Otteson, 33, was discovered dead in a room at a tourist villa in Hoi An, police said.BBC News - Jan. 3 -
Bodies of British woman and South African fiance found in Vietnam tourist villa
No evidence of physical trauma on Greta Marie Otteson and Arno Els Quinton, who were found in separate rooms . The bodies of a British woman and her fiance have been discovered in separate rooms at ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Remains found near Michigan music fest site, 6 years after fan disappeared
Authorities are trying to identify human remains discovered near the site of an annual music festival in northern MichiganABC News - Jan. 2 -
British factories suffer winter chill as government ‘dampens confidence’ – business live
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as 2025 starts with trepidation over new US administration’s trade policies, and global manufacturing sector struggles. Nine out ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
Preventing a British royal regency nightmare
Being regent would thrust Harry onto the global stage — which he and Meghan have arguably attempted to crash repeatedly since “Mexiting.”The Hill - Jan. 2 -
New Orleans City council member describes meeting officers shot in truck attack
New Orleans City Council Member Oliver Thomas spoke with CBS News' Kati Weis about his visit with the police officers who were shot during Wednesday morning's truck attack on Bourbon Street.CBS News - Jan. 1 -
New Orleans city council member on bollards and the New Year's Day truck attack
New Orleans City Council Member Eugene Green spoke with CBS News' Kati Weis about the traffic bollards that were being upgraded when a driver plowed through a group on Bourbon Street early on New ...CBS News - Jan. 1 -
Protesters in Syria demand justice for disappeared activists and accountability from all factions
Protesters in Syria have held a sit-in demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose fate remains one of the most haunting mysteries of the country’s 13-year ...ABC News - Jan. 1 -
New bone test could rewrite British history, say scientists
Researchers say new DNA research could shed new light on what history books say about ancient Britain.BBC News - Jan. 1 -
‘Bizarrely, I enjoyed bungee jumping!’ How Ed Davey became the Tom Cruise of British politics
The Liberal Democrat leader’s summer of stunts ended in the party’s biggest electoral success ever – and managed to push social care up the agenda. His next project? Mastering TikTok. There he was, ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
Ecuador orders the detention of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of 4 children
An Ecuadorean judge has ordered the arrest of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of four children who went missing three weeks ago in the coastal city of GuayaquilABC News - Dec. 31