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Gatewick Airport runway found with a hole delays many flights

By Rida - Sep 05, 2016 05:10 AM EDT

Gatwick Airport, one of the busiest airports in United Kingdom closed its main runway after discovering a hole on runway during inspections.

So, How Often Should You Use Your Sunscreen?

By Jenn Loro - May 31, 2016 08:54 AM EDT

A new report from a UK-based consumer protection watchdog reveals that 'once-a-day sunscreen’ all-day protection claims by top sunscreen brands are misleading. The results of the study show that Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of sunscreen products significantly drop without reapplication.

Manchester United News Update: Team's Game With Bournemouth Game Cancelled Due To Bomb Threat Fiasco

By Jenn Loro - May 17, 2016 01:55 PM EDT

Manchester United- Bournemouth Game was called off following a bomb threat fiasco at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England. The explosive device was apparently a fake pipe bomb that was left over inside the stadium following a security training exercise carried out recently by a British private security firm.

E-cigarettes Safe and Recommended for Smokers, Health Authorities Say

By Jenn Loro - Apr 29, 2016 02:22 PM EDT

The UK-based Royal College of Physicians has recently published a 200-page report on Thursday advising and even recommending e-cigarettes as an effective smoking cessation aid for smokers. The report, however, contradicts earlier US findings linking vaping devices to higher likelihood of trying or going back to traditional tobacco-based smoking habit.

Brexit Will Damage Global Economy: Top Tory MPs and Most Economists Agree

By Jenn Loro - Feb 28, 2016 03:44 PM EST

Top Tory statesmen and an overwhelming number of British economists warned of huge economic price UK has to pay if Britons choose to part ways with EU.

Samsung Galaxy S7: Prices, Features And Release Date In The UK

By Jenn Loro - Feb 24, 2016 10:40 AM EST

With the official unveiling of Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge at the Mobile World Congress, leaked reports on the devices’ features appear to have been quite accurate after all.

Brexit May Disintegrate EU And Cause Damage To The UK, Billionaire Says

By Jenn Loro - Feb 22, 2016 09:19 AM EST

Virgin Group founder and Chairman Richard Branson painted a bleak picture for Britain in the event that British voters decide that UK should abandon the EU.

EU Trying Hard To Keep The UK In Organization

By Jenn Loro - Feb 20, 2016 02:59 PM EST

Leaders from EU member-states are locked in contentious marathon talks to reach a compromise with Britain on a number of hot-button issues ahead of “Brexit” referendum in the UK to be likely held in June.

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange 'Arbitrarily Detained'

By Jenn Loro - Feb 06, 2016 05:45 PM EST

A ruling by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNGWAD) declared WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s three-and-a-half years of self-confinement at the Ecuadorian embassy as “arbitrary detention” and made Sweden and the UK responsible for it.

UK cult leader Gets 23-Years Sentence For Abusing And Raping 'Slave' Daughter

By Jenn Loro - Jan 31, 2016 03:09 PM EST

A leader of Maoist cult in the UK gets a 23-year jail term for multiple counts of sexual assault, rape, and unlawful detention of his own daughter and a number of brainwashed female followers

UK Junior Doctors set to Strike

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 05, 2016 02:13 PM EST

Junior doctors in the United Kingdom could be holding the first ever mass strike in 40 years.

UK Denounces ISIS Video showing Five Executions at the Hand of a ‘New Jihadi John’

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 04, 2016 02:09 PM EST

The United Kingdom has denounced a video released by the Islamic State that shows five executions of alleged British spies.

UK Petition to Ban Donald Trump Gets close to 300K Signatures

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 09, 2015 01:53 PM EST

A United Kingdom petition to ban Donald Trump has received almost 300,000 signatures.

UK, Germany Parliaments Set to Vote on Plans to Combat ISIS in Syria

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 02, 2015 11:44 AM EST

The Parliaments in the UK and Germany will vote on what to do about ISIS in Syria.

Royal Baby Update: Princess Charlotte Is Ladylike While Brother Prince George Is Lively

By Maria Slither - Oct 16, 2015 01:35 PM EDT

In his recent visit to Cambridge, Prince William shared a bit about his kids distinctive characteristics.

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