BRITAIN

Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace

4:14 am September 15, 2019

LONDON: A unique solid gold toilet that was part of an art exhibit was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born. The toilet, valued at roughly 1 million pounds ($1.25 million), was the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. It had been installed only two […]

Former PM Cameron ‘sorry’ for Brexit divisions

9:19 pm September 14, 2019

London: The British prime minister who called the Brexit referendum and then saw the public vote to leave the European Union says he is sorry for the divisions it has caused. David Cameron said in an interview published Saturday that he thinks about the consequences of the Brexit referendum “every single day” and worries “desperately” […]

British Indian cricketer Monty Panesar eyes world of politics

11:14 am September 14, 2019

London: Former England off-spinner Monty Panesar, who recently turned author with his book ‘The Full Monty’, has spoken of plans to take on the world of politics, possibly as a future Mayor of London. The 37-year-old spinner, who had handed over copies of his book to the Indian cricket team during their UK tour for […]

UK teen arrested in US-led music hacking probe

8:49 pm September 13, 2019

London: British police said Friday they had arrested a 19-year-old man for stealing unreleased songs from musicians’ websites and cloud-based accounts, as part of a US-led investigation. The teenager, who was arrested in Ipswich in eastern England, is also suspected of selling the stolen music in exchange for cryptocurrency, according to a statement from the […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

British PM ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Brexit deal

8:45 pm September 13, 2019

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he was “cautiously optimistic” about striking a Brexit deal ahead of his first face-to-face talks with EU chiefs next week. Johnson is due to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Luxembourg on Monday. Johnson’s upbeat tone on striking a […]