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Cops Catch Prisoner Who Cut Off Own Ear to Escape

Accomplices broke man out on way to hospital

(Newser) - British police today recaptured a man who'd cut off his own ear to escape from prison. The man, 29-year-old Michael O'Donnell of Greater Manchester, went Van Gogh on himself on May 2 while awaiting sentencing for his role in a car cloning crime ring. He was sent to the hospital,...

'Ripper' Scholar Charged With 3 Murders

Stephen Griffiths in court for hooker killings

(Newser) - A criminology student suspected in the disappearance of 3 prostitutes has been formally charged with their dismemberment murder and will appear in court in Bradford, England, today. Stephen Griffiths—described as a "lizard-loving loner" by neighbors—was often seen strolling around the red-light district he lived in wearing a...

Court Forces Cancer Patient To Have Surgery

Woman has phobia of hospitals, needles

(Newser) - A court's decision to force a woman to have life-saving cancer surgery against her will has triggered a fierce debate on medical ethics in Britain. Doctors will be allowed to forcibly sedate the 55-year-old, who has learning difficulties and a phobia of hospitals and needles, in order to bring her...

Brits Turns Skeptical on Global Warming

Only 26% believe in man-made climate change

(Newser) - Britain is suddenly a nation of climate skeptics. In a February poll, just 26% agreed that “climate change is happening now and is now established as largely manmade,” down from 41% as recently as November 2009, the New York Times reports. The sudden plunge is probably due in...

Dumbest New Drinking Game: Vodka 'Eyeballing'
  Dumbest New Drinking Game: 
 Vodka 'Eyeballing' 
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May 22, 2010 5:50 PM CDT

Dumbest New Drinking Game: Vodka 'Eyeballing'

Obviously, shooting vodka through your eye can cause long-term damage

(Newser) - Shooting vodka not a quick enough path to drunkenness for you? Try shooting it through your eye. “Vodka eyeballing,” which the Daily Mail claims is the latest trend to sweep Britain’s universities, supposedly gives an instant high, although some wonder if “eyeballers” are already so drunk...

Docs Missed Fatal Toilet Brush in Drunk's Butt

British woman dies because of hospital blunder

(Newser) - A British woman died because doctors failed to notice that she had a 6-inch piece of toilet brush—the handle part, not the brush part—embedded in her buttock after a drunken fall, an inquest found. It took 2 years for doctors to discover the source of the woman's chronic...

First Abortion Ads to Hit British TV

Campaigners vow to block 'grotesque' ads

(Newser) - Anti-abortion activists are seeking to block the first TV commercial advertising abortion services from reaching British screens next week. The Marie Stopes organization says the ad will direct women facing unplanned pregnancies to "clear, non-judgmental information" on abortion services, but opponents say it's "grotesque" that abortion providers are...

Girl, 8: I Lied About Boys Raping Me

Brit was worried mom would think her 'naughty'

(Newser) - An 8-year-old British girl admitted today in court that she lied about two 10-year-old boys having raped her because she was worried that her mother would deny her sweets for having been "a tiny bit naughty." Prodded by a defense attorney, the girl admitted she was with the...

Boys, 10 and 11, on Trial for Rape

British pair accused of raping 8-year-old

(Newser) - Two of the youngest defendants in British history went on trial in London yesterday for the rape of an 8-year-girl. The girl, clutching a teddy bear, testified via videolink from a different room in the courthouse how the boys had taken her scooter away and said she wouldn't get it...

Campaign Banner Downs UK Candidate's Plane

Nigel Farage hospitalized after light aircraft crashes

(Newser) - UK Independence Party candidate Nigel Farage had to be cut from the wreckage of an aircraft after his last-minute quest for votes in today's election ended in disaster. Farage, who was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, had taken to the skies in a two-seater aircraft towing a party banner. The plane...

Lad Mag Columnist: 'Cut Your Ex's Face'

Magazine: Regrettable production mistake

(Newser) - File this under Shocking Advice: A columnist for Brit lad mag Zoo has urged a lovelorn reader to slice his former girlfriend's face. Go on a "rampage with the boys, get on the booze and smash anything that moves," actor Danny Dyer responds to reader "Alex,"...

Another Ash Cloud Closes UK Airports

'Summer of uncertainty' lies ahead for travelers

(Newser) - Another wave of Icelandic volcanic ash is drifting toward Europe, closing airports for the second time this week in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Authorities believe the airports may reopen later today, but warn that more closures are possible if the clouds drift south, CNN reports. Airport closures at short notice...

Preacher Arrested for Calling Homosexuality a Sin

UK Baptist charged with harassment, abusive language

(Newser) - A UK minister was arrested for harassment after publicly calling homosexuality a sin. Baptist preacher Dale McAlpine spent seven hours in jail on charges that because he had made the remark loudly enough for others to overhear, it constituted abusive language. McAlpine was handing out religious pamphlets in public when...

Cameron Dominates Final UK Debate

Brown fails to make breakthrough in third televised talk-fest

(Newser) - Conservative leader David Cameron was widely seen as the winner of last night's third and final British election debate after Gordon Brown failed to make the breakthrough he desperately needed. The Conservative leader, in a debate focusing on the economy, promised to make sweeping budget cuts if he gains power...

Gordon Brown Apologizes to 'Bigoted Woman'
Gordon Brown Apologizes to 'Bigoted Woman'
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Apr 28, 2010 1:04 PM CDT

Gordon Brown Apologizes to 'Bigoted Woman'

PM mutters insults into microphone he didn't know was on

(Newser) - Gordon Brown fell all over himself apologizing yesterday after he was caught on tape calling a voter a “bigoted woman.” After a conversation about immigration with Gillian Duffy, 65, Brown got in his car muttering, “That was a disaster,” unaware that his broadcast microphone was still...

Clegg Under Fire in 2nd UK Election Debate

Polls show Liberal Democrat leader narrowly winning Round 2

(Newser) - The third-party candidate who upended Britain's political landscape with a runaway victory in last week's election debate won by a narrower margin as the party leaders clashed again last night, according to polls. In a debate focused on foreign policy, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg came under fire from both...

'Clockwork Orange Killers Stomped Gay Londoner to Death'

Teen girls on trial for homophobic attack

(Newser) - Two teenage girls and a male accomplice are on trial for a brutal attack on a gay man that witnesses compared to a scene from the horrifically violent film Clockwork Orange. Prosecutors say the drunken trio shouted homophobic abuse at Ian Baynham, 62, before the male punched him to the...

Cops Take Dim View of 'Sparkle' Drug

Mystery ingredients scare health experts

(Newser) - No sooner is one apparently dangerous drug made illegal when another pops up. Now, just days after Britain cracked down on the stimulant mephedrone following deaths linked to the drug, police are warning about the latest legal high, "Sparkle." The drug, dubbed "legal mephedrone," causes euphoria...

Navy May Mobilize for Stranded Brits

UK 'exploring all options' for bringing citizens home

(Newser) - With 200,000 Britons stranded abroad by volcanic ash—and an election just weeks away—Britain's government is scrambling to find ways to bring its people home if the travel chaos continues. Government ministers have unveiled an emergency plan that includes using cruise liners, cargo ships, and even the Royal...

3rd-Party Candidate Wins UK Election Debate

Clegg wins over voters as Brown, Cameron trade jabs

(Newser) - The leaders of both Britain's main political parties may be wishing they'd never agreed to the country's first American-style televised election debate. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg—who offered up his party as a fresh alternative to Gordon Brown's Labour and David Cameron's Conservatives—is widely seen to have won...

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