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A cyclist is shown rides up a nearly empty three lanes of 7th Avenue with the Freedom Tower in the distance.

Car crashes deadlier as drivers speed during lockdowns

Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped up on quieter roads, the collisions became deadlier in several cities, a Reuters analysis shows.

Car crashes deadlier as drivers speed during lockdowns
Police officers on patrol during the Notting Hill Carnival in London. Photo taken on August 27, 2018.

An American newspaper asked Brits for petty crime stories. They got classic snark back.

An American newspaper asked Brits for petty crime stories. They got classic snark back.
Actor Kevin Spacey at the premiere of Netflix's television series "House of Cards" at Alice Tully Hall in the Lincoln Center

Netflix dumps Kevin Spacey, police home in on Harvey Weinstein

Netflix dumps Kevin Spacey, police home in on Harvey Weinstein
Facebook logo with the Russian flag

Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit

Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit
Author Kazuo Ishiguro poses for the media outside his home, following the announcement that he has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, in London, Britain, on Oct. 5, 2017.

Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Literature Prize

Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Literature Prize
A sign for an electric car charging station at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

The UK joins a move to ban gas and diesel cars by 2040

Britain plans to outlaw the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans starting in 2040. But what are the hurdles to going electric?

The UK joins a move to ban gas and diesel cars by 2040
zombies in spain

A world zombified by George A. Romero

"Night of the Living Dead" creator George A. Romero died on Sunday at the age of 77 after a battle with lung cancer, but he left behind a legacy of zombie films and influence.

A world zombified by George A. Romero
Orangemen march down Conway Street, off Shankill Road, in Belfast.

What the UK's new power deal means in the DUP's Belfast heartland

The Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland emerged as kingmakers in London. We spoke to ardent loyalists in Belfast about what it means.

What the UK's new power deal means in the DUP's Belfast heartland
A protester outside Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall. Anger has been growing over the authorities' handling of the tragedy at Grenfell Tower.

Protesters storm town hall as anger grows over London fire

Protesters calling for action Friday over the fire at London's Grenfell Tower stormed Kensington and Chelsea town halls, the center of local government in the area.

Protesters storm town hall as anger grows over London fire
Extensive damage is seen to the Grenfell Tower block which was destroyed in a fire disaster, in north Kensington, West London.

Desire to make London's Grenfell Tower 'prettier' likely escalated the blaze

The newly added aluminum cladding used to cover London's Grenfell Tower is being blamed for the fire's rapid spread. Planning documents reveal the material was used in order to make the flats look better from the luxury apartments nearby.

Desire to make London's Grenfell Tower 'prettier' likely escalated the blaze
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Merkel warns that the US and Britain are no longer reliable partners

"The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I've experienced that in the last few days," Merkel said, following Donald Trump's trip to Europe he called "a great success for America."

Merkel warns that the US and Britain are no longer reliable partners
A British Airways passenger plane preparing to land at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London

British Airways cancels all flights out of London after IT failure

The airline said it had found "no evidence that it's a cyberattack."

British Airways cancels all flights out of London after IT failure
An archbishop's mitre rests on its owner's ancient lead coffin in a forgotten tomb in London

Secret crypt in London: Beware of exploding bishops

A forgotten crypt has been uncovered in London with the remains of at least five archbishops of Canterbury from several centuries ago.

Secret crypt in London: Beware of exploding bishops
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street, in London

The UK prime minister calls early elections — for just seven weeks from now

Prime Minister Theresa May caught everybody off-guard on Tuesday calling for a snap general election on June 8.

The UK prime minister calls early elections — for just seven weeks from now
At the Camlough Cattle Mart, which serves Crossmaglen. Farmers are worried how competitive their beef will be in a post-Brexit world.

Farmers in Northern Ireland know Brexit will be bad for them — they just don't know how bad

With Brexit, many in Northern Ireland feel resentful that they're being dragged out of the European Union against their will.

Farmers in Northern Ireland know Brexit will be bad for them — they just don't know how bad