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When Ron and Joyce Bond tied the knot more than eight decades ago, their inner-circle warned them their marriage “wouldn’t last.” Fast-forward to Jan. 4, 2022 and they officially became the U.K.’s longest-married couple, as reported by the Mirror. “We never expected to reach 81 years of marriage,” 100-year-old Joyce said. “We know we are very fortunate to have […]
Ed Sheeran has expressed his desire to become more environmentally sustainable. The “Shivers” singer mentioned on BBC Radio London that his sustainability efforts start at his UK home. “I have got a massive beehive. I have this massive wildlife pond with newts in it, salamanders and there’s a grass snake that lives in there and hedgehogs,” he […]
Residents of a North Wales village can finally breathe easy, knowing a “bloodthirsty” critter is no longer on the loose. According to the Evening Standard, the small town of Buckley spent days living in fear of Stripe—a grey squirrel named after the main antagonist in the 1984 movie Gremlins. It’s reported that the animal terrorized the village during the […]
A new study has revealed that Meghan Markle is the brightest of all the royals. Conducted by Oxford Royale, the data calls Markle the “most intelligent member of the British royal family,” the New York Post reports. The education company looks at the academic background of the family members, like their performances in high school […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been ordered by a court to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in a divorce settlement that’s among the largest in British history. Per an Associated Press report on the latest surrounding the divorce, a November ruling made public this week saw a High Court judge stating that […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Cases of a “flesh-eating” sexually transmitted infection that causes “beefy red” ulcers have been steadily rising in the United Kingdom […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets James Blake is back with a full-length release. Following a push-back due to vinyl-production issues and a two-year wait, fans […]
A mother in the UK took home a $250,000 settlement after she says her employer denied giving her reduced hours to pick up her child from a daycare. Alice Thompson won £185,000, roughly $255,947, on Aug. 12 after she asked real estate agency Manors if she could finish her 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. shift an hour earlier to […]
Sarah Harding, member of the British band Girls Aloud, passed away on Sunday at the age of 39, Pitchfork reports. Her mother, Marie, shared the news on Harding’s Instagram account, writing that the singer died from breast cancer. Harding had revealed her diagnosis in August 2020 and that cancer had spread to other places in […]
A United Kingdom man was sentenced to six years last month after reportedly going to three banks and passing notes to cashiers, demanding they hand over money. The only problem with his plan was that his notes were hard to understand. Alan Slattery, 67, was sentenced after his two-week robbery stint, according to Sussex Police. His […]
