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In a surely ill-fated bid to make kids more well-spoken, a school in Sheffield, England has banned slang. Says the school's deputy chief, More »
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Okay, Patrick Stewart probably doesn't like being typecast as Star Trek: The Next Generation's captain. He's also an anti-domestic violence advocate, and he's written a powerful piece in the Guardian protesting budget cuts to women's shelters in the UK. He says, More »
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Somebody at the Snaresbrook crown court must be a shitty tipper, because the food in the cafeteria has allegedly been contaminated with urine. Traces of it were apparently found in soup, salad, and even sandwiches, which customers had complained "smelled a bit off." Since only legal officers eat in the cafeteria, the errant pee-er probably has a vendetta against a judge or lawyer. Police are investigating; thankfully, the cafeteria is now closed. More »
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A former plumber was arrested for throwing her glass at a man's face after he hit on her in a bar. But a judge gave her a lenient sentence, ruling that she lost control because of prior sexual harassment at work. Are we seeing the birth of a new kind of defense? More »
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Not to alarm you, gentle readers, on this so-far placid Sunday morning, but Disney's marauding editors have hacked the Hundred Acre Wood to cheap, American pulp.  According to the Telegraph, conscientious British readers are horrified at error-strewn, Yankified modern updates of the children's classic in which Pooh and his friends used to play chess or draughts but now play chequers because that's about the most nuanced board game Americans can handle. More »
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In a statement that reads like parody but is apparently real, a Christian group claims that UK supermarket chain Tesco's recent sales slump is actually the Almighty's answer to their prayers. More »
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Police in Anmer, England have launched an investigation after someone found human remains on New Year's Day while taking a walk. The body was spotted in the woods on Sandringham Estate, where Queen Elizabeth and her family usually spend the holidays. Thankfully, the British are experts at solving murder mysteries that take place on royal estates (or so we gather from BBC America). More »
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Larry the cat was brought to 10 Downing Street to deal with a rodent problem, but Prime Minister David Cameron doesn't seem to appreciate his contributions. Though Cameron's children like the cat, he isn't allowed in the family's newly-refurbished residence. A spokesman says Larry has more freedom living in the office because the residence is locked during the day, but Labour MP Kerry McCarthy complained, "Poor Larry is being treated like some servant from Downton Abbey." However, unlike a servant, Larry won't suffer any consequences when he leaves a revenge barf in the middle of the carpet. More »
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British TV regulators are ruining psychic readings by decreeing that TV psychics may no longer actually predict anything. And there are separate rules about crystal balls. More »
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A UK toy store has eliminated its girls' and boys' toys sections, instead grouping toys by category. A blogger has claimed this decision as a victory, but the store says it's just responding to customer confusion. More »
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Thanks to British austerity measures, the Queen is facing a pay freeze through 2015 that would bring her income to about $48 million per year, down from a high of $125 million in 1991. Though ramen will not be appearing in the kitchen at Buckingham Palace, the cut backs will still have an effect on the royal family. There won't be money for repairs to royal palaces, Prince William will be forced to continue paying for his own servants, and there will be "no extra money from the taxpayer to pay for the court of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge." We too have felt the sting of being forced to get by without a jester and a royal cup bearer, so our hearts go out to William and Kate. More »
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Larry the Downing Street cat has been criticized recently for his failure to tackle a mouse who appeared at a state dinner. However, the Prime Minister's spokesman says the cat will not resign: "Larry brings a lot of pleasure to a lot of people." One of those people is apparently our president — the Prime Minister said that although upon his arrival in February, Larry was "'not very keen on men,' he had made an exception in May when he was happy to be stroked by US President Barack Obama." More »
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You might have noticed British celebrities and politicians sporting red flower pins over the past few days — even Julian Assange wore one. Allow us to explain what they're all about. More »
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Christmas is coming (in several months), and British kids' heads are already swimming with visions of sugarplums — and dog poop. Yes, apparently the "it toy" in the UK this season is an adorable pooping dachshund. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5853450&view=rss&microfeed=true "Captured on our streets by a foreign lens," ran The Daily Mail headline, "shaming images that turned Britain into a laughing stock." The captions warned, "Tequila-fuelled young women strike crude poses that will (or should) mortify them in the sober light of day. More worryingly, one or two are unconscious on the pavement, dangerously vulnerable in their pathetic state." More »
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School uniforms can range in glamour from the over starched bane of a student's existence to the oversexed star of a music video. In Great Britain, they're used as a tool with which girls explore their sexuality, and this is causing an ass-ache for educators. More »
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As of November 7, gay men in England, Scotland, and Wales will be allowed to give blood — as long as they haven't had oral or anal sex with a man, with a condom or without, in the last year. Previously, gay men had been completely banned from donating (they're still banned in the US). Carl Burnell of the gay men's health group GMFA, says "the removal of the ban to a one-year deferral is great news but it's going to leave some gay men frustrated that they still can't donate blood." They're so demanding! Why won't they accept an entire year of celibacy as a prerequisite for helping others? More »
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A British hospital is conducting an internal investigation after a job ad on its website concluded with the line, "Usual rubbish about equal opportunities employer etc." The hospital was quick to state that it does not actually consider equal employment opportunity to be "rubbish": More »
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British Pathé, a vintage archive of old films from the UK, has been uploading fanciful little clips from times of yore — and the following is no different. It's an excerpt from a documentary about champion dog breeder Alexandra Williams, who trained and bred Pekingese Dogs. Above, she introduces us to Ts'Zee and his 'fiancee', Toydom Cherrey, who are getting married at just five months old. More »
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The British government plans to pack the three prisons on the Isle of Wight full of sex offenders. And unsurprisingly, islanders aren't thrilled with this plan. More »
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A new report from the British Equality and Human Rights Commission, examining women's representation in top roles, shows that some indicators have worsened and others have improved. In other words, "It is a trend of waxing and waning; not one of constant upward movement." What does this mean for how we think of social change? More »
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Yesterday, Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, two wealthy British people who are very important and thus worthy of consideration, were married. Princess Duchess Shinylocks Kate attended and dared wear the same coat she wore five years ago. More »
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Britain's Advertising Standards Authority has banned two ads featuring Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington for misleading consumers by being overly airbrushed. It had to come to its conclusion without before-and-after shots, since apparently Roberts has stipulated in her contract that no unairbrushed shots can be released. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5825117&view=rss&microfeed=true British people are really mad about "Americanisms" entering the Queen's English. Some of the most hated make sense — nobody likes "It is what it is." But Brits apparently also hate "train station," "burglarize," and "gotten." And here's one Chris Fackrell's peeve: More »
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A new study of 3,000 college-educated women between the ages of 33 and 45 has found that almost half of them are childless. This has already been seen as a cause for worry. More »
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A British TV regulator has called an "emergency meeting" to discuss how Rihanna's "S&M" video is corrupting the youth, and how to keep this from happening in the future. More »
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"She may be pretty, wealthy and about to marry a prince, but an overwhelming majority of British women do not envy Kate Middleton." Shocking. More »
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A British man has been left by his wife, who's Malaysian, after he spent his life savings helping her get permanent residency in the UK. She's also transgender — and the treatment she faced over her gender identity is an inescapable part of their story. More »
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A man dubbed the "night stalker" will finally be punished for raping hundreds of elderly people in their London homes, despite police errors and a bizarre defense involving his ex-wife planting his semen at various crime scenes. More »
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London, March 8: Girls, who may or may not be insane, pose during a promotion of the Big Royal Wedding Sleepover at "Camp Royale" in London. This fabulous campsite will cater to up to 10,500 similarly insane people between April 28 and May 1 to coincide with THE ROYAL WEDDING, which you obviously know is on April 29. Image via Getty. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5781176&view=rss&microfeed=true Britain's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has issued guidelines saying women seeking abortions "should be advised that abortion is generally safer than continuing a pregnancy to term." The guidelines also recommend telling them that most women who get abortions don't suffer mental health problems. Anti-choice activists call this an "absurdly liberal agenda," but given all the people trying to convince women that abortion will ruin their bodies and minds, it might be a necessary corrective. More »
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A female sailor in the British Royal Navy has accused another naval servicemember of rape — because he allegedly crawled into bed and had sex with her, all while she believed he was someone else. More »
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When it comes to access to reproductive choice, the U.S. has few advantages over the U.K. Here's a big one: British women are denied the right to have medication abortions at home, forcing them to make two separate clinic visits and possibly experience symptoms in transit. Unfortunately, a judge recently upheld it. More »
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A British court has banned a man with an IQ of 48 from having sex, on the grounds that he "does not have the capacity to consent to and engage in sexual relations." Is this really fair? More »
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British mom Juliet Shaw was horrified when the Daily Mail turned her story of moving back to her rural hometown into a salacious tale of "Sex & the Country." So she took them to court. More »
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A British man is suing his employer after a female coworker repeatedly grabbed his ass. Her excuse: she was stressed. More »
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This British ad was apparently created "to make people reappraise marriage as the number of British people marrying drops to its lowest level since 1862." Can advertisers really re-brand marriage as rebellious? More »
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Sportscaster Andy Gray, who drew criticism for his disparaging comments about a female line official, has now been fired. The final straw was sexist behavior toward a coworker. More »
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British civil partners Martyn Hall and Steven Preddy have won a case against hotel owners who refused to let them share a room. Peter and Hazel Bull claim they aren't homophobic; they don't let unmarried heterosexual couples sleep together either. More »
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The British government is planning a new parental leave system that would allow dads as well as moms to take significant time off. Businesses, predictably, are up in arms. More »
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