United Kingdom

U.K. spy agency runs massive surveillance program named after Radiohead song

Radiohead, by the way, hates surveillance.

On Sep 25, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

#PigGate remix video mocks rumored swine enthusiast David Cameron

It’s #PigGate: The Musical, starring Prime Minister David Cameron himself.

On Sep 22, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

#Piggate explained—or, why everyone is talking about David Cameron and a dead pig

The U.S. presidential election is weird, but this is a hundred times weirder.

On Sep 21, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

U.K. intelligence officials echo FBI’s anti-encryption stance

They don’t want terrorists to ‘be able to plot and communicate out of the reach of authorities.’

On Sep 17, 2015 by Eric Geller

We should start our days later and sleep in more, says hero

Sleep scientists are closing in on proof that no one is truly a morning person.

On Sep 11, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

America’s gun control laws are a farce—and it’s beyond time to call foul

There’s been at least one shooting per day this year. It cannot remain this way.

On Aug 28, 2015 by Chris Osterndorf

Six U.K. teenagers arrested for DDoSing with Lizard Squad software

British police continue their crackdown on people who use this easy hacking tool.

On Aug 28, 2015 by William Turton

U.K. culture department regrets tweeting Poohsticks safety advice

Oh bother.

On Aug 27, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

U.K. government reveals thousands died after their welfare payments were stopped

The Conservative government insists that there is causal link between the two factors.

On Aug 27, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

U.K. and Ecuador exchange accusations over Julian Assange’s case

Assange has been hiding at Ecuador’s embassy for more than three years.

On Aug 18, 2015 by Dell Cameron

U.K. court strikes down sweeping government surveillance law

It’s a big win for privacy, but the fight is not yet over.

On Jul 17, 2015 by Eric Geller

U.K. concert-goer’s dance moves mark him as a likely dad

This is a truly stunning display of Dad Dancing.

On Jul 15, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Man arrested for charging his phone on a London train

On a London Overground train, a power struggle.

On Jul 13, 2015 by Dylan Love

FBI director wants countries to work together to ban strong encryption

U.S. efforts to weaken encryption are already getting help in the U.K.

On Jul 8, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

A ‘Jurassic World’ dinosaur has an unintentionally racist nickname

It sounds exactly like a British racial slur.

On Jun 18, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw