Inside the UK's most dangerous prisoner's glass box in jail where he's spent 51 Christmases Robert Maudsley, known infamously as Hannibal the Cannibal and the UK's longest-serving prisoner, is facing his 51st year of incarceration this Christmas season. The chilling quadruple killer, now aged 71, has become synonymous with danger and has spent ... 12/21/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
UK passes 'solar noon' and halfway point of shortest day of the year People are gathering at Stonehenge and elsewhere across the northern hemisphere to mark the start of astronomical winter. 12/21/2024 - 1:54 am | View Link
123Movies | History, Shutdown, & Facts | Britannica 123Movies is a defunct movie and television show streaming website that enabled users to watch and download media for free in the 2010s. 12/20/2024 - 10:18 pm | View Link
What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom ... Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The names Great Britain and United Kingdom are often used interchangeably. However, they are not actually synonymous. The reason for the two names, and the difference between them, has to do with the expansive history of the British Isles. 12/20/2024 - 10:44 am | View Link
Victorian era | History, Society, & Culture | Britannica The Victorian era was the period in British history between about 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901). It was characterized by a class-based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing state and economy, and Britain’s status as the most powerful empire in the world. 12/20/2024 - 10:15 am | View Link
Britannica Students British statesman Philip John Noel-Baker, born this day in 1889, won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1959 for his work for global disarmament.He was a prominent member of Parliament and, in his youth, an Olympic runner. 12/20/2024 - 10:15 am | View Link
British Isles | Definition, Countries, Map, & Facts | Britannica The term British Isles is a geographical designation referring to a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe. The group consists of two main islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands and island groups, including the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Man. 12/20/2024 - 3:13 am | View Link
The Philippines is known for its monthslong Christmas celebrations starting in September. The heavily Catholic country of nearly 120 million people is serious about the festive season. However, this time of year has recently taken a much more somber tone for many Filipino families.
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Estrella Pagarigan had decorated her home with recycled bamboo and plastic bottle parols for the holidays, but in early November, the house where she, her husband, and three children have lived for years was flattened overnight.
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Why the Buffs won: They kept their composure all night, especially through adversity in the second half. Down the stretch, they were exceptional on defense and hit timely shots.
Three stars:
1. Jade Masogayo: Perhaps her best game as a Buff, she had 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, tied her season high with seven rebounds and blocked two shots.
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Despite squandering a double-digit advantage in the second half, Colorado State men’s basketball regained the lead in the final minutes and held on to defeat Nevada, 66-64, and open conference play with a victory Saturday in Reno, Nev.
With the win, the Rams improved to 7-5 overall and 1-0 in the Mountain West Conference.
With 15 minutes, 27 seconds left in the second half, Kyan Evans hit a 3-pointer to give the Rams a 44-33 lead.
My husband and I work full-time for one of the wealthiest companies in the world. So why can’t we afford to start a family?
For four years, my husband, Andrew, and I have driven delivery vehicles for Amazon throughout Southern California. My job means a lot to me. Rain or shine, I make over 160 stops a day delivering packages in my community, and I’m proud knowing that what I do makes a difference in people’s lives.
In his last months of college wrestling, Andrew Alirez is more focused on performing well than worrying about results.
If he wrestles to the best of his ability, without getting all hung up on the score or the match, he said, then he’ll do what he returned to Northern Colorado this year to do: win a second NCAA title.
“I just feel in my heart nobody has seen the best version of me out there,” he said.
OAKLAND — Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star, has died.
Henderson would have turned 66 on Christmas Day.
After a frenzy of social media speculation overnight, multiple sources confirmed to the Bay Area News Group on Saturday morning that Henderson had died on Friday.