British tattoo artist memorializes son with ashes in tattoo ink

A tattoo artist in Britain is paying tribute to his son by mixing the boy's ashes with ink for a memorial tattoo. Mark Richmond, 39, lost his son Ayden to a rare condition that left the boy unable ... continue

Man helps find rapist, donates reward to victim

Lloyd Gardner, 22, contacted police in 2006 to help solve a rape case. The victim was brutally raped and left for dead, naked under a truck with a fractured skull. The woman is still confined to a wheelchair. Gardner, ... continue

Brits invent “teacup pigs,” new trend in pets

You might remember not too long ago when pigs were trendy as pets. I think Julia Roberts and or George Clooney may have been pig-owners. But when regular people got pigs as pets, they quickly realized that the ... continue

Retailers slashing price of PSP Go in UK … a week after launch

Sony's PSP Go hardware hit stores on October 1st. Only one week on, and a number of major UK retailers have initiated a price cut. Amazon UK, Game, Gamestation, and HMV have all dropped the launch price of ... continue

Madoona Quit U.K. Because They Called Her ‘Madge’

Madonna quit Britain because people called her ‘Madge’. The ‘Material Girl’ singer who moved from London to New York following her divorce form British director husband Guy Ritchie, “can’t stand” being referred to by the nickname because ... continue

Police Chiefs Cause Controversy With An Ad Asking For Gay Officers To Protect The British Royal Family

Police chiefs have caused controversy with an advert asking for gay and transgender officers to protect the British royal family. Scotland Yard is looking to hire 30 more officers for the elite SO14 royal protection squad but have ... continue

Soldier’s best friend honors his wish, shows up to funeral in neon drag

Private Kevin Elliott, 24, a Black Watch soldier, was killed in Afghanistan on August 31st. Elliott and his best mate, Barry Delaney, had a pact. Whichever one survived the other would attend his friend's funeral in drag. And ... continue

Virgin’s solution to piracy not sitting well with all record companies

Well color me surprised but not all of the record companies are happy with UK ISP Virgin Media’s planned subscription service for downloading music. The UK company believes that consumers want to be ... continue

Microsoft RAISING price of Xbox 360 in UK (and including less content)

Remember how Activision recently announced plans to raise the price of Modern Warfare 2 in the UK? Well, it looks like Microsoft is following suit. Retailers have confirmed to Eurogamer that the price of an Xbox 360 Arcade ... continue

WTF? Activision hiking price of Modern Warfare 2 in UK

Apologies for the recent rash of Call of Duty-related posts, but this kind of thing really gets my goddamn goat. First of all, let me say this much: Modern Warfare 2 looks fantabulous, and I've no doubt it ... continue

Mourning mom in UK fined for lingering at dead baby’s cremation

It's hard to imagine how a funeral for a five-week-old baby lost to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) could become a more heartbreaking occasion for grieving parents. But Terrie Rouse, 32, was shocked when she discovered she'd been ... continue

The U.K. wants your Twitter chatter under surveillance

Not happy with pushing the EU Data Retention Directive which would make ISPs store communication data for 12 months Vernon Coaker, the U.K. Home Office security minister, now wants all social networking sites and ... continue