Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Tag: London

Climate Conference on Extreme Heat Canceled Due To Extreme Heat

Experts call this a teachable moment.

Drew Curtis

Woman Hides in Parliament Toilet Until 2 a.m., Succeeds in Evading Security Due to Out of Order Sign

She is the first person to walk Westminster's corridors at 2 am sober since the younger Pitt, who never once managed it.

Drew Curtis

Self-Driving Waymo in London Fails To Recognize Walls, Active Crime Scene

The future of transportation remains trapped in a cul-de-sac.

Drew Curtis

Study Finds Older Partners in Age-Gap Relationships Report Higher Satisfaction

Possibly because they’re the ones who got exactly what they wanted. Younger partners describe the relationships as "financially stable," which loosely translates to "I know what I signed up for."

Drew Curtis

Bartenders Striking Because They Hate QR Codes Even More Than You

For them, QR means "Quality Reduced," and they're both shaken and stirred about it.

Bram Teitelman

Flight Diverted After Passengers Eat, Flush Passports

Guess they didn’t want to wait for the complimentary snack.

Bram Teitelman

Missing a Child? They May Have Escaped to Italy

In an escape that was just plane easy, the child boarded a jet.

Bram Teitelman

Pyromaniac Tortoise Starts Apartment Blaze

There's no telling what else the guy will do now that he's come out of his shell.

Bram Teitelman

Dish It Out: New Banksy Street Art Quickly Removed by Masked Group

A satellite dish depicting a wolf howling was taken down from a London roof in broad daylight, providing further publicity for the work and artist.

Gabe Herman

Jury Pool: Environmentalist Juror Swears His Oath on Water

Turns out you don’t have to follow the age-old oaths sworn before serving jury duty. This past week in a British court, one juror was permitted to swear on a river, which came as a surprise to many, not to mention to the river itself.

Liz Days

A Wee Bit Unbelievable: Trespasser at Buckingham Palace Said He Was Looking for a Bathroom

When police discovered that the man had been making online searches about members of the Royal Family, they started to question whether he really was seeking a restroom, or “loo,” as they curiously call it there.

Gabe Herman