Torrential rain, flooding slams UK
In the United Kingdom, summer storms have taken a toll-- floodwaters swept a man to his death after violent rainstorms battered central and northern England. There was also severe flooding in Northern Ireland. And as ITV’s Damon Green reports, forecasters are predicting more torrential downpours.
Church of England unveils plan for women bishops in 2015
(Reuters) - The Church of England published a plan on Friday to approve the ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported reform it just missed passing last November after two decades of divisive debate. Full story
UK treating plane incident as criminal, not terror-related
STANSTED, England (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they are treating an incident involving a plane carrying almost 300 passengers from Pakistan as criminal rather than as terror-related. Full story
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Standing up to terror
Chris Hayes looks at how one woman faced a terrorist, unfazed by the bloody work he had just done, in a commentary about how the vicious attack on a British soldier in London was designed to provoke extreme reactions. A hard-right groups staged violent protests, but not all reaction is that strident
Family of murdered UK soldier speaks out
The family of the British soldier brutally killed by two attackers in Woolwich on Wednesday spoke to the media today. The last text he sent to his mam read “Goodnight mam, I hope you had a fantastic day today, because you are the most fantastic, one in a million mum that anyone could ever wish for.”
Lone-wolf terror attacks difficult to prevent, analysts say
There have been two more arrests in the murder of a British soldier, who was stabbed and hacked to death on a London street. The uncomplicated, simple attack has altered London’s psyche. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
Mom speaks about confronting London suspect
A mother who confronted a man suspected of killing a British soldier yesterday says she did so in an "act of instinct."
Fear that British terror attack could fuel 'retaliatory attacks'
On Wednesday, a man was killed by two knife-wielding men on a London street and is being called "ideologically motivated" by British security sources. The two suspects are now under arrest. NBC News' Michelle Kosinski and Annabel Roberts.
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