A new British study of lads (and lasses?) who play shooting video games suggests that all that virtual spatial-navigation improves ability in driving, multitasking, and "reading the small print." Sure you're a dehumanized, sociopathic monster, but you drive so well!

Pope Benedict XVI is having trouble giving away tickets to the events he's presiding over during his visit to Britain. Even though he has a special rap track for the occasion!

Old people in Britain sure are worried about young people drinking. After a new survey, the Red Cross has suggested young people be taught first aid to help their friends when they drink too much. That's probably a good idea.

A new survey on drinking in Britain has revealed some shocking statistics. Would you believe that one third of Britons under 24 "drink to get drunk"? And nearly one fifth of those polled have had a one-night stand? Unbelievable!

Oy. There really isn't a good way to describe how painful these six minutes are—really. Here are soon-to-be-non-BFFs Abby and Lisa performing "That's My Goal" on this week's X Factor. Oh, also: screaming, swearing, sneering, snarking, and punching!

A new poll suggests that 77% of Britons don't think taxpayers should have to pay for Pope Benedict XVI's £12 million visit later this month. No wonder, considering the Vatican has already banned all fun at the Pope's events.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is on a whirlwind book tour promoting his debut novel, A Journey. Today he was in Dublin, Ireland and was greeted by flying shoes, flip-flops, eggs, and protesters chanting "blood on his hands."

It's 2010 and ecstasy is still huge on Ibiza, thanks to a bunch of enterprising young Britons.

The UK tabloid News of the World has uncovered "the most sensational sporting scandal ever," after secretly recording a man accepting cash to have Pakistani cricket bowlers mail it in against England in the Lord's Test match. No googlies! [BBC]

A British woman, Melissa Thompson has broken the world record for typing the fastest text message, after typing a 26 word message in 25.94 seconds. The previous record holder typed the same words earlier this year in 35.54 seconds.

Here in America, we a baseball fan who used his own vomit as a weapon. In England, they have Wendy Lewis. Cameras caught her urinating on a war memorial before "performing a sex act on a man nearby." Good show!

Pope Benedict is heading to Britain next month! For the Pope's big blowout parties in Hyde Park and Cofton Park, the Catholic church issued a list of banned items: barbecues, booze, tween boys, animals, and musical instruments. Some party! [Guardian]

A report by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Britain concluded that marijuana is being grown on a massive scale in the country, but that "UK-produced skunk is of a lower quality than varieties available on the continent." Ouch.

Winnie Langley, a 102-year-old smoker from Britain, died recently and only stopped smoking cigarettes when she couldn't see the end of a match. She started smoking at age eight to relieve stress brought on by the First World War.

Hospitals in Britain are on alert after a new drug-resistant "superbug" was found in around 50 patients, many of whom recently had cosmetic surgery in Pakistan and India. Experts warn it coud produce infections that are "almost impossible to treat."

For no apparent reason, the cost of a jar of Britain's favorite spread Marmite has gone through the roof over the past five years, with a 500 gram jar now costing more than a gallon of gas. What's going on?

How do people in France and Britain see each other? According to a new poll, the French think Brits are "not good at" cooking, love, and dressing. Brits polled said the French are only good at "going on strike."

Ten British lads strip naked on a fishing trip and are videotaped by a nearby helicopter. It's barely a story, but you know the press can't contain themselves when there's occasion for penis puns. If only there were close ups.

Western lowland gorilla Mouila, who lives in a British zoo, just turned 50 years old! She has eight offspring and is a grandmother. Mouila had a blowout party with six other gorillas, and opened packages filled with treats and straw.

Yesterday a top set of dentures worn during WW2 by Winston Churchill that were specially crafted to keep his well known lisp sold at auction for £15,200 ($23,723). Churchill nominated his dentist, Wilfred Fish, for a knighthood.