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A water company in England has found a 210 foot (64 meter) "fatberg" blocking its pipes. The fatberg is a hardened mess of grease, oil, baby wipes, and other items. Removing it will take weeks.
On Sunday, Nigel Richards once again won the world Scrabble championships, winning the contest with the word "groutier". This is Mr. Richard's fourth world championship win.
The artist Banksy has played a huge joke on an art collector. He created a picture that shredded itself after it was sold for $1.4 million.
Christo, who is famous for creating huge works of art, has used 7,506 oil barrels to make a floating piece of art which weighs more than a million pounds.
People in southern England are being warned to look out for a hairy caterpillar. The caterpillar looks beautiful, but its hairs carry a poison that can hurt or even kill people.
Sergei Skripal and Yulia Skripal, who were poisoned in March, are both feeling better. Ms. Skripal has left the hospital. Doctors say Mr. Skripal is also getting better quickly.
On Tuesday, a computer problem caused delays for thousands of flights in Europe. Some flights were cancelled. The problem has now been fixed.
A Russian man who was a spy for England was poisoned in early March. England blames Russia, but Russia says it did not poison the man. Problems between the two countries have gotten much worse as a result.
The United Kingdom (UK) is a state in Europe. It is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Most people in the UK speak English.
The Church of England is asking people to give up plastic for six weeks. This is in honor of Lent, an important part of their religion.