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Talk about a massive mug mix-up (pun intended). While President Barack Obama may have World Cup fever, he has not joined the U.K. team despite the fact that his face appears on a commemorative mug for the English soccer squad. Turns out, the souvenirs were made by a "reputable and highly recommended" company in Dorset, this according to Wholesale Clearance U.K., which purchased the mugs after the manufacturing mix-up.

British police say an England fan had part of his ear bitten off by a compatriot during a World Cup match in Brazil. Officers have been unable to find the perpetrator of the attack during the June 19 game against Uruguay in Sao Paolo. Chief superintendent Rachel Barber, who led the British operation says "during the course of our pursuit of the assailant, we located and interviewed several witnesses ... but unfortunately they were unable to give us a name for the alleged attacker."



A government source said on Thursday that the chief of Britain's MI6 foreign intelligence service will step down in November after five years in the job. John Sawers, a peer, is believed to have wanted to relinquish his sensitive role as Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service before a national election next year. Sawers, 58, made headlines in 2013 when he appeared before a parliamentary committee to complain that documents leaked by former U.S.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says current rules limiting European Union member states' budgetary policies — notably deficit spending — are not sufficient, and states should surrender some sovereignty in some economic policy areas, notably labor laws. In an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf published Saturday, Draghi said "economic policy cannot be a purely national matter" because of the impact European countries' policies have on each other.



Britain has made the Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie an honorary dame for services to UK foreign policy and her campaigning to end sexual violence in war zones. Jolie, who is special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, was among more than 1000 people to receive an award for their contribution to British society in the annual Queen's Birthday Honours list published on Saturday.