Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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Storage Hunters star and former Celebrity Big Brother contestant Heavy D has passed away at the age of 43. [caption id="attachment_12625373" align="aligncenter" width="597"] Credit: PA Images[/caption] As reported by The Independent, tributes have flooded in for Heavy D - real name Colin Newell - following his death. The cause of…
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A nurse has taken to Twitter to show the startling reality of how working on the front line of the ongoing pandemic is affecting healthcare professionals. Kathryn is an American nurse and she wanted people to see the toll that the virus is taking on those who have been fighting…
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British serial killer the 'Yorkshire Ripper' has died at the age of 74. Sutcliffe was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women between 1975 and 1980 in Yorkshire and north-west England. He passed away from Covid-19 in hospital, it was revealed by the BBC today, after refusing treatment…
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The Scottish government has declared that smacking children is now illegal. According to BBC News, previously the physical punishment of people under the age of 16 by carers and guardians was permitted if it was considered "reasonable chastisement." But as of today, the so-called "justifiable assault" defense is no longer…
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that England is to be placed into a strict month-long "circuit-break" lockdown. Per Sky News, the new strict measures will begin on Thursday (November 5) and run through November until December 2. The new lockdown will see the closure of pubs, restaurants, and…
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A great-great-grandma has added her name to the long list of 2020 heroes by baking hundreds of pies so that British schoolchildren don't go hungry this half-term. Flo Osborne, 89, from Essex, England, has been making pies throughout lockdown and she gets up as early as 4:30 am to begin…
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Prince Harry has said that he did not know that unconscious racial biases existed until he met his wife, actress Meghan Markle. Speaking with Black Lives Matter activist Patrick Hutchinson in a new interview with GQ, the Duke of Sussex stated that his privilege and upbringing sheltered him from racial…
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Social distancing is of the utmost importance during the ongoing pandemic to prevent the spread of Covid-19, as per the CDC guidelines. Now, a son has been told off after moving his chair to comfort his heartbroken mother at his father's socially distanced funeral. When the chair was moved, a…
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Virginia Roberts, one of the most outspoken alleged victims of late billionaire Jeffery Epstein, has shared an image of herself with Prince Andrew in honor of the Queen of England's birthday. From her current home in Australia, which celebrates the birth of the monarch in October (rather than on the…
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A 25-year-old barrister in the United Kingdom has called for anti-racism training to be introduced in the legal profession, after she was mistaken for a defendant three times in just one day. Alexandra Wilson, who also wrote In Black and White: A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in…
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A British woman has taken drastic action after being subject to racism: she has set up a GoFundMe so that the people can telling her to leave the country can pay for it. Jordene Phillips, 28, who is from East London, said that she has had enough of racism and…
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A man in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, has been spotted traveling on public transport with an altogether unusual face covering: a live snake. The BBC reports that the commuter donned his "reptilian mask," which was wrapped around his mouth and neck, while traveling from Swinton into Manchester on Monday. One…
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Per the CDC's guidelines, anybody who has tested positive for COVID-19 - or even suspects that they have it - must isolate for at least two weeks to help prevent the spread of the virus. However, despite the simple instruction, many people have chosen not to follow the rules. Now,…
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It has been a tough 2020 for so many of us, but one radio station is hoping to spread a little joy over the next four months by playing non-stop Christmas songs. Now, it may seem a little premature to start belting out Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas…
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The ongoing pandemic has destroyed the entertainment industry as we once knew it. At the start of the year, stadiums, areas, and theaters were packed to the rafters of people who would happily rub shoulders with strangers just to catch a glimpse of their favorite show, artist, or sports team.…
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A shopper in the UK has spoken out about being "shamed" by staff at a supermarket after they told her her shorts were too short. This week, the UK has experienced a heatwave that has seen had its longest stretch of temperatures exceeding 34C since the 1960s, so it is…
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This week, the people of the UK have enjoyed some of the warmest weather on record. For the first time since 1961, temperatures across the nation have exceeded 34 Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit) for six days in a row. However, with hot weather and beach days comes rainfall and thunderstorms. Now,…
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Thousands have backed a former bakery manager who was sacked in June after she paid for customers' purchases with her own card so that they could use cash. Megan Metcalfe, 60, had worked at the Birds bakery in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire for 44 years, the BBC reports. The firm said it…
