Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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At some point, most women have been scared while walking home alone in the dark. There is a whole industry dedicated to creating pink pepper spray and lipstick that doubles as a flashlight just for them. But while most keep their guard up when they're solo, no one expects to…
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A woman has died after falling onto an eco-friendly metal straw that pierced her eye and brain, 9News has reported. Elena Struthers-Gardner, a retired jockey from Dorset, England, suffered fatal brain injuries after the freak accident on November 22. She was carrying a mason jar with a screw-top lid and…
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Now that the weather is hotting up, you'll probably - assuming you enjoy soaking up those coveted sun rays - want to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Because before too long, autumn will hit and it will inevitably begin to cool down once again. But now, courtesy of…
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Footage has emerged of the moment a white supremacist set fire to a synagogue only to bear the brunt of his own arson attempt. The video shows how Tristan Morgan, 51, began pouring petrol through a window into the religious building in Exeter, England and managed to set it alight.…
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Everyone has a go-to flying outfit. For most people who like being comfortable, that means sweatpants and a sweatshirt, of course layered over a tee shirt in case the plane cabin is unnaturally humid. Others like to dress up, especially if they're flying on business and leave the plane to…
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A body that landed in the garden of a London resident is suspected to have been a stowaway aboard a Kenya Airways plane. The Clapham resident was sunbathing on Sunday afternoon when the body landed merely three feet from them. The body reportedly hit the ground with such force it…
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Navar Herbert, a 22-year-old rugby player from New Zealand, passed on June 25. Though he was diagnosed with a brain tumour only months ago, Navar's condition sadly worsened quickly. Before time ran out, he and Maia Falwasser decided to tie the knot. On a June 24 ceremony, the couple's closest…
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The UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill will now charge those guilty of animal cruelty in England and Wales with up to five years in prison. The new bill aims to highlight the severity of animal cruelty. The bill…
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Unless we can figure out a way to transfer our consciousness to the cloud, like in the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror, we are all going to die one day. (Spoiler alert.) Since our time on this earth is limited, we all have a bucket list, a number of…
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Oscar Saxelby-Lee, a five-year-old boy from Worcester with leukaemia, is using robot-like technology to remotely attend Pitmaston Primary School. AV1, the "robot" tablet, allows Oscar to take lessons, talk with peers, and participate in classroom activities from his hospital bed, Worcester News reports. Oscar, who was diagnosed with T-cell acute…
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With ever-increasing concerns about the future of our planet, organisations such as Extinction Rebellion have used civil disobedience as a weapon of awareness - creating traffic jams, news headlines and, critically, conversations about global warming. However, when politicians and bankers sat down to a black-tie dinner in central London last…
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President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to brand Sadiq Khan a "disaster" and a "national disgrace" following two fatal stabbings and a shooting in London, which occurred within the space of 24 hours. In doing so, the president has reignited his political feud with the London Mayor, a feud…
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This mum is imploring parents all over the world to watch a video she took of her daughter - saying it saved her little one's life. Jade Rodford, a 30-year-old from Gravesend in Kent, took her daughter to the doctor's, who explained that Ella was suffering from a severe cold,…
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It's coming up to the summer, where the hot temperature chases many people into beer gardens and parks for a little drink. However, you might want something with a little extra kick in it while you relax; like something that takes an ordinary glass of wine to the next level.…
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We like to think that we have come a long way from the openly sexist advertising of the 50s and 60s. These commercials saw men portrayed as bold, confident breadwinners and women as subservient housewives and doting mothers. To make this assumption was commonsensical rather than offensive. Commercials which portray…
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Drug policies are slowly changing in order to favour harm reduction over a traditional, punitive approach. Across much of North America and Europe, cannabis has been decriminalised or legalised. By comparison, the UK has been far more resistant to change. Last year, certain cannabis products were made legal for medicinal…
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The lesbian couple attacked on a London bus last month have spoken out, as police confirmed they have arrested five people in connection with the incident. Melania Geymonat and her partner Chris were attacked on the way back from a night out in North London, after a group of men…
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New legislation has come through in the UK that will help protect police dogs and horses, as of today (June 8). The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill - dubbed 'Finn's Law' - will prevent those who attack and hurt these animals from claiming self-defence, while sentences for animal cruelty are…
