Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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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…
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A Florida family blames Uber for the death of their young daughter, news station KCCI reported. Despite the ride-sharing app's policy against transporting minors, an Uber driver accepted a ride request from 12-year-old Benita 'BB' Diamond. She rode alone to her destination in downtown Orlando, where she climbed to the…
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Four teenagers have been arrested after a lesbian couple was viciously attacked on top of a double-decker bus in London, local police announced Friday. The men reportedly attacked the women when they refused to kiss each other for the gang's entertainment. Melania Geymonat, a 28-year-old medical student on a year's…
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A group of vandals has smashed the gravestones of war heroes as the world commemorated those who died for our freedom on the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Police are investigating after a number of gravestones at Hirst Wood burial ground in Shipley, Bradford, England, after they were found broken into…
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A gay couple shared a horrifying photo of the aftermath of an attack that took place after they refused to kiss for the entertainment of men. The disgusting assault occurred last month on a London bus, as Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend Chris were returning from a night out. There,…
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Private Russell Pickett was 19 when he stormed the sands of Omaha Beach in June 1944 as part of D-Day's notorious 'suicide wave.' The elite troops, who served in Company A of the 116th Infantry, ferociously fought the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy, leading the charge that eventually ended…
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If you're growing tired of your usual breakfast of toast, cereal or porridge - or whatever run-of-the-mill early morning snack you've been settling for, you could be in for an indulgent yet affordable alternative, courtesy of Aldi. Or if it's a little heavy for a morning meal, it would make…
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A family recently discovered that an object they kept in the family for decades was actually a treasure that has been missing for 200 years. They recently discovered that something bought for just £5 and kept in a drawer was one of the long-lost Lewis Chessmen, and now it could…
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This week President Donald Trump left America to visit a country where he's even less popular, The United Kingdom. Demonstrators greeted POTUS by mowing a massive penis near London airport and projecting Obama approval ratings on London landmarks. Then thousands of people gathered in Central London for a massive protest,…
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Was the Queen boring Donald Trump on Monday night? It's no surprise people on social media are pondering this question, given the fact the US president appeared to fall asleep during Her Majesty's speech at the state banquet at Buckingham Palace. A video of Elizabeth II addressing her guests spurred…
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Elizabeth II's official title is: by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. But is she Queen of Throwing Shade too? People on social media sure…
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Donald Trump is making his second state visit to the United Kingdom this week, but it seems as though he isn't exactly receiving the grand presidential welcome he was hoping for. Not only has the giant Trump baby blimp taken to the skies over Westminster once again, but it seems…
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The famous 'Trump baby' blimp is flying over Westminster and Whitehall in London again today, to protest the American President's state visit to the United Kingdom. The 20ft orange balloon, which depicts Donald Trump as a grotesque babyish figure, first made headlines in July 2018, during Trump’s last visit to…
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With the Trump baby blimp and planned protests occurring in London this week, Donald Trump was always going to be subject to scrutiny during his on-going state visit to the UK. And - surprise, surprise - it didn't take long for the US president to criticised for his behaviour. Moments…
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Mere hours ahead of his presidential visit to the United Kingdom, Donald Trump has insulted the major of London, Sadiq Khan. Trump, who is making a state visit to Great Britain this week, was questioned by reporters outside the White House ahead of his Air Force One flight to London…
