Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the The Duchess of Sussex has gone into labour. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced the pregnancy back in October of 2018, on the first day of their royal tour of Australia and New Zealand. The child will be seventh in line to the throne,…
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We use plastic every day for bags, straws and bottles, but have you ever thought about what happens after you throw it away? Plastic trash takes decades to biodegrade, breaking into tiny particles called microplastics, which eventually end up in the ocean. Sea creatures such as turtles, fish and whales…
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Popular Swedish cider company Kopparberg has taken a step away from its usual offerings to give us something new this summer: strawberry and lime pink gin. Now, in case you're unfamiliar with the brand, it's one of the most popular fruity ciders on the market, and in the UK, it's…
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Summer is hands down the best season of the year - no matter what anyone else says. By that time, the grey, rainy days that confined you to your house in the winter should hopefully have passed, and you can actually spend time outdoors. But if you happen to live…
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Circuses, which are apparently still a thing, are about to experience a major change in the United Kingdom. For centuries, the spectacles have featured wild animals, like elephants, lions, tigers, bears, camels, zebras, chimpanzees and reindeer. Animal rights activists have vigorously criticized circuses for subjecting those animals to confinement, torture…
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The way in which crimes are dealt with by authorities has a huge effect on how, and whether, they are reported. A key example of this was the #MeToo campaign - a global movement where victims of rape, harassment and sexual abuse stepped forward. For many people, this was the…
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Following weeks of protests from the nonviolent resistance movement Extinction Rebellion, the UK government has become the first in the world to declare an "environment and climate emergency." On Wednesday night, members of Parliament passed the motion, a symbolic move that recognizes we must take urgent action to tackle the…
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Now that the sun is starting to peek through the clouds, a lot of us are gearing up for what will hopefully be a glorious summer. And for a lot of people, a real summer highlight is that precious time spent with friends and family in the garden. But when…
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A UK police officer is facing an inquiry after being filmed playing on a trampoline during what was believed to be a drugs raid. The uniformed cop was caught on camera in Coventry, England, bouncing up and down and performing tricks while other officers laughed last week. British newspaper The…
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On April 12, a man senselessly threw a 5-year-old boy off the third floor balcony of the Mall of America, a popular tourist destination in Bloomington, Minnesota. The child, identified as Landen, fell forty feet and suffered several life-threatening injuries, including multiple broken bones and severe head trauma. For the…
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An ambulance has been pictured outside Meghan Markle's new Windsor home, sparking speculation that Baby Sussex’s arrival is imminent. A helicopter has also been snapped in the skies above Frogmore Cottage, prompting further excitement that the long-awaited royal baby could be on the way. Meghan is thought to have her…
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A university gym boss has been dismissed for sending a message implying that women who miss fitness classes should be "raped". Ross Brain sent the message in a WhatsApp group to his co-workers at Edinburgh University Sports and Exercise Club, discussing potential punishment for an unidentified woman who had skipped…
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Last year, US president Donald Trump took a break from golfing and live-tweeting Fox News to visit the United Kingdom. Hundreds of thousands of protesters greeted him in London, flying a vibrant, 20 foot tall blimp, depicting POTUS as a wailing, diaper-clad baby. An activist group raised more than $45K…
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In a bid to stop people from eating unhealthy products, the British government introduced a Sugar Tax in 2018. This meant that any drinks with added sugar would become more expensive. Now, McDonald's milkshakes - AKA our favorite hangover cure - could soon be a thing of the past under…
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A devoted elderly couple killed themselves after the husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer because they didn’t want to live without each other. Howard Titterton, 80 and Jacqueline Titterton, 78, were found dead at their home in St Asaph, Wales, on November 13 last year after entering a suicide pact…
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The devastating fire that ravaged Paris' 850-year-old Notre Dame cathedral was most likely caused by an 'electrical short circuit,' a French judicial police official told The Associated Press. Investigators are not allowed to work in the cathedral at this time due to safety concerns, said the official, who spoke anonymously.…
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Yesterday a massive fire ravaged Notre Dame cathedral, an iconic 850-year-old structure and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Paris. As plumes of smoke billowed from the roof and flames toppled the 300-foot spire, the world watched in shock. Fortunately, firefighters were able to save the twin medieval…
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France's three wealthiest families are leading fundraising efforts to restore the Notre Dame cathedral, after a massive fire inflicted devastating damage. The inferno began on Monday afternoon and raged for twelve hours, toppling the iconic 300-foot spire. It also destroyed the medieval roof structure known as "the forest," because it…
