Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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A domestic abuser who made chilling threats to murder the mother of her child was allegedly allowed into a women's refuge shelter after beginning to identify as female. While living as a man, Melissa Addis (formerly Mark Addis) spent six months on remand in a male prison in 2014 after…
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We all know about the dangers of drinking and driving and texting and driving, but what about the dangers of vaping and driving? Many people vape because they believe it's less harmful than smoking cigarettes, which is debatable. Yet vaping could pose a bigger threat behind the wheel, because the…
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A paramedic had an abusive note left on his ambulance windscreen by a resident who couldn't get into their home as he fought to save a young girl's life. North East Ambulance Service worker Chris James Nixon was lambasted by the disgruntled neighbour for his "appalling" behaviour as he attended a…
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A woman has spoken out about how she lost her forehead and two teeth in a car crash after resting her feet on the dashboard of her boyfriend's car. Grainne Kealy's knees were sent flying into her face when the airbags inflated at 200 MPH, when the jeep she was…
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A woman from West London is to be jailed for a decade for falsely accusing over a dozen men of sexually assaulting her. 27-year-old Jemma Beale, who hails from Bedfont, was handed a lengthy prison sentence for perverting the course of justice and perjuring innocent men in 2017, one of…
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A hairdresser from London has been giving free haircuts to homeless people living rough. Joshua Coombes goes out into the streets of Britain's capital, cutting hair and trimming beards to give them amazing transformations. But 31-year-old Joshua Coombes doesn't just cut hair, he also talks to the people he helps,…
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If you were on a car journey and passed another car by the side of the road, broken down - would you get out and help? I imagine most of us wouldn't, either because we don't have the time or assume that they'll be able to sort it out by…
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Scientists have claimed to have proven the identity of infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper with new DNA evidence. Polish barber Aaron Kosminski has been named as the notorious murderer who brutally killed and mutilated a number of women in Whitechapel, London in the 19th century. The claims come from…
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A young British woman's holiday was "ruined" when she was told by airplane staff she would be removed from her flight unless she "covered up". On March 2, Emily O'Connor was confronted by a Thomas Cook flight attendant who claimed her outfit was "inappropriate" and she could only travel to…
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"Shocking" footage has shown a white man pretending to be a monkey in a "disgusting racist" attack on a black train passenger. Mohammed Dirir was travelling on the Northern line in London on Friday evening when an unidentified white man racially abused him by jumping on chairs and swinging from…
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A passenger with a deadly nut allergy was forced to hide in a plane bathroom after an airline crew refused to stop serving almonds, despite being informed beforehand of the risk of her going into anaphylactic shock. Laura Merry, a 25-year-old teacher from East Sussex, England, was travelling to Australia…
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One Scottish woman went through a nightmare scenario while travelling this week after discovering that a python had made its home in her shoe. Following the 9,000 mile flight from Australia (of course), Moira Boxall found a live spotted python in her suitcase, after she'd travelled from Queensland to Glasgow…
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A prominent bank has been forced to apologise after an employee threatened one of their vegan customers, reportedly telling them: "vegans should be punched." [caption id="attachment_12488741" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Credit: Getty[/caption] British bank Natwest offered a woman in Bristol around £200 in compensation, after she had an extremely unpleasant experience on…
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A vegetarian couple, who have been accused of stalking their ex-neighbours, defended their behaviour earlier this week, adding they were forced to call police over a smell of "rotten meat". When Scott Lawrence and his wife Jessica Parker moved house in April of last year, it brought to an end…
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A woman who allegedly participated in a long campaign of transphobic harassment has been arrested by police and jailed for seven hours. However, the woman in question, Kate Scottow, (who hails from Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England) claims that she was arrested after misgendering someone once, and claims that the police have not…
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A dog has tragically lost its life after eating brownies that contained a form of sweetener that's toxic to dogs, according to her heartbroken owner. Ruby, a Hungarian Vizsla, was pictured on life support after stealing brownies from the kitchen that happened to contain Xylitol, an artificial sweetener that can unfortunately…
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Pete McCleave seemed to be in perfect health two years ago. As an athlete and rugby coach, the dad-of-two came down with pneumonia, but it was this affliction that actually saved his life, bringing attention to another condition he was suffering from without knowing. A few days after completing the…
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The friend of a model who was found dead hours after writing a cryptic Facebook message has revealed her touching "lasting" memory of the mother-of-four. Irish Daily Mirror writer Siobhan O'Connor, who described herself as one of Alli MacDonnell's closest friends, wrote an article on Wednesday naming the 37-year-old "one of…
