Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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Alli MacDonnell, a 36-year-old mother of four, has been found dead just hours after posting a cryptic message to Facebook. "Why is it ok for a man to call a girl a fat ugly c**t??????" she posted this weekend. "Seriously new level of pushing someone to the edge." MacDonnell, a…
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Meghan Markle is well-known for being a positive and affirming influence in the lives of many women and underprivileged people across the world, but she's rarely used fruit to express her sentiments. But while helping out women escaping addiction and sex work, the Duchess of Sussex wrote messages on bananas,…
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A graduate has revealed that she turned down a job opportunity because the boss made her feel like she was back with her abusive ex-partner during her interview. 22-year-old Olivia Bland took to Twitter to blast CEO Craig Dean, of Web Applications UK, accusing him of trying to intimidate her…
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A man found a huge chunk bitten out of the sweet potato in his kitchen, and was horrified to discover that the offending nibbler was in fact a giant rat. Jacob Cummings, who is a 29-year-old computer engineer who lives in Hull in the north of England, had taken out…
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A teenage has been left with physical symptoms and emotional scars after being attacked by his classmates for his dietary lifestyles, according to the boy's horrified mother. Dante, who is 14 years old, has been attacked on two occasions for being vegan. Having moved to a new school - transferring…
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Going to the dentist isn't always at the top of people's lists as far as maintaining their health, but there are times where even those who keep their distance will need to have something done. David Woodhouse, a 62-year-old man from Truro, England, was one such man - but he…
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A man who allegedly followed a group of Muslim schoolgirls, hurling racist abuse at them, has been arrested in London. The individual, believed to be in his 60s, was taken into custody after footage emerged of a man following a number of female students down the street and telling the…
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From time to time at the end of the day, fast food restaurants have been known to give away free food. It's a common practice at places like Pret A Manger or Itsu, but one Subway location in London was plunged into chaos as people learned of the promise of…
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It's fair to say that fans of the British royal family absolutely love Prince George, Princess Charlotte and baby Louis. The three children of Prince William and Kate Middleton are all as cute as buttons, and the public at large is pretty protective of them. That's why, this week, a…
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A video has emerged on social media, which appears to show a man wielding an axe rushing at customers and staff at a South London supermarket. The clip, which was taken from a CCTV camera, appears to show a crowd of people milling about in the entrance to a Tesco branch…
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In the UK, it's impossible to hear the name Ian Huntley without thinking of Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman: the two 10-year-old girls he murdered back in 2002. Known as 'The Soham Killer', Huntley is one of the most notorious murderers to have made headlines over the past few…
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Melissa White has one of the most unique jobs in the world. You may have heard of a midwife: someone who helps pregnant women through the difficult process of giving birth. But Melissa is a 'Soul Midwife' - someone who supports dying people as they approach their final days on Earth.…
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Pay disputes and worker rights are one of the thorniest issues to tackle within the workplace, and all too often, it's the employee who ends up getting the short end of the stick. This is when protest comes in to play, whether it's an organised event by a union or…
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Sue East was only 58 when she passed away in December, after a battle with cancer. The day she died, she wrote a letter to her pupils, in which she explained that she was "going to die soon," thanking them for their "joy and friendship". On Thursday this week, hundreds…
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This evening, MPs rejected the proposed Brexit deal as it currently stands, sending the Government back to the drawing board. The "Brexit meaningful vote" (which was originally scheduled for December 11th, 2018, but had to be rescheduled to this week after ongoing debate) would have allowed Prime Minister Theresa May…
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When she put up her baby daughter up for adoption in 1999, Gina Crotts had no idea if she'd ever see her again. But one thing she certainly couldn't have expected was to lay eyes on her long-lost child 17 later through a dance studio window, through sheer coincidence. Gina…
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When Megan Taylor was 15 years old, she suffered a serious head injury, which created several medical problems: hearing loss, impaired balance, frequent fainting attacks, vertigo and 'episodic blindness.' "I can temporarily lose my sight without warning at any time, which is truly terrifying," Megan told The Liverpool Echo. "Even when I…
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A man who was initially forced to pay £4million ($5.09million) to his ex-wife as part of their divorce has now successfully sued her after he discovered that the three kids he had raised were not biologically his. Richard Mason, a 55-year-old businessman and the co-founder of moneysupermarket.com, was never given…
