Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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This week, UK police have released footage of a shooting that took place on the streets of London during rush hour traffic. The attack, which occurred on May 14th this year, saw a lone gunman approach a woman sitting in traffic before firing a weapon at her vehicle three times.…
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While I haven't got any children of my own as yet, I can still recognise the main objective of parenting is to mould your screaming mess of an offspring into something society can accept and assimilate as one of its own. This usually involves teaching your son or daughter right…
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Police have launched an urgent appeal to identify a man who was found unconscious on a North London street on Friday morning. The unidentified man was found collapsed on Regents Park Road in Barnet on Friday 6 July around 11am and is believed by paramedics to have fallen over and hit…
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Donald Trump’s UK visit this week will be unlike any other presidential visit that’s gone before. Back in 1961, when JFK visited, half a million people lined the streets to welcome him. Now, more than half a century later, the cheers have turned to jeers. Of course, the world has…
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This year has been a big one for the royal family. Not only have we seen the beautiful wedding ceremony between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but they have also welcomed an additional prince into the world: Prince Louis. Kate Middleton's pregnancy was announced to the world via Kensington Palace…
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I don't know if you heard, but Sweden and England are playing each other in the Quarter Final of the World Cup. Yellow against red, Scandinavia against the United Kingdom, Emil Forsberg against Harry Kane... you get the idea. Although Brits and Swedes usually get along like a house on…
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Yesterday London Mayor Sadiq Khan granted permission to fly a giant 'Baby Trump' balloon during the president's visit. An activist group created the 20-foot-tall unflattering blimp, which depicts Donald Trump as an angry baby in a diaper. The balloon is scheduled to float above Parliament Square for two hours on…
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Since firmly cementing themselves as everybody's favourite royals, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have appeared at ease with their newfound media attention and pressure. Meghan, in particular, has impressed. When you consider that - in the UK at least - Meghan Markle was relatively unknown until her relationship with Harry became…
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Donald Trump's been president for 530 days, but it feels like 530,000. It seems like every week there's a new spate of scandals and outrageous comments. Trump supporters may be in seventh heaven from all the 'winning,' but for Trump critics, these are dark days. The Muslim ban, the baby…
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If Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's relationship has been the most heavily scrutinised ever, the former Suits actress' relationship with her father, Thomas Markle, comes in a close second. Whether or not the retired television lighting engineer would come to their nuptials in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on…
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There seems to be no end to the amount of rules and regulations that those in the British royal family have to follow. Prince William and Kate Middleton's children have to learn various things from an early age, with official reasons why Princess Charlotte can’t sit at the dinner table with…
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In June 2007, people were shocked to hear about a headless body that had washed up on Rockmarshall beach in Louth, Ireland. Nobody had any idea of the identity of the corpse, nor how the man had died or where he had originally entered the water. For more than a decade,…
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Yesterday, a blind man from London was left feeling humiliated by restaurant staff after being denied entry to a branch of Franco Manca on account of his guide dog. David Kent, who is 58, was due to have lunch with a friend as part of a business meeting but was turned…
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It's never a nice feeling to tuck into your lunch, only to realise all too late that something else has got in there first. Depending on where you are and what you're eating, it can be an annoying roommate or overeager child, or a clever cat or dog who's somehow…
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When little girls dream about marrying princes, they mainly focus on the gowns, the jewels, the palace and just how handsome that future monarch is going to look walking next to them with his crown on. However, getting hitched to a member of the royal family involves a lot more…
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While the life of a royal looks easy, I can imagine it gets pretty tiring. Jetting around the world and having to constantly be civil and professional is harder than it looks. Then, you've got to add in the waving. The non-stop, continuous waving. I mean, seriously, the Queen must…
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As kids, one of the worst experiences we can go through is being bullied. It's demeaning, degrading, and - in the worst cases - can have a serious effect on a person's long-term health and well-being. Unfortunately, it happens all too often. Chloe Robson, a 16-year-old girl from County Durham…
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Even at the best of times, having a child can be super difficult. Although parents love their offspring dearly, it can take the patience of a saint just to stay present, and even the most devoted and loving mothers and father can sometimes see their patience tested. As hard as…
