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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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At a school in upstate New York, one student reported a suspicious comment they heard at lunchtime. A day later, the authorities had arrested three men and a teenager, charging them with conspiracy to attack a Muslim community 200 miles away. Vincent Vetromile, 19; Brian Colaneri, 20; Andrew Crysel, 18;…
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A French student has caused travel disturbances by phoning in a faking bomb threat to an airport to stop his parents from visiting him. The plane his parents were travelling on was carrying 159 passengers and flying from Lyon to Rennes. It was forced to turn around shortly after take-off…
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Last weekend, a viral video of a confrontation between a MAGA hat-wearing teenager and a Native American elder at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. created a firestorm on social media. In the clip, the Native American elder beats his drum and sings, while the teen stands just inches from…
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Last March, 27-year-old sixth grade teacher Brittany Zamora was arrested after the parents of a 13-year-old boy found nude images and explicit material on his phone. After an investigation, police discovered that Zamora engaged in a sexual relationship with the boy, her student at Las Brisas Academy in Goodyear, Arizona.…
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Over the past few days, a group of boys from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky have become a divisive topic of discussion across social media. The teenage students caught the world's attention on Sunday when they were filmed interacting with Nathan Phillips, a Native American elder and Vietnam war…
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A ten-year-old boy from Kentucky has allegedly taken his own life, after enduring relentless bullying over this colostomy bag. Seven Bridges’ mother Tami Charles was at the grocery store, and Donnie Bridges, his father, was at a church choir practice when the fifth-grader hanged himself at the family’s home in Louisville on…
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Charmed actress and noted liberal activist Alyssa Milano has provoked controversy among certain social media users by comparing Trump supporters to members of the infamous white supremacist group the Klu Klux Klan. The trouble began on January 20, after a video emerged of what appeared to be a group of…
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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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Following an incident involving a Native American elder in Washington DC this weekend, a group of teenage boys from Covington Catholic High School have become the subject of mass social media discussion. Thousands of people, including President Donald Trump, have tweeted about the matter, with some condemning and others excusing the…
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In the midterm elections, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) became the youngest woman elected to Congress at age 29. As a proud progressive millennial, she's electrified liberals, who see her as the future of the Democratic party. At the same time, she's terrified Republicans with spooky ideas like universal health care (no!),…
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During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised that he would be an ally to the LGBTQ community. "Thank you to the LGBT community!" he tweeted in June 2016. "I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs." One month later, he…
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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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On Sunday, January 20th, a group of pupils from Covington Catholic High School were recorded chanting and jeering while a Native American elder, Nathan Phillips, participated in the Indigenous Peoples March. Initial reports of the incident sparked outrage against the boys, with Nick Sandmann, the boy who smirked while standing face-to-face with…
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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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Singer Chris Brown has reportedly been detained in Paris and is apparently under investigation, after being accused of rape. A 24-year-old woman (whose identity is currently unknown) alleges that Chris Brown raped her on the night of Jan 15-16 after they met at a nightclub in France. The woman, who reportedly filed a complaint…
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A mountain climber famous for posting pictures of herself in bikinis on top of mountains has died after falling down a ravine during a solo trek. Gigi Wu, who was nicknamed the 'Bikini Climber', used a satellite phone to contact friends for help after she fell down a 20-metre gorge…
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A Kendall Jenner superfan has amused social media users with his comedy Instagram account, in which he photoshops himself into the background of her pictures. A man calling himself Kirby Jenner has made it his mission to edit himself into every one of Kendall's pictures - and the results on…
