ADVERT
Stay informed with the latest headlines, breaking stories, and in depth coverage.

1 min(s) read
In case you hadn't heard the happy news, Carrie Underwood is pregnant again! In a recent video message on Instagram - which was meant to be about her upcoming Cry Pretty Tour - the 35-year-old singer stunned her fans by revealing that she had a bun in the oven. "You…

1 min(s) read
If you're a fan of the Kardashian family, you'll know there has been dissent in the ranks recently - and by that, we mean some seriously shady behaviour from both Kim and Kourtney. The defining moment in the recent battle came when the pair of sisters had an explosive row…

1 min(s) read
Fancy yourself a master of the modern English language? As it turns out, only about 10% of the population has truly mastered the language that many of us use every day. Any non-native English speaker will tell you that it is a complicated language. I mean just look at the…

2 min(s) read
If you think your family has drama, then you should try life as a royal. Seriously; there's no group of people whose personal lives are more closely scrutinised than those of the royals, and their relationships are endlessly picked apart by the public and the media. It's extra difficult for…

2 min(s) read
You may have noticed this year that there have been a number of incidents of racism that have gone viral. Rather than verbal abuse in public or outright physical assault, these situations often involved people of colour being marginalised, or even threatened, during their everyday life. Examples of this day-to-day…

3 min(s) read
Driving can be extremely stressful, especially when you're on long journeys at high speeds, on highways, motorways and expressways. Realising at the last minute that you're about to miss your turning is one of the most frustrating things to happen, as it can mean you've both wasted time and potentially…

1 min(s) read
Donald Trump has said a lot of offensive things. He launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexican immigrants criminals. In a leaked tape from the Access Hollywood bus, he bragged about grabbing women's genitalia. And during a meeting with lawmakers about immigration, he reportedly asked why the United States would…

1 min(s) read
A 29-year-old airline employee who stole a commercial aircraft from a Seattle airport has crashed after being chased by fighter jets. The man, who took off from the runway without authorisation, was said to be doing "stunts" in the air before crashing about an hour after he took off. The…

2 min(s) read
"Born free, as free as the wind blows, as free as the grass grows," sings Matt Monro in his 1966 smash hit 'Born Free.' It's a notion we'd all like to carry around with us - being free. Except, if we're being honest, we're not free, are we? They say…

1 min(s) read
You know how in high school, the popular kids would always do that thing where they threw an exclusive party, just to show off about it? All the rich folk would club together and have this amazing night out just for themselves, which you and your average-Joe crowd would never…

1 min(s) read
Today there are three female rappers fighting for the crown: Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and Mary Halsey from West Warwick, Rhode Island. Oh, you haven't heard of Mary Halsey? Then you've been wasting your life. Stop what you're doing right now and watch her hilarious cover of Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's…

1 min(s) read
It's strange how certain bugs will freak us out more than others. Ladybugs are regarded by many as pretty and relatively harmless. However, as someone has had an infestation of them in my house, I can't stand the things. The same goes for butterflies and moths - there's not a…

2 min(s) read
Earlier this week came the shocking news that a teen's prank had some disastrous consequences. Many of us would have been in a similar situation to 16-year-old Jordan Holgerson at some point - uncertain whether to do something risky as our friends pressure us to go through with it. But most…

4 min(s) read
High school is a difficult time for everyone, but for some people, it's much worse than others. Unfortunately, bullying is a common issue that many teenagers have to deal with during their years in school and, while social media has been good for a lot of things, it's also had…

1 min(s) read
I'm getting to the age now where a lot of people I know are settling down and having kids. Now personally, I'm not someone who likes babies. I like kids, don't get me wrong, but for me a baby is just a lazy, bald, pooping pet that you can't take…

1 min(s) read
At Stanford University, two graduate students cycled past Kappa Alpha fraternity at 1AM, and stopped. They noticed a horrific assault. Brock Turner, a 19-year-old student and promising swimmer, was forcing himself on an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. "What the f*** are you doing?" one of the graduate students reportedly yelled. "She's…

4 min(s) read
Juggalos are perhaps the only appropriate bogeymen for the Trumpian era. In an age when life in the western world has never before seemed so strange, fragmented or unstable, it takes a villain of disastrous proportions to cut through the noise. With international tensions rising to unbearable levels one minute…

1 min(s) read
Despite the years of training and high intelligence needed to become a doctor, it's shocking how many professionals out there have a terrible bedside manner. However, there are still plenty of medical staff out there that are willing to go the extra mile to keep their patients' spirits up. Five-year-old…