Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
2 min(s) read
The host of an illegal hot tub party in England told police that they did not that there was a pandemic. Officers from Gosport Police, Hampshire, were alerted to the illegal party, but when they arrived at the scene, the host made the unusual decision to deny all knowledge of the…
2 min(s) read
It's often said that what goes around comes around, and this was certainly the case for the "world's unluckiest burglars", who accidentally butt-dialed 999 during a break-in. Chief Inspector John Owen of Staffordshire Police in England said officers were made aware of a break-in on Wednesday night (6 January) after…
1 min(s) read
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says that Donald Trump will not be allowed to escape to the country following Joe Biden's inauguration. Per The Independent, the SNP leader made the remarks during a press conference about the new lockdown restrictions the nation had put in place to prevent the spread…
1 min(s) read
The courts service in England and Wales has issued an apology after a barrister of color was mistaken for a defendant twice in one day. As reported by The Guardian, pupil barrister Luke McLean opened up about an incident that occurred last week in which he was assumed to be…
1 min(s) read
President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to blast Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the UK's new lockdown measures, which saw "Christmas being canceled" for many people. On Saturday night (December 19), PM Boris Johnson revealed that large parts of the UK would have to endure stringent new measures in…
1 min(s) read
Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for Covid-19. The news was confirmed by Donald Trump himself, who tweeted on Sunday night: "@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has…
1 min(s) read
Joe Biden has confirmed that he will join Obama, Bush, and Clinton in getting a public Covid-19 vaccination. Speaking in an interview with CNN, the President-elect claimed that, once the vaccine had been deemed safe by Dr. Anthony Fauci, he would be willing to receive it publically to promote its…
1 min(s) read
An ex-model has won her case in court against a cop who used a police helicopter to spy on her while she was sunbathing naked alongside her teenage daughters. Per a report by The Mirror, 53-year-old former glamour model Tracey Dixon was awarded £200,000 ($270,000) in a settlement against South…
1 min(s) read
Storage Hunters star and former Celebrity Big Brother contestant Heavy D has passed away at the age of 43. [caption id="attachment_12625373" align="aligncenter" width="597"] Credit: PA Images[/caption] As reported by The Independent, tributes have flooded in for Heavy D - real name Colin Newell - following his death. The cause of…
1 min(s) read
A nurse has taken to Twitter to show the startling reality of how working on the front line of the ongoing pandemic is affecting healthcare professionals. Kathryn is an American nurse and she wanted people to see the toll that the virus is taking on those who have been fighting…
1 min(s) read
British serial killer the 'Yorkshire Ripper' has died at the age of 74. Sutcliffe was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women between 1975 and 1980 in Yorkshire and north-west England. He passed away from Covid-19 in hospital, it was revealed by the BBC today, after refusing treatment…
1 min(s) read
The Scottish government has declared that smacking children is now illegal. According to BBC News, previously the physical punishment of people under the age of 16 by carers and guardians was permitted if it was considered "reasonable chastisement." But as of today, the so-called "justifiable assault" defense is no longer…
0 min(s) read
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that England is to be placed into a strict month-long "circuit-break" lockdown. Per Sky News, the new strict measures will begin on Thursday (November 5) and run through November until December 2. The new lockdown will see the closure of pubs, restaurants, and…
1 min(s) read
A great-great-grandma has added her name to the long list of 2020 heroes by baking hundreds of pies so that British schoolchildren don't go hungry this half-term. Flo Osborne, 89, from Essex, England, has been making pies throughout lockdown and she gets up as early as 4:30 am to begin…
1 min(s) read
Prince Harry has said that he did not know that unconscious racial biases existed until he met his wife, actress Meghan Markle. Speaking with Black Lives Matter activist Patrick Hutchinson in a new interview with GQ, the Duke of Sussex stated that his privilege and upbringing sheltered him from racial…
1 min(s) read
Social distancing is of the utmost importance during the ongoing pandemic to prevent the spread of Covid-19, as per the CDC guidelines. Now, a son has been told off after moving his chair to comfort his heartbroken mother at his father's socially distanced funeral. When the chair was moved, a…
1 min(s) read
Virginia Roberts, one of the most outspoken alleged victims of late billionaire Jeffery Epstein, has shared an image of herself with Prince Andrew in honor of the Queen of England's birthday. From her current home in Australia, which celebrates the birth of the monarch in October (rather than on the…
1 min(s) read
A 25-year-old barrister in the United Kingdom has called for anti-racism training to be introduced in the legal profession, after she was mistaken for a defendant three times in just one day. Alexandra Wilson, who also wrote In Black and White: A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in…
