Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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Police have issued a warning about coronavirus testing scams on doorsteps. In the UK, a number of criminals have pretended to be carrying out door to door testing for COVID-19 in a bid to scam vulnerable people out of their money. In the current climate, people can only be tested…
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The Glastonbury Festival 2020 has officially been canceled as the UK continues to suffer the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, festival organizers Michael and Emily Eavis said the cancelation was the only "viable option". The festival was due to take place later this year from Wednesday, June…
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Luther actor Idris Elba has confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus, per Sky News and others. The actor has said that he feels okay and is reportedly showing no symptoms of the illness, but has been isolated after learning that he may have been exposed to the virus.…
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One store from a British supermarket chain in Northern Ireland will be setting aside an hour to open exclusively for the elderly amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement from the store. Taking to social media, Kennedy Centre, West Belfast, announced that from Tuesday, 17 March, only the elderly…
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Per the Daily Mail, Prince Harry has allegedly fallen victim to a phone hoax after two Russian YouTubers posed as teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and her father, Svante. The two pranksters - Russians Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov - seemingly managed to trick the Duke of Sussex into revealing…
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As of the most recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO), there have been over 130,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and a total of 3,584 deaths as a result of the global outbreak. This weekend in northern Italy, 16,000,000 people have been quarantined in an effort to slow…
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Prince William has broken Royal protocol after posing for a selfie with a fan in Ireland. It is typically accepted that members of the British Royal Family do not pose for photographs or sign autographs with members of the public, however, the second-in-line to the throne decided to make an…
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A Singaporean student currently living in London has been beaten up by racists and who told him: "I don't want your coronavirus in my country", the Metro reports. Jonathan Mok - a 23-year-old student at University College London (UCL) - has lived in London for two years, but amid the…
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London is set to host the world's first-ever Muslim Pride festival. The event is happening thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign to give a voice to Muslim members of the LGBTIQ+ community, which raised over £10,000 ($12,800 USD). It will take place in the city on April 11 and is…
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A mom who was addicted to tanning beds has lost her left ear after developing melanoma. Forty-four-year-old Anthea Smith from Bolton opened up about the condition to the BBC, explaining how ashamed she was of the amputation because it was self-inflicted: "The guilt I feel for my husband and my children…
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A woman from England has revealed in a Twitter post how a man claiming to be a landlord offered to lower the price of her rent in exchange for sexually exploitative pictures. Georgia Linehan, who hails from Canterbury in the United Kingdom, took to social media this week to upload…
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The incredible skill of two pilots who managed to land the world's largest passenger plane sideways was captured in dramatic footage over the weekend. Per Sky News, the Etihad Airbus A380, which is flown by two pilots, can be seen appearing to hover just above the ground as it attempted to…
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A petition set up by an 18-year-old campaigner is calling for all schools to teach basic sign language. Jade Kilduff's inspiration for launching the campaign is the powerful story of how sign language helped to transformed her younger brother's life. Per Sky News, four-year-old Christian - who has brain damage…
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A UK driver is perhaps lucky to be alive after they drove their car into a sinkhole which opened up in a residential area in Essex following Storm Ciara. The storm has caused flooding and severe gales across the UK, and has claimed the life of at least one person,…
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The startling moment a tourist's $150,000 (£115,000) watch was ripped from his wrist in a robbery has been released to the public by London's Metropolitan Police. This includes CCTV of the three men suspected of robbing the 55-year-old man in Berkeley Square, Mayfair at half three in the afternoon on…
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A female politician from the UK has responded after she faced criticism online over an outfit she wore in the House of Commons. Shadow culture secretary Tracy Brabin, 58, found herself at the center of controversy online due to her wearing an off-the-shoulder dress during a debate. Check out this…
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A drug dealer has been arrested after he accidentally sent his drug price list to the police. The incident took place in 2018 at the Leeds Festival in England. There, 22-year-old Martynas Benosenko was attempting to sell $3,900 worth of cocaine and MDMA. As per the Yorkshire Evening Post, he did…
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The coronavirus has now reached the United Kingdom, with two cases of the deadly disease being confirmed by Public Health England. As reported by Sky News, Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, has said: "We can confirm that two patients in England, who are members of the same…
