Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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If you were on a car journey and passed another car by the side of the road, broken down - would you get out and help? I imagine most of us wouldn't, either because we don't have the time or assume that they'll be able to sort it out by…
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Scientists have claimed to have proven the identity of infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper with new DNA evidence. Polish barber Aaron Kosminski has been named as the notorious murderer who brutally killed and mutilated a number of women in Whitechapel, London in the 19th century. The claims come from…
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A young British woman's holiday was "ruined" when she was told by airplane staff she would be removed from her flight unless she "covered up". On March 2, Emily O'Connor was confronted by a Thomas Cook flight attendant who claimed her outfit was "inappropriate" and she could only travel to…
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"Shocking" footage has shown a white man pretending to be a monkey in a "disgusting racist" attack on a black train passenger. Mohammed Dirir was travelling on the Northern line in London on Friday evening when an unidentified white man racially abused him by jumping on chairs and swinging from…
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A passenger with a deadly nut allergy was forced to hide in a plane bathroom after an airline crew refused to stop serving almonds, despite being informed beforehand of the risk of her going into anaphylactic shock. Laura Merry, a 25-year-old teacher from East Sussex, England, was travelling to Australia…
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One Scottish woman went through a nightmare scenario while travelling this week after discovering that a python had made its home in her shoe. Following the 9,000 mile flight from Australia (of course), Moira Boxall found a live spotted python in her suitcase, after she'd travelled from Queensland to Glasgow…
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A prominent bank has been forced to apologise after an employee threatened one of their vegan customers, reportedly telling them: "vegans should be punched." [caption id="attachment_12488741" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Credit: Getty[/caption] British bank Natwest offered a woman in Bristol around £200 in compensation, after she had an extremely unpleasant experience on…
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A vegetarian couple, who have been accused of stalking their ex-neighbours, defended their behaviour earlier this week, adding they were forced to call police over a smell of "rotten meat". When Scott Lawrence and his wife Jessica Parker moved house in April of last year, it brought to an end…
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A woman who allegedly participated in a long campaign of transphobic harassment has been arrested by police and jailed for seven hours. However, the woman in question, Kate Scottow, (who hails from Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England) claims that she was arrested after misgendering someone once, and claims that the police have not…
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A dog has tragically lost its life after eating brownies that contained a form of sweetener that's toxic to dogs, according to her heartbroken owner. Ruby, a Hungarian Vizsla, was pictured on life support after stealing brownies from the kitchen that happened to contain Xylitol, an artificial sweetener that can unfortunately…
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Pete McCleave seemed to be in perfect health two years ago. As an athlete and rugby coach, the dad-of-two came down with pneumonia, but it was this affliction that actually saved his life, bringing attention to another condition he was suffering from without knowing. A few days after completing the…
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The friend of a model who was found dead hours after writing a cryptic Facebook message has revealed her touching "lasting" memory of the mother-of-four. Irish Daily Mirror writer Siobhan O'Connor, who described herself as one of Alli MacDonnell's closest friends, wrote an article on Wednesday naming the 37-year-old "one of…
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A restaurant owner had an amusing reply to a disappointed customer who had given their restaurant a one-star review, explaining what really happened that night. Last weekend, a woman only described as Chloe A, took to review website TripAdvisor to express her displeasure after a restaurant visit gone wrong. Titling…
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Alli MacDonnell, a 36-year-old mother of four, has been found dead just hours after posting a cryptic message to Facebook. "Why is it ok for a man to call a girl a fat ugly c**t??????" she posted this weekend. "Seriously new level of pushing someone to the edge." MacDonnell, a…
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Meghan Markle is well-known for being a positive and affirming influence in the lives of many women and underprivileged people across the world, but she's rarely used fruit to express her sentiments. But while helping out women escaping addiction and sex work, the Duchess of Sussex wrote messages on bananas,…
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A graduate has revealed that she turned down a job opportunity because the boss made her feel like she was back with her abusive ex-partner during her interview. 22-year-old Olivia Bland took to Twitter to blast CEO Craig Dean, of Web Applications UK, accusing him of trying to intimidate her…
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A man found a huge chunk bitten out of the sweet potato in his kitchen, and was horrified to discover that the offending nibbler was in fact a giant rat. Jacob Cummings, who is a 29-year-old computer engineer who lives in Hull in the north of England, had taken out…
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A teenage has been left with physical symptoms and emotional scars after being attacked by his classmates for his dietary lifestyles, according to the boy's horrified mother. Dante, who is 14 years old, has been attacked on two occasions for being vegan. Having moved to a new school - transferring…
