Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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Despite the huge steps taken in recent years to make public spaces more accessible for people with disabilities, there are still many ways in which we can improve and make the world are more accepting place. There are plenty of small ways in which the independence or comfort of disabled…
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Getting to the airport ahead of a flight is its own special kind of hell. We all know about the stresses of travelling miles outside of the city or town you live in to get to the airport, sorting out your parking or otherwise lugging your luggage through a crowded…
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Two people are injured after a stabbing at Sony's London headquarters today. Police were called to the scene at approximately 11am and locked down Derry Street in Kensington after an unidentified man allegedly "stormed" the building with a "kitchen knife". The Met Police have confirmed that one person has been arrested…
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A university lecturer and her husband have been arrested after a Polish builder claimed the couple kept him as a slave in their garden shed for four years. Pritpal Binning, 56, and her partner Palvinder, 54, are accused of keeping the man in "degrading and disgusting" conditions against his will, as he…
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Meghan Markle made sure a group of schoolchildren didn't go hungry today, when she rushed back into a cafe to fetch them some leftover cake - as if we didn't already love her enough, eh? The Duchess of Sussex was chatting to youth workers at the Maranui cafe in Wellington, New…
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When a 'racist' train passenger in London was confronted for wearing 'blackface' at the weekend, he is said to have shrugged and asked: "Why not?" A video uploaded to social media shows the unidentified male, who appears to be dressed as Samuel L Jackson’s character, Jules Winnfield, in Pulp Fiction, sitting…
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Our great-great-grandchildren might be able to call a Space Uber and go to Mars, but most of us will never get the chance to journey into the cosmos. However, every so often, the splendors of space become visible to the naked eye. From the shimmering ethereal curtains of the Northern…
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A plane carrying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was forced to hastily abort its landing due to another aircraft on the runway today. The royal couple was due to land at Sydney Airport, however, the Qantas aircraft they were flying in missed its approach when another jet was too slow…
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A groundbreaking hormone kit that lets men breastfeed babies could be available in as little as five years, according to its inventor. Using designer Marie-Claire Springham's creation, a man could take a cocktail of drugs during his partner's pregnancy, eventually growing milk ducts in time for the birth of his…
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As a young person of colour living in a Western country I love to travel, but there are certain places I will simply refuse to visit for my own safety. Similar to how jumping back in time would only be a good idea if Doc Brown's DeLorean took me no…
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I always tell people, "I'm not a ginger, I'm strawberry blonde!" Let's face it, it's not easy being a redhead. Flaming red hair and constellations of freckles often make people targets for bullying. Like Eric Cartman, trolls will taunt them, claiming they "have no souls!" And it's not just kids.…
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For many parents, baby rice is 'baby's first food.' It's ground to a fine consistency, like flour, therefore easily digested, making it the perfect meal for weaning babies. Also, it contains vitamins that help strengthen the immune system, promote healthy blood and help the body release energy from food. However,…
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Parents, Tara and Brian O'Byrne, and doctors in County Louth, Ireland were shocked after an 11-week-old baby appeared to grow a "fang tooth" overnight. Last Monday, Tara and Brian noticed that something was unusual when their infant, Oscar, spent the entire morning crying. Upon discovering the peculiar tooth, the couple, who…
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently on their royal tour, checking out all the sights in Australia. I was hoping they'd go to the Outback, and watch kangaroo boxing with some VB-chugging, Winny Blue-smoking bogans, but apparently, that's not on the agenda. Instead, the royal couple went to Melbourne…
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It seems like a dream job to be a duchess, traveling the world, wearing fabulous outfits and and waving at people. (The muscles in your waving hand get so strong.) However, former actress Meghan Markle has discovered that following the Royal Family's strict sartorial rules isn't easy. The Queen insists…
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On Saturday, October 13, a tragic accident occurred in the French Alps. A hunter accidentally mistook British cyclist Marc Sutton for an animal and shot him dead near the Les Gets Alpine ski resort as he was riding his bike through the woods. He left behind a grieving girlfriend of nine years,…
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Matthew Falder, it could be said, is a wolf in sheep's clothing. The balding, bespectacled university lecturer was arrested in his office on 21 June last year following a global investigation by the National Crime Agency. Using a number of social media accounts, Falder posed as a depressed female artist called "Liz".…
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If you have a fear of flying, then there are usually three things about aviation that worry you the most: the take-off, turbulence, and the landing. For me, it has to be the landing that's the scariest thing about the whole ordeal. I hate the sudden bump as the plane…
