Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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In January last year, Cheri Price was taken to hospital after experiencing premature contractions. She was expecting her third child, a daughter, and feared that she would lose her if she arrived so early on. After several weeks of fear and anxiety, however, the baby arrived, and - miraculously - survived. Baby Hailie was just 23 weeks and six-days-old when…
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Today, the world lost a brilliant mind and legendary scientist when Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist, passed away at the age of 76. The British scientist had lived most of his life with a rare form of motor neurone disease, which doctors predicted he'd die from by the age of…
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Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist, passed away peacefully in the early hours of this morning at his home in Cambridge, England. The British scientist famously suffered from a rare form of motor neurone disease and, at the young age of 22, was told that he had just a few years…
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It's a tragic truth that racism is an epidemic in our society. The deplorable idea that a person is somehow superior or inferior due to the color of their skin is something that has been around seen the dawn of time, and something that can regretfully still be found anywhere…
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When 13 Reasons Why first aired on Netflix last year, the show's subject matter divided opinions. Some saw it as a blunt and honest look at mental health problems in young people, whereas others viewed it as a glamorized portrayal of suicide. The series started to receive backlash after a…
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This week the United Kingdom has been thoroughly battered by bad weather, and despite the fact that it's now March, Great Britain has been covered in snow and ice thanks to the so-called "Beast from the East" which has collided with Storm Emma, blizzard conditions have brought Scotland, England and…
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Last year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement, kicking off a flurry of excitement from the British public - and a few grumbles from various family members and celebrities who found out they weren't invited to the big day. Their wedding is due to take place on May 19th…
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Jake Cody, a 29-year-old professional poker player from England, is pretty damn good at what he does. He made his name on the European tournament scene when he won €857,000 at the European Poker tour event in Deauville in 2010, following up that success by winning a further £273,783 at…
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Since the infamous 2001 'anthrax attacks' in the United States, which killed five people, cases of hoax letters containing white powder have soared. Earlier this month we learned that Vanessa Trump, Donald Trump Jr.'s wife, was evaluated in hospital after opening a letter containing white powder. The letter was addressed…
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When it comes to traveling by aeroplane, there are loads of rules that have to be followed. On top of ensuring your luggage is within the correct weight restrictions, you also have to be careful about what sort of things you take into the cabin with you, bring all the…
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As pretty much everybody knows, weddings are sort of a big deal. Not only are they a pivotal moment in a couple's life together, it's also a day that they've probably been planning for years - if not decades - before actually making their way down the aisle and saying…
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Milly Smith, from Hull, England, goes by the username 'selfloveclub' on Instagram. She has been using social media as a platform to talk about mental health before, but has come out with some brave and crucial honesty about her own issues with mental illness. The 24-year-old blogger and mental health…
