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  • Police now have powers to take women’s phones and access their period tracking apps

    Police now have powers to take women’s phones and access their period tracking apps

    A NPCC spokesperson issued a statement. UK police officers have been given the go-ahead to scour through women’s phones if they’re suspected of undergoing an illegal abortion. The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) announced this power shift in May, with staff now lawfully permitted to check menstrual cycle tracking apps during stillbirth, miscarriage and unexpected […]

    10 months ago

  • Rod Stewart cancels US tour dates just weeks before Glastonbury

    Rod Stewart cancels US tour dates just weeks before Glastonbury

    “I’m devastated and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience to my fans” America’s Rod Stewart fanbase will be disappointed to hear that the singer has cancelled even more tour dates this month. Posting on Instagram today (June 7), the 80-year-old announced: “I have to cancel and reschedule my next six concerts in June as I continue […]

    10 months ago

  • Church of England advertising job for new Archbishop of Canterbury

    Church of England advertising job for new Archbishop of Canterbury

    Who will succeed Justin Welby? The Diocese of Canterbury is on the hunt for its next Archbishop following the resignation of Justin Welby. If you fancy a dramatic career switch, then the official ‘statement of needs’ is your next port of call, as the spiritual leader of the Church of England must adhere to some […]

    10 months ago

  • Russia is ‘at war’ with Britain, UK defence expert says

    Russia is ‘at war’ with Britain, UK defence expert says

    “We’re in pretty big trouble.” UK foreign affairs adviser Fiona Hill believes Russia is already at war with Great Britain right under our noses. Vladimir Putin’s devastating invasion of Ukraine may have stolen the last three years’ worth of geopolitical headlines, yet Hill, who previously worked under US president Donald Trump as his chief Russian […]

    10 months ago

  • Underappreciated UK town being hailed as ‘new Berlin’

    Underappreciated UK town being hailed as ‘new Berlin’

    It’s a 10-minute train ride from the centre of Manchester Those who have yet to explore the northern town of Stockport are seriously missing out, apparently. Placed just six miles outside of Manchester‘s vibrant centre, this unsung geographical gem is currently benefitting from a £1 billion regeneration project which includes a £45m leisure complex housing […]

    10 months ago

  • 68 million people blocked from Pornhub as UK set for major changes

    68 million people blocked from Pornhub as UK set for major changes

    Sacre bleu! The world’s most popular pornography website, Pornhub, has blocked the entire population of France from checking out its content. Earlier this year, it was revealed that stricter laws would soon be implemented in terms of visitor age verification, but the French rebelled against them and as a result, 68 million individuals cannot access […]

    10 months ago

  • Russia offers Elon Musk political asylum amid Trump fallout

    Russia offers Elon Musk political asylum amid Trump fallout

    “Here you will find reliable comrades and complete freedom of technical creativity.” Tesla mastermind Elon Musk has been offered political asylum by Russia in light of his Donald Trump feud. The 53-year-old from South Africa, who is broadly considered to be the world’s wealthiest person, seemingly closed off his “great relationship” with the US president […]

    10 months ago

  • Ex-Arsenal player sentenced to four years in prison

    Ex-Arsenal player sentenced to four years in prison

    Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is guilty of drug smuggling It’s been decided at Chelmsford Crown Court that former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas will serve four years behind bars. In a September 2024 drugs bust at London Stansted Airport, 60kg of cannabis worth £600,000 was discovered vacuum-packed across four separate suitcases fresh from Thailand. Emmanuel-Thomas […]

    10 months ago

  • Britney Spears admits who she lost her virginity to after lying about it for 30 years

    Britney Spears admits who she lost her virginity to after lying about it for 30 years

    “My team created this whole narrative around me.” In her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears revealed who she really lost her virginity to after lying about it for most of her life. Apparently, the ‘Oops!… I Did It Again’ singer’s management constructed a sexless narrative around their prized possession, who at one […]

    10 months ago

  • Russia hits ‘almost all of Ukraine’ with 40 missiles and more than 400 drones

    Russia hits ‘almost all of Ukraine’ with 40 missiles and more than 400 drones

    “We must act decisively,” responded Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine suffered a devastating bombardment at the hands of Russia overnight as the war shows no sign of stopping. According to the country’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “almost all of Ukraine” was attacked, with over 400 drones and 40 missiles igniting the city of Kyiv and further afield. At […]

    10 months ago

  • Moment man lights himself on fire in botched arson attack

    Moment man lights himself on fire in botched arson attack

    Victoria police in Australia still haven’t identified him This articles contains footage that some may find distressing CCTV footage has been released of a man lighting himself on fire in Australia just over a year ago. The botched arson attack occurred in the city of Melbourne towards the end of May 2024, with the yet-to-be-identified […]

    11 months ago

  • Kate Scott praised for reaction after Khabib refuses to shake her hand on live TV

    Kate Scott praised for reaction after Khabib refuses to shake her hand on live TV

    He jumped in for an interview at the Allianz Arena CBS Sports presenter Kate Scott was refused a handshake by former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on live TV yesterday. Reporting from Bayern Munich’s home stadium, the Allianz Arena, for this year’s UEFA Champions League final – contested between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan – Scott […]

    11 months ago

  • Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa addresses surprise exit after just two series

    Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa addresses surprise exit after just two series

    “It’s a role that demands a lot of you, physically and emotionally and mentally.” Ncuti Gatwa has explained his decision to quit Doctor Who after two series. In Saturday, May 31’s episode of the classic time-travel show (titled ‘The Reality War’), Gatwa’s Doctor sacrificed himself to save baby Poppy, leading to a regeneration nobody saw coming. That […]

    11 months ago

  • Tom Cruise wants to make a movie about his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman

    Tom Cruise wants to make a movie about his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman

    He and Christopher McQuarrie are having “very serious conversations about it” Tom Cruise may yet reprise his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman on the big screen. Hitting cinemas 17 years ago, Ben Stiller’s war comedy unleashed one of the the most unhinged cameos in recent memory, with Mission: Impossible icon Cruise flexing a pair of […]

    11 months ago

  • Sir Ian McKellen to open all trans and non-binary production of Shakespeare play

    Sir Ian McKellen to open all trans and non-binary production of Shakespeare play

    It’s a one-night-only experience Lord of the Rings legend Sir Ian McKellen will headline a groundbreaking theatrical production of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare in July. The 86-year-old has joined an all-new company known as Trans What You Will for a special one-off reading of the play to be exclusively directed by and starring trans […]

    11 months ago

  • Actor who played horror icon Chucky has died aged 61

    Actor who played horror icon Chucky has died aged 61

    “He delighted in the slow buildup of telling a good story” Chucky star Ed Gale has passed away at the age of 61. Born in the state of Michigan, Gale’s first on-screen credit was as Howard the Duck’s in-suit performer in 1986. Two years later, he once again worked as the in-suit performer/stuntman version of […]

    11 months ago

  • ‘Stay at home’ 48-hour warning issued over ‘incredibly infectious’ virus

    ‘Stay at home’ 48-hour warning issued over ‘incredibly infectious’ virus

    Norovirus cases have skyrocketed The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging people to stay at home for 48 hours if they’ve been infected with the norovirus. “Norovirus is incredibly infectious, so if you’re feeling unwell stay home for 48 hours after symptoms stop as you are still infectious during this time,” read an official […]

    11 months ago

  • Paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds of children jailed for 20 years

    Paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds of children jailed for 20 years

    Joel Le Scouarnec was called “a devil in a white coat” by prosecutors A 74-year-old paedophile from France has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars. Joel Le Scouarnec, who worked as a surgeon, was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting close to 300 children in one of the country’s largest cases of its […]

    11 months ago

  • Iconic beer returns to UK supermarkets 20 years after being discontinued

    Iconic beer returns to UK supermarkets 20 years after being discontinued

    A new generation of drinkers can now enjoy Double Diamond Tesco is officially stocking classic pale ale Double Diamond after the beer returned to UK shores last year. Originally brewed by Samuel Allsopp & Sons in 1876, Double Diamond became one of Britain’s biggest-selling drinks throughout the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, before being discontinued in […]

    11 months ago

  • Brazilian tribe sues for £133m over porn addiction claims

    Brazilian tribe sues for £133m over porn addiction claims

    Media stories “mocked their youth” and “misrepresented their traditions” The New York Times is being sued by an Amazonian tribe for at least £133m. Known as the Marúbo people, this 2,000-strong community was portrayed as addicted to porn by the world’s media in light of a NYT report covering their access to Starlink, the super-fast […]

    11 months ago

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire contestant loses on final £1m question

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire contestant loses on final £1m question

    It’s one of the biggest losses in the show’s history Jeremy Clarkson witnessed one of the biggest losses in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? history this weekend. On Sunday, May 25’s episode, data analyst Nicholas Bennett smashed through the iconic quiz show format to find himself with a staggering £125,000 safety net on the […]

    11 months ago

  • Jeremy Clarkson’s girlfriend Lisa shares brutal admission about their sex life

    Jeremy Clarkson’s girlfriend Lisa shares brutal admission about their sex life

    “Do you not know what a clitoris looks like?” Lisa Hogan brutalised boyfriend Jeremy Clarkson’s sexual prowess in a new episode of their Prime Video docuseries. Now streaming its fourth season, Clarkson’s Farm welcomed Harriet Cowan to the team as Kaleb Cooper’s replacement and she was filmed wasting no time in educating Clarkson on female […]

    11 months ago

  • North Korea arrests four officials over ‘disastrous’ warship launch

    North Korea arrests four officials over ‘disastrous’ warship launch

    Kim Jong Un wasn’t best pleased with last week’s unveiling Four individuals have been arrested in conjunction with a botched warship launch in North Korea. Last week it was reported that the bottom of a brand-new 5,000-tonne navy destroyer was partially crushed at the ceremony, causing huge balancing issues. Now, the country’s state media agency […]

    11 months ago

  • Russia denies involvement in Keir Starmer arson attacks after links examined by MI5

    Russia denies involvement in Keir Starmer arson attacks after links examined by MI5

    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called it ‘ridiculous’ speculation A series of arson attacks associated with Keir Starmer had nothing to do with Russia, according to a Kremlin official. Police recently charged two Ukrainians (Roman Lavrynovych and Petro Pochynok) and a Romanian (Stanislav Carpiuc) over three separate incidents, with senior sources revealing that MI5 is examining […]

    11 months ago

  • Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson dies after health battle

    Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson dies after health battle

    “He will be missed but we know he is in good hands” It’s been announced that American reality star Phil Robertson, who appeared in Duck Dynasty for 11 seasons, has sadly passed away aged 79. His Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis first became public knowledge last Christmas. Posting on social media site X yesterday (May 25), Robertson’s […]

    11 months ago

  • Mountain rescue issue statement after second Lake District death in matter of days

    Mountain rescue issue statement after second Lake District death in matter of days

    “A sad callout” The Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team has released a statement after a second death was reported in the Lake District. According to the BBC, hikers encountered the unresponsive gentleman at a mountain pass near Great Gable on Sunday, May 18, but he was later declared deceased at the scene by medics. “A full […]

    11 months ago

  • Terror on EasyJet flight after passenger grabs door and screams ‘bomb’ mid-air

    Terror on EasyJet flight after passenger grabs door and screams ‘bomb’ mid-air

    It was heading to Manchester but needed an emergency diversion EasyJet passengers forcibly intervened when a woman travelling from Turkey to Manchester tried to open the emergency exit door over the weekend. According to the Manchester Evening News, this ‘disruptive’ individual of Flight EZY2148 was running down the aisle screaming “bomb” when the aircraft became […]

    11 months ago

  • Chocolate lovers go wild as Mars announces fan-favourite is returning after 11 years

    Chocolate lovers go wild as Mars announces fan-favourite is returning after 11 years

    “Omg yessssss finally” After an 11-year hiatus, white chocolate Maltesers are officially making a comeback next month. Launched by Mars Wrigley Confectionary in 2003, which also produces Revels, the Bounty, Snickers, Milky Way, and Mars bars, these crunchy little globes of heaven quickly became a favourite among shoppers, but were taken off supermarket shelves in […]

    11 months ago

  • Netflix viewers demand second season of controversial new series

    Netflix viewers demand second season of controversial new series

    Bet is an adaptation of manga comic Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Netflix has a bona fide hit on its hands with teen thriller Bet, the live-action adaptation of Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura’s Japanese manga series. With all 10 episodes now available to stream, fans of the show have been shouting about it from the social media […]

    11 months ago

  • OnlyFans star explains how she slept with 583 men in six hours

    OnlyFans star explains how she slept with 583 men in six hours

    “I was shocked by how easy it was” Annie Knight has opened up about sleeping with close to 600 men in just six hours. A star of the adult subscription platform OnlyFans, Australia’s answer to Bonnie Blue received 2,000 registrations for last weekend’s event but only expected 10% of the guys to turn up. She’s […]

    11 months ago

  • Turkish officials break silence on death of mum who ‘had heart removed’

    Turkish officials break silence on death of mum who ‘had heart removed’

    Beth Martin passed away in Istanbul last month The Turkish Ministry of Health has denied the removal of Beth Martin’s heart following her mysterious death. On holiday with her husband Luke, the 28-year-old from Portsmouth got sick and was rushed to Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital on the outskirts of Istanbul. Doctors reportedly […]

    11 months ago

  • Feargal Sharkey reveals cancer diagnosis after going to doctor with ‘sore throat’

    Feargal Sharkey reveals cancer diagnosis after going to doctor with ‘sore throat’

    The rockstar was only seeing his doctor for a sore throat The Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year, but he’s since recovered. In an interview with The Express, the Northern Irishman recalled seeing his doctor after coming down with a sore throat, but the GP was keen to give him […]

    11 months ago

  • Freddie Mercury’s ‘secret daughter’ revealed after 49 years

    Freddie Mercury’s ‘secret daughter’ revealed after 49 years

    She’s the product of a fling with his friend’s wife Legendary singer Freddie Mercury had a ‘secret daughter’ in 1976, it’s been revealed. Referred to only as ‘B’, the woman has come forward via handwritten letters inside a new Mercury biography written by Lesley-Ann Jones. “Freddie Mercury was and is my father,” one reads. “We had […]

    11 months ago

  • Gary Neville banned from Premier League stadium for final game of the season

    Gary Neville banned from Premier League stadium for final game of the season

    He won’t be on commentary duty for Sky Sports Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville has been banned from Nottingham Forest’s City Ground stadium this weekend. The former Manchester United defender, who won eight Premier League titles during his 19 years at the club, was heavily critical of Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis earlier this month after […]

    11 months ago

  • A classic, mind-bending thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A classic, mind-bending thriller movie is on TV tonight

    It marked Christopher Nolan’s breakthrough to the big leagues Our TV movie pick for this evening (Monday, 19 May) is Memento, the neo-noir psycho-thriller from Oscar-winning visionary Christopher Nolan. Released 25 years ago, its non-linear story centers on Guy Pearce’s insurance investigator Leonard Shelby, who’s attempting to track down his wife’s killer while contending with […]

    11 months ago

  • New Netflix series lands perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

    New Netflix series lands perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

    This should be catnip for Zero Dark Thirty fans American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden is sitting pretty in the elite 100% club on Rotten Tomatoes. The latest instalment of Netflix‘s true-crime documentary series American Manhunt – following The Boston Marathon Bombing and OJ Simpson – this unmissable three-episoder explores the aftermath of 9/11, when the […]

    11 months ago

  • France to open high-security prison in Amazon jungle

    France to open high-security prison in Amazon jungle

    Louis Theroux’s next documentary location? Drug traffickers and radical Islamists sentenced to prison time in France will have an exotic change of scenery in the near future. Whilst visiting the overseas territory of French Guiana, the nation’s justice minister Gérald Darmanin informed Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) that a £337m high-security facility will be constructed […]

    11 months ago

  • Airlines are preparing for nuclear war amid international conflicts

    Airlines are preparing for nuclear war amid international conflicts

    100 companies wish to remain in operation should an attack break out As the spectre of nuclear war looms large, airline companies are hard at work to ensure they can continue operating should detonations occur. Conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and India and Pakistan (over the Kashmir region) could soon reach a devastating crescendo for […]

    11 months ago

  • Gary Lineker releases statement as he steps down from BBC with immediate effect

    Gary Lineker releases statement as he steps down from BBC with immediate effect

    “I recognise the error and upset that I caused” Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has confirmed his immediate exit from the BBC following an anti-Semitic blunder. In a statement via BBC, the 64-year-old shared: “Football has been at the heart of my life for as long as I can remember – both on […]

    11 months ago

  • Donald Trump breaks silence on Joe Biden’s heartbreaking cancer diagnosis

    Donald Trump breaks silence on Joe Biden’s heartbreaking cancer diagnosis

    “We extend our warmest and best wishes” US president Donald Trump has addressed his predecessor Joe Biden‘s prostate cancer diagnosis for the first time. The 82-year-old’s severe health situation was announced by a spokesperson yesterday (May 18) after doctors discovered a small swelling on Biden’s prostate. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding […]

    11 months ago

  • UK and EU agree ‘Brexit reset’ trade agreement

    UK and EU agree ‘Brexit reset’ trade agreement

    “We’re becoming a rule-taker from Brussels once again,” claims Tory leader Kemi Badenoch The UK and EU have shaken hands on a so-called Brexit ‘reset’ trade deal. After months of negotiating, discussions between government officials reportedly went “down to the wire” with a breakthrough arriving late last night (May 18) ahead of this morning’s 10am […]

    11 months ago

  • Gary Lineker set to leave the BBC this week after antisemitism row

    Gary Lineker set to leave the BBC this week after antisemitism row

    He was supposed to be presenting next year’s coverage of the World Cup It’s the end of the road for Gary Lineker at the BBC, with reports suggesting he’ll step down from presenting Match of the Day this weekend. The British Broadcasting Corporation itself claims an announcement is imminent. News of Lineker’s early departure – […]

    11 months ago

  • Teenager declared dead and sent to the morgue while still alive

    Teenager declared dead and sent to the morgue while still alive

    The Anderson family have won millions in damages since the 2013 tragedy The family of Wisconsin teenager Jake Anderson are still reeling from his specious death 12 years later. Several days before Christmas of 2013, the University of Minnesota student walked his friends home after an ‘Ugly Sweater Party’ and would later be discovered slumped […]

    11 months ago

  • Hugh Hefner’s ex reveals ‘disgusting’ sex act she had to do with Playboy founder

    Hugh Hefner’s ex reveals ‘disgusting’ sex act she had to do with Playboy founder

    “I made it very known I hated it” Holly Madison has divulged some of what went down in Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion. Known as the late magazine publisher’s ‘number one girl’ between 2002 and 2008, the 45-year-old model lived at the Los Angeles property full-time alongside Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, but in a recent appearance on […]

    11 months ago

  • Doctor issues warning for those who get less than six hours of sleep at night

    Doctor issues warning for those who get less than six hours of sleep at night

    The strength of our immune systems can be compromised Consultant health psychologist Dr. Sue Peacock has revealed the damage we can do to our bodies if we don’t get enough sleep. The average adult needs between seven and nine hours of sleep per night according to the NHS, but that’s easier said than done if […]

    11 months ago

  • Warnings issued over killer ‘Last of Us’ fungus set to hit UK

    Warnings issued over killer ‘Last of Us’ fungus set to hit UK

    Yet another horrific ramification of global warming Climate change could cause the spread of a brain-infecting fungus throughout the UK, a new scientific study has found. Entering pop-culture consciousness thanks to The Last of Us – which is currently airing its second season on NOW and Sky – the aspergillus mould is a prominent danger […]

    11 months ago

  • Catholic priest interviewed at conclave has a famous brother from huge TV show

    Catholic priest interviewed at conclave has a famous brother from huge TV show

    He played an eccentric captain in the DiMeo crime family With the world’s eyes fixed on the 2025 conclave, which officially got underway yesterday (May 7), one Roman Catholic priest’s family tree is stealing some of the thunder. Originally from New York, Robert Sirico spoke to Sky News as his fellow cardinals busied themselves with […]

    11 months ago

  • Over one million households set to get £420 boost as new government rules come in

    Over one million households set to get £420 boost as new government rules come in

    “We’re delivering meaningful change to ensure everyone has a fair chance” Universal Credit households across the UK will benefit from an extra £420 per year thanks to the government’s Plan for Change. 1.2 million of the poorest residents, including 700,000 with children, are eligible, as the powers that be want to help clear debts by […]

    11 months ago