The Met Office has predicted a wintry system will carry snow over the UK this coming January following a “typical” Christmas. The agency’s December forecast has so far followed as expected, with temperatures unseasonably mild and rain showers occasionally washing across the country. The week after Christmas will see conditions mirror those more typical of midwinter, with the mercury lowering […]

A former Apple employee has revealed one huge mistake people make that runs down their iPhone's battery. We've all noticed how a phone's battery can start to run out quicker the longer we have it. These days, iPhones even show us how much of our device's original battery capacity remains (Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging). Almost all […]

British spies have been called in to help Ecuadorian attempts to find the kidnapped millionaire Colin Armstrong – just after his glamorous partner was rescued during a secret operation. Katherine Paola Santos, who is dating Mr Armstrong, was abducted alongside the 78-year-old from his ranch home in Ecuador on Saturday. Unconfirmed local reports say the authorities managed to secure Ms […]

A vet has left people not knowing where to look after posting a gory Elf on the Shelf scene. Lingfiled Equine Vets in Felbridge, Surrey shared a post of the typically grinning elf 'Buddy' brandishing tools ready to castrate a horse's testicle. The post, which has since gone viral has seen a mixed reception with some seeing the humorous side […]

A police force set a sting operation for a former partner of a missing woman to gain his confession to murdering her after the case went cold for eight years. In 2020, Avon and Somerset set about cracking the case by having an officer go undercover after nobody had been convicted of the disappearance of missing Claire Holland, who had […]

Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. B-52 over South China Sea China’s hostility towards its neighbours has fuelled calls for stronger regional alliances to fend off potential acts of aggression. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose country has taken the brunt of Beijing’s hostility in recent weeks, warned China had grown “more assertive” and its conduct threatened to destabilise the region. Marcos […]

A Balkan state has been named Europe’s “grumpiest country” but that doesn’t seem to have made it any less popular with tourists. Bulgaria, in southeast Europe, borders countries including Greece and Romania and is to the west of the Black Sea. It scored among the lowest in Europe for Eurostat’s average rating of overall life satisfaction at 5.6 out of […]

Two teachers who were suspended for selling saucy snaps online have collaborated in a porn scene. Brianna Coppage and Megan Gaither were the talk of the town in Missouri, US, when it emerged the pair had a secret saucy side hustle. The duo were suspended from their roles at St Clair High School and ultimately quit, deciding to fully embrace […]

A major archeological breakthrough has helped rewrite the historical understanding of how the Roman Empire fell in Italy. The landmark excavations have been led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, and the new materials found suggest the unearthed town in southern Lazio thrived into the 3rd century AD. This was a period that has historically been associated with the […]

Curtis Warren was spotted outside court today (December 15) after being accused of breaching the terms of a Serious Crime Prevention order. The 60-year-old arrived at Liverpool Magistrates Court accused of 11 counts of failing to comply with the order. He is said to have breached the terms following his release from prison in November last year. He was arrested […]