<p>Today, January 17, marks what would’ve been Betty White’s 100th Birthday. The screen legend had a career that spanned across eight decades, including her iconic role as Rose in Golden Girls. She passed away on December 31, 2021. Now, on what would’ve been her 100th birthday, people are remembering this incredible woman with the #BettyWhiteChallenge, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/betty-white-would-have-turned-100-today-and-people-are-paying-tribute/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer has implied that a recent request made by Prince Andrew’s legal team follows in the footsteps of what happened in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case. The Duke of York has been accused of sexually abusing Giuffre when she was 17 years old and allegedly being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, though Andrew has repeatedly denied <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-accusers-lawyer-says-latest-request-is-exactly-what-ghislaine-maxwell-tried/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Investigators believe they may have finally identified the person responsible for betraying Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis. A cold case team led by a former FBI agent has revealed that the Amsterdam address where Frank was hiding was likely given up by a high profile member of the Jewish community in exchange <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/mystery-of-who-betrayed-anne-frank-could-finally-be-uncovered/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The body of a British woman swept away by the Tonga tsunami has been discovered. A tsunami crashed into Tonga on Saturday, January 15, after the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted, causing waves higher than a metre. It was heard in the US and more than 1,000 miles away in New Zealand, triggering tsunami <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/body-of-british-woman-swept-away-by-tonga-tsunami-found/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>‘I do find that our calendar is ruled by these capitalist agendas and the system we live in commodifies literally anything. I’ve always found it weird how we’re boxed in, almost trapped by these boxes of days. And I think it should be more fluid than that. Blue Monday can occur any point of the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/rizzle-kicks-jordan-stephens-describes-blue-monday-as-delusional-as-he-discusses-mens-mental-health/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A diverse, LGBTQ+ series set in the Harry Potter universe is being developed by online creators. The world of witchcraft and wizardry’s legacy has taken a knock in recent years, whether it’s the dismal Fantastic Beasts spin-off franchise or JK Rowling‘s controversial allegedly transphobic views, which have attracted the ire of many of the original <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/reimagined-lgbtq-harry-potter-series-reportedly-being-planned/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Police are appealing for the public’s help in tracking down 18-year-old Marnie Clayton, who was last seen leaving a nightclub this weekend. Clayton left Atik nightclub on William Street, Windsor at around 2.00am on Sunday morning, January 16, but did not return home. Her family reported her missing at just before 3.00am, with Detective Chief <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/urgent-search-for-missing-18-year-old-marnie-clayton-continues/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew are said to have had an ‘easy warmth’ together and could have dated ‘in the past’, according to a friend. Euan Rellie met Maxwell during university and was a guest at the dinner parties she hosted with Jeffery Epstein. As part of the upcoming ITV documentary Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-and-ghislaine-maxwell-may-have-dated-friend-says/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A 74-year-old Tennessee woman who spent 27 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of her great-niece’s murder has been formally exonerated of the crime. Joyce Watkins was found guilty alongside her boyfriend, Charlie Dunn, of the rape and murder of four-year-old Brandi in 1987. She spent 27 years in prison before being granted parole <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/74-year-old-woman-who-spent-27-years-in-prison-for-murder-she-didnt-commit-finally-exonerated/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Sinead O’Connor has said goodbye to her 17-year-old son Shane in a ‘very lovely Hindu ceremony’ after his tragic death. Shane, the son of 55-year-old O’Connor and 74-year-old musician Donal Lunny, was found dead on January 7, two days after he went missing from hospital while on suicide watch, there had been a missing persons <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/music/sinead-oconnor-says-goodbye-to-17-year-old-son-with-lovely-hindu-ceremony/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Earlier this month, David Bennett made history as the first person to undergo groundbreaking surgery involving a genetically modified pig heart. The 57-year-old had terminal heart disease and was told that the surgery was his only alternative to death. However, ethical issues have been raised after it was revealed that Bennett had previously stabbed a <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/historic-pig-heart-transplant-receiver-was-jailed-for-stabbing-man-seven-times/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre have asked Judge Lorretta Preska to unseal the names of eight ‘John Does’ from a previous civil lawsuit. Giuffre’s legal team requested for the material from a prior civil lawsuit against Maxwell to be unsealed. Now, in a letter to Judge Preska, Laura Menninger, one of the attorneys working for Maxwell, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/ghislaine-maxwell-will-no-longer-fight-to-keep-names-of-eight-john-does-secret/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew’s legal team has reportedly asked for permission to interview Virginia Giuffre’s husband and psychologist after the royal claimed that she may suffer from ‘false memories’. Court documents reveal that, in a summary of his defence, Prince Andrew contends that his accuser ‘may suffer from false memories’ because her accounts of ‘the circumstances under <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-claims-sex-abuse-accuser-may-suffer-from-false-memories/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Following doubt surrounding the jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case, a date has been announced for sentencing. Judge Alison Nathan has set the date for Maxwell’s sentencing as June 28, 2022. The update comes after speculation surrounding three jurors gave Maxwell hope of a retrial. Two jurors are said to have spoken about their own experience <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/ghislaine-maxwell-sentencing-date-set-by-judge-despite-jurors-sex-abuse-revelations/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An American fugitive who faked his death and fled the country has been arrested in Scotland. Nicholas Rossi, who’s also been known by the aliases Nicholas Alahverdian and Nicholas Alahverdian Rossi, is wanted in connection with allegations of a sexual assault in Utah in 2008 and an attack in Ohio the same year, according to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/fugitive-who-faked-his-own-death-and-fled-america-is-discovered-in-scotland/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew is set to defend himself in his sexual abuse case as a ‘private citizen’ after he was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages, but despite the Queen’s decision he can still hold on to the title of ‘prince’. Buckingham Palace announced news of the move in a statement released this week <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/why-prince-andrew-is-still-referred-to-as-a-prince-despite-queens-decision/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Downing Street has issued an apology to the Queen after a report revealed two leaving parties were held in No 10 on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral. A storm of party allegations have slowly engulfed the UK government since December last year, when clips emerged of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/downing-street-apologises-to-buckingham-palace-over-parties-before-prince-philips-funeral/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>So often, women are told not to walk alone at night, to stay in brightly lit areas and to ensure people know where they are at all times. But the tragic death of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy proves that time of day is irrelevant when it comes to staying safe. I imagine I am far from <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/ashling-murphys-death-proves-women-arent-safe-at-any-time-of-day/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Singer Sinead O’Connor has been admitted to hospital following the tragic death of her 17-year-old son, Shane. Shane went missing earlier this month and was found dead on January 7, after which O’Connor announced the loss of her son on Twitter. The mother, who changed her name to Shuhada Davitt in 2018, described the teenager as <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/sinead-oconnor-admitted-to-hospital-following-sons-tragic-death/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Microsoft has announced it’s launching a fresh investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Bill Gates, with the findings expected to be released in the spring. The move comes after activist investors demanded answers amid ongoing scrutiny over Gates’ alleged behaviour in the past, as well as his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/microsoft-launches-new-investigation-into-bill-gates-sexual-harassment-allegations/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>YouTuber Adalia Rose Williams, who had ‘Benjamin Button disease’, has died at the age of 15. The Texas teenager was diagnosed with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome when she was just three months old, her mother Natalia Pallante said. It’s a rare, progressive genetic disorder, affecting fewer than 500 children across the world, which causes children to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/youtube-star-adalia-rose-williams-dies-aged-just-15/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Kanye West is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department after he allegedly verbally abused and punched a fan. On Thursday, January 13, outside of the Soho Warehouse in Los Angeles, at around 3am, a fan reportedly went up to the rapper, now known as Ye, to ask him for an autograph. The fan <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/ye-under-lapd-investigation-over-allegedly-punching-a-fan/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Virginia Roberts Giuffre has responded to the judge’s decision to not dismiss the sexual assault lawsuit she filed against Prince Andrew. Giuffre claims that she was trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet with the Duke of York on three separate occasions, where she was forced to have sex with him at the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/virginia-roberts-giuffre-speaks-out-over-prince-andrew-sexual-assault-court-ruling/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>