<p>Warning: Graphic content A man who claimed Scientology inspired him to murder his sister-in-law and her boyfriend has died in prison following a suspected attack by his fellow inmates. Kenneth Thompson, 38, was awaiting execution after being sentenced to death in 2019 for the brutal double murder, which took place in 2012, after being convicted <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/murderer-who-claimed-scientology-led-him-to-butcher-his-victims-is-killed-in-prison/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Ukraine’s culture minister says he has lodged a complaint with Netflix over a character featured in Emily In Paris. The hit show’s second season introduces a character from Ukraine’s capital Kyiv named Petra, who is portrayed as dressing poorly and fearing being deported, and in one scene shoplifts during a trip with the main character. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/emily-in-paris-criticised-over-insulting-ukrainian-stereotype/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A Dutch anti-lockdown protest turned violent over the weekend as police attempted to disperse crowds defying a ban on public gatherings. Video footage taken from the unauthorised protest in Amsterdam showed police hitting protesters with batons, with at least one man bitten by a police dog. The scuffles reportedly broke out after police intervened to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/anti-lockdown-protesters-attacked-by-dogs-as-riot-police-intervene/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A secret deal that took place between Virginia Roberts Giuffre – who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault – and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is set to be released today. On August 14, Giuffre filed a lawsuit under the New York Child Victim’s Act claiming she had been made to meet with the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-accuser-virginia-giuffres-secret-deal-with-jeffrey-epstein-to-become-public-today/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew may be asked to give up his title if he loses a lawsuit filed against him by a victim of convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports. Following the conviction of Epstein’s former girlfriend and socialite Ghislaine Maxwell for sex trafficking, the prince has come under renewed scrutiny for his relationship both <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-could-lose-royal-titles-if-he-loses-sex-abuse-case/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>After filming wrapped in June last year, we finally have the first trailer for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders. Season five finished more than two years ago, and saw Cillian Murphy’s protagonist, Tommy Shelby, facing off with Sam Claflin’s Oswald Mosley against the backdrop of the rise of fascism after the First <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/peaky-blinders-final-season-trailer-is-here/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The Taliban has ordered a series of mannequin beheadings, according to reports, claiming they group think they are ‘idols’ forbidden by Islam. This week, shopkeepers in Herat, Afghanistan, have reportedly been told to remove the heads of female mannequins. The Taliban are said to believe the mannequins were being worshiped as idols, and the Quran <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/the-taliban-ordered-shop-mannequin-beheadings-reports-say/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Convicted serial killer Stephen Port has said he’d like to be portrayed by a Hollywood star in a film about himself. Port, known as the Grindr Killer, drugged, raped and killed four men he met on the gay dating app during a 16-month killing spree that started in June 2014. The news comes as the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/grindr-killer-wants-eddie-redmayne-to-play-him-in-a-film/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for parts of the UK today, January 2, as storms are expected to hit the country. The storms are due to hit the south of England, with the potential to bring road closures, power cuts and damage to trees and buildings. A large band of stormy weather <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/met-office-issues-yellow-weather-warning-as-thunderstorms-expected-to-hit-england-today/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Desmond Tutu was laid to rest on New Year’s Day in his homeland of South Africa, with the 90-year-old buried in the cheapest available coffin as per his own request. Tutu died last Sunday, December 26, at age 90 and was given a state funeral at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town yesterday, January 1. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/desmond-tutu-laid-to-rest-in-cheapest-coffin-available-to-honour-final-wish/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Ministers have told schools in England that pupils should return to wearing masks when in class, with fears that the new term will bring another spike in Omicron cases when it begins this week. Secondary school children in England will be expected to return to mask-wearing during lessons, with the Department for Education saying the advice <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/omicron-pupils-told-to-wear-face-masks-at-school-over-variant-spread-fears/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Federal judge Judge Lewis A Kaplan has rejected Prince Andrew’s bid to block Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit against him. On Saturday, January 1, judge Kaplan told the prince’s lawyers in a written order that they must turn over documents on the schedule that has been set in the lawsuit brought by Guiffre. Guiffre claims she was <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrews-attempt-to-block-virginia-giuffre-lawsuit-rejected-by-judge/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>As tributes continue to roll in for Betty White, who died yesterday aged 99, those closest to the star have been sharing their own thoughts on her passing. Among the first to speak out was White’s longtime agent and close friend, Jeff Witjas, who broke the news of her death on New Year’s Eve, confirming <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/betty-white-never-feared-passing-agent-says/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The world lost an acting icon yesterday, December 31, but Betty White’s legacy is set to last for generations to come. The Golden Girls star died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 99, her agent confirmed. Tributes have been pouring in for the comedian, from President Joe Biden to Michelle Obama, to her <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/people-are-remembering-all-the-times-that-betty-white-stood-up-for-equal-rights/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>It seems like every other week we learn that yet another beloved celebrity has left us, and one cult website has spend decades trying to predict whose deaths we should be bracing for next. It’s not one for the overly sensitive, but the Death List has gained quite a following since it was first launched <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/the-infamous-death-list-has-been-updated-for-2022/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>No it’s not just your hangover making you feel a bit off, it really is unseasonably warm today, January 1. In fact, it’s the warmest New Year’s Day on record, with a temperature of 16.2°C (61.1°F) recorded in St James’s Park, London. The temperature beats the previous record for the UK, 15.6°C (60°F), as the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/today-is-the-warmest-new-years-day-on-record/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A family has thanked an Amazon delivery driver for saving their lives after wildfires in Colorado closed in on their home. Mary Stanley and her husband Taylor woke up from a nap with their four-month-old baby earlier this week to the smell of smoke, and after going outside saw that their neighbourhood in Superior, Colorado, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/angel-amazon-driver-saves-family-with-baby-from-fire/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delayed a decision about possible further Covid-19 restrictions until next week, sources have said. Amid rising hospitalisations and continued record-level case numbers the government confirmed earlier this week that no new measures would be introduced ahead of the New Year, allowing hospitality businesses to remain open for the festivities. Johnson <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/omicron-boris-johnson-expected-to-make-indoor-mixing-announcement-next-week/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Tributes have been pouring in for Hollywood icon Betty White, who passed away yesterday, December 31, aged 99. Celebrities and fans from around the world took to social media to pay their respects to the trail-blazing comedian, including President Joe Biden, who tweeted that White ‘brought a smile to the lips of generations of Americans’, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/betty-white-ryan-reynolds-leads-emotional-tributes-as-cause-of-death-revealed/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>With Christmas comes festive food, celebratory drinking and the inevitable pressure many face over feeling you’ve somehow ‘overindulged’. Bridget Jones’s Diary – which, yes, can be classed as a Christmas film – sees Jones keep track of what she eats, get comments on her body shape, and resolves on multiple occasions to lose weight by <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/just-because-christmas-is-over-doesnt-mean-you-have-to-go-on-a-diet/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>I volunteered at Manchester Dogs’ Home during university and walked a dog named Daisy, who had visible stitches all across her face. Whether they were injuries she had sustained from her previous owner, or some she had gained from being on the streets as a stray, I don’t know, but seeing her and the rest <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/its-2021-realise-that-dogs-arent-just-for-christmas/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>One day, Sam* had a fight with his mum. He thought it was ‘just a normal argument,’ until she turned around and kicked him out. Sofa surfing is an aspect of homelessness that is often not spoken about enough. In turn, the potentially damaging effects it can have on a person’s mental wellbeing and safety <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/rather-than-just-being-reminded-about-the-homeless-at-christmas-heres-what-we-can-do-to-help/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>To most people, squirrels are nothing more than fluffy woodland creatures; something to wind up the dog, or even pests. For Niki Colemont, they’re a source of comfort and inspiration. Niki was just four years old when the civil war began in his home country of Rwanda in 1990; the same year he and his <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/man-finds-peace-photographing-squirrels-after-escaping-rwandan-civil-war/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>