<p>Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series has finally got its first teaser and an official title. Up until now, the streaming platform’s upcoming series in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth has been known only as Lord of the Rings. However, after The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-series-gets-first-teaser-trailer-and-official-title/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>French actor Gaspard Ulliel has passed away at the age of 37 following a serious skiing accident. The actor, who stars in Marvel’s upcoming Moon Knight series, experienced a head injury in a collision on the slopes in the Savoie region this week. He was transported by helicopter to hospital on Tuesday, January 18, but did <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/gaspard-ulliel-dies-aged-37-in-skiing-accident/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Boris Johnson has announced a return to the ‘Plan A’ coronavirus measures after ‘Plan B’ was implemented in December. The news comes after a cabinet review of the latest coronavirus data, with a government spokesperson explaining decisions about changes to restrictions were ‘finely balanced’. Current rules under Plan B include compulsory face coverings for most <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-announces-return-to-plan-a-coronavirus-measures/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Two US mobile networks have paused the rollout of their 5G service amid concerns over disruption to flights, with many already cancelled or delayed. For those fortunate enough to own technology capable of honing it, a 5G signal offers faster downloading and uploading with a massive network capacity – basically, it’s much quicker and bigger, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/5g-rollout-paused-as-flights-cancelled-due-to-safety-concerns/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder after a body police believe to belong to a nine-year-old girl was found in a barrel. The man was arrested in Surry Hills, New South Wales on Tuesday, January 18 after the young girl was reported missing on Friday. The nine-year-old had been on holiday with her <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/man-charged-with-murder-after-body-of-9-year-old-girl-found-in-barrel/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The relationship between Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Clinton is explored in a new documentary in which the latter were described as being ‘like brothers’. Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile aired on ITV in the UK last night, January 18, and saw Andrew’s ex-girlfriend Lady Victoria Hervey share an insight into the relationship between <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/prince-andrews-relationship-with-brothers-jeffrey-epstein-and-bill-clinton-explored-in-documentary/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A Senate candidate promoting the legalisation of weed lights up a blunt in his new campaign advert. While marijuana is still illegal at a federal level, the recreational use and sale of cannabis is permitted in 18 states across the US, as well as Washington DC and Guam. The past two years have seen a <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/senate-hopeful-smokes-weed-in-campaign-advert/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed ‘nobody told him’ the Downing Street garden party broke any Covid-19 rules – but a past tweet might suggest otherwise. The government is currently gripped by ‘Partygate’, with the Conservatives accused of flouting lockdown restrictions and hosting several parties, including a ‘business meeting with cheese and wine’, a Christmas quiz <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/old-boris-johnson-tweet-sheds-doubt-that-he-was-not-aware-of-covid-rules-like-he-claimed/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Jaw-dropping footage has emerged of a fisherman’s terrifying encounter with an anaconda. In 1997’s Anaconda, a National Geographic crew finds themselves taken hostage by a hunter tracking down the world’s largest – and deadliest – snake. It’s safe to say, it doesn’t really go that well for them. Fast-forward to 2022, and it seems people <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/terrifying-footage-shows-fisherman-battling-with-30ft-anaconda/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Ghislaine Maxwell’s brother has tearfully protested her conviction in a new interview. The British socialite was found guilty of conspiracy to entice a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transporting a minor with the intent to engage in <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/ghislaine-maxwells-brother-says-its-wrong-while-breaking-down-in-tears-defending-sister/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Rebel Wilson admitted that she had her own Bridesmaids-esque mishap shortly after landing her breakthrough role in the 2011 film. The 41-year-old was caught short while on a run and had to make some swift, evasive manoeuvres. The story came about on a recent episode of Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne’s podcast, Life Uncut, which <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/rebel-wilson-shares-her-own-bridesmaids-accident/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A Mexican news anchor is mad as hell at anti-vaxxers, and he can’t take it anymore. Mexico has seen more than 4.39 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 301,000 deaths. Around 149 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered across the country, amounting to 56% of the population being fully vaccinated. However, echoing <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/viral/mexican-news-reporter-screams-at-moron-anti-vaxxers-live-on-air/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Tipping Point found itself under the scrutiny of its fans after a contestant missed out on the extra cash on a recent episode. The controversial moment came when the show’s host, Ben Shephard, was forced to discount some of the contestant’s counters because of an arguably harsh technicality. The episode led many viewers to call <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/tipping-point-fans-blast-show-as-fix-after-contestant-misses-out-on-extra-cash/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>More than two dozen of the Queen’s swans have had to be humanely culled after they contracted bird flu. After six swans were found lifeless on the Thames at Windsor earlier this month, professionals from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) were called. In total, 26 swans had to be culled at <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/26-of-the-queens-swans-culled-by-vets-after-catching-bird-flu/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 23-year-old Ashling Murphy. Murphy was found dead in Ireland last week after she was attacked while on a run along the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore, County Offaly, at around 4.00pm on Wednesday, January 12. The funeral for the schoolteacher took <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/ashling-murphy-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign, but only if he ‘knowingly’ misled the UK parliament. Johnson has been embroiled in the Downing Street ‘Partygate’ scandal, dating back to the first emergence of clips discussing parties with ‘cheese and wine’ which wouldn’t be investigated, before an image of the PM appearing to host a Christmas quiz <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-will-resign-if-he-knowingly-misled-parliament/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A woman in Canada looked to have her priorities mixed up this weekend, as she was seemingly caught taking a selfie while her car sunk below the surface of an icy river. The bizarre events unfolded on the frozen Rideau River in Ottawa, Canada on Sunday afternoon, January 16, after the driver sped across the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/woman-caught-taking-selfie-as-rescuers-rushed-to-save-her-from-sinking-car/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Boris Johnson has doubled down on his claim that he didn’t know he was breaking coronavirus rules by attending a gathering at Downing Street during lockdown. The PM has faced calls for resignation after admitting to taking part in the ‘bring your own booze’ party during the height of lockdown in 2020, but he continues <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-doubles-down-on-claim-that-he-didnt-know-he-was-breaking-covid-rules/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Peaky Blinders may be coming to an end on TV but it’s set to live on in theatres, after the show’s creator Steven Knight confirmed a new dance-theatre production. Titled Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby, the production – a collaboration with the Rambert Dance Company – will feature a cast of 20 and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/peaky-blinders-are-dancing-their-way-into-theatres/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Black Hawk Down, one of the greatest war movies ever made, is 20 years old today. ‘Leave no man behind.’ On October 3, 1993, US forces were deployed into Mogadishu, Somalia, to seize two high-profile officials close to Mohamed Farrah Aidid. During this time, hundreds of thousands were dying of famine as a result of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/black-hawk-down-is-20-years-old-today/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew and Prince Harry will reportedly not be receiving the Platinum Jubilee Medal next month, The Telegraph has claimed. The medal – given to serving members of the Armed Forces, police, fire, emergency, prison services and those who hold honorary military titles – marks the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. The news comes <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-and-prince-harry-not-eligible-for-platinum-jubilee-medal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Volcanic ash which has settled on an airport runway in Tonga is preventing New Zealand’s relief planes from landing. The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano erupted in Tonga on Saturday, January 15, sending a plume of smoke and ash into the air and reportedly causing ‘significant infrastructural damage’ on Tonga’s main island Tongatapu. Just over 104,000 people live <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/tonga-volcano-runway-ash-is-blocking-new-zealand-relief-efforts/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Warning: contains spoilers. Andrew Garfield had a lot of fun lying to us all about his involvement in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but it wasn’t just fans he kept in the dark. The Tick, Tick…Boom! actor has revealed that he was so committed to preventing any spoilers from getting out that he even lied to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/andrew-garfield-lied-to-emma-stone-about-spider-man-no-way-home/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>