<p>A 56-year-old man has pleaded guilty to modern slavery after investigators found a man who had been living in a shed for 40 years. Specialist officers discovered the 58-year-old man during a raid of a residential site north of Carlisle in October 2018, which was conducted following a call to a confidential helpline. Officers then <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/man-kept-in-6ft-shed-as-slave-for-40-years-without-heating-or-lights/" 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>For 25 years children have been entertained by stories of Arthur and his friends, but the long-running animated series is soon set to come to an end. Like many kids in both the US and the UK, I wiled away countless hours after school watching the likes of Arthur the aardvark, Binky, Muffy, Dora and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/arthur-is-coming-to-an-end-following-final-season-with-characters-as-adults/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The world’s oldest man has passed away less than one month before celebrating his 113th birthday. Saturnino de la Fuente García, from Spain, achieved the Guinness World Record for being the oldest living male in September 2021, when he was recorded as being exactly 112 years and 211 days old. Born on February 11, 1909, Saturnino <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/worlds-oldest-man-dies-less-than-a-month-before-113th-birthday/" 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>Machine Gun Kelly has revealed he designed Megan Fox’s engagement ring to hurt if she tries to take it off. Kelly and Fox announced their engagement on Instagram last week, with the actor revealing that Kelly proposed under a banyan tree where they had ‘asked for magic’ two years prior, and that when she said <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/machine-gun-kelly-designed-megan-foxs-engagement-ring-to-hurt-he-reveals/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>People in India are queuing up to visit a baby cow which was born with three eyes and two pairs of nostrils. Farmer Neeraj Chandel noticed the unique features of the cow as soon as its mother, a Holstein Friesian jersey cow, gave birth to it, though he initially believed the calf had ‘some kind <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/baby-cow-born-with-three-eyes-and-two-pairs-of-nostrils/" 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>
Pastor Michael Todd issued the apology after viewers branded the move as 'repulsive'.
<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>Daniel Radcliffe will play ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in a biopic chronicling the Grammy-winner’s life and fame. Radcliffe is most-known for his performance as ‘The Boy Who Lived’ in the Harry Potter franchise. However, likely in a bid to make more of his acting legacy, his post-Hogwarts career has been spectacularly strange: in Horns, he played <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/daniel-radcliffe-to-play-weird-al-yankovic-in-biopic/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Even Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson likes to treat himself now and again – but his ‘cheat meals’ are unlike anything you’ve ever put away. In no uncertain terms, the Red Notice star is the biggest actor in the world, whether that’s in reference to him being an absolute unit, the extraordinary salary he’s able to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-reveals-what-he-eats-for-his-massive-cheat-meal/" 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>Microsoft is on the brink of buying games developer Activision Blizzard in a deal valued at $68.7 billion. In what would be Microsoft’s largest-ever purchase, the company is set to pay $95 per share. Activision Blizzard, one of the gaming industry’s best-known companies, is the developer behind titles including Call of Duty and World of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/microsoft-buys-activision-blizzard-for-70-billion-in-biggest-gaming-deal-ever/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A new study has suggested Earth is currently heading towards its sixth mass extinction of the planet’s biodiversity. The study builds on previous warnings that species on our planet have been dying off at an alarming rate. There have been five extinction events in Earth’s history; these are events that are signified by mass biodiversity <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/earth-getting-closer-to-sixth-mass-extinction-study-finds/" 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>