<p>A ‘strange metal’ has been discovered by scientists with a number of mannerisms they’re scrambling to try and understand. Materials like copper and silver behave in predictable ways, and anyone who took a science class in school can understand how their ability to conduct electricity can change depending on when they’re heated or cooled. However, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/mystery-as-scientists-discover-new-strange-metal-that-behaves-in-ways-they-cant-understand/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Star Wars cult favourite character Boba Fett has had his iconic ship renamed to remove any racist connotations. In June last year, Lego confirmed they had been asked to drop the original name of ‘Slave 1’ from all Boba Fett merchandise by Disney, who own the rights to Star Wars. The move came mere months <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/iconic-star-wars-ship-officially-renamed-to-remove-racist-connotations/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Fans of both Harry Potter and Peep Show have been treated to the ultimate form of entertainment, as one creative TikToker has created a crossover between the two. The scene in which Harry, Ron and Hermione meet on the train to Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is an iconic moment in the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/viral/someone-has-created-a-harry-potter-peep-show-crossover-and-its-hilarious/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A teacher belly-dancing has sparked a national debate in her home country of Egypt around women’s rights after she was sacked from her position. Aya Yousef was not only sacked from her position as a teacher but also divorced by her husband after she was filmed without her knowledge by a colleague at a work <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/fired-belly-dancing-teacher-ignites-debate-over-womens-rights/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Two women are facing federal charges after allegedly breaking into a man’s apartment and throwing glitter on him during an argument. Sarah Franks, 29, and Kaitlyn O’Donovan, 27, were arrested on Monday, January 10, after they turned up at the victim’s apartment just before 3.00am local time. The women are said to have started arguing <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/two-women-hit-with-felony-charges-after-throwing-glitter-on-man-during-argument/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>German police have come under fire for using data from the country’s coronavirus tracing app to assist with a criminal investigation. The incident began when a man fell over in the south-western city of Mainz, Germany, on November 29, 2021. Despite being rushed to hospital, the victim died from his injuries a few days later. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/police-under-investigation-for-using-covid-tracking-data-to-hunt-down-witness/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a father who blamed his teenage daughter’s suicide on Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why. While the first season of the coming-of-age series earned plaudits for tackling tough subject matter, it also sparked controversy for its graphic content; this includes bullying, sexual assault, rape, and its finale’s depiction of suicide. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/netflix-wins-13-reasons-why-teen-suicide-lawsuit-battle/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Social media users have joined Catholic and Jewish leaders in condemning an ‘unacceptable’ funeral display in which a Nazi flag was draped across the coffin. About two dozen people were seen gathered outside the church in Rome following the death of Alessia Augello, a 44-year-old former militant of the extreme right-wing group Forza Nuova, which <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/outrage-as-extremist-laid-to-rest-with-nazi-flag-as-bystanders-salute/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>More than 120 plane passengers were forced to abandon their flight before takeoff after a man broke into the cockpit and caused damage to the plane. Local authorities arrested the unnamed passenger for entering the cockpit of the American Airlines plane while it was boarding in Honduras on Tuesday, January 11. The man is said <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/passenger-arrested-after-breaking-into-cockpit-damaging-plane-and-forcing-everyone-to-change-flights/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>TikTok star Rory Teasley has died at just 28 years old, with his boyfriend suspected of murdering him. Teasley, who was known as too2pump4tv on the social media platform, had amassed more than 200,000 followers and made his name for posting comedy and dance videos. His boyfriend, Docquen Jovo Watkins, is now being held without <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/tiktok-star-rory-teasley-found-dead-aged-28-with-police-suspecting-murder/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>It’s the 2022 collab we didn’t know we wanted, but amid the political chaos dominating the headlines, Francis Bourgeois has provided the internet with the wholesome content it needs – by taking Joe Jonas on a trainspotting trip. Yes, you read that right. In a video posted to his Instagram account, everyone’s favourite train-loving uni <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/joe-jonas-went-trainspotting-with-francis-bourgeois-and-the-internet-cant-get-over-it/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An England rugby player has been arrested on suspicion of raping a teenager, police have confirmed. Officers were called to reports of a sexual assault on the morning of Sunday, January 9. A man, who has not been publicly identified but is understood to be an England rugby international, was arrested on suspicion of rape, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/england-rugby-international-arrested-on-suspicion-of-raping-teenager/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Everyone’s watching a classic Leonardo DiCaprio movie on Netflix, and it doesn’t ‘give a tupenny f*ck about your moral conundrum, you meat-headed sh*t-sack’. Over the past 25 years, DiCaprio’s career has soared from strength to strength. In 1996, he became a teen heartthrob in Romeo & Juliet. In 1997, he was ‘king of the world’ <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/everyones-watching-the-leonardo-dicaprio-movie-that-changed-his-career-on-netflix/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew’s request to dismiss the sexual abuse lawsuit brought against him by Virginia Roberts Giuffre has been dismissed by a US judge. The Duke of York’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, requested the case be dismissed during a video teleconference presided over by judge Lewis A Kaplan today, January 12. The proceedings took place after lawyers <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-loses-bid-to-dismiss-sexual-abuse-lawsuit/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>eBay has managed to bring a long-lost brother and sister together after 30 years apart, after one of them bought a football match programme from their dad on the auction platform. Before the pandemic, Ross Colquhoun from Edinburgh, Scotland, bought a programme for a Hearts v Liverpool game from a seller on the online marketplace. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/man-reunites-with-long-lost-sister-of-30-years-after-buying-something-off-ebay/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Matt Damon helped Ben Affleck decide when it was time to end his stint as Batman. Affleck was cast as the caped crusader for Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. While the film wasn’t a knockout success, the star brought suave charm as Bruce Wayne and hulking physicality under the cowl, seeing ‘Batfleck’ <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/ben-affleck-says-matt-damon-helped-him-quit-being-batman/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards as early as next week after the two companies failed to find an agreement in their long-running dispute. The pair had been rowing over rising Visa transaction fees, which Amazon claims is affecting its sellers and creating an ‘obstacle’ for small online shops that were trying to keep <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/amazon-to-stop-accepting-uk-visa-credit-cards-imminently/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Twenty-five years after Drew Barrymore hung by her entrails from a tree, Ghostface is back, and it’s gonna be a Scream, baby. I watched Scream at a young age; too young, most would say. It was my second horror after Thir13en Ghosts, a movie with one memorable scene: that guy getting cut in half by sliding <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/scream-stars-say-its-the-most-brutal-scream-movie-ever-made/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Doctors have warned of one unusual symptom that could be an ‘emergency warning sign’ you have the Omicron Covid-19 variant. On January 11, 120,821 people tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, with more than one million having tested positive in the last seven days. Now Omicron is the most dominant strain of coronavirus in <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/health/omicron-doctors-warn-of-symptom-that-could-be-an-emergency-warning-sign/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather are being sued by investors who say they were duped into a cryptocurrency scam. The lawsuit, which also names former NBA star Paul Pierce, alleges that the ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme saw Kardashian and co. promote EthereumMax cryptocurrency tokens on their Instagram pages, before selling off their own holdings of the tokens <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/kim-kardashian-and-floyd-mayweather-sued-over-alleged-pump-and-dump-scam/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for Boris Johnson to resign after attending a party at Downing Street during the height of lockdown. The prime minister admitted he ‘must take responsibility’ for the gatherings and parties which took place at Downing Street while the rest of the country was being told to stay <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/sir-keir-starmer-calls-on-boris-johnson-to-resign-after-he-admitted-attending-downing-street-party/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Boris Johnson has apologised for a ‘bring your own booze’ party held in the Downing Street garden during lockdown. The prime minister has been under pressure to explain reports that he attended the party, which was held on May 20, 2020, after a leaked email from his personal private secretary was published, inviting around 100 <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-issues-apology-over-downing-street-party-scandal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A state senator in Indiana has backtracked after he said teachers should be ‘impartial’ when discussing nazism in classrooms. Republican Senator Scott Baldwin made the comment during a state senate committee hearing last week, when members gathered to discuss Senate Bill 167, a proposed bill intended to ban ‘concepts that divide’. During the hearing, Baldwin, who <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/indiana-lawmaker-backtracks-after-saying-teachers-should-be-impartial-on-nazis/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>