<p>Two Australian news anchors branded Novak Djokovic a ‘lying, sneaky a**hole’ in a leaked video. The world tennis number one has been the subject of controversy amid his fight to enter the country and compete in the Australian Open. The Federal Circuit Court overturned the decision to cancel his visa, but he’s still facing deportation <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/news-anchors-caught-branding-novak-djokovic-a-lying-sneaky-ahole-on-camera/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Lily James ‘hated’ returning to her ordinary self after transforming into Pamela Anderson. The Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again star is due to appear in Pam and Tommy, a new Disney+ series ‘based on the true f*cking scandal’ of Anderson and Tommy Lee’s honeymoon sex tape being leaked to the public, with the MCU’s <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/lily-james-reveals-she-hated-returning-to-her-normal-self-after-pamela-anderson-transformation/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew was aware that his sex-abuse accuser had been trafficked to him, newly-released court documents claim. The Duke of York had placed a motion in New York last week to dismiss the civil case brought against him by Virginia Giuffre, which alleges he sexually assaulted her in 2001 when she was just 17. Now, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-knew-his-sex-abuse-accuser-was-being-trafficked-court-hears/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Debate about face masks has raged for much of the pandemic, with conflicting advice circulating on what types of mask to wear and how effective they are at stopping the spread. Studies have found that wearing N95, KN95 or KF94 masks (the thicker, origami-style ones) offers more protection, with a spring 2021 study revealing that <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/scientists-reveal-how-long-you-should-wear-the-same-face-mask/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A family butchers’ in Edinburgh has been slammed by vegans for a ‘vile, ignorant’ sign outside the shop. W.M. Christie Butchers, in Bruntsfield, suddenly became the subject of backlash on social media after a snap of its chalkboard sign was shared to a Facebook vegan group. Members have since branded the owners ‘psychopaths’ for poking <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/food/vegans-slam-psychopath-butchers-for-their-vile-sign-outside-of-shop/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A man is on the run from the police after being released from prison to attend a funeral and failing to return. Shevirio Kavirion Childs-Young, 18, was let out of Minneapolis jail on the morning of January 3 after being given permission to attend the funeral of a family member, with a judge ruling that <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/man-released-from-prison-to-attend-funeral-escapes-and-goes-on-the-run/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Ricky Gervais has taken aim at the UK government amid the Downing Street party scandal. Party allegations first emerged in the wake of damning footage of Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s former spokesperson Allegra Stratton referring to the ‘fictional party’ as a ‘business meeting with cheese and wine’, and laughing about social distancing not being enforced. The government has since <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/ricky-gervais-hits-out-at-government-over-downing-street-party-scandal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Novak Djokovic has admitted that he failed to isolate after learning he had tested positive for Covid-19, as the Australian government continues to consider whether to deport him from the country. The tennis star, who is unvaccinated, was detained after attempting to enter Australia on the basis of having received a medical exemption due to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/novak-djokovic-admits-to-breaking-isolation-while-covid-positive-in-new-statement/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Booyakasha! Benedict Cumberbatch is in da house with a new photoshoot, and everyone’s saying the same thing: he looks like Ali G. Cumberbatch and Andrew Garfield are riding similar waves of great publicity: both are set for Oscar nominations for their turns in Netflix’s The Power of the Dog and Tick, Tick… Boom! respectively; and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/benedict-cumberbatch-compared-to-ali-g-in-new-photoshoot/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Andrew Garfield was ‘desperate’ to join Disney’s Chronicles of Narnia movies – but he ‘wasn’t handsome enough’, apparently. It’s Garfield’s world right now, and we’re just living in it. He just won a Golden Globe for his performance in Netflix’s Tick, Tick… Boom!, and fans are still losing their minds over his much-speculated, euphoric return <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/andrew-garfield-was-told-he-wasnt-handsome-enough-for-the-chronicles-of-narnia-films/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A man has been shot dead by police while they were searching for his twin brother, who has been accused of kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend. Deaughn Willis, 25, was shot by police in Louisiana’s capital city Baton Rouge on Saturday, January 8, after officers were made aware of the alleged kidnapping by the pregnant woman’s <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/twin-killed-by-police-officers-searching-for-his-brother/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Magawa, a brave rat who helped sniff out landmines in Cambodia, has died aged eight. The giant African pouched rat was awarded a gold medal from the PDSA, a UK veterinary charity, back in 2020. With more than 100 landmines and other explosives detected across his career, he was the first rat in history to receive <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/rat-who-was-awarded-gold-medal-for-landmine-detecting-heroism-dies-aged-8/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Have you ever been so bored at work, you felt you were entitled to compensation? One man did, and he walked away with €40,000. Everyone’s had those days, whether you’re sitting at a desk, standing at a till or hovering around a restaurant or shop. Sometimes, there’s just nothing to do, so you wait around <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/man-awarded-e40000-by-court-because-his-job-was-so-boring/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Any Great British Bake Off fan will know how much weight is held by one of Paul Hollywood’s handshakes, and apparently bosses are now planning to make money off the gesture by trademarking it. Receiving a so-called ‘Hollywood Handshake’ is a true sign of success in the baking world, with every Bake Off contestant hoping <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/paul-hollywoods-handshake-has-reportedly-been-trademarked/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A man has revealed a possible sighting of paranormal activity captured on his doorbell camera footage. Phil Johnson took to social media to share footage from his Ring doorbell in utter confusion as to what he saw appear just seconds after he was recorded taking the rubbish out. The 31-year-old father said his friends have <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/ghost-seen-in-eerie-doorbell-camera-footage-as-dad-takes-out-rubbish/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Selena Gomez has revealed why she got a matching tattoo with best friend and model Cara Delevingne. The Only Murders In The Building star received the new ink last month, with tattoo artist Bang Bang sharing a picture of the pink rose placed in the centre of her back. Located at the base of her <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/selena-gomez-reveals-meaning-behind-matching-tattoo-with-cara-delevingne/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A British surgeon has been struck off the medical register after he branded his initials on two patients’ livers while they were in hospital. Simon Bramhall was found to have used an argon beam machine to draw his initials on two patients while working as a transplant surgeon at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/surgeon-who-branded-his-initials-on-patients-livers-struck-off-medical-register/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Conservation efforts have led scientists to a radical idea: vacuuming animal DNA out of thin air. Over the past few years, researchers have been tracking aquatic animals using DNA from the water, as well as DNA from plants floating in the air. The process of analysing environmental DNA isn’t a groundbreaking notion – however, a <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/scientists-to-vacuum-animal-dna-out-of-thin-air-to-help-protect-endangered-species/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>It’s been nearly 25 years since Titanic, and one of its child actors is still making money to this day. James Cameron’s classic blockbuster starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet at the helm, with a vast supporting cast including the likes of Billy Zane, Bill Paxton, Gloria Stuart and Kathy Bates. Spoiler alert: it’s about a <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/titanic-child-actor-still-makes-money-from-this-one-line-25-years-later/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Jimmy Kimmel mocked anti-vaxxers with the creation of a Barbie doll who ‘doesn’t trust science’. The television presenter joked about the unfounded beliefs of anti-vaxxers during a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, after the leader of an anti-vaccination organisation claimed that drinking your own urine was a better way of fighting COVID than <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/jimmy-kimmel-creates-hilarious-anti-vaxxer-barbie/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Alcoholics could be treated with ketamine to help break their addiction, scientists have suggested. A trial has found that a low dose of the illegal party drug could combined with psychological therapy helped patients being treated for alcohol addiction to maintain their sobriety for a longer period. The phase II trial, understood to be the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/ketamine-could-be-used-to-help-treat-alcoholism-new-study-suggests/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Chinese scientists have reported finding the first on-site evidence of water being present on the moon. The Chang’e-5 rover first landed on the moon at the end of 2020 to study its surface, from photographing the land to plotting the area below the lunar surface and analysing the moon’s soil. Despite the moon previously being <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/china-says-its-rover-has-found-proof-of-water-on-the-moon/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A US airline will offer a non-binary gender option on tickets after being accused of discrimination. Delta Airlines was criticised in a series of tweets from Dawn Henry, an Arizona mother who called out the company for refusing to let her buy a gender ‘X’ ticket for her non-binary 21-year-old child. ‘Delta is discriminating against <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/airline-to-offer-non-binary-ticket-option-following-gender-x-ticket-row/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>