<p>Elon Musk’s massive ‘Vegas Loop’ tunnel is off to a bad start. Not only has it been branded the ‘lamest thing’ in the city, but some believe it’s a ‘death trap’. He’s spearheaded the household name for premium electric cars with Tesla, shot for the stars with SpaceX, envisioned a ‘mega-constellation’ of WiFi satellites with <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/elon-musks-vegas-loop-tunnel-branded-a-death-trap/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Hugh Hefner’s Playboy mansion was reportedly filled with so many drugs that a poodle ended up getting addicted to cocaine. Hefner, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 91, long denied drug use at his notorious parties. However, in a new docuseries chronicling and delving into the ‘hidden truths’ behind the Playboy empire, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/hugh-hefners-playboy-mansion-had-so-much-cocaine-that-a-friends-poodle-got-addicted/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An Essex woman was left pinching her nose when poo, urine and other sewage exploded from her toilet, flooding her new home. Mikayla Collins, 33, moved into the house back in December 2020. However, within 10 months she started to discover a number of problems. Now, she’s had to flee her home and move into <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/woman-horrified-after-poo-explosion-covers-home-in-human-faeces/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Comedian Romesh Ranganathan was forced to stop his London Hammersmith Apollo show after a woman began hurling racist abuse at him. On Thursday, January 7, Ranganathan had to stop his London show and wait for security to escort the woman out before continuing with his set. In a video from the incident, The Weakest Link <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/romesh-ranganathan-jokes-after-woman-thrown-out-of-his-gig-for-racist-abuse/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Sinéad O’Connor has announced the death of her teenage son, Shane. The Nothing Compares 2 U singer released a statement on social media confirming the 17-year-old’s passing. The teenager – the son of Sinéad and fellow Irish musician Dónal Lunny – was reported missing in Dublin earlier this week, with police launching an appeal to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/music/sinead-oconnor-announces-death-of-17-year-old-son/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Novak Djokovic did have a medical exemption to enter Australia without being vaccinated, his lawyers said in a court filing. The world tennis number one is currently in immigration detention and fighting deportation after his visa was cancelled when he arrived in Melbourne earlier this week. Initially, he’d been granted a ‘special exemption’ by Tennis <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/novak-djokovic-did-have-vaccine-exemption-allowing-him-into-australia-court-docs-reveal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A petition to strip Tony Blair of his knighthood has just surpassed one million signatures. At the end of 2021, it was announced that Blair had been appointed to the position of Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter as part of the Queen’s New Year’s honours list. Following this, on New <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/one-million-people-sign-petition-to-strip-tony-blair-of-his-knighthood/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The three men convicted of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison. Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbour, William ‘Roddie’ Bryan were found guilty of Arbery’s murder in November, after a jury heard that they chased him in pickup trucks while shouting racial slurs, before he was fatally shot <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/three-men-convicted-of-killing-ahmaud-arbery-sentenced-to-life/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A ‘dangerous’ murder suspect managed to jog out of a Georgia prison after a storm caused the cell door to malfunction. Kevin David Lenix Wilson, 32, is currently being held in Effingham County jail on a numerous charges dating back to October 2020. Earlier this week, on Monday, January 3, local weather caused a ‘glitch’ <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/dangerous-murder-suspect-escapes-prison-after-storm-causes-door-malfunction/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A musician in Northern Ireland was left both shocked and impressed after Royal Mail delivered a letter addressed with his ‘life story’. Feargal Lynn, from County Antrim, took to Twitter to offer a ‘hearty applause’ to the postal service after receiving his letter this month. It’s unclear who sent the letter, but it is clear <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/man-shocked-after-letter-labelled-with-his-life-story-gets-delivered/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague has released a statement after she faced backlash for expressing belief that ‘if you want something enough you can achieve it’, no matter your background. Hague made her controversial comments last year during an appearance on the Diary of a CEO podcast, hosted by Dragons’ Den’s Steven Bartlett, however they <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/molly-mae-hague-defends-controversial-comments-in-lengthy-statement/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>It’s Lewis Hamilton’s 37th birthday today, and his childhood babysitter has shared some memories to mark the occasion. Hamilton’s career is a glittering one, with his seven World Drivers’ Championship titles a joint record alongside Michael Schumacher, while he holds the records for the most wins (103), most pole positions (also 103) and most podium <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/lewis-hamiltons-childhood-babysitter-shares-wholesome-memories-of-the-f1-legend/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A police officer has been widely praised after rushing on to an ice-covered lake to rescue a dog that had fallen into the water. Lewiston police department was alerted to the incident last month by the dog’s owner, who explained they and a friend had been walking their dogs when their 10-month-old Labrador, Kona, chased <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/police-officer-rescues-dog-from-icy-lake/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A Maryland bakery driver teamed up with a couple to hand out free loaves of bread to motorists stuck in a gridlock. Ron Hill, a driver for the Schmidt Baking Company, was one of many people stranded on Interstate 95 in Virginia earlier this week as a result of icy conditions, snow and broken-down vehicles <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/bakery-driver-praised-for-handing-out-loaves-of-bread-to-trapped-in-motorists/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Actor Macaulay Culkin has revealed his regret over not pursuing a job in WWE when he had more free time. Home Alone fans will be all too familiar with the sight of Culkin standing up for himself after he successfully protected his home from the Wet Bandits – but it’s not just his character who was <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/macaulay-culkin-regrets-not-pursuing-dream-wwe-job/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A Tory minister who insisted that the government is out of touch couldn’t name the price of a pint of milk. It’s a familiar test for politicians during discussions about the cost of living, and it’s something many of them have been asked to find out whether they know how expensive a staple part of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/tory-minister-unable-to-name-price-of-a-pint-of-milk-in-tv-interview/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Warning: contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home Andrew Garfield has revealed that he and Tobey Maguire snuck into a cinema on Spider-Man: No Way Home’s opening night. In the run-up to the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Garfield and Maguire had to spend months deflecting questions over whether they would be in the movie. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/andrew-garfield-reveals-he-and-tobey-maguire-secretly-snuck-into-spider-mans-opening-night/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>For the first time ever, astronomers have been able to observe the self-destruction of a star in real time. The team, led by astronomers from Northwestern University and the University of California, Berkeley, observed the dramatic end of a red supergiant star before watching it become a type II supernova. There have got to be few jobs <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/astronomers-observe-rapid-self-destruction-of-supergiant-star-in-breakthrough-of-understanding/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague has caused a social media storm, with users taking to platforms to inform the influencer just how they would choose to use their 24 hours in a day. Hague recently came under fire for comments she made in YouTube series The Diary of a CEO about the state of modern poverty <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/viral/people-are-telling-molly-mae-hague-what-they-can-do-in-the-same-24-hours/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Legendary actor and diplomat Sidney Poitier has sadly passed away at the age of 94. Best known for his roles in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night and Lilies of the Field – for which he was the first Black and Bahamian man to win a Best Actor Oscar – <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/sidney-poitier-has-died-aged-94/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been released on bail after being accused of a series of serious sex offences. Mendy was arrested by the Cheshire Police on August 26, 2021 and has been accused of eight offences against five different women, including seven counts of rape and one count of sexual touching. He remained <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/benjamin-mendy-manchester-city-footballer-accused-of-rape-released-on-bail/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Machine Gun Kelly came up in a question on Jeopardy – unfortunately for the contestants, nobody had a clue who he was. While seemingly obscure to some, MGK, real name Colson Baker, has been making headlines for years: his once-active beef with Eminem; his successful transition from rap to pop-punk; rankling Slipknot fans after tearing <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/music/machine-gun-kelly-was-an-answer-on-jeopardy-but-nobody-knew-who-he-was/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Three former Minneapolis police officers charged over the death of George Floyd are set to stand trial this month. Tou Thao, J. Kueng and Thomas Lane are set to appear in St. Paul courthouse for the federal trial after fellow former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty last year of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/three-remaining-officers-charged-over-george-floyds-death-to-stand-trial-this-month/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>