<p>An out-of-control piece of a Russian spacecraft has re-entered the atmosphere and plunged down to Earth. The Russian Angara A5 rocket blasted off from Earth in a test flight on December 27, 2021, and while the journey initially looked to be going well, a bid to move the spacecraft into a higher orbit proved unsuccessful. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/out-of-control-spacecraft-crashes-to-earth-after-major-failure/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Shark antibodies have been revealed as potentially being able to help make sure there are no future coronavirus pandemics, according to scientists. University of Wisconsin scientists have discovered that small proteins in the blood of the predators could help prepare the world for further outbreaks of Covid-19. The finding could ‘be used down the road <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/sharks-could-be-the-key-to-preventing-pandemics-scientists-reveal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A man in Sweden had his life saved by a drone carrying a defibrillator in what is thought to be a medical first. The rescue took place on the morning of December 9, 2021, when the 71-year-old man suffered a heart attack while shovelling snow in his driveway in the Swedish city of Trollhättan. Dr. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/health/drone-saves-heart-attack-patients-life-for-the-first-time-in-medical-history/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The stepmother of missing girl Harmony Montgomery has been arrested and charged in an incident related to the seven-year-old’s disappearance. Harmony was last seen in Manchester, New Hampshire, in October 2019 when she was five-years-old and was first declared missing on December 31, 2021, when authorities realised nobody had seen her for more than two <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/harmony-montgomery-step-mother-now-arrested-in-case-of-missing-7-year-old/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>With not much to go outside for in January, give thanks to Netflix, which has added a gripping selection of true crime to its catalogue this month. First up, added on New Year’s Day, is Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother’s Fight To Save Her Daughter. Directed by American journalist Lisa Robinson, this film originally <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/all-of-the-true-crime-coming-to-netflix-this-month/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A team of researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel have taught six goldfish how to drive. We’re not sure how many people ever asked for goldfish to be taught to drive, but the idea behind the experiment was to see if the fish could apply their navigational skills in an unfamiliar <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/scientists-teach-goldfish-how-to-drive-on-land-and-its-incredible/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>You probably remember where you were when you first heard that something was happening at the Capitol building. If you’re anything like me, you spent most of January 6 sitting gripped in front of the news, scarcely able to believe your eyes as the scenes played out. In the days and weeks that followed, the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/capitol-riots-political-experts-warn-of-existential-threat-to-us-democracy-on-anniversary-of-insurrection/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A rare case of avian flu transmitted from bird-to-human has been discovered in England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed that a case of the bird flu, known as the Avian Influenza, has been detected in the South West of England. It has only previously occurred in humans a few times in the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/very-rare-human-case-of-bird-flu-detected-in-the-uk/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>One of the rioters currently jailed for his part in the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill last year has hit out at former president Donald Trump for not doing more to help him and others who have wound up in prison. 25-year-old Edward Jacob Lang was arrested on 13 different counts relating to his <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/capitol-riots-rioter-hits-out-at-trump-as-he-claims-he-is-rotting-in-jail/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A new proposed law is set to ban bosses in Belgium from contacting their employees outside of work hours unless in an emergency. The ‘Right to Disconnect’ rule is set to be introduced for civil servants in the country from next month, giving them the right to ignore work-related contact when they’re off the clock. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/new-law-will-allow-employees-to-ignore-their-boss-after-work-hours-in-belgium/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A judge who sentenced a truck driver to 110 years in prison has criticised a governor for reducing the sentence without telling him. Jefferson County District Court Judge Bruce Jones handed down the lifelong sentence to Rogel Aguilera-Mederos after he lost his brakes and drove his truck into stationary traffic in Colorado, killing four people. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/judge-who-sentenced-killer-trucker-to-110-years-hits-out-at-governor-who-reduced-sentence-without-telling-him/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Jamie Lynn Spears has changed the title of her memoir after a backlash from Britney fans. Jamie Lynn, Britney’s younger sister, is due to release a new memoir later this month, which she promised would be about her life and experiences, from starting out as a child actress to starting her own family and being <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/jamie-lynn-spears-forced-to-scrap-new-book-title-after-backlash-from-britney-fans/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Netflix has released the first trailer for its upcoming Korean horror series All Of Us Are Dead, and, fair warning, it’s not for the faint-hearted. The zombie thriller is based on the popular webtoon Now At Our School, and takes place in a high school that becomes overrun with zombies, with students forced to decide <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/netflix-trailer-for-new-korean-horror-series-all-of-us-are-dead-is-truly-terrifying/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An advanced version of Amazon’s Alexa is set to cater to ‘virtual crew members’ during NASA’s upcoming Artemis I mission to the moon. Set to launch this year, Artemis I will see the first woman and the first person of colour land on the surface of the moon, more than 50 years since humans first <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/amazon-alexa-to-take-virtual-crew-members-to-space-in-upcoming-trip-to-the-moon/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A woman has opened up about her experience trying to smuggle 5kg worth of cocaine out of South America. At the age of 19, Natalie was manipulated by her drug dealer into attempting to fly 5kg worth of cocaine out of Venezuela. Detailing how she felt when she got caught, as well as the circumstances <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/woman-explains-how-she-tried-to-smuggle-5kg-of-cocaine-out-of-south-america/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The infamous QAnon Shaman who became the face of the January 6 Capitol riots last year has blamed the media for being the poster boy of the event, and has insisted he was actually trying to calm the crowd. With his red, white and blue face paint, Viking hat and six-foot spear that he brought <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/qanon-shaman-insists-he-tried-to-calm-the-crowd-during-capitol-riots/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Today, January 6, marks one year since the shocking insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC, where Donald Trump supporters stormed the building in protest of Joe Biden’s presidential win. News of a protest in the city on January 6 was not unexpected, with Trump himself having rallied his supporters with a tweet just <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/capitol-riots-heres-what-happened-on-the-day/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Women who undergo surgery are 32% more likely to die if their operation is performed by a male doctor, a study has found. Research conducted by the University of Toronto revealed that female patients also had a 15% greater chance of a worse outcome in general when operated on by a male surgeon compared with <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/female-patients-more-likely-to-die-if-their-surgeon-is-male-study-suggests/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A man’s complaint that he was discriminated against by Christian bakers who refused to make him a cake with an LGBTQ+ message on it has been dismissed. In May 2014, Northern Irish gay rights activist Gareth Lee ordered a cake with a design featuring Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie, along with the slogan ‘Support <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/long-running-gay-cake-case-ruled-inadmissible-by-the-european-court-of-human-rights/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Snowfalls of up to six inches are predicted to sweep across parts of the UK today, January 6. The list for ‘coldest night of the year’ is pretty short at the moment considering we’re not even a week into 2022, but as temperatures dropped to -12°C in some parts of the UK last night it <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/snow-to-sweep-across-uk-as-brits-prepare-for-coldest-night-of-the-year/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The Sex and the City reboot, And Just Like That, has revealed that it has edited Chris Noth out of its season finale, following allegations of sexual assault having been made against the actor. In December 2021, two women came forward to claim that they were assaulted by the 67-year-old, with one incident allegedly taking <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/chris-noth-edited-out-of-sex-and-the-city-reboot-amid-sexual-assault-allegations/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Joe Biden is set to give a speech on Capitol Hill today, a year on from the deadly insurrection that took place on January 6 last year in an attempt to stop the current president from being certified. The speech was at one point looking like it might coincide with a news conference by Donald <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/capitol-riots-biden-to-give-speech-as-trump-cancels-conference-on-insurrection-anniversary/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The Rock has been having fun singing one of George Michael’s classic songs. We all like to have a bit of a sing-song in the car from time to time, especially when one of our favourite songs comes on, but when Dwayne Johnson does it, it’s worth having a listen. The Rock posted a short <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/the-rock-sings-rendition-of-iconic-george-michael-song-in-wholesome-video/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>