<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>
<p>Donald Trump has called on his supporters to ‘rise up’ against vaccine mandates in a statement issued on the eve of the anniversary of the Capitol riot. The former president accused the Democrats of being ‘mandate happy’, and claimed there was ‘talk by the Biden Administration’ of ‘vaccine mandates for school children’. No such plans <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/capitol-riots-trump-urges-maga-nation-to-rise-up-on-eve-of-insurrection-anniversary/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Legendary comedian Billy Connolly is set to have his word ‘trousered’ added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Gone are the days where you declare yourself wasted, leathered, or mortal, because there’s a new synonym in town for when you’ve been down the pub on February 1 to make up for a very dry January. The <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/billy-connollys-word-trousered-to-be-added-to-the-dictionary/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Jon Stewart has said he does not think JK Rowling is antisemitic after comments he made about the Harry Potter series went viral. In a clip posted to social media, the former Daily Show host accused news outlets of reporting ‘ridiculously out-of-context nonsense’, and said he had not been calling for the films to be <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/jon-stewart-insists-harry-potter-franchise-isnt-antisemitic-as-he-clarifies-previous-comments/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Anticipation for the debut of a new queer Marvel superhero has ramped up after Disney unveiled new merch celebrating the character’s LGBTQ+ identity. America Chavez, also known as Miss America, is set to appear in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. However, Marvel has been playing its cards close to its chest when it <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/marvel-hints-at-new-queer-superhero-in-doctor-strange-2/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers have called for a retrial after it was revealed one of the jurors could have had a conflict of interest within the case. The former socialite was convicted on December 29, 2021, of five out of six counts for the sex trafficking of minors to engage in illegal sexual activity within the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/ghislaine-maxwell-retrial-called-for-following-jurors-sexual-abuse-revelation/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Pope Francis has suggested couples who would prefer to get a pet rather than have children are being ‘selfish’. Previously suggesting sex outside marriage is ‘not the most serious sin’, the Pope has now voiced his thoughts on another controversial topic, suggesting those who choose leads and flea-ridding over nappy-changing ‘takes away our humanity’. The <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/pope-francis-suggests-couples-who-prefer-pets-to-children-are-selfish/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa cancelled by Australia, and faces a fight in court to avoid deportation. Djokovic, the world number one, landed in Melbourne on Wednesday, January 5, after announcing he’d been granted a ‘special exemption’ by Tennis Australia to play in the upcoming Australian Open despite being unvaccinated. However, in <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/novak-djokovic-threatens-legal-action-after-being-detained-in-australia/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Police have found a body in the search for missing 20-year-old Harvey Parker. Parker was last seen on December 17, 2021 leaving Heaven Nightclub by Charing Cross railway station in Westminster, London at around 2.15am. At 11.50am on Tuesday, January 4, the RNLI discovered a body in the River Thames, near Embankment, Westminster, close to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/body-found-in-search-for-missing-20-year-old-harvey-parker/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The United States’ first known case of ‘flurona’ has been confirmed at a COVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles County. Officials at the testing site in Brentwood, California, confirmed the case after a child tested positive for both Influenza A (flu) and SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) following a trip to Cabo San Lucas. Despite both being contagious <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/first-case-of-flurona-confirmed-in-the-us/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>