<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>
<p>A procedure involving the transplant of pig brain cells has been branded ‘very promising’ for curing epilepsy, following a seemingly successful experiment with a sea lion. Cronutt the sea lion underwent the experimental surgery in October 2020 after his health began to deteriorate as a result of his increasingly frequent epileptic seizures. The animal’s weight <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/pig-brain-cells-may-have-cured-sea-lions-epilepsy-in-very-promising-approach/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A German Shepherd has been credited with helping to save her owner after she escaped a car wreck and managed to lead police back to the scene. New Hampshire police initially thought Tinsley the dog was lost when they found her out by herself, but the dog managed to indicate that she wanted to show <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/dog-escapes-car-wreckage-to-lead-police-back-to-injured-owner/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A judge in Argentina is under investigation after allegedly being caught kissing a convicted murderer on CCTV. Judge Mariel Suarez was caught on camera when she went to visit Cristian ‘Mai’ Bustos at the Provincial Penitentiary Institute (IPP) of Trelew on December 29, while he was behind bars for the 2009 shooting of policeman Leandro <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/judge-caught-kissing-convicted-murderer-on-prison-cctv-after-calling-for-reduced-sentence/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Four Black Lives Matter protesters have been found not guilty of criminal damage after pulling down a statue of Edward Colston and dropping it into Bristol harbour. Protesters toppled the statue of the 17th century slave merchant in June 2020 during a protest that occurred in the weeks following the death of George Floyd in <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/blm-protesters-found-not-guilty-of-criminal-damage-after-toppling-edward-colston-statue/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>In Arizona, the parents of an 11-year-old boy have been arrested after it was alleged he was left at home alone. A post on Cochise County Sheriff’s Office’s social media revealed that the couple, Melissa Green and Bobby Jo Green, had been arrested on child abuse charges. The post detailed how, at around 6.45pm on <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/parents-arrested-after-leaving-11-year-old-home-alone-over-christmas/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The biological father of missing seven-year-old Harmony Montgomery has been arrested. Harmony was first reported missing by authorities on December 31, 2021, despite having already not been seen for two years. On the evening of January 4, 2022, her biological father Adam Montgomery was arrested on four charges in relation to his daughter, who was <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/harmony-montgomery-father-arrested-in-case-of-missing-blind-7-year-old/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A woman has married the colour pink in a wedding ceremony in Las Vegas. On January 1, 2022, in an historic wedding ceremony, Kitten Kay Sera decided to marry her one ‘true love‘ – the colour pink. In doing so, Sera became the first-ever person to get hitched to a colour. Sera says she’s been <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/woman-marries-colour-pink-in-historic-vegas-wedding-ceremony/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A man who spent 37 years behind bars has been freed after it emerged that detectives allegedly offered a witness sex in exchange for false testimony. Willie Stokes was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 1984 for the murder of Leslie Campbell, who died in North Carolina in 1980. Prior to his <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/man-freed-from-prison-after-37-years-following-sex-for-lies-false-witness-discovery/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A biology teacher in the US has been arrested after allegedly giving a student a vaccine in her home without parental permission. Laura Parker Russo administered what is believed to have been a coronavirus vaccine shot in her living room, Nassau police said, despite having no medical qualifications. The 17-year-old who allegedly received the shot <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/science-teacher-arrested-after-vaccinating-pupil-in-her-home/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>James Bond, Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne; in Hollywood, female spies rarely break the glass mould. Jessica Chastain wants to change that with The 355. There’s always a caveat or ‘but’: Melissa McCarthy’s Spy is one of the funniest comedies of the past decade; Jennifer Lawrence’s Red Sparrow is perhaps too graphic for everyone’s tastes; Charlize <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/jessica-chastain-on-interstellar-being-ahead-of-its-time-and-the-355/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Actress Kim Mi-soo has died suddenly at the age of 29, according to her agent. The actress played Yeo Jung-min in the Disney+ series Snowdrop. She is also known for her roles in the 2019 movies Memories and Kyungmi’s World. While a cause of death has not been revealed, Mi-soo’s management confirmed her death and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/kim-mi-soo-star-of-disneys-snowdrop-dies-aged-29/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A first-of-its-kind human trial has indicated that magic mushrooms could be used to treat mental health conditions like PTSD. Led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, the study saw 60 people receive either a 10mg or a 25mg dose of the psychedelic drug psilocybin in a controlled lab <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/magic-mushrooms-could-be-used-to-treat-mental-health-conditions-long-term-study-suggests/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The McPlant burger is now available in every McDonald’s in the UK. The juicy meat-free burger aimed at ‘flexitarians‘ was first trialled from September 29, 2021, in 10 restaurants, and then launched at 250 of the fast-food chain’s eateries on October 13. From today, January 5, 2022, the perfected plant patty – co-developed with meat <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/mcplant-burger-aimed-at-flexitarians-now-served-in-all-uk-mcdonalds/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The creator of 90s comedy Beavis and Butt-Head has revealed what the two friends look like in middle-age ahead of their upcoming comeback. Mike Judge brought Beavis and Butt-Head to life after MTV commissioned a full series for the two characters, voicing their iconic chuckles and poor decisions as they sought to end their boredom. The <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/beavis-and-butt-head-creator-reveals-their-middle-aged-comeback/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Burger King has become the first UK fast food chain to sell vegan nuggets. The nuggets, which are made from pea and soy protein, have been certified by the Vegan Society and are an addition to the chain’s expanding vegan menu, which already includes the Vegan Royale burger. Today, January 5, the fast food franchise <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/burger-king-launches-vegan-nuggets-in-uk-fast-food-chain-first/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>After spending years judging people for their actions in the kitchen, Gordon Ramsay got a taste of his own medicine as his daughter Tilly began rating his every move. The 20-year-old began judging her father during a recent trip to the Maldives, where the celebrity chef’s family celebrated the new year from sun loungers. When <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/gordon-ramsays-behaviour-mocked-by-daughter-tilly-in-hilarious-video/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Joe Exotic, the Tiger King, has had the date for his resentencing set. Exotic, real name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, is currently serving 22 years in a federal prison, after he was convicted in January 2020 of two murder-to-hire counts of Big Cat Rescue CEO and rival Carole Baskin, and multiple wildlife violations. On Monday, January 4, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/joe-exotic-to-be-resentenced-this-month/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Rowan Atkinson fans will no doubt be familiar with the poor young boy who finds himself abandoned on a train in Mr Bean’s Holiday, but many might not realise that same young boy was also in Years and Years. We’re quickly made to feel sorry for the character of Stepan in Mr Bean’s Holiday, who <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/the-kid-from-mr-beans-holiday-was-in-years-and-years/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson co-hosted a New Year’s Eve special together, and it appears that Kim Kardashian wasn’t best pleased with it. Kardashian is rumoured to be dating the comedian Davidson, and according to a fan account she unfollowed Cyrus after the pair rang in the new year together. While Cyrus is still following <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/kim-kardashian-unfollows-miley-cyrus-after-she-flirts-with-pete-davidson/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has reportedly been moved to a ‘high-security prison’ ahead of his sexual assault trial later this year. Mendy has been accused of seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to five women, with the latest count of rape coming last month. The Premier League footballer and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/manchester-city-footballer-benjamin-mendy-moved-to-one-of-britains-toughest-prisons/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>