<p>Betty White’s agent has pushed back against false rumours circulating about her death, after conspiracy theorists claimed she’d died as a result of complications from the Covid-19 vaccine. Jeff Witjas, who broke the news of White’s death aged 99 on Friday, December 31, issued a statement condemning anti-vaxxers for spreading fake quotes, saying her death <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/betty-whites-agent-clarifies-cause-of-death-following-false-reports/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Mick Schumacher has taken to Twitter to share a touching birthday message to his dad, Michael, as he continues to recover from his accident. On Monday, January, 3, 2022, Michael Schumacher turned 53 years old, however he is still battling to recover from the traumatic brain injury he sustained in a skiing accident, after he <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/michael-schumachers-son-mick-posts-emotional-birthday-message-to-his-dad/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Donald Trump is set to give a speech on Thursday, January 6, exactly one year after his supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC. People across the US and the world were left shocked and horrified at the news of the insurrection, which saw hundreds of Trump fans march towards one of America’s most <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/donald-trump-to-give-speech-on-anniversary-of-capitol-riot/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The world’s richest man has just got richer – Elon Musk has netted another $32 billion. Tesla‘s climbing stock is cited as the reason behind this particular windfall, with the company making nearly 1 million cars in 2021. According to Forbes, Musk remains firmly at the top of the world’s rich list, with his estimated <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/elon-musk-just-got-32-billion-richer/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Convictions imposed on people purely because of consensual homosexual activity under archaic, now-abolished laws are set to be wiped out, the home secretary has said. The pardons scheme for convictions is set to be widened, meaning anyone who engaged in consensual same-sex activity and was convicted under rules which have since been eradicated will now <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/all-consensual-gay-sex-convictions-to-be-pardoned-under-new-amendment/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A new coronavirus variant with 46 mutations has been identified by scientists in France. Scientists have discovered a number of new variants following the initial COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, with members of the public experiencing different symptoms and levels of severity depending on the variant. After previously identifying the Delta and Omicron strains of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/new-ihu-covid-variant-with-46-mutations-discovered-in-france/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Novak Djokovic has received a medical exemption clearing him to play in the Australian Open without having a Covid-19 vaccination. The government in Victoria, where the Australian Open is set to begin on January 17, required players competing in the tournament to have been double-vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel to the country, but organisers have <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/novak-djokovic-given-vaccine-exemption-to-play-australian-open/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Boris Johnson will hold a virtual press conference from No 10 Downing Street today. The news comes a day after the prime minister confirmed that despite ‘considerable’ pressure on the NHS, there were no plans to introduce further restrictions this week amid a continued surge in Covid-19 cases. Earlier today, a Downing Street spokesperson said <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-to-hold-press-conference-today-2/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A lawsuit brought against Nirvana by the ‘Nevermind baby’ has been dismissed by a US judge. Spencer Elden claimed he was a victim of child sexual exploitation after he appeared on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind when he was four months old. The well-known image shows a young Elden naked in a swimming <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/music/nirvana-nevermind-lawsuit-over-naked-baby-cover-dismissed-by-judge/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Lateral flow tests are reportedly being flogged online as the UK grapples with a shortage amid the ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases. The kits, which are provided for free by the NHS, have been widely unavailable for several days amid increased demand and supply issues, and it appears some people have spotted a gap in <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/omicron-lateral-flow-tests-are-being-sold-for-up-to-150-online/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plans to decriminalise cannabis and other class B drugs in a new trial scheme, it’s been reported. The Telegraph reports that Khan plans to launch the new measures in the London boroughs of Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich, with the scheme aimed at reducing low-level drug convictions for under-25s. The trial <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/class-b-drugs-to-be-decriminalised-in-london/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Katie Price has spoken out about her drink-driving arrest for the first time since she was sentenced. In December, Price was given a 16-week suspended sentence and a two-year driving ban after she crashed her car on the B2135 near Partridge Green in September, leaving the car upturned across the middle of the road. This <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/katie-price-breaks-silence-on-traumatic-drink-driving-arrest/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Television presenter and physicist Igor Bogdanoff has died just days after his identical twin brother, at the age of 72. On Monday, January 3, Igor passed away six days after his brother Grichka, having been in hospital since the middle of December after he reportedly contracted coronavirus. Loved ones of the star, who first began <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/iconic-french-tv-star-igor-bogdanoff-dies-aged-72-days-after-twin-brother/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The petition to strip Tony Blair of his knighthood has passed 500,000 signatures. Angus Scott launched the petition on New Years Day after learning that Tony Blair had been appointed to Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. In the petition, Scott declares that the former prime minister should be stripped of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/petition-to-strip-tony-blair-of-his-knighthood-surpasses-500000-signature-goal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The Met Office has issued a warning for the UK over freezing temperatures and incoming snow. Following the warmest New Year on record, the UK could be set to be propelled back into wintery weather, as today, January 4, temperatures have plummeted overnight, with some areas even falling below -5C. Frost, 80mph wind, rain, hill <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/met-office-issues-warning-as-sub-zero-temperatures-and-snow-set-to-hit-uk/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Actor David Koechner saw 2022 in from a California jail cell after being arrested for drunk-driving, according to a police report. Koechner, who is best known for his roles in Anchorman and The Office, was reportedly pulled over on New Year’s Eve after police in Simi Valley, California, received reports of an erratic driver. After <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/anchorman-star-spends-new-year-in-jail-after-dui-and-hit-and-run-arrest/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Gogglebox star Georgia Bell has revealed she’s expecting her first baby. Bell is best known for her role on the hit Channel 4 show, where she is joined on the sofa by her best friend Abbie Lynn, with the pair having become firm favourites with viewers of the show. The 21-year-old from Durham has since <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/georgia-from-gogglebox-announces-shes-pregnant/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Tristan Thompson has issued a public apology to his ex, Khloe Kardashian, after it was revealed that he has a third child. The NBA star has been the subject of many scandals surrounding his apparent cheating on Khloe Kardashian, such as when Kylie Jenner’s former best friend Jordyn Woods took a lie detector test to <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/tristan-thompson-apologises-to-khloe-kardashian-after-paternity-test-confirms-he-fathered-child/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Betty White’s former co-star has revealed what the legendary actress said before passing away aged 99, and it’s extremely touching. Vicki Lawrence, 72, starred with White in Mama’s Family in the early 1980s, and the pair remained friends for decades afterwards. Understandably crushed by news of her death, Lawrence paid tribute to her friend and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/betty-whites-sweet-final-words-revealed-by-former-co-star/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A nurse woke up from a 28-day coma caused by coronavirus, after medics gave her Viagra as part of an experimental treatment. On November 9, Monica Almeida was admitted to Lincoln County Hospital after she tested positive for Covid-19 on October 31. The 37-year-old mother-of-two was double vaccinated but suffered from asthma, however she took <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/health/nurse-wakes-up-from-28-day-covid-coma-after-taking-viagra/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Dr. Margaret McCollum visits Embankment tube station every day just to hear her late husband’s voice. We all know the typical chime of ‘mind the gap’; whether you’ve heard it on an early morning commute or drunk on a night tube, it’s easy to tune out. However, to Margaret, one particular recording of the famous <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/woman-visits-underground-station-every-day-just-to-hear-her-husbands-voice/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An advert for cryptocurrency featuring Matt Damon has been mocked by viewers for comparing the virtual money to the moon landing. Crypto.com initially released its ‘Fortune Favours the Brave’ advert online in October 2021, but it gained attention recently after being featured during NFL games in the US on Sunday, January 2. The ad opens <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/matt-damon-compares-cryptocurrency-to-space-travel-in-cringe-advert/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Alec Baldwin has shared his plans to ‘let go’ of what is ‘destroying’ him in a lengthy video, in which he reflected on the shooting of Halyna Hutchins. The actor took to Instagram to mark the new year with a video posted yesterday, January 2, which he began by sharing a story of a woman <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/alec-baldwin-says-he-wont-let-negativity-destroy-him-in-2022-after-rust-shooting/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>