<p>A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 23-year-old Ashling Murphy. Murphy was found dead in Ireland last week after she was attacked while on a run along the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore, County Offaly, at around 4.00pm on Wednesday, January 12. The funeral for the schoolteacher took <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/ashling-murphy-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Microsoft is on the brink of buying games developer Activision Blizzard in a deal valued at $68.7 billion. In what would be Microsoft’s largest-ever purchase, the company is set to pay $95 per share. Activision Blizzard, one of the gaming industry’s best-known companies, is the developer behind titles including Call of Duty and World of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/microsoft-buys-activision-blizzard-for-70-billion-in-biggest-gaming-deal-ever/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign, but only if he ‘knowingly’ misled the UK parliament. Johnson has been embroiled in the Downing Street ‘Partygate’ scandal, dating back to the first emergence of clips discussing parties with ‘cheese and wine’ which wouldn’t be investigated, before an image of the PM appearing to host a Christmas quiz <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-will-resign-if-he-knowingly-misled-parliament/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Boris Johnson has doubled down on his claim that he didn’t know he was breaking coronavirus rules by attending a gathering at Downing Street during lockdown. The PM has faced calls for resignation after admitting to taking part in the ‘bring your own booze’ party during the height of lockdown in 2020, but he continues <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-doubles-down-on-claim-that-he-didnt-know-he-was-breaking-covid-rules/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew and Prince Harry will reportedly not be receiving the Platinum Jubilee Medal next month, The Telegraph has claimed. The medal – given to serving members of the Armed Forces, police, fire, emergency, prison services and those who hold honorary military titles – marks the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. The news comes <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-and-prince-harry-not-eligible-for-platinum-jubilee-medal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Volcanic ash which has settled on an airport runway in Tonga is preventing New Zealand’s relief planes from landing. The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano erupted in Tonga on Saturday, January 15, sending a plume of smoke and ash into the air and reportedly causing ‘significant infrastructural damage’ on Tonga’s main island Tongatapu. Just over 104,000 people live <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/tonga-volcano-runway-ash-is-blocking-new-zealand-relief-efforts/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The Taliban has announced a new national battalion of suicide bombers. In the immediate fallout of the militant group’s takeover of Afghanistan, reports emerged of some fighters fearing they’d ‘missed their chance at martyrdom’ in a regime based on maintaining power, rather than fighting against the US, UK and other forces. Now, the Taliban has <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/taliban-announces-a-national-suicide-bomber-brigade/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The criteria for one of North Korea’s toughest jobs just got a little bit tougher, as new standards for the bodyguards tasked with protecting Kim Jong-un are revealed. In a set of leaked documents containing updated guidelines for the elite Unit 974 – the personnel tasked with protecting the Supreme Leader and other senior leadership <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/kim-jong-un-is-looking-for-taller-bodyguards/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer has implied that a recent request made by Prince Andrew’s legal team follows in the footsteps of what happened in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case. The Duke of York has been accused of sexually abusing Giuffre when she was 17 years old and allegedly being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, though Andrew has repeatedly denied <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-accusers-lawyer-says-latest-request-is-exactly-what-ghislaine-maxwell-tried/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Investigators believe they may have finally identified the person responsible for betraying Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis. A cold case team led by a former FBI agent has revealed that the Amsterdam address where Frank was hiding was likely given up by a high profile member of the Jewish community in exchange <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/mystery-of-who-betrayed-anne-frank-could-finally-be-uncovered/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The body of a British woman swept away by the Tonga tsunami has been discovered. A tsunami crashed into Tonga on Saturday, January 15, after the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted, causing waves higher than a metre. It was heard in the US and more than 1,000 miles away in New Zealand, triggering tsunami <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/body-of-british-woman-swept-away-by-tonga-tsunami-found/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Police are appealing for the public’s help in tracking down 18-year-old Marnie Clayton, who was last seen leaving a nightclub this weekend. Clayton left Atik nightclub on William Street, Windsor at around 2.00am on Sunday morning, January 16, but did not return home. Her family reported her missing at just before 3.00am, with Detective Chief <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/urgent-search-for-missing-18-year-old-marnie-clayton-continues/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Novak Djokovic could face issues participating in the French Open following his deportation from Australia. The tennis star, who is unvaccinated, was placed in immigration detention and lost his fight for a visa, despite arguing that he’d been granted a special exemption from the country’s vaccination rules by Tennis Australia. Following the decision and his <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/novak-djokovic-faces-french-open-ban-after-australian-deportation/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>UK drivers could face a £200 fine as a Highway Code change comes into effect later this month. As of January 29, drivers could face a £200 fine and six points of their licence if they get caught partaking in what has become a habit for many drivers. According to GoCompare, previous data showed that <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/drivers-warned-of-200-fine-with-new-rule-change-coming-this-month/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>New government rules relating to self-isolating come into force today as some members of the public remain confused about how long the period must last. People who tested positive for coronavirus previously had to self-isolate for 10 days to help prevent the spread of the virus, before the government reduced the figure to seven days <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/new-major-covid-rule-comes-into-force-today-amid-isolation-period-confusion/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Boris Johnson is said to have attended a leaving party for one of his staff members while the UK was under lockdown on the run-up to Christmas 2020. The prime minister has been under fire following a series of accusations about illegal gatherings and parties which took place at Downing Street while the rest of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-revealed-to-have-attended-christmas-leaving-party-in-fresh-blow-to-leadership/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew are said to have had an ‘easy warmth’ together and could have dated ‘in the past’, according to a friend. Euan Rellie met Maxwell during university and was a guest at the dinner parties she hosted with Jeffery Epstein. As part of the upcoming ITV documentary Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-and-ghislaine-maxwell-may-have-dated-friend-says/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A woman has been jailed after setting up more than 20 fake Instagram accounts with the intention of framing her ex-boyfriend as a stalker. 20-year-old Courtney Ireland-Ainsworth is said to have made the accounts between July and December 2020 after the end of her two-year relationship with Louis Jolly. She used the accounts to send <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/woman-who-created-multiple-instagram-accounts-to-incriminate-innocent-ex-boyfriend-jailed/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>The UK could see a major change in travel restrictions by the end of this month. Under current requirements people must take a lateral flow test two days after they return to the UK, with a positive result sending them into 10 days of isolation, which they can leave early if they have negative tests <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/major-covid-testing-travel-change-could-be-put-in-place-by-the-end-of-january/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Tennis star Novak Djokovic has officially been deported from Australia after his legal team failed to convince senior judges of his right to stay in the country. Djokovic had been expecting to compete in the Australian Open, aiming to win the Grand Slam title for the fourth time in a row and the tenth overall <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/novak-djokovic-officially-deported-from-australia/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Shockwaves from a volcanic eruption on the other side of the world have reached the UK. The Met Office in the UK has detected shockwaves from the eruption of the giant, underwater Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano, which caused a tsunami that hit the island nation of Tonga, flooding towns and blanketing the main island <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/shockwaves-from-tonga-volcano-eruption-reach-the-uk/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Harry has launched a legal battle against a decision from the Home Office not to allow him to pay for police protection while he and his family are in the UK. The Duke of Sussex wants to bring his son Archie and daughter Lilibet to the UK for visits. However he believes he and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-harry-launches-legal-battle-against-uk-government-over-police-protection/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A pair of men who attempted to smuggle $340,000 worth of cocaine into the UK by hiding the drugs in a tin of baked beans have been jailed for total of 15 years, police have revealed. Daniel Kelly and Steven Gilhooly, both 43, attempted to illegally ship the Class A drugs into the country from <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/men-who-tried-to-smuggle-340000-worth-of-cocaine-using-baked-beans-tins-sentenced-to-prison/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>