<p>German police have come under fire for using data from the country’s coronavirus tracing app to assist with a criminal investigation. The incident began when a man fell over in the south-western city of Mainz, Germany, on November 29, 2021. Despite being rushed to hospital, the victim died from his injuries a few days later. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/police-under-investigation-for-using-covid-tracking-data-to-hunt-down-witness/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a father who blamed his teenage daughter’s suicide on Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why. While the first season of the coming-of-age series earned plaudits for tackling tough subject matter, it also sparked controversy for its graphic content; this includes bullying, sexual assault, rape, and its finale’s depiction of suicide. <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/netflix-wins-13-reasons-why-teen-suicide-lawsuit-battle/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>It’s the 2022 collab we didn’t know we wanted, but amid the political chaos dominating the headlines, Francis Bourgeois has provided the internet with the wholesome content it needs – by taking Joe Jonas on a trainspotting trip. Yes, you read that right. In a video posted to his Instagram account, everyone’s favourite train-loving uni <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/joe-jonas-went-trainspotting-with-francis-bourgeois-and-the-internet-cant-get-over-it/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An England rugby player has been arrested on suspicion of raping a teenager, police have confirmed. Officers were called to reports of a sexual assault on the morning of Sunday, January 9. A man, who has not been publicly identified but is understood to be an England rugby international, was arrested on suspicion of rape, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/england-rugby-international-arrested-on-suspicion-of-raping-teenager/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew’s request to dismiss the sexual abuse lawsuit brought against him by Virginia Roberts Giuffre has been dismissed by a US judge. The Duke of York’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, requested the case be dismissed during a video teleconference presided over by judge Lewis A Kaplan today, January 12. The proceedings took place after lawyers <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-loses-bid-to-dismiss-sexual-abuse-lawsuit/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards as early as next week after the two companies failed to find an agreement in their long-running dispute. The pair had been rowing over rising Visa transaction fees, which Amazon claims is affecting its sellers and creating an ‘obstacle’ for small online shops that were trying to keep <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/amazon-to-stop-accepting-uk-visa-credit-cards-imminently/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Doctors have warned of one unusual symptom that could be an ‘emergency warning sign’ you have the Omicron Covid-19 variant. On January 11, 120,821 people tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, with more than one million having tested positive in the last seven days. Now Omicron is the most dominant strain of coronavirus in <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/health/omicron-doctors-warn-of-symptom-that-could-be-an-emergency-warning-sign/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for Boris Johnson to resign after attending a party at Downing Street during the height of lockdown. The prime minister admitted he ‘must take responsibility’ for the gatherings and parties which took place at Downing Street while the rest of the country was being told to stay <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/sir-keir-starmer-calls-on-boris-johnson-to-resign-after-he-admitted-attending-downing-street-party/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Boris Johnson has apologised for a ‘bring your own booze’ party held in the Downing Street garden during lockdown. The prime minister has been under pressure to explain reports that he attended the party, which was held on May 20, 2020, after a leaked email from his personal private secretary was published, inviting around 100 <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-issues-apology-over-downing-street-party-scandal/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>An arrest has been made in the unsolved murders of four people who were killed in the French Alps in 2012. The victims of the murders include 50-year-old Surrey businessman Saad al-Hilli, his wife Iqbal, and 74-year-old mother-in-law Suhaila al-Allaf, who were shot dead as they tried to drive away from the village of Chevaline, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/arrest-made-in-unsolved-2012-alps-murders/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Jamie Lynn Spears has acknowledged her relationship with her sister, Britney Spears, has become ‘complicated’ after the singer accused her of failing to support her during her conservatorship battle. Jamie Lynn, Britney’s younger sister, is set to discuss the ‘rift’ between the pair during an interview on Good Morning America as she promotes her upcoming <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/jamie-lynn-spears-breaks-down-in-tears-during-tell-all-interview-about-britney-relationship/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Prince Andrew was aware that his sex-abuse accuser had been trafficked to him, newly-released court documents claim. The Duke of York had placed a motion in New York last week to dismiss the civil case brought against him by Virginia Giuffre, which alleges he sexually assaulted her in 2001 when she was just 17. Now, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/prince-andrew-knew-his-sex-abuse-accuser-was-being-trafficked-court-hears/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Debate about face masks has raged for much of the pandemic, with conflicting advice circulating on what types of mask to wear and how effective they are at stopping the spread. Studies have found that wearing N95, KN95 or KF94 masks (the thicker, origami-style ones) offers more protection, with a spring 2021 study revealing that <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/scientists-reveal-how-long-you-should-wear-the-same-face-mask/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Booyakasha! Benedict Cumberbatch is in da house with a new photoshoot, and everyone’s saying the same thing: he looks like Ali G. Cumberbatch and Andrew Garfield are riding similar waves of great publicity: both are set for Oscar nominations for their turns in Netflix’s The Power of the Dog and Tick, Tick… Boom! respectively; and <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/benedict-cumberbatch-compared-to-ali-g-in-new-photoshoot/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A man has been shot dead by police while they were searching for his twin brother, who has been accused of kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend. Deaughn Willis, 25, was shot by police in Louisiana’s capital city Baton Rouge on Saturday, January 8, after officers were made aware of the alleged kidnapping by the pregnant woman’s <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/twin-killed-by-police-officers-searching-for-his-brother/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Have you ever been so bored at work, you felt you were entitled to compensation? One man did, and he walked away with €40,000. Everyone’s had those days, whether you’re sitting at a desk, standing at a till or hovering around a restaurant or shop. Sometimes, there’s just nothing to do, so you wait around <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/man-awarded-e40000-by-court-because-his-job-was-so-boring/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A British surgeon has been struck off the medical register after he branded his initials on two patients’ livers while they were in hospital. Simon Bramhall was found to have used an argon beam machine to draw his initials on two patients while working as a transplant surgeon at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/surgeon-who-branded-his-initials-on-patients-livers-struck-off-medical-register/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Alcoholics could be treated with ketamine to help break their addiction, scientists have suggested. A trial has found that a low dose of the illegal party drug could combined with psychological therapy helped patients being treated for alcohol addiction to maintain their sobriety for a longer period. The phase II trial, understood to be the <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/ketamine-could-be-used-to-help-treat-alcoholism-new-study-suggests/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Chinese scientists have reported finding the first on-site evidence of water being present on the moon. The Chang’e-5 rover first landed on the moon at the end of 2020 to study its surface, from photographing the land to plotting the area below the lunar surface and analysing the moon’s soil. Despite the moon previously being <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/china-says-its-rover-has-found-proof-of-water-on-the-moon/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Scientists have urged people not to panic over reports of a new coronavirus variant that is alleged to be a combination of both Omicron and Delta variants. News of the alleged variant, which has been dubbed ‘Deltacron’, came to light last week as reports suggested it had emerged from what is known as a recombination <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/scientists-call-for-calm-over-reports-of-new-deltacron-variant/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>More than five years after Wes Craven’s death, Neve Campbell has returned to Woodsboro without him – she thinks the master of horror ‘would be proud’ of Scream. That honour isn’t insincere; how else would you describe the creator of Nightmare on Elm Street, with Freddy Krueger as its demented, dream-invading puppet; the crafter of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/scream-star-neve-campbell-says-wes-craven-would-be-proud-of-new-movie/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A lawyer has pointed out an awkward mistake on tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa documents, as the Australian government delays a decision on whether to cancel his visa for another day. The tennis star’s documents have been pored over by immigration officials and journalists looking for discrepancies in his explanation for receiving a medical exemption <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/lawyer-spots-major-error-on-novak-djokovics-visa-documents/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>In 2006, Richard Hammond nearly lost his life in a high-speed crash on Top Gear. After 15 years, he got back behind the wheel of the same car. The incident took place at Elvington airfield near York, where the former co-presenter went for a spin in the Vampire Dragster. This wasn’t just any vehicle, of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/richard-hammond-seen-in-same-car-that-almost-killed-him-in-horrific-top-gear-crash/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Resurfaced footage from a Downing Street press conference shows cabinet minister Oliver Dowden instructing the public to ‘stay at home’ less than an hour before officials gathered in the garden for an alleged party. The UK government is facing extreme scrutiny after a leaked email provided evidence of the gathering on May 20, 2020, when <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/government-ordered-people-to-stay-at-home-just-55-minutes-before-downing-street-party/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>