Tag Archives: United Kingdom

A healthcare worker in the United Kingdom admitted to using a dead patient’s debit card to buy snacks from a vending machine where she works. Just 17 minutes after a patient died on Jan. 24, 23-year-old Ayesha Basharat took an 83-year-old dead victim’s debit card and paid for snacks, according …

Two Amazon workers stole $140,000 worth of goods from one of the company’s depots in the United Kingdom. Lucian Leonte, 37, and Maria Stricescu, 51, were employees at a distribution center in the village of Kegworth in the East Midlands region. Since July 2019, the couple was “discreetly” stealing items …

Clothing retailer H&M will soon allow its U.S. customers to rent suits for free, for up to 24 hours. In a recently launched campaign, the brand shared that it wanted anyone attending a job interview “to make a powerful first impression.” The service was recently launched at stores in the United …

British Actress Thandiwe Newton is the cover star of British Vogue’s May issue. The actress talked with Diana Evans over Zoom about her identity, the Me Too movement, and her experiences with racism. Newton’s mother is a Black Zimbabwean and granddaughter of a Shona chief. Her father is a white …

During a two-hour interview with Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dropped some major bombshells about the royal family, causing a media frenzy in the United Kingdom this morning. While the interview has yet to air in the UK, Twitter is ablaze with responses from Americans who have already …

Scientists warn that the COVID-19 variant discovered in California is more contagious and more resistant to antibodies from COVID-19 vaccines. According to a Los Angeles Times report, researchers from the University of California San Francisco said that there is also a big concern for the variants found in the United …

Krispy Kreme is bringing on a sweet nostalgia. The company is collaborating with Swizzels for limited-edition donuts. The heart-shaped donuts will feature Swizzels’ iconic Love Hearts colored in light pink, yellow, mint, and violet topped with lovely messages like “MY HERO,” “I LOVE YOU,” and “HUG ME.” The donuts will …

On Friday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the new U.K. variant of the coronavirus might be deadlier than the original in addition to being more contagious. During a press conference, Johnson said that it “now appears there is some evidence that the new variant… may be associated with …

A bride who faked having cancer for wedding donations has been sent to jail.  When you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. That’s what Toni Standen is learning, as she’s spent the last five months in a U.K. jail for lying about being terminally ill with cancer and scamming …

After a highly infectious mutated strain of coronavirus was discovered in the United Kingdom and plunged most of the country into lockdown, more than a dozen countries have banned flights from the region. The Daily Mail reports that France, Germany, Israel, El Salvador, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Italy, Finland, Denmark, Turkey, …

On Sunday, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former head of the FDA, warned that a new strain of the coronavirus was found in Europe that promoted strict restrictions in most parts of the UK. The coronavirus’s new strain appears to be more contagious than its existing variants, but it is not more …

An organization dedicated to motherhood advocacy is under fire after their United Kingdom’s branch announced that they were becoming more “inclusive” by inviting those who did not give birth, including trans men and women, to their support groups. La Leche League, a group founded by a collective of American moms …

Trump continues to push for his dream to be a ‘wartime president.’ Last week, Trump talked with senior advisers about attacking an Iranian nuclear site after reading a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Trump was discouraged from pursuing any attacks by his advisers. The International Atomic Energy Agency …

The initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has affected early detection in lung cancer patients, especially in the United Kingdom, according to reports. For both illnesses, a cough is a common symptom, which can cause several patients with lung cancer to listen to quarantine at home in fear of …