Perfectly imperfect: 2026 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest advocates for dog adoption
Ciara Mina Imperfections make every dog special: This is the message that the 2026 World’s Ugliest Contest wants to spread…
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Tribute acts: The new phenomenon
Emily Hodson A world record was set at a UK music festival after 108 tribute acts performed across a single…
BookTok backlash: Is performative reading a problem?
Gabrielle Wilkinson Readers and content creators have hit back at The Independent’s controversial claim that Instagram's new feature enables performative…
BookTok: Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with salt?
Sarah Irwin Salt: A World History has suddenly gone viral on BookTok over two decades since it was published, receiving…
Punch the monkey celebrates first birthday
Punch, the Japanese macaque who went viral earlier this year, is celebrating his first birthday. Punch’s 1st birthday…
Today in history: Napoleon Bonaparte’s army finds Rosetta Stone
James Mario Ajero On July 15, 1799, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's quest to become the master of all Europe crossed paths…
Record $50m sale of T. rex skeleton ‘Gus’ sparks debate over future of fossil collecting
Kamille Q. Cabreza Deciding who should be the owner of a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil has caused a stir following its…
Can you survive Modelland? Tyra Banks ‘cried’ over novel’s viral resurgence
Adam Peaker US fashion model and TV personality Tyra Banks has revealed that she “cried” as Modelland, the dystopian YA…
Ichikawa Zoo to celebrate Punch’s first birthday with message exhibit
Punch, the Japanese macaque that recently gained popularity online, will be celebrating his first birthday on July 26.…
UK heatwave: The British summer has arrived – and the internet is completely losing its mind
Phoebe Pang The United Kingdom is officially melting under a sudden July heatwave, and social media has wasted no time…
Philippine brand Tanduay retains global rum crown for ninth consecutive year
Andre Alfonso R. Gutierrez Philippine-made rum Tanduay has maintained its position as the world’s top-selling rum brand for a ninth consecutive year,…
World’s first T-Rex leather handbag flops at Paris auction
A leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells failed to sell on Thursday, the Paris auction house Drouot…
End of an era: SNSD’s Choi Soo‑young, Jung Kyung-ho part ways after 14 years
Maybelene Marcelino One of the most stable and admired long-term couples in South Korea’s entertainment industry have confirmed their separation…
Bangladesh zoo welcomes rare albino buffalo resembling Donald Trump
A rare albino buffalo, nicknamed "Donald Trump," has been given new life because of its resemblance to the…
KSI shuts down the O2 with Baller League UK victory
Zach Heynes In a high-octane close to Baller League UK’s season three, KSI’s Prime FC snatched the victory from favourites…
Film news: The best and most underrated recent rom-coms you need to watch
Newsjustnews writers Following the release of the 2026 rom-com ‘Finding Emily’, the genre is on the rise again.
Trophy tensions erupt in Baller League UK’s eventful final matchday
On Monday May 18, the UK iteration of the flashy six-a-side Baller League hosted its 11th matchday in…
LEGO reveal their biggest ‘Lord of the Rings’ set with ‘Minas Tirith’
On Tuesday, LEGO revealed their largest ‘Lord of the Rings’ set to date in the form of the…
Eurovision Song Contest news: Finland favourites to win; UK entrant a 150/1 shot
Lucia Caporalini Finland are the favourites to win the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on Saturday, May 16 -…
Baller League UK: Controversies, clashes and chaos ahead of final matchday
On 11 May, Baller League UK had its 10th matchday, which brought major upsets, suspenseful match-ups, and an…
Popcorn buckets: A merchandise enterprise gone too far?
In recent years, popcorn buckets have attracted a lot of attention due to their increasingly extreme styles -…
Ask Jeeves quietly shuts down after almost 30 years
Ask.com, the search engine once known as Ask Jeeves in the early days of the World Wide Web,…
Grand National 2026 news: Punters urged to go green when selecting who to back
Green is the colour when it comes to picking your Randox Grand National runner according to research from…
Hunt on for more than 400,000 stolen KitKat bars in Europe
Vivien Bernardino KitKat announced on Wednesday that it has created an online tracker to locate a truckload of chocolate bars…