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The internet is awash with videos of people fighting at Waffle House, but no one seems to know why. Richard Hall leaves no stone unturned in his investigation into this phenomenon

Britain is removing 39 asylum seekers from a barge moored in southern England after environmental samples showed legionella bacteria in the water system

The actor’s casting on the BBC One dance competition has led to calls for a boycott of the series after she spoke out against a drag show for babies earlier this year. Ellie Harrison looks back on a life and career that has seldom been free from controversy

Controversial artist is accused of abuse by more than a dozen women

The manager told TikTok user they didn’t think the fish would ‘make it’

‘I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive,’ she says in statement released by family

‘We don’t view butter as a condiment,’ she told The Independent

Once upon a time, said Sean O’Grady in The Independent, TV announcers “would introduce a series such as ‘Wolf’ with a sombre warning that it wasn’t suitable ‘for viewers of a nervous disposition’”. That sounds a bit antique now, but I really do think the BBC should find a way…

Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK