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12 dead in UK, Ireland wrong-way crashes amid social media trend

TWELVE people have died in less than a week in England and Ireland in crashes involving vehicles travelling the wrong way on major roads, as authorities warn about a social media-driven trend linked to such driving. Seven people, including two serving police officers, died early Saturday in a collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough in northeastern England. Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash, which followed a pursuit of a suspicious vehicle. Authorities said the vehicle was d

23 Aug 2026 2:24 pm
You may not need a roof to go solar anymore: Plug-in panels arrive in Britain

Plug-in solar kits will become legal in Britain on August 27. UKSOL's first kits will start at 849 including VAT and delivery. The panels could appeal to renters, flat-dwellers and households with unsuitable roofs. Going solar in Britain may soon no longer mean putting panels on your roof. From August 27, plug-in solar kits will become legal in Britain, giving households another way to generate some of their own electricity without committing to a full rooftop installation. UKSOL says it is the

22 Aug 2026 4:17 pm
Marvel fans are losing it over David Harbour

Highlights David Harbour has sparked a major Avengers: Doomsday theory with one unexpected line The actor appeared to reveal a line from the film involving Tony Stark Fans are now questioning whether Robert Downey Jrs Doctor Doom connection to Stark is more complicated than Marvel has revealed Marvel fans thought they had a fairly clear idea of Robert Downey Jrs return to the MCU. Then David Harbour seemingly threw the entire theory into chaos with four words. Harbour, who reprises his role as R

22 Aug 2026 4:12 pm
TikTok agrees to pay

TikTok and ByteDance will pay $400 million to settle the US case. The lawsuit alleged that data from millions of children under 13 was collected without parental consent. The settlement is one of the largest ever reached under the US childrens privacy law. TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million (293 million) to the US government to settle a case over how it handled the personal data of children. The lawsuit, brought by the US Department of Justice in 2024, alleged that TikTok and its parent compa

22 Aug 2026 2:52 pm