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· Ryan General
NC State graduate Abby Lampe becomes world cheese-rolling champion in England
Abby Lampe, 21, won the women’s division of the 2022 Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake near Gloucester, England, on Sunday. The contest involves players rolling a wheel of cheese down a hill and then chasing after it. The player who catches the cheese wheel the fastest wins…
· Ryan General
University Lecturer Brutally Beaten While Jogging in England
A lecturer at the University of Southampton is now recovering from injuries after getting brutally attacked in broad daylight. Dr. Peng Wang was reportedly taking a jog in Woolston, a suburb of Southampton in South East England when four men started berating him with racial…
· Bryan Ke
Miss England 2019 Goes Back to Being a Doctor to Fight on Front Lines
Miss England Bhasha Mukherjee has returned home and hung up her crown to continue her career as a doctor and fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The 24-year-old beauty pageant winner initially planned to hang up her stethoscope after being invited to become an ambassador for…
· Ryan General
Meet The First Miss England Finalist to Walk the Runway in a Hijab
Sara Iftekhar is a 20-year-old Muslim law student who became the first Miss England contestant to walk the runway in a Hijab. While she eventually lost out on the crown to Miss Newcastle on Sunday, Iftikhar made history, nonetheless, as the first-ever hijabi to be among the Miss…
· Ryan General
Stylish Chinese Grandma Wins the Internet For Looking Exactly Like the Queen of England
A Chinese grandma who uncannily resembles Queen Elizabeth II has become an instant internet darling after her photos were shared online. Images of the stylish 85-year-old grandmother named Zheng Suzhen were posted by her great-grandson-in-law Ding Guoliang on Chinese social…
· Editorial Staff
A Facility That Breeds Dogs For Lab Testing Has Been Approved in England
Plans for a new facility that will breed dogs to be used in laboratory experiments have been approved in England. The application on behalf of B&K Universal, owned by American animal breeding firm Marshall BioResources, for the facility had been rejected twice before because of…
· Editorial Staff
There’s a Job Opening in England That Pays You to Play With Cats All Day
If you’ve ever dreamed of getting paid to play with cats, there’s a job opening in England just for you. A new cat cafe set to open in Manchester is looking for a cafe manager, assistant manager, barista, front of house staff and a cat nanny, reports the Telegraph.
· Michelle De Pacina
Korean restaurant chef in London kills co-worker over food prep skills
Li Hunan, a 60-year-old chef, was charged with the murder of his colleague Il Sung, 58, at a Korean restaurant in London on Aug. 15. The two men were reportedly arguing about food preparations as Hunan questioned his coworker’s skills as a chef before the altercation turned…
· Bryan Ke
PhD student in UK who masturbated to manga about young boys for research paper triggers investigation
The University of Manchester in England and peer-reviewed scientific journal Qualitative Research announced they are investigating the published paper written by Karl Andersson, a visual anthropologist and Ph.D. student, on April 26. The paper, titled “I am not alone – we are…
· Carl Samson
Virus discovered in China carried by shrews unlikely to become the next COVID, scientists suggest
A new virus discovered in eastern China has infected at least 35 people between 2018 and 2021. The pathogen, identified as the Langya henipavirus, or LayV, is believed to be carried by shrews and causes fever, coughs, headaches, nausea and other symptoms in humans. Scientists…
· Michelle De Pacina
Singaporean man accused of smothering his ‘nagging’ wife to death in UK says he can’t remember killing her
Fong Soong Hert, 51, allegedly murdered his wife Pek Ying Ling, 51, by suffocating her to stop her from “nagging him” at the County Aparthotel in England on Dec. 6, 2021. Fong pleaded guilty to manslaughter on March 18. Although he accepted killing his wife, he told the…
· Michelle De Pacina
4 Vietnamese men identified as victims in Oldham mill fire in the UK
The Greater Manchester Police named four Vietnamese men who were believed to have been burned in the Bismark House Mill in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on May 7. The victims include 39-year-old Cuong Van Chu, 31-year-old Uoc Van Nguyen, 29-year-old Duong Van Nguyen and…
· Ryan General
UK government admits to forcibly deporting Chinese sailors who served the nation in WWII
An investigation conducted by the United Kingdom's Home Office revealed that Chinese sailors who served in the British Merchant Navy during World War II were forcibly deported. Based on the findings of the 22-page report, sailors who had married and had children with women in…
· Editorial Staff
TAAF, Panda Express invest over $500,000 into AAPI artists
Last week, Panda Express revealed a $1 million grant to The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) to elevate AAPI representation. Now, TAAF, Panda Express, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Sundance Institute are teaming up to provide over $500,000 in funds…
· Bryan Ke
Iraqi court frees British tourist accused of stealing from archaeological site
Jim Fitton, a retired 66-year-old British geologist sentenced to 15 years in jail, is set to be freed after Iraq’s Court of Cassation overturned his case, according to his family’s lawyer, Thaer Saoud. Fitton was arrested while trying to leave Baghdad International Airport on…
· Jane Nam
‘Mr. Malcom’s List’ star Freida Pinto on Hollywood now being ‘brave’ enough to offer her diverse roles
Actor Freida Pinto opened up to NextShark about navigating Hollywood as a South Asian actor and how Hollywood was not “brave” enough to offer the roles it does now. Pinto first rose to prominence after starring as Latika in the wildly popular 2008 Academy Award-winning film…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino nurse who administered world’s first COVID-19 vaccine receives UK’s highest civilian honor
May Parsons, the Filipino nurse who administered the world’s first approved COVID-19 vaccine in 2020, received the prestigious George Cross award on behalf of the National Health Service (NHS) at Windsor Castle on July 12. The award honors the 1.5 million staff of the NHS. The…
· Ryan General
14-year-old Cho Se-hyuk becomes South Korea’s first-ever Wimbledon champ
South Korean tennis player Cho Se-hyuk, 14, defeated American tennis player Carel Aubriel Ngounoue, 13, to become the boy’s champion of the inaugural 14 & Under Championships on Sunday. The tournament is a new event under the official Wimbledon competition that now allows…
· Jane Nam
Soccer star Son Heung-min opens up for first time about racial abuse while playing in Germany
Tottenham Hotspur soccer star Son Heung-min, 29, opened up to fans for the first time about his experiences with racism as a teenage footballer in Germany. At an event in Seoul on Monday, Son publicly shared with fans, “I moved to Germany when I was young, and went through so…
· Michelle De Pacina
Lithuanian man arrested for allegedly murdering his transgender partner in Thailand
Malleus Kunickas, a 32-year-old Lithuanian man, was arrested on suspicion of murdering his 31-year-old partner, Thiraphong Lamlua, in Surin, Thailand, on Thursday. Lamlua’s body was discovered by her mother, Wandee, inside a blanket in a storage room behind their family home in…