Several tabloids were quick to pick up the story, in some cases linking it to Samsung smart fridges specifically, despite the original post not naming a brand. Others questioned the plausibility of the sequence of events as described.The Pluribus advert referenced in the post does exist. Images shared online show a fridge screen displaying the message “WE’RE SORRY WE UPSET YOU, CAROL” against a stark yellow background. The image that circulated most widely, and that many tabloids and social media posts later reused, originated from a separate Reddit post titledshared by a user named Shellnanigans. That comment appeared approximately three weeks before the viral Reddit post.

I am sure there are many who don’t follow astrology and if you are one of them I believe anyway that the end of a year is indeed a time of reflection, a time of thinking through what we do or don’t want to take into the new year, a time to sit with our thoughts and maybe put some plans in place to enjoy some things that hopefully turn our months ahead into positive, upbeat and joyous ones.

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The heavy bike frame - four times a standard bike's weight at 35kg - fell and ‘shattered’ his right leg as he crashed to the ground. (Image: SWNS)Doctors at St George’s Hospital allegedly told him his injuries could have been fatal, as the breaks were near the femoral artery. He underwent a four-hour op, where a steel rod and pins were placed inside his leg, and spent a week in hospital recovering. I couldn’t wish it on anyone.”William used Lime bikes regularly. He claims Lime only offered him a refund for the bike as compensation following the accident in September last year.

The Ivy League institution issued an active shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter during the second day of final exams. Police did not immediately release details about the exact number of victims, their conditions or the circumstances of the shooting. University officials initially told students and staff that a suspect was in custody, before later saying that was not the case and that police were still searching for a suspect or suspects, according to alerts issued through Brown’s emergency notification system. President Donald Trump said late in the afternoon that he has been briefed on the shooting. Students were urged to shelter in place as police responded, and people were told to avoid the area.

Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island issued an active shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter during the second day of final exams on Saturday. Police did not immediately release details about the number of victims, their conditions or the circumstances of the shooting. “God bless the victims and the families of the victims!” he said on his social media site. Students were urged to shelter in place as police responded to the scene, and people were told to avoid the area. Brown is a private institution with roughly 7,300 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate students.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...World CupThe Football Association will pass on England supporters' concerns about high 2026 World Cup ticket prices to FIFA - The Guardian. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the This content is provided by, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Spreaker cookies for this session only. Enable Cookies Allow Cookies OnceCrystal Palace are keen on Bayern Munich right-back Sacha Boey, 25, who is expected to leave the Bundesliga side in January - Fabrizio Romano.

I was talking to a friend about my post on Donald Trump, and his attack on European civilisation, made earlier today. There is no evidence that men have any unique ability to govern, or that they are better at it than women. The third message is clear: there is a moral bankruptcy common to the lot of them which is truly frightening. We really are living in dangerous times. We are living with a politics of cowardice.

The Met Office said flooding and travel disruption are expected on Saturday, December 13, with parts of western Scotland and north-west England due to experience “heavy and persistent rain”. Amber warning of rain affecting North West England https://t.co/oij3folCdZ pic.twitter.com/aAlDN4nIiP — Met Office - NW England (@metofficeNWEng) December 12, 2025Met Office warns of 'threats to life' amid heavy rainCumbria is expected to be the worst-affected area, where the Met Office said more than 200mm of rain “could accumulate in places during this 48-hour period”. The Met Office said cloudless skies, patches of frost, mist and fog are expected in the south of England on Saturday morning. Met Office chief meteorologist Rebekah Hicks said: “The north west of the UK is set for a very wet weekend. “We have issued numerous severe weather warnings for rain, and it is possible that these could be upgraded so I’d advise people to keep an eye on the forecast and for Met Office weather warnings.”

DEALING with crowds of other shoppers can be a nightmare when you’re doing your Christmas shop – but there’s a way to beat the queues. Simply adjusting when you time your festive shopping can help you have a much less stressful experience. Other busy days for shopping are today (December 13) and December 23, according to separate data from Sensormatic Solutions. In terms of what days to go, it says Sunday, December 21 and Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24) will be the quietest overall. If you’re heading to buy gifts, Castlepoint Shopping Park in Bournemouth has revealed the quietest times to shop – and it’s likely to be similar for other shopping centres across the country.

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It said: “The Waymo Driver has landed in London! It says this means cars can see overlapping fields of view in all directions up to 500 metres away. When in full service, the vehicles have no human safety driver at all. Currently, human ‘safety drivers’ are behind the wheel as the cars are tested in the British capital. The self-driving cars have steering wheels on the left-hand side, as they were originally built for the company’s US operations, where traffic drives on the right.

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Flying Scotsman to Newcastle times confirmed as famous train comes to town on Christmas tripThe Flying Scotsman will come to Newcastle on Sunday, December 14 having picked up passengers further down the countryView Image The Flying Scotsman will spend three hours in Newcastle Central Station this December (Image: Craig Connor/ChronicleLive)As well as it being Derby Day on Sunday, another occasion is set to bring the crowds out to Newcastle, when famous locomotive The Flying Scotsman comes to town on a special festive trip. And we now have an idea of just when it will be arriving and leaving, as the times for every departure point along the way have now been confirmed. ‌The service will stop at York at lunchtime and it's then that steam locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman will take over for the onward journey to Newcastle. ‌That means the train should arrive in Newcastle around 3pm, with passengers getting off to enjoy a few hours at Newcastle Christmas Market. The service is due back in York at 7.34pm, meaning it should leave Newcastle around 6.30pm.