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The Chip Inn, in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, are famed for their humongous food boxes and have now added the largest chippy tea in the country to their menu – containing a whopping 4,500 caloriesThe UK’s biggest portion of fish and chips weighs in at more than a stone. The Chip Inn, in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, are famed for their humongous food boxes and have now added the largest chippy tea in the country to their menu – containing a whopping 4,500 calories. The chippy has created the 20-inch Codfather which consists of four battered cods, three portions of chips, eight sausages, four…

William Jones recalls that as a teenager in Memphis, Tennessee, Black police officers would break up pickup football games with friends when a white neighbor called to complain, often inflicting physical punishment in the process.“And a lot of times, it was the Black officers who beat us worse than white officers,” Jones, 48, said.So, when the images of five Black officers flashed on his television screen as the ones who allegedly beat Black motorist Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop on Jan. 7, Jones did not flinch.“I was not surprised at all,” Jones, a high-security government worker, told NBC News.…

A heated feud between former NBA star Matt Barnes and his fiancée’s ex-husband David Patterson Jr. will be taken to court, according to TMZ. Following an incident at the divisional-round game between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys, Patterson filed a lawsuit against Barnes for alleged battery, assault and emotional distress to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday. Patterson was married to Barnes’ fiancée, Anansa Sims, for seven years, spanning from 2010 to 2017. The altercation was caught on video and published by TMZ, showing Barnes approaching Patterson shortly before kickoff, spitting on him and getting in…

Julia Makavchuk and her children Diana, 13, and Maksym, 15, arrived in Kelowna last Saturday. The trio fled war-torn Ukraine in hopes of finding a safe place to live.Six days after arriving in the Okanagan, they received a big surprise — one on four wheels.“I had the opportunity to buy a new car and I could obviously just sell this one and get some money,” said Ryan Hosaki.But instead of selling his 2003 Honda Pilot, the family donated it to a family fleeing the war.“We feel just very fortunate that when we wake up, our concerns are fairly trivial compared…

The Justice Department has reportedly asked the Federal Elections Commission to not take action against Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., amid a dual investigation by federal prosecutors into his campaign. The Public Integrity Section also requested relevant documents from the FEC, suggesting the agency is investigating Santos’ campaign finances, the Washington Post reported, citing anonymous sources. Santos has admitted to “embellishing” his resume during his congressional campaign after lying about where he went to school, his family’s Jewish ancestry and his employment history, and is also facing new scrutiny over his campaign finances. GEORGE SANTOS DELIVERS SPEECH ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE AFTER LYING ABOUT JEWISH…

Memphis Police chief explains why the ‘Scorpion Unit’ was created Some of the former Memphis police officers accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were members of a special police unit named the “Scorpion Unit.” CNN’s Brian Todd reports on why it was created and how it operated. Source: CNN

Seven police officers shot and killed a man holding a rifle after he walked toward them and raised the gun despite their repeated calls for him to drop it, body-camera footage released Friday showed.The officers fired within seconds of each other at the 47-year-old man who was suffering a mental health breakdown early Wednesday and had fired off several shots inside his house before police arrived, said interim Toledo Police Chief Michael Troendle.OHIO POLICE FATALLY SHOT A MAN HOLDING A SHOTGUN AFTER HE REFUSED TO DROP HIS WEAPON, POINTED IT AT OFFICERS”All seven saw the same threat and fired at…

San Francisco 49ers fans may have gone too far with this one.Fans of the team from the Bay Area placed a Niners T-shirt on the Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia ahead of San Francisco’s NFC championship game against the Eagles. The nine-foot statue was commissioned by Sylvester Stallone, who played the Philly-based Balboa in nine movies. For “Rocky III,” it was placed at the top of what are now known as the “Rocky Steps” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in homage to the famous scene from the first film in 1976. It now stands on the bottom right of the…

Telling it like it is. Selena Gomez got candid about why her hands shake after fans began showing concerns for her health. “I shake because of my medication for lupus,” Gomez, 30, wrote in the comments section of a TikTok video on Wednesday, January 25. “Also, read my disclaimer. I ain’t no pro.” Gomez’s reply was aimed at a social media user who mocked the Only Murders in the Building star for having unsteady hands during a makeup tutorial she posted earlier this month. In the original clip, Gomez removed makeup and applied skincare products while making silly faces at the…

New York state should pay former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legal bills as he defends himself against a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a state trooper, a judge ruled Friday.Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations, filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Letitia James in August arguing that she violated state law by denying him public assistance for his defense. Cuomo said the trooper’s allegations stem from a time when “he was acting within the scope of his employment or duties.”ANDREW CUOMO CLAIMS ALEC BALDWIN FACING CHARGES SO PROSECUTOR GETS ‘HEADLINES’ AND MEDIA ATTENTIONThe unidentified trooper filed a…