Jess Aldridge, 24, was expecting a child with boyfriend Ryan Shelton, 29, when the pair decided to move in with her mother Georgina, 44, in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.

Sign ups for courses in nursing in the UK surged by almost a third this year to a total of 60,130 applicants, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

Ernst August, the prince of Hanover is suing his son - also called Ernst August - years after he gave him Marienburg castle, a mansion in Hanover and the nearby Calenberg estate in the mid-2000s.

The UK government is expected to launch the plan for secondary school students during term time amid a phased return to the classroom.

Amid fears that Covid restrictions might last for months in the UK, business chiefs and MPs demanded an accelerated timeframe to save firms from collapse.

There are 217 new emoji, as well as a few updates of already-existing designs, for iOS 14.5, the new version of Apple's mobile operating system.

Rashmi Samant last night announced she is withdrawing as President-Elect of the Oxford University union following widespread criticism of several online posts.

The new plans will be set out in a new Electoral Integrity Bill which will be announced in the Queen's speech in spring in a bid to get rid of electoral fraud.

Passengers arriving from Spain and the US could soon be added to the UK's 'red list' of countries as officials at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consider the risk of new variants.

George Tron, 63, was found guilty by the Paris Appeal Court late on Wednesday evening after originally being cleared of the charges in 2018.

A coalition of charities banded together to write an open letter to Boris Johnson calling on him to allow visits to care homes by relatives from the beginning of March 'for the sake of humanity'.

Labour MP Diane Abbott is one of more than 100 public figures who signed a letter to the BBC criticising the 'strikingly hostile' Radio 4 discussion with Zara Mohammed, from Glasgow.

Sir Keir Starmer will address claims he is not up to the job of prime minister in a major speech today setting out his vision for the country and vowing to rebuild the UK after the pandemic.

A woman and a younger female were not believed to be seriously injured after the 'collapse' of a property close to Summerseat Garden Centre in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester.

The sculptor, who was one of the museum's trustees from 2007 to 2015, also called for the institution to detach from its 'obsession with the classical world'. Pictured: The Elgin Marbles.

Wounded staff were airlifted to hospital and the building evacuated after the package exploded inside the supermarket's head offices in Heilbronn in southwest Germany.

Pet-breeder Tony Cronin had been searching for his two litters of puppies and five spaniels when he received a tip-off about one location in Carmarthenshire, west Wales.

The rules - that came into force on January 1 as part of the Northern Ireland protocol - states plants cannot be imported into Northern Ireland if they have soil on their roots, or have been grown in soil.

Lady Clementine Medina Marks, 53, the wife of Lib Dem peer Lord Marks, has narrowly avoided a driving ban at Wimbledon Magistrates' after she was caught speeding twice in five months.

The 49-year-old clashed with Judge after his appeal for a penalty was rejected in the Blues' League One tie with Northampton. The pair had to be broken up by players on both teams.

An article on 30 January 2021 headed ' Roman Abramovich 's £200million British property empire revealed', which was based upon a report in The Times, wrongly claimed that Mr Abramovich had

Scientists running the Covid symptom tracking app said that after a five-week period of sustained drops in UK infections, there had been a 'hitch' in the data, with case 'starting to trend up again'.

A source told the Daily Mail that Dominic Cummings urged Boris Johnson to scrap the Sage committee last year over an alleged culture of lobbying and leaking by pro-lockdown advisers.

Bilal Abbas, who worked for Santander's anti-fraud unit, stole the confidential details and passed them on as part of a £90,000 racket, Newcastle Crown Court heard on Wednesday.

The golden eagle was found dead in Abergwesyn Valley near Tregaron, Powys, by a walker last summer after surviving around 12 years swooping the remote valleys and hills of Wales.

Researchers from Northwestern Medicine have warned that Covid-19 can cause long-term muscle and joint issues, including arthritis, gangrene and 'Covid toes'.

The Prime Minister was caught by a microphone making the reference to the famous 1995 murder case as he wrestled with the latex hand coverings during a visit to a Welsh vaccination centre.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said people 'will want to see that Princess Latifa is alive and well' after 'concerning' videos were released showing her in detention in the UAE after a failed 2018 escape.

Prince Philip, 99, was last night taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone, London, as a 'precautionary measure' and is expected to remain there for a few days.

Swampy's 16-year-old son Rory Hooper has left him in tunnels below Euston where they were protesting against the HS2 project, declaring 'I am looking forward to seeing mum'.

The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that was posted on Alexei Navalny's website on Wednesday demands that Russia set him free immediately.

Prince Philip, 99, was taken to the private King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone, London yesterday as a 'precautionary measure' and is expected to remain there for a few days.

Prince Harry would still be allowed to wear his military medals, including his Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan, but could be prevented from wearing his uniforms.

Prince Charles, 72, and Camilla, 73, toured the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham to meet volunteers taking part in clinical trials for Covid-19 jabs earlier today.

Simone Ashley, 25, who is a British actress of Indian heritage with Tamil background, is no stranger to kinky sex scenes, having starred in the saucy Sex Education as Olivia.

Passengers shut in hotel quarantine today after arriving from the UK are reaching desperate levels, posting notes at their windows begging to leave their accommodation.

The proposed shake-up of UK planning rules would hand more powers to homeowners by letting them vote on regeneration designs for their streets.

Iceland's corporate affairs boss Keith Hann has been sacked by the supermarket chain after saying Welsh sounded 'like someone with bad catarrh clearing his throat' in a now-deleted personal blog post.

Dame Angela McLean, a professor at the University of Oxford and MOD adviser, said: 'I think it's quite unlikely that we will return completely to the way we behaved in February 2020.'

Scientists in a lab in New Mexico realised the variant had been caused by a mixing of two previous versions of the virus because it had acquired a large number of mutations suddenly in one go.

Professor Mark Woolhouse, an infectious diseases expert and Sage member, said the data was pointing towards an earlier easing of restrictions. Britain's cases have tumbled since January.

James Doherty, 45, from Wythenshawe, south Manchester, fell down the stairs outside his flat as he tried to run after the driver who refused to bring the food order to his door.

Tony Haigh, 49, who was described as a 'quietly spoken gentleman', disappeared from Holyhead, Anglesey, on Friday 23 February 2018. An appeal was launched on the Missing Podcast.

Dr Clive Dix, chair of the UK's vaccine squad, told Sky News that it would take between 40 and 60 days to get an updated vaccine produced, trialled and ready for mass-manufacturing.

Jo Mapp, 50, from Kent, told This Morning today how her former friend Nicole Elkabbas, 42 ,had sown 'seeds of fantasy' in the past, lying about knowing a host of famous people.

Paul Laidler, 42, was struck off the teaching register after one of his former pupils at Warminster School, Wilts, accused him of plying her with alcohol before getting intimate.

'Are you ready? Get testing. Go' will reportedly be a new campaign launched ahead of the reopening of England's schools next month. Pictured: A nursery worker in Staffordshire.

The chief executive of Sentebale, which Prince Harry founded in 2006 to help children in Lesotho, said today that the Duke would continue as patron and was 'fully committed to supporting Sentebale'.

A study by What Car? has found a massive difference in charging costs using public devices. To boost the batteries of a BMW iX3 to up to 80%, the cheapest was just over £9 and the priciest more than £40.

Tributes have been paid to two much-loved police officers who died after contracting coronavirus. Jon Wain, 49, of Greater Manchester Police. Nick Oldfield, 48, of Staffordshire Police.

Liverpool Echo political editor Liam Thorp, 32, was left 'really confused' when he was offered the vaccine this week - seemingly ahead of the Government's rollout plan.

The JCVI is expected will sign off recommendations to dish out jabs according to five-year age groups rather than prioritising key workers when it comes to the next stage of the vaccine roll-out.

The 'human challenge trial' will start next month in London after sealing approval from the UK's clinical research ethics body today.

This is the heartwarming moment Colin Bagshaw, 75, was reunited with his wife of more than half a century, Jane, left, at the Oulton Manor care home in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Savers with cash languishing in accounts with dismal interest rates will be all too aware that times are tough at the moment, and rising inflation is not helping.

Ashley McArthur, 21, and Kayleigh Dolan, 20, crept up to the lounge widow and hurled the Molotov cocktail onto a sofa as Stephen Shaw, from Middleton near Rochdale, was inside watching TV.

A pregnant couple has wed while on a Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to Sydney, after nearly missing their original nuptials because of Victoria's Covid lockdown.

The Loganair plane was flying over the North Sea to Sumburgh on the Shetland Islands before it turned back and returned to Aberdeen Airport.

Minister Helen Whately today hinted postcode lockdowns will be imposed by the Government to stop the spread of dangerous coronavirus variants when national curbs are eased.

Millions of Australians are expected to buy into the $50million Powerball Draw 1219, with one lucky person to end the week as a millionaire. Only two Powerball winners have been crowned this year.

Facebook has banned Australians from accessing or sharing news in protest at a new law which will force them to pay for the content, with politicians describing the shock move as an 'abuse of power'.

The former CEO of Facebook has accused the social media giant of trying to 'bully and intimidate' Australia by banning its news sources.  

Luiza Rozova - a 17-year-old also known as Elizaveta Krivonogikh - refused to confirm or deny she is the Kremlin strongman's heiress. But she said she enjoyed being in the 'limelight'.

A man in his 20s has been captured in South Korea after swimming for six hours and crawling through a drain pipe to reportedly defect from North Korea.

Dekel Berenson, 41, said the Israeli government's Covid response was 'abysmal' and insisted he should have been allowed to quarantine at his own home instead of the £240 a night hotel in Tel Aviv.

Business chiefs have warned Rishi Sunak one in four firms will make staff redundant if he does not extend coronavirus financial support beyond March and April.

This is the moment Christi the Australian Shepherd dog made its way onto the frozen surface of a swimming pool in Southlake, Texas, shortly before it was rescued by owner Dan Holmes.

Olympic swimmer Shayna Jack has turned to fundraising money to fight a doping ban, asking her Instagram followers to donate to a GoFundMe page after spending $130,000 on legal fees.

Ambulances lined up outside hospitals to transport patients as reports came of workers having to carry human waste in bags with hospitals left with no water - or heat.

The hashtags #DeleteFacebook and #BoycottZuckerberg are trending on Twitter as some Australians delete their profiles to protest the platform's news ban.

Passengers arriving from the US could soon be added to the UK's 'red list' of countries as officials consider the risk of new variants from the two countries

Brave surgeons at the University of Florida Veterinary Hospital put their arms down the mouth of the crocodile, named Anuket, to recover the shoe she had swallowed.

A handful of popular Australian news and lifestyle businesses fear Facebook's ban on news content could prove fatal for their websites.

The 'Where's William Tyrrell? Bring Him Home - Official' Facebook page was one of many vital community groups to fall victim to the ban.

A report by the Resolution Foundation estimates that 1.9 million people were unable to work for at least six months after losing their jobs or being furloughed during the pandemic.

Facebook's Australian news ban is a 'reprehensible ... assault on a sovereign nation' which proves the company puts profits before people, Government ministers said.

Former First Daughter Malia Obama has joined the writing staff for one of Donald Glover's first projects for Amazon Prime, a series called Hive which was created by Janine Nabers.

Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke for the first time since leaving the White House, giving interviews to Newsmax, OAN and Fox News. The phone calls were pre-recorded amid law suits.

TikTok users recently uncovered a bewildering 1983 CIA report which describes the agency's belief that humans can transcend space and time using the Gateway Experience.

The official REACT study, run by Imperial College London, found the proportion of people testing positive for coronavirus fell from one in 64 to one in 196.

Several vital Australian services including rescue helicopter services and even the bureau of meteorology appear to have been caught in the crossfire of Facebook's Australian news ban.

The impact of lockdown in the UK goes far beyond merely controlling the virus, with the negative effects seeping into almost every area of life.

Protesters fighting against a road tunnel near Stonehenge will have their day in court. The campaigners say the £1.7billion revamp of the A303 in Wiltshire could harm the historic site.

Lord Frost was given Michael Gove's job of overseeing the UK's new relationship with Brussels and 'driving through changes to maximise the opportunities of Brexit'.

Stephen Scheeler, former Facebook Australia and New Zealand chief executive officer, said Facebook's controversial move 'looks and feels ugly'.

Glenn Armstrong, 61, who at one time had an enviable portfolio of 200 properties worth £30million across MIlton Keynes has been decalared bankrupt with 25 creditors and debts amounting to £4million.

Australian farmers have been desperate for seasonal workers since international travel came to a grinding halt amid the coronavirus crisis - but they want to work less.

McConnell, of Kentucky, reportedly just laughed off Trump's blistering comments and has no plans to respond. He also, according to CNN, is 'unlikely' to ever utter the name Trump again.

Prince Philip, 99, was last night kept in at private King Edward VII's Hospital in Marylebone, London, for rest and observation. He is said to be in 'good spirits'. Palace sources say his illness is not Covid related.

Danudetch 'Nene' Saengkaew, 28, was arrested at his home in Thailand, on February 11 by the Thai Department of Special Investigations after a tip-off from Australian authorities.

Mr LeGrange, 48, is using taxpayers' hand-outs to pay some of the 65 staff at his upmarket clothes firm, Huntsman, which he bought in 2014 after his £160m divorce from Catherine Anspach.

The US tech giant has infuriated ministers by blocking Australian users from seeing and sharing local news in response to a world-first law to make tech giants pay media companies.

A desperate search begins for a beloved golden retriever named 'Peggy' who was snatched from her backyard in Melbourne's southeast.

Creator of streaming hit BUMP, starring Nathalie Morris as a teen who gives birth without knowing she was pregnant and Claudia Karvan as her parent, wanted to show real mums.

The 38-year-old woman was spotted climbing down an awning of the first storey of the Peppers Seaport Hotel in Launceston, in northern Tasmania on Sunday in a brief escape attempt.

Video posted to Instagram shows the rodent standing on top of the shoulder as it looks to jump up to the mannequin's face, in the front window of the store in Norwood, Adelaide.

Jess Glazer, 36, and Mike DeRose, 37, were inspired after participating in a Zoom networking call over the summer where a Californian told how much he was enjoying his RV 'digital nomad' life.

Optus crash across Australia causes widespread chaos with phone, text and data services are down along with ANZ payment services.

Conservationists in Texas hope to raise the body heat of sea turtles, pictured left, as they lie in South Padre Island has provided a generator to help heat the turtles to keep them alive.

New York City could see up to 10 inches of snow on Thursday as well as some sleet and freezing rain on Friday in what is the latest blast of winter weather to hit the Big Apple.

Crucial Australian government information pages including the weather bureau, health departments and police agencies were blocked temporarily in Facebook's botched rollout.

Queensland Police have appealed to the public for assistance to help locate an 11-year-old girl. The girl was last seen by family in her Nerang home before she failed to arrive at school that morning.

Nine families in Sydney's Sutherland Shire - many of them have lived there for generation - have been told their houses will soon be demolished to make way for a multi-storey car park

PAUL THOMAS on... Boris's lockdown uncertainty

Limbaugh, 70, died at home in Palm Beach on Wednesday morning following a 12-month battle with lung cancer. His fourth wife Kathryn announced the news of his death on his radio show.

The House Committee on Financial Services is scheduled Thursday to hear from key players in the GameStop trading frenzy, including the CEOs of Robinhood and Citadel plus 'Roaring Kitty'.

Republic published the 'trailer' on its YouTube page featuring Prince Andrew, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wedding, the Queen and Prince Charles.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has slammed Facebook's decision to remove Australian news from the social media network as 'wrong, unnecessary and heavy-handed'. 

Andy Slavitt, left, seemed stumped on Wednesday when asked to explain why total number of cases as a percentage of the population is 8.8% in California and 8.3% in Florida.

Footage shows cars on the Texas side of Stateline Road dealing with icy driving conditions while those on the Arkansas side drive on a cleared roadway

The chief medical adviser to the president had predicted that all Americans could access to the shot by April. But he walked back on those claims Wednesday.

Rush Limbaugh, who died on Wednesday at the age of 70, was praised by Donald Trump and Mike Pence, who both dialed in to Fox News to pay tribute to a man who supported them so fervently.

Cuomo is under fire amid claims he purposely under-reported the COVID-19 death toll.

Shae McNamara has demanded club figures such as Nathan Buckley and Eddie McGuire speak up about Heritier Lumumba's experience with racism. 

The last of National Guard troops left in Washington D.C. in the fallout from the Capitol attack last month will finally leave the nation's capital in mid-March and return to their home states.

Rural Crime Investigators from Dubbo, New South Wales are on the case after the remains of the sheep were located in the small outback town of Geurie.

Nikki Haley (left) accused 'the liberal media' of wanting to 'stoke a nonstop Republican civil war' by requiring that 'everyone pick sides about Donald Trump.'

O'Keefe has been an in-patient at Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital since the alleged attack and was excused from attending court on Thursday.

Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, and The Mirage resorts in Las Vegas are to resume full-week operations from March 3, MGM Resorts announced on Wednesday.

Brittany Higgins says if claims the Prime Minister's Office is trying to undermine by providing briefings to journalists are true, 'it silences people and I think it's gross'.

Three hunting dogs escaped their owner's property and mauled a dachshund named Pancake in the Northern Territory on Wednesday afternoon.

Facebook announced Wednesday that it will no longer allow publishers and users in Australia to share or view news articles in response to a new proposed media law in the country.

Michael Cohen, right, featured Stormy Daniels on his podcast Mea Culpa on Feb. 8. Avenatti, left with Daniels, then sent a letter demanding corrections allegedly libelous statements.

Limbaugh died at home in Palm Beach at the age of 70 on Wednesday morning. His fourth wife Kathryn announced the news of his death on his radio show to his loyal fans.

Congress held its first hearing on reparations for slavery since the May 2020 death of George Floyd, which reignited the Black Lives Matter movement.

A woman spent multiple years secluded at the NSW Forensic Hospital despite senior management deeming her conditions unacceptable, an inquiry has heard.

Some of Australia's most important services have been gagged after the Australian government proposed legislation that would require services like Facebook and Google to pay for news.

An armed man is reportedly holding a child as young as five hostage in a suburban home in Brisbane, prompting police to shut down surrounding streets. 

Adelene Leong visited the Royal Adelaide Show on September 12, 2014 and was flung from the Airmaxx 360 ride in excess of 100km/h before landing on the ground headfirst, an inquest heard.

Kieran David Rocke ran from police after he and a friend were found with a stolen utility in Brisbane, and were tracked down by police dog Kaos - but then they stabbed her in the chest.

Thousands of Australians are turning to the postal service to purchase their products rather than from big retailers, and Australia Post is rushing to keep up with demand.

New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim said Governor Andrew Cuomo made threats as part of an effort to get him to 'cover up' for a top aide embroiled in COVID-19 nursing home scandal.

Lily Hodgson, 23, from New South Wales' Central Coast, has slammed vicious trolls who have been questioning her right to celebrate her racial identity. 

Police will allege the former West Coast Eagles star and Brownlow Medal runner-up, 37, has links to an address in Kardinya where a fire broke out on Wednesday.

Jessica Camilleri has been found guilty of manslaughter and will be sentenced under the Mental Health Act after stabbing her mum, Rita, to death in July 2019.

A drowning wallaby has been saved in a joint rescue by a local ferry skipper and his brave passengers on Thursday morning in Brisbane.

The 26-year-old man, who cannot be named, was caring for his two girls at his home in Cessnock, in the New South Wales Hunter Region, on December 11, while his wife was out.

The drastic move by Facebook has stopped Australians from accessing vital information in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan remains unscathed by the Facebook ban less than a month out from a state election on March 13. His opponent Zak Kirkup wasn't so lucky.

Joe Biden has held his first phone call as president with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, after nearly a month in office.

Bonnie Jacobson, left,  was fired from her job at Red Hook Tavern in Brooklyn, inset, Monday. Owner Billy Durney, right, said he could have handled it differently.

The three koalas were found huddling together as fires engulfed their surroundings in Cherry Gardens, a suburb of Adelaide.

Jai Abberton pleaded guilty in Waverly Local Court on Wednesday to throwing rocks at a man with his ex lover Kirri Argus during an argument on October 23.

Downing Street said he would be a 'full member of Cabinet' in his new role, which comes just weeks after the Prime Minister axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser.

Police have smashed a cannabis ring involving nine hydroponic grow-houses containing 405 plants worth $1million, with 10 men charged after the plants and nearly $40,000 cash was found in Sydney.

McCain's scolding comments came on The View Wednesday as the show's panel were discussing claims Cuomo purposely under-reported nursing home COVID deaths in New York.

The New Zealand prime minister was in Hamilton for a series of meetings when she was handed the lost bunny in the hope her high profile might assist in reuniting the toy with its owner.

Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, is also planning to send Sadiq Khan a letter asking him to sack Toyin Agbetu, 53, from the diversity commission.

Facebook has been quietly plotting to axe news services for months while paying lip service to Australia's political leaders.

The City of Melbourne will fork out $2.2million to extend its outdoor dining program which is aimed at helping hospitality venues struggling amid lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions.