Speaking to Sky News, the UK Health Secretary said: 'No, I've got no interest in mandatory vaccinations, apart from in high-risk settings in the NHS and social care'.

Demands are growing for more pledges to tackle gambling-related suicide. Members of 18 bereaved families gathered outside Parliament to demand regulators investigate all future gambling deaths.

Boris Johnson triggered 'Plan B' measures to control the rampant Omicron strain at a press conference last night, with fears that infections are now doubling every few days.

Users who tried to access the Covid pass on the NHS's website or app were greeted with a 'please try again later' message last night.

SARAH VINE: Even by the standards of this particular rumble in the Whitehall jungle, what has happened to Allegra Stratton, the Prime Minister's erstwhile, ill-fated Press secretary, is pretty below the belt.

Oxford students have accused the Union of 'selling out' after discovering that Monday's debate was in fact part of a Sainsbury's advertising campaign with reality TV star Gemma Collins.

It emerged yesterday that the December 18 event may have been only one of as many as six Whitehall bashes held in the run-up to Christmas.

Singapore has covered the medical bills for nearly all Covid-19 patients since last year under a measure to ease the public's financial concerns during the pandemic.

An intense manhunt is under way to uncover how the secret footage, filmed within the Downing Street complex, has become the subject of a leak.

Mr Johnson said a 'national conversation' is likely to be needed in the future on how the nation will live with the virus

STEPHEN GLOVER: When I first came across Boris Johnson nearly a quarter of a century ago, he was known by some of his colleagues as 'the greased piglet'.

The Prime Minister announced that work-from-home guidance will return, vaccine passports will be mandatory in large venues and the wearing of face coverings will be extended.

No-one under the age of 14 will ever be allowed to buy cigarettes in their lifetime under the scheme in a bid to eradicate smoking from the country.

The tourist hotspot next to St Michael's Mount on the Cornish coast is seeking urban status in a competition for the Queen's platinum jubilee next year.

Heather Bird, 51, said her ex-husband Robert Tchenguiz, 61, wanted his son to sleep with a sex worker to 'make him a man'

Hundreds of homes and businesses were without electricity again yesterday in the wake of Storm Barra just as properties were finally reconnected 12 days after Storm Arwen.

Outdoor exercise, such as running, tennis or football, helps to reverse some of the brain ageing linked to an increased risk of dementia.

A treasure trove of never-before-seen photos showing a loved up Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell has been revealed.

Grandparents among British company Saga's 2,500 employees will get one week of paid time off work to celebrate the birth of newborns and help with their care.

After a huge backlash from parents and teachers, they are looking at delaying plans that could criminalise those who want to prevent children from changing gender.

Photographs shared online show hundreds of passengers waiting outside the station following the evacuation at 8pm.

At least 90,000 soldiers, backed by hundreds of heavy artillery weapons and tanks, are already in place and reports suggest this figure could rise to 175,000 personnel by early next year.

House on the Hill, in the borders of Wales, was crowned winner of Grand Designs: House of the Year tonight, with judges calling it 'an extraordinary labour of love.'

Kate Middleton, 39, cut an elegant figure as she stepped out for the Together At Christmas event in London, which celebrates the 'incredible work' of pandemic heroes.

Annabel Wright was found in her bedroom by family members at her home near Ripon, North Yorkshire in May 2019 after being prescribed a drug to treat her acne six months previously.

Around 200 students gathered at Durham University this afternoon to protest about the row that blew up following a speech by writer Rod Liddle at an end of year event.

The athlete, 36, and his model wife Peta were set upon by four armed thugs in a planned raid at his house in the Ongar area of Essex.

The columnist (pictured) said the institution should issue a 'grovelling apology' to Durham University Professor Tim Luckhurst and 'reinstate him immediately to all his duties'.

Covid cases jumped 6 per cent today, breaching 50,000 for the fourth time in a week, as Omicron's grip on the UK continues to tighten.

Ian Bennett, 38, of Solihull, West Mids, was caught on dash-cam throwing knives that he had used to brutally stab his girlfriend with 54 times into a canal as he set about hiding his crime.

Ghislaine Maxwell's defense team in her sex trafficking trial are vastly more experienced than the prosecutors trying to put her behind bars.

Hilarious video captured the moment two women - including one in her dressing gown with a towel on her head - desperately cling onto a trampoline as Storm Barra's winds try to carry it away.

Boris Johnson is holding a press conference at 6pm where he is expected to unveil tougher 'Plan B' restrictions, likely to include orders to work from home where possible and Covid passports.

The Prime Minister's former chief adviser spoke out as Downing Street insiders panicked that Mr Johnson will soon face the same public fury as Mr Cummings after his trip to Barnard Castle.

Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg laughed about the furore that has engulfed the Government as he addressed members of the centre-right Institute of Economic Affairs.

The 26-year-old was spotted with his face mask pulled down underneath his chin while shopping in the Oxford Street department store, where more than 70 maskless shoppers were spotted.

'Jeffrey's dead. Ghislaine's here. I want Ghislaine behind bars for the rest of her life,' said Sarah Ransome, who claims she was lured to Epstein's private Caribbean island and abused.

The 10,000 acre property in New Mexico where pedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly trafficked several women was first put up for sale in July for $27.5 million.

MailOnline looks at what Christmas parties happened when within Government departments last year - and how the rules were changing for London at the time.

A new 'sister' lineage of Omicron has been discovered in Australia, with cases also found in South Africa and Canada. Officials say the new type is not as easy to detect as the original Omicron.

I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here's crew cheered behind the camera as Declan Donnelly branded Boris Johnson 'the PM, for now'.

Football dominated the search engine's 2021 list, with 'Premier League' and the Danish player Christian Eriksen, who collapsed on the pitch during the tournament, coming next.

Ex-civil servant Raphael Marshall revealed in an astonishing testimony to MPs on Tuesday how some staff were unable to access to emails from Afghans pleading to be airlifted to security.

The World Of Stonehenge will include elaborate gold hats depicting the cosmos and an ancient wooden monument - dubbed 'Seahenge' - that emerged on a Norfolk beach.

Under a major Government crackdown, inmates will be offered special rewards as part of a new drive to have a 'zero tolerance culture' to drugs in prisons across England and Wales.

Costs have already 'increased by a staggering 68 per cent to £1.1billion' from £671million. The Home Office has 'wasted both vital time and scarce funding without making any meaningful progress'.

The Countess of Wessex (pictured) has warned that online giants such as Facebook and WhatsApp present 'new and very dangerous threats to our children'.

A deadly tree disease, a wood-eating beetle and climate change are among looming threats to Britain's trees, the National Trust has warned.

The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who died in February earlier this year, want to set up an annual day in his honour in a bid to create a 'Children in Need for older people'.

Campaigners like Maya Forstater (pictured) warn the legislation is so badly drafted teachers could end up in court if they do not allow children to use opposite sex toilets or let boys play girls' sports.

Robert Wilkinson, 22, of The Wills Building, Newcastle, left his victim feeling 'worthless, useless, dirty and guilty' and boasted about the attack to a friend, a court heard.

Downing Street has vowed to strike off anyone found to be exploiting travellers but firms are already cashing in and charging families of four up to £376 for arrival tests up until day 2.

The Duke of Sussex risked another public rift with the Prince of Wales after he said he had 'severed ties' with Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz a year before Prince Charles presented him with a CBE.

Physicist Dr Annette Plaut - described as a 'Marmite character' - was unfairly fired after 30 years at Exeter University, an employment tribunal found.

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Heavy hitters from the world's of politics, show business and the media came together at the home of News Corp co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch for one of the most exclusive Christmas parties.

Patrons were pictured huddled together in large groups despite being told they must isolate from others at the four-star Hotel Sofitel at London Gatwick on Thursday morning.

The Electoral Commission fined the Conservatives £17,800 for failing to properly declare £67,000 used to pay for the refurbishment of the private quarters used by the Johnson family.

All countries lack the 'critical capacities' to respond to Covid and are not any more prepared for future pandemics now than they were in 2019, according to the Global Health Security Index.

Boris Johnson last night announced the move to a series of new rules, with guidance to work from home and the use of domestic Covid passports for entry to venues, in response to Omicron.

Kaitlyn Kostyniuk, who lives north of Rocky Mountain House in west-central Alberta, Canada, caught the bright flash at around 9pm on December 7.

The viral event was created by DJ and film maker Jon Mancini in response to an alleged Downing Street party at the height of Covid restrictions last year.

Boris Johnson activated England's coronavirus contingency plan last night in response to the highly-mutated variant after being warned it would overwhelm the NHS if left to spread unchecked.

Ed Oldfield, a 23-year-old former public schoolboy, kept his head down as he strode purposely through Whitehall pursued by a press pack.

Ben and Jen Cooper got engaged in 2010 but kept putting back their wedding day due to work, family losses and having three children together.

Lewis McFarlin, 24, of Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, suffered multiple traumatic injuries after becoming trapped at the Müller UK dairy factory in Market Drayton on January 14 last year.

Dorothy Luckhurst (pictured) told how the 'baying' mob intimidated her and rounded on her husband Professor Tim for organising the talk at Durham University.

Zoey Green, 37, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, said her dogs were 'perfectly behaved' during the shoot, which took two hours.

Politicians, scientists and business leaders queued up to criticise Boris Johnson's Plan B Covid measures last night, branding them 'irrational' and warning they won't lead to a drop in cases.

This year saw a 25 per cent increase in superyacht orders around the world with a record 1,200 commissioned, smashing the previous record of 1,008 commissions in 2009.

A demolition worker has been forced to remove a giant tree stump using just a hoe in a Mosman, Sydney, backyard after the neighbours complained about the sound of machinery.

Mr Oldfield was heard on the tape saying 'I've just seen reports on Twitter that there was a Downing Street Christmas Party on Friday night - do you recognise those reports?'

A 17-year-old boy has plead guilty to a horrific one-punch attack which put promising young soccer player Danny Hodgson, 25, in an ICU bed fighting for his life.

Fans were already concerned about NSW State of Origin star Brett Finch when he was 'off his head' on a podcast with Matty Johns in 2019 - well before he opened up about what was going on.

Noah's Backpackers Hostel on Bondi Beach in Sydney's east has been plunged into a lock down due to a Covid outbreak as police are seen taping off the building.

Distraught family's desperate appeal to save their beloved Husky's life failed, after a two year court battle ended. The dog bolted when let off the leash and killed a chicken and a guinea pig.

A woman has gone viral after accusing a passing black man in a store of stealing her phone - which was in her bag all the time. She said sorry, but he walked off, refusing to accept her apology.

Australia's fertility rate of 1.58 babies for every woman in 2020 was the lowest in records going back to 1932. Economist Brendan Coates said this would have consequences in decades to come.

Twitter user @stevesmithffx is dealing with a new round of abuse after his namesake, Australian cricket vice captain Steve Smith, was dismissed in the first Ashes test.

During a recent interview former president Trump claimed that Chinese hypersonic missile technology was stolen from either Russia or a United States spy.

David Turtle, 67, appeared in court in Cahors, southwest France, on Wednesday charged with aggravated manslaughter over the death of wife Stephanie at their home in Prayssac in 2017.

Daniel Tupou, 30, married his fiancée at St Stephen's Uniting Church in the city's CBD on Thursday afternoon, arriving alongside his groomsmen in a white Lamborghini.

CNN's Don Lemon on Tuesday was effusive in his proclamation about falling gas prices, singing the news to his viewers - despite the price only falling by five cents.

We have absolutely no qualms about backing Boris Johnson in his ambition to build a better Britain. So how dispiriting that he has handed Labour's leader such a gaping open goal.

The NYC Conflicts of Interest Board sent the letter, which de Blasio fought to keep secret and reveals efforts on behalf of his now-defunct nonprofit Campaign for One New York.

Amazon's cloud outage saw Alexa's, Roomba robot vacuum cleaners and Ring doorbells go down - leaving some users trapped outside their own 'smart' homes.

An ex-prisoner gave up a life of drugs and crime to become one of Australia's biggest adult film stars - and is now earning five-figures a month after being 'dead broke' a year ago.

Virginia boat captain Bill Berger (left) won over the crowd at the Yorktown lighted boat parade, emblazoned with the phrase 'Let's go Brandon.' Initially, he won - but he was stripped of the title.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has issued a fiery response to a Facebook user who posted a comment criticising her in a live stream on Wednesday.

Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse wants to hash things out with President Joe Biden, who he said never apologized for calling him a 'white supremacist' on a national stage.

A 33-year-old Sydney man has been arrested after supplying the soda crystals he believed were meth to another person.

Essential businesses such as supermarkets and pharmacies could 'opt in' to Queensland's rules barring unvaccinated people from venues from December 17, minister Di Farmer said.

Melbourne Airport has been put on alert after traces of the Omicron super variant were found in the wastewater - as Victoria records four suspected cases of the infectious strain.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday confirmed Australia will not send government officials to the Beijing Olympic Games amid worldwide concerns about China's human rights abuses. 

Many Australian parents are paying more than $40,000 annually to provide their children with private school education - some of which include yoga studios and access to equestrian centres.

'I own the decision to do the layoffs, but in communicating it I blundered the execution. In doing so, I embarrassed you,' Vishal Garg, 43, wrote.

A Coast Guard diver lowered from a helicopter in an attempt to rescue a driver stuck in a car teetering near the edge of Niagara Falls only to discover that the woman was already dead.

An Australian woman living in France has offended locals over the way in which she eats a baguette. Lili De Bois uploaded the clip to TikTok but was called out over one small detail.

The Northern Territory will scrap its border restrictions on December 20, its government has announced.

Craig Tamanaha was seen on video being arraigned and released after allegedly torching Fox News' All-American Christmas Tree on 47th Street and Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan.

The co-founder of BLM's Los Angeles chapter, Melina Abdullah, on Tuesday threw her support behind Jussie Smollett, saying she backed him over the Chicago police.

Twitter users tried to find the funny side with posts portraying the British PM as a busker and a sign reading '0 days since s**t show'.

At his Downing Street press conference last night, Boris Johnson announced that the Government is to implement its Plan B to fight off the Omicron Covid variant.

The ruling comes in the re-opening of a 2012 divorce between Jeannie Figer and ex Donald Figer to ask the judge to let her vaccinate the girl. Donald didn't want to rush vaccination without study.

European anonymous whistle-blower 'Frank' reveals how scammers get hold of your private information and how you can avoid losing money to con artists.

A two-year-old boy who tragically died after a circumcision had an allergic reaction to medication after surgery at a Perth medical centre.

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe is urging investors to be careful about buying cryptocurrency as the government cracks down on decentralised finance.

Jordan Marshall, a real estate agent from Fremantle in Western Australia, was last seen on Wednesday morning near the Margaret River.

Police have offered a $200,000 reward for any information leading to conviction over the death of three Adelaide men. The three murders are believed to be linked to Adelaide's drug trade.

A woman has recalled how she was recovering from an operation at a Sydney hospital when a nurse pinned her down and demanded her pin number so she could steal $1,000.

Australian property prices have surged by 22.2 per cent during the past year, with first-home buyer numbers dropping for nine consecutive months in 2021.

Thursday marks two years since the volcano off the coast of Whakatane on New Zealand 's North Island erupted, claiming the lives of 21 of the 47 people on the island at the time.

The 52-48 vote sends the legislation to the Democratic-led House of Representatives, where it faces strong headwinds, while Biden has threatened to veto it.

Shayleen Frail was arrested on October 24 after allegedly threatening a woman with a kitchen knife and demanding she transfer $717 to her bank account.

Paramedics raced to a home in Seville Grove, in Perth's southeast suburbs, to save the lives of the two-year-old boy and his baby brother at about 6.30pm on Tuesday after they were circumcised.

A young Afghani woman butchered by her cruel husband after an alleged arranged marriage had been duped into agreeing to the indecent proposal, a court has heard. 

The Productivity Commission is expecting the real estate boom to entrench the generational wealth divide between the old and the young. But no major political party wants to bring back death duties.

Theo Hayez's path towards Byron Bay's Tallow Beach has again been scrutinised by his family's counsel at his inquest. He was last seen being kicked out of a bar at 11pm on May 31, 2019.

Fairmont Joseph Wiringi, the 23-year-old son of Mongrel Mob Aotearoa president Joseph 'Junior' Wiringi, escaped from the Southern Cross Hospital in Christchurch on Wednesday.

Speaking on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Wednesday as Biden flew to Kansas City to promote the bill, Landrieu said he had met personally with 30 mayors and reached out to every Governor in the US.

The Morrison government is aiming to help even more Australians to buy their first home. The fastest property prices rises since 1989 have locked out many first-time home buyers.

Australian property prices have surged by 22.2 per cent during the past year, with first-home buyer numbers dropping for nine consecutive months in 2021.

Former State of Origin star Brett Finch has recalled the day he'd been stood down from two jobs and his girlfriend walked out of him due to his drug use in a podcast, describing it as 'rock bottom'.

Victoria has reported 1232 new COVID-19 infections and a further nine deaths, as the state probes another two suspected Omicron variant cases.

New Zealand's landmark smoking ban will see as many as 7,500 businesses have to change under mandates that will make the country the world's first smoke-free.

The claim was made by one of Maxwell's lawyers during cross examination of Epstein's former pilot on day eight of the trial of Maxwell, who denies recruiting and trafficking underage girls for Epstein.

Joe Biden flew to Kansas City to highlight the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure law - lavishing praise on Republicans and vowing to create an 'infrastructure decade.'

Diana Toebbe, a 45-year-old teacher, was arrested with her nuclear engineer husband Jonathan in October, and charged with trying to sell nuclear secrets. She insists she was uninvolved.

Sarah Nguyen, 29, left her home on William Street, in inner-city Woolloomooloo around 2.30pm on Monday and hasn't been seen since.

Murdoch, who co-chairs News Corp, and his wife Sarah are understood to have invited Jones to the annual end-of-year party at their luxurious six-bedroom home in Bellevue Hill in Sydney's east.

Dr Jonie Girouard was filmed issuing 'medical certificates' at her clinic near Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island to help her unvaccinated patients get around workplace jab mandates.

The mysterious structure, known as Seahenge, will go on display for the first time as part of the British Museum's blockbuster exhibition, The World of Stonehenge, which opens in February.

The Navy Seal killed during a 'fast rope' training accident at a Virginia Beach base last week has been identified as Cmdr. Brian Michael Bourgeois, 43, the commanding officer of Seal Team 8.

CNN's Don Lemon faces backlash after it is revealed he told Empire actor Jussie Smollett that the Chicago PD didn't believe his story about being involved in a racist and homophobic attack.

Christian Chapman said he didn't have access to his work email and to instant messaging within MINUTES of Better.com CEO Vishal Garg's decision to fire 900 employees over Zoom

NSW's Omicron cases rise to 42 as the state records 420 new Covid cases. Several new exposure sites have been listed throughout NSW including a Sydney Pub and Byron Bay 'schoolies' nightclub.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she would 'never forgive' former President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 Capitol attack for the trauma inflicted on Capitol Hill staff.

Soccer superstar Sam Kerr showed her AFL skills in London, flattening an eager fan who tried to get a selfie with her mid-match when Chelsea hosted Juventus in a Champions League match.

Barnaby Joyce's father-in-law has announced he will be competing for the seat for Kennedy. Mr Campion made headlines in 2018 when he called Mr Joyce a 'sheep' and announced he would roast him.

The Government said the first national lockdown in affected many local recycling programmes while authorities reported that court closures cut the number of prosecution actions undertaken.

Like a lot of 1970s cuisine, the vol au vent had rather fallen out of favour in recent years. However, the staple of many a cheese and wine party appears to be making a comeback.

The Australian Olympic medalist walked out of an emotional interview after detailing her sexual abuse that left her 'suicidal from a young age.'

Publix heiress Carol Jenkins Barnett, 65, daughter of the grocery chain's founder George W. Jenkins, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on Tuesday night.

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Theranos (pictured at right with her mom and partner Billy Evans) testified during trial Wednesday, reiterating she did not mean to mislead investors

Technology providers must put in place 'robust systems' to verify users' identity to tackle the prevalence of child abuse material.

The water science expert is more hopeful about finding William Tyrrell's Superman costume than the little boy's remains during a renewed search on the NSW mid north coast.

Trump blasted 'Old Crow' Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, accusing the Senate minority leader of folding to Democrats by agreeing a plan to let them raise the debt ceiling.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said on Tuesday he was talking to former President Trump about making him House speaker after next year's midterms.

Two girls who decided to jump into a shopping trolley for a joyride in Adelaide have had to be cut free by amused firefighters after they became stuck.

Vulnerable patients who test positive for the virus will be offered molnupiravir, a pill taken at home twice a day which slashes the risk of death by 30 per cent.