Prison bosses were made aware of the breach after alerts from young offenders institutions (YOIs) at Feltham in West London (pictured) and Werrington in Staffordshire.

English border pubs are bracing for as many as 100,000 Scottish and Welsh revellers to cross into England for New Year's Eve.

With inflation projected to reach 6 per cent in spring, wages next Christmas could be no higher in real terms than they are today, the study by the Resolution Foundation think-tank forecasts.

Maurizio Buratti, 61, known to his fans as Mauro from Mantua, had boasted of being a 'plague spreader' after deliberately going to a Carrefour supermarket with a 38-degree temperature.

The move could result in regulations being imposed on parts of the UK with comparatively low hospital admissions to areas such as London, where 374 people were admitted on Boxing Day.

Stylist Lisa Thompson was collared by Lincolnshire salon owner Luke Daniels (pictured) after she turned up to work looking 'untidy'.

Oprah requires all her guests to be 'vaccinated, boosted, tested, and quarantined' before arriving at her house! The billionaire, 67, threw a welcome party for Gayle King's grandson Luca.

Russia's first brigade of S-550 missiles has entered active service, state media has reported, with the weapon thought to be capable of shooting down targets in space including satellites.

Marvin Porcelli, pictured, was jailed for seven years and six months at Liverpool Crown Court after he admitted being involved in a 'large, professional' drugs operation.

Lesley Anne Pearson, pictured with her brother Stephen Ramsbottom, right, was strangled at her home in Algar, Cadiz in July 2019. Handyman Fransisco Javier Becerra admitted her killing.

Chris Rankin, who played Percy Weasley in six of the eight films about the boy wizard, has now weighed in on the row sparked by Rowling's comments on transgender issues.

The jury of six men and six women in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial failed to deliver a verdict on Monday after returning from Christmas break.

Staff can't use a fear of catching Covid as a reason not to return to the office, an employment tribunal has ruled, as worries of infection and spread aren't legally protected beliefs.

The NFL says Hall of Fame coach and beloved broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85. Madden retired from coaching at age 42 after a 9-7 season in 1978, and then took up broadcasting.

Sol Smith-Ryan, six, (pictured) from Anglesey, had his drumming dream has come true after his father created an attachment that snaps the drumsticks in place.

Prince Andrew's lawyers yesterday urged an American court to rule it has no jurisdiction to hear Virginia Roberts' sex claims against him.

A breakthrough could help thousands of women with the 'Jolie gene' to delay or avoid cancer surgery and allow doctors to predict when and if patients with a faulty gene develop breast and ovarian cancer.

The self-isolation period has already been reduced from 10 to seven days in England while in the US it has been cut from 10 days to five for people who are asymptomatic.

A new report accuses Kew of engaging in 'forays into non-scientific, and indeed politically charged, activities' and is understood to have support from Downing Street.

The male, who was discovered as a baby in 2002, is the last-known survivor of the species in the UK, where it was previously declared extinct in 1992.

Members of the House of Lords pocketed £13.2million for their daily allowances between August 2020 and July 2021, research by the House of Commons Library found.

Erika Wulff Jones, Alex Jones' wife, struck him 'over 20 times' - including with a soap bottle - and tried to hit him with a five-pound stone ball, a police report from their Christmas Eve fight reveals.

Former interpreter for UK Special Forces Wahid, 34, (pictured) has been captured and tortured by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Suppliers have warned Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng (pictured) that energy bills could double in April unless help to spread the cost of soaring wholesale has prices is offered.

Emergency services were called to Cantley near Great Yarmouth on the famous waterways after reports that a man had run aground at 1.00am.

Steve Goode, 31, and his partner Charlotte, 29, said their holiday with their six-month old daughter transformed into a nightmare when they landed in Tahiti on December 20.

Robin Bailey, 53, said the family are growing increasingly concerned about the safety of his brother Grant Bailey, who vanished in Afghanistan hours before he was due to board a flight home.

Policing Insulate Britain's roadblocking protests cost at least £4.3million - enough to insulate about 3,500 homes - an investigation has found.

Fields and roads around Sutton Gault in Cambridgeshire remained underwater today after downpours over the Christmas weekend caused the River Delph to burst its banks.

The Prime Minister is the most unpopular member of the Cabinet, according to the ConservativeHome survey, with a net approval score of minus 34 per cent.

South Africa, which was one of the first in the world to fall victim to Omicron, hit its peak in the seven days to December 17, when an average of 23,437 cases were recorded.

It has now emerged that if local authorities did not use their full ability to increase council tax this year, they will be able to carry this entitlement over to next year.

While Covid cases have been rising in the UK, ministers are increasingly confident the current wave of the apparently milder Omicron strain will not overwhelm the NHS or require further restrictions

PC Ryan Connolly, who worked for Merseyside Police, also took photos of mentally ill people being sectioned, someone who had slit their wrists and at least two men in hospital.

A bizarre plan to send Northern Ireland's political leaders such as Gerry Adams (pictured) on a 'game hunting' trip in South Africa was considered during the peace process.

Weighing 761 tons, the 210ft Angara A-5 took off with a mock payload from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia, the third time the massive spaceship has been used since 2014.

Less than half of those who told a poll in June that they would cut back on alcohol after Covid restrictions had been lifted had actually done so by this month, a YouGov poll has found.

As the format thrived during the pandemic, more than five million vinyl albums were purchased in the UK - up 8 per cent on 2020, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: April Ashley made British history in 1960 by risking her life to have gender reassignment surgery. She declared: 'I decided I was never going to hide who I was.'

Dan Brown's ex-wife, Blythe Brown, accused him of leading a double life and sued him for squandering money on his mistresses. He countersued her and the pair settled on Monday.

Conservative aristocrat Lord Nicholas Gage, 87, (pictured with his wife), used £300k to level his East Sussex driveway from the government's £4.8billion Levelling Up Fund.

Politicians had discussed adding the Arabic word for a female Jordanian citizen into a chapter in the constitution on equal rights when scuffles broke out between several deputies and the speaker.

Sajid Javid today took to Twitter to blast Welsh leaders for banning Parkrun outdoor exercise events which 'helped so many' amidst some Covid restrictions returning in three of the four nations.

Zoe messaged NL Woodcock Butchers in Oldham, Greater Manchester, saying she was 'very disappointed' after cooking what she initially believed to be a 12lb turkey.

Dozens of Britons arriving at Innsbruck airport, Austria, on December 26 were turned away at border control after failing to comply with last-minute changes to Covid entry rules.

Natalie Forshaw, 30, died of Covid in the early hours of Boxing Day. The beautician and hairdresser had opted against receiving her Covid vaccination due to her pregnancy.

Goldman Sachs economists predict that Britain will grow by 4.8% over the next year - a significantly larger figure than the 3.5% predicted for the United States.

The group arrived in Worcester with 20 caravans on December 16 and set up camp in the car park at the former site of the Lotus Lightweight Structures factory.

Sir Lindsay said it should be up to the discretion of the person in the speaker's chair at the time - either he or one of his deputies - to make a call based on whether the infant is disrupting proceedings.

Hugo (pictured in May), the youngest of the Maradona brothers, died early Tuesday after suffering a heart attack at his home in the Italian city of Naples, where older brother Diego also played.

The 'do not use' list of politically-correct words and phrases is in an official A-to-Z guide compiled by the Labour-run Welsh Government for staff funded by the taxpayer.

29-year-old Kirsty Louise Ashley (pictured), originally from Scunthorpe, was found dead at a house in Newham, east London, on Boxing Day.

Dino Tomassetti, 29, who allegedly shot both his parents at their $3.2M Long Island estate on Christmas morning has waived his right to an extradition hearing in NJ.

Shocking footage from 7am yesterday morning reveals the extent of the destruction moments after the crash outside the hotel in Doncaster.

Footage captured in Alberta, Canada, shows one resident hurl the pot of boiling water over his head in a circular motion before watching it turn to ice on December 27.

Rapid tests for COVID antigens may be less sensitive at detecting the highly contagious Omicron variant than previously thought, leading to results that are 'false negatives,' the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.

A 42-year-old truck driver has been charged over a multi-vehicle crash on the Calder Freeway in Melbourne killed a two-year-old girl on December 6.

England's deputy chief medical officer has enjoyed soaring popularity during the pandemic, known for delivering public health announcements with humour and colourful similies.

The Government has said there are 'no further changes' planned Chloe Smith, minister for disabled people, health and work, said the current seven-day isolation span was the 'right' length.

President Joe Biden said during a walk with his new puppy and wife Jill that he will make a decision on domestic travel vaccine requirements after receiving advice from his medical team.

China has deployed dozens of unmanned fighting vehicles and ammo transports to its disputed border region with India, according to reports in Indian media.

Rutledge 'Rory' Deas IV, 31, was on probation for five years after he posed as a disabled man to trick women into changing his diapers - he was arrested Thursday after he did it again.

Martine Dines, who suffers from breast cancer, was reduced to tears as she struggled to access a PCR test in time for her chemotherapy appointment on Wednesday.

Sara Gerwig and Thomas Wolfe face four counts of child endangerment each for 'leaving [the] gun out' in the master bedroom where their 13-year-old reportedly fatally shot their five-year-old.

Harry Reid died Tuesday after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He served as Democratic Senate Majority Leader from 2007-2015 and minority leader at two other points in his tenure.

Lyndon McLeod, 47, shot and killed five people in Denver on Monday - several of them connected to the tattoo industry. In his self-published book he wrote about gunning down people at a tattoo parlor.

Jeremiah Rivers, 27, vanished from a campsite near Wippo Creek south of Noccundra, after travelling into the outback with six other men on a pig hunting expedition on October 18.

Former Senate majority leader Harry Reid, Nevada's longest-serving senator with a 34-year tenure in the heights of power in Washington, died today at 82 after a four-yearlong battle with cancer

NYC schools will reopen - with increased testing to limit closures - according to outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio, all while CityMD closes 31 clinics citywide due to staff shortages caused by Omicron.

Sheriff's deputies have arrested Sean Charles Greer, 27, in a hit-and-run crash with 2009 Honda Accord sedan in South Florida that killed two children and injured four more on Monday.

Donald Trump endorsed Alaska's incumbent Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) on Tuesday - subject to his 'non-endorsement of Senator Lisa Murkowski,' one of his strongest opponents.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday slashed its estimate for the prevalence of the Omicron variant in US COVID-19 cases by 50 percent.

The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies has called for urgent action to improve the supply of lateral flow testing kits due to the 'unprecedented demand' ahead of NYE plans.

Perth's house price increases - at a monthly and annual level - are the weakest among the state capital cities, with value rises at only half the pace of Sydney. They are also below a June 2014 peak.

Research has found every single feral cat slaughters a staggering 740 local wildlife creatures annually, but even pet cats can each kill 180 on average every year - now council restrictions are rolling out.

Australians around the country are complaining about being unable to get hold of rapid tests which are crucial to releasing close contacts from isolation and allowing the economy to function.

A young girl has been flown to hospital after police and paramedics responded to reports that a boat with five young children and a man in his 30s had exploded.

The opening of a boutique David Jones store in Sydney's Barangaroo precinct was hailed by the retailer as an 'evolution' of its business model but the outlet has been closed for the past 21 months.

Hundreds of thousands of cancellations are hitting restaurants, bars and harbour cruises as Sydney appears to be locking itself in rather than going out to celebrate New Year's Eve.

NYC's daily COVID-19 positivity rates have surged to almost 20 percent, with one in every FIFTY people in Manhattan having been infected with the virus in the past week.

NSW Health officials has ditched the seven-day isolation period rule for most close contacts as the state recorded 11,201 new infections and three deaths.

Australians forced to wait in line for hours at Covid testing clinics as infection rates spiral to new record highs, are coming up with sneaky ways to cut the queue.

Western Australia has recorded two new Covid cases, both linked to the positive French tourist who sparked the latest outbreak as the premier admitted some close contacts can't be reached.

The ACT has recorded 138 new COVID-19 cases, a drop on numbers the previous day.

Famous images of beer snakes in the stands and Bob Hawke smashing beers has been replaced by fans being kicked out of Australian cricket grounds for sculling their drinks.

The gunman who opened fire at multiple locations across Denver on Monday night, killing five, has been named as Lyndon McLeod, 47. McLeod owned a tattoo shop and targeted other businesses.

Peter Dodt ,12, has been farewelled at Devonport's Mersey Gardens Chapel as loved ones pay tribute to their 'incredible, little hero'.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Despite boosting the nation's spirits by ruling out New Year's Eve-wrecking Covid restrictions for England, the PM made clear that curbs could still be imposed next month.

Barack Obama on Tuesday was enjoying the warm weather in Hawaii, playing a round of golf with an unidentified friend, three days before the start of 2022.

The travel nightmare continues on Tuesday as more than 1,000 flights scheduled to enter, leave or fly within the country were canceled and about 7,000 were delayed.

Phil Murphy is being slammed for taking an eight-day vacation in Costa Rica, while COVID-19 cases in New Jersey spiked by 600% over the past month.

Incoming New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is getting a NYPD security detail, despite being a vocal defund-the-police advocate and calling to cut the it's budget by $1b last year.

An elderly woman hit by a taxi on Port Hacking Road at Sylvania in Sydney's south on Wednesday is in a critical condition. The woman was transported to St George Hospital with multiple injuries.

Sydney is preparing for its annual New Year's Eve fireworks spectacular, despite COVID-19 soaring

A 6'9, 181kg Aussie college football star shocked American fans by scoring a touchdown during the last game of the season - and he's set for a huge payday when he gets drafted into the NFL.

Brisbane biotechnology company AnteoTech3 has developed its own 15-minute test that is already regularly used in the US and Europe - but not the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

A man broke into the house and went into the little girl's bedroom while her parents slept nearby. The seven-year-old's pyjama top is still missing.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists it is the responsibility of state governments to secure Covid-19 testing kits while Australians queue all just to get a swab, then wait five days for results.

Two armed men accused of abducting a man from a service station have been arrested and charged. The men used a knife to force their way into a ute and threaten the driver into taking them to the shops.

A man has been stabbed to death at a train station in Melbourne's outer suburbs, with a police hunt underway for the offender.

The Prime Minister will meet the state premiers on Thursday after Australia recorded more than 18,000 cases due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to change the rules around close and casual contacts to stop the country grinding to a halt in the current Omicron crisis. Here's what it means for you

Jim Blackwell sparked debate on TikTok after sharing his experience catching a bus to his local coffee shop in Queensland's Sunshine Coast on Tuesday. 

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Jayshawn Boyd, 22, was in a coma for nearly three months and now has a severe brain injury that left him unable to walk, talk or eat solid food on his own.

More than a million students, Youth Allowance recipients, single parents and carers are getting more money in their bank accounts from next week.

Apple has shuttered all 16 of its stores in New York due to a staffing shortage brought on by the 68 percent surge in COVID-19 infections in the last two weeks.

If you're a parent, do you really want your children to smoke? Smokers defend their habit by saying the government needs the tobacco excise money their habit generates. The opposite is true.

Iowa plastic surgeon Ron Bergman, 72, has been accused by three female employees of subjecting them to sexist insults, and making threatening comments about his ties to the 'Mexican Mafia.'

Kylie Prince, 53, was last seen buying a coffee at a 7-Eleven store in Clayton in Melbourne's south-east last Wednesday. She needs regular medication and family are worried.

Queensland has recorded a further jump in cases to 1589 new cases of Covid as the state dropped its requirement of a PCR test for entry to the state from January 1 in the face of pressure from other states.

Australian dad Stephen Walker has stunned viewers by catching a huntsman spider in his bare hands.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: With boxsets, streaming, catch-up channels and hidden delights on Freeview, we've all been glued to the telly this year. But were you paying attention?

Premier Steven Marshall revealed he expects cases number to double every three or four days and urged people to work from home until the end of January at least.

Scott Morrison has called an early National Cabinet to discuss testing queues and isolation requirements.

Patty Cornwall's stepfather filed a restraining order against her in July 2020 claiming she 'threatened to kill' him and her mother while she lived at their house, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Teenagers and young adults born between 1997 and 2012 think a reliable internet connection is more important than finding love, a survey has found.

The number of bargain hunters heading to high street stores this lunchtime was 'substantially below' the same period in 2019, well before Covid had swept through the country.

Thousands of people across NSW - including travellers required to have a negative PCR test before arriving in Queensland - are queuing for hours to be swabbed.

Sidhardha Reddy Vaddi, 27, originally from Hyderabad in southern India, relocated to Adelaide on November 27 to pursue a job as a plant operator for a manufacturing company. 

Victorians will get 34 million free rapid antigen tests by the end of January. The at-home tests will help relieve the current pressure on testing facilities as case numbers continue to climb.

The huge spike in cases is nearly double the 6,062 infections announced on Tuesday with hospitlations also climbing to 625, from 557.

'I am extremely concerned ... the federal government has flown illegal immigrants to [Scranton],' Rep. Dan Meuser wrote to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson.

Sydney commuters are set to be hit with higher road tolls as prices rise from the New Year.  From Friday, the cost to use nine busy motorways will rise between 0.8 per cent up to 4 per cent for each toll.

Police have swarmed to Brisbane Airport after two people climbed the roof of an immigration holding facility.

At least one in every 50 Manhattan residents were infected with COVID-19 in the past week as Governor Kathy Hochul promises to deliver 3 million testing kits to schools in the state to keep them open.

A Florida woman with a long criminal history will be receiving a $1.75 million payout after she lost her leg from a blood infection she claims was caused by a 'dirty' pedicure in 2018.

Red Cross Lifeblood donor centre has issued a desperate plea for Aussies to donate blood. The majority of people who were booked in to give blood have missed their appointments.

Australia needs to take rapid Covid-19 testing more seriously because it is falling behind in how it manages virus testing according to a leading medical device manufacturer.

The number of public service executives, who can earn between $192,800 and $479,900, soared to 1,742 by June 2021 with an increase of 271 in the past year alone.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hit out against College Republicans for a tweet wishing a Happy Kwanzaa, calling it a 'fake religion created by a psychopath.'

The Deputy Prime Minister tested positive shortly after arriving in the US earlier this month and summed up his symptoms as 'pretty mild'.

The vicitim, 39, had been walking with youth worker Oshae Jackson Tuiasau, 26, in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast when he was punched at 4am on December 19.

President Biden lifted his travel ban on eight African countries imposed at the onset of the Omicron variant on Tuesday.

The U-turn comes after renewed calls for Queensland to stop forcing travellers to produce a negative PCR test before entering the state, which has seen the need for tests skyrocket.

A promising new study has revealed people who are infected with the Omicron variant can develop an enhanced immunity against the Delta strain - and it could be good news for Australia.

Infectious disease experts have warned Australia's huge Covid-19 testing queues have become a breeding ground for virus spread as travellers needing PCR tests mix with unwell patients.

Travel and tourism experts today called for the Government to remove prohibitive tests to enter the UK, branding them 'rapidly out of date' and with 'no justification'.

Texas and New York-based hospitals have run out of the only antibody treatment effective against the Omicron variant as hospitals in New Jersey triage who can get the treatment.

The ex-girlfriend of suspended MLB free agent Sam Dyson has filed a lawsuit against the pitcher over her allegations of sexual battery, battery, and infliction of emotional distress.

Noah Herniman, 15, from Chepstow, suffers from neurofibromatosis which means tumours grow on his nerve tissues. Months after his cancelled scan he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

On average for the past week, 235,269 Americans are testing positive for the virus every day, a 98 percent increase from two weeks ago and approaching the prior record set in January.

The murders of two MPs, Sir David Amess (pictured) and Jo Cox, in five years and the Westminster terror attack in 2017 has thrown a harsh spotlight on the threats politicians face.

NHS England data reveals another 1,374 coronavirus-infected patients were admitted onto wards on Boxing Day, up nearly 50 per cent in a week. It marks the highest daily toll since February.

Scott Boland has become Australia's latest indigenous cricket star - but many believe Eddie Gilbert should have been the country's first Aboriginal hero.

The Jan. 6 committee has agreed to heed President Biden's request that they pause attempts to obtain hundreds of pages of White House records related to the Capitol riot.

Patricia Cornwall, 51, reportedly compared herself to Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks on board a plane to Atlanta, Georgia last week when a flight attendant told her to take an empty seat.

Jose Rosado, 43, was found dead in his hotel at the high-end Westin Palace while on vacation in Madrid, after his partner grew concerned when he couldn't reach him. Two men have been arrested.

At least four Republican governors are calling on President Joe Biden to immediately roll back his sweeping pandemic restrictions and accused him of punting responsibility for COVID.

Donald Trump is seeking to have the court dimiss a lawsuit against him by eight Capitol Hill cops who accused him of sparking the January 6th MAGA riot.

Family and friends from across the country will gather in northwest Tasmania to farewell Peter Dodt, one of the six victims of the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy.