SARAH VINE: The email from Martin Reynolds makes me want to bang my entire head against the nearest wall in fury and frustration. And, frankly, bang all their stupid heads together while I'm at it.

PROF BRENDAN WREN: Health Secretary Sajid Javid claimed on December 13 that there were 200,000 new Omicron infections a day. There was no hard evidence to support figure.

Sources told The Sunday Times Prince William, 39, had 'taken the view that he could only 'give so much' to Prince Harry, 37, but the Duchess of Cambridge helped the event go off without a hitch.

The Prime Minister and his wife were photographed walking out of Oswald's in Mayfair last Thursday at about 9.30pm with a security detail of six people before getting into a waiting Range Rover.

The Amazon Prime star said he was 'very' frustrated after officials foiled his attempt to build a new restaurant and car park on the site of his 1,000-acre Diddly Squat farm near Chadlington.

Those who live alone for more than seven years, and see at least two of their relationships end, have higher levels of inflammation in their body.

In the first look at the show, the TV presenter, 61, could be seen donning a red lace midi dress that clung to her curves.

An unbelievable breakdown in communication between state and federal government resulted in a major unforced error for the Aussie authorities (pictured: Djokovic)

A US study has found exposure to secondhand nicotine from vaping increased the risk of young people developing breathing problems but UK experts have cast doubt over the study's claims.

The Housing Secretary will this afternoon confirm plans for a £4 billion fund to remove dangerous cladding from tower blocks in the wake of the deadly 2017 Grenfell fire.

Karl, 43, and Victoria Shellard, 40, forced canines to deliver back-back litters after setting up their unlicensed breeding service from their home in Bonvilston, south Wales.

Milk substitutes, with the exception of soya, typically do not match the protein content of cow's milk, while shunning meat could result in iron deficiency, warned Professor Ian Givens.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Plans for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee bash have just been released. Highlights include a nationwide Bake Off- style contest, chaired by Mary Berry.

Stewart Gilray, CEO of development company Just Add Water, was hospitalised with Covid-19 on December 20 but later died on Thursday.

Fire experts said the design of a nearly 50-year-old building and its older fire safety features likely contributed to spreading of smoke, which caused all 17 of the fatalities. Officials say dozens were injured.

The UK Health Security Agency admitted it had issued misleading claims about the way Britain's rules compare to other countries, removing central argument against cutting isolation times.

There are growing calls for the UK to learn to live with Covid rather than focus on halting the spread of the virus now there is such a big disconnect between infections and deaths.

Studies have found that around a third of people in the UK suffer from insomnia, meaning they struggle to fall or stay asleep, and around two million people rely on sleeping pills.

Michael Gove said there were 'difficult weeks ahead' for the NHS as the virus surges outside London but said there were 'better times ahead' once this latest surge in cases had passed.

HENRY DEEDES: Michael Gove (pictured) has announced leaseholders in high-rise apartments would now not be lumbered with vast bills to replace fire safety defects.

Forgot Coronation Chicken. It's time to plate up for the Platinum Pudding competition. Here, seven leading cookery writers concoct their own showstoppers - fit for the Queen…

Sources close to Prince Andrew confirmed that the sale of the chalet in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Verbier is 'proceeding' after a mystery buyer agreed to take it off his hands

Acting as the fictional Gotham, where Batman and his femme fatale cousin reside, Scotland's second city is rumoured to be filled with noisy vehicle chases into the early hours.

Both cryptocurrencies have seen their prices drop drastically since start of the year, following remarks from the Federal Reserve that it may raise interest rates.

Military intelligence officials believe Russia has developed technology, such as the Yantar, which carries remotely operated submarines equipped with hydraulic cutters.

Oliver was forced to close his Jamie's Italian restaurants when his empire collapsed. The business owed around £83 million when it went bust but it has now emerged that he will recoup £1.75m

Having abandoned his acting career to become a political activist, Laurence Fox, 43, has got engaged to a prep school teacher who's 28 (pictured hand in hand together).

Couch potatoes everywhere may soon be able to sink even deeper into the sofa: scientists are close to bottling the health benefits of exercise and turning them into a pill.

Britain's third-biggest energy supplier Ovo Energy sent an email to customers on Monday listing ten 'simple and cost effective ways to keep warm this winter', including cuddling pets.

Muriel McKay was kidnapped from her Wimbledon home on December 29, 1969 after she was mistaken for Anna Murdoch, the 25-year-old wife of media tycoon Rupert, and later died.

GB News presenter Isabel Oakeshott, 47, shared a pictured of the window display in the Regent's Street branch of Fabletics - the fitness brand founded by actress Kate Hudson.

Imperial College London researchers said T-cells created by the body when infected with coronaviruses that cause the common cold can protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid.

The artworks will be sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are unique digital tokens encrypted with an artist's signature verifying its ownership and are permanently attached to the piece.

Novak Djokovic's furious father has branded Australia's Prime Minister, a 'dictator' and called on the Queen to step in after the tennis champion's visa debacle. 

Russia and the U.S. indicated they remained a long way apart after the first day of security talks In Geneva on Monday when the Russian negotiator insisted Moscow had no plan to invade Ukraine.

The Nottinghamshire-based firm said the stores affected will close as leases end and favourable terms cannot be agreed, adding it will not affect its new openings or stores relocation programme.

Sarah Ferguson, 62, has paused her popular Youtube children's book series Fergie and Friends until further notice on Instagram yesterday. She started the programme in April 2020.

UK Health Security Agency data shows cases have fallen to 142,224, marking a week-on-week drop for the fifth day in a row, but hospitalisations and deaths continue to climb.

Mark Howell has come under fire after he called for people to 'share or scale down the size of their pets' during a town hall meeting on climate change.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and former UKIP leader Nigel Farage have clashed online as Novak Djokovic battled to stay in Australia.

Carrick was first charged in October with allegedly raping one woman he had met on a Tinder date at a St Albans hotel in August.

Experts have poured cold water on claims from Cyprus that a new 'Deltacron' Covid variant combining Omicron and Delta has emerged instead saying it is likely a case of laboratory contamination.

Food processing staff, border force officers and air traffic controllers will be among those to receive the swab amid deafening calls for a five-day isolation policy.

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Beckka Hull, 23, of Cardiff, was found by her four-year-old toddler Miley, who thought her mother was asleep, on the morning of Bank Holiday Monday on January 3.

The incident, involving specially trained officers in the Earlsdon area of the city, began after a concern for welfare check by West Midlands Police officers at the address at 12.20am on Sunday.

Today, Brits shared harrowing pictures they took around the time of the party, which showed grandparents having to hug their grandchildren through plastic sheeting.

The Australian Border Force are investigating whether Novak Djokovic lied on his entry form.

The 26-year-old Aussie is currently isolating after testing positive to Covid just one week out from the Australian Open.

A £35 million conservation project to renovate HMS Victory including replacing rotting planks has been announced on the 100th anniversary of the warship being brought into dry dock in Portsmouth.

A total of 19.4 million people travelled through Heathrow across the whole of last year - less than a quarter of the pre-pandemic level in 2019, and 12.3% down on 2020.

Emergency services rushed to the city's Bullring shopping complex shortly after 7pm on Monday. The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Zhanet Georgieva (pictured), 25, said Joshua James went on a terrifying drunken rage at her house in Fivehead, outside Taunton, Somerset, in February.

Footage captured in Chongqing, central China, shows the energetic corgi run into the table leg holding up the breakfast bar and send it crashing to the floor.

The video, which also included regular swearing and explicit references, was shown to Year 7 pupils at the Excel Academy in Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent, on Friday.

It is understood that around 40 staff met for drinks and food from 6pm on May 20, 2020, at a time when only two people were allowed to socialise outside under national Covid curb.

Mark Moorhouse, CEO  of the Watergrove Trust, which runs six schools in Rochdale, says one of their sports halls is 'full' of desks so more than 100 students can be taught en masse.

Anyang, in Henan province, was locked down after a handful of reported cases as Beijing prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, sticking to a zero-Covid strategy.

Novak Djokovic is the latest in a long line of high-profile celebrities to have issues with Australian authorities, following in the footsteps of Eminem, Frank Sinatra and Johnny Depp.

Coles has brought in purchase limits in every one of its stores across the country, as supermarkets battle to keep shelves stocked in the face of Australia's growing Covid crisis.

The search for a missing elderly man from NSW has ended in tragedy after his body was found in a local dry creek bed. 

Jason Walker, 37, was killed just after 2:15pm on Saturday outside his home in Fayetteville, NC. The deputy involved in the shooting, identified as Lieutenant Jeffrey Hash, then called 911.

Former Australian cricket captain Tim Paine, 37, will instead holiday interstate with his wife and children rather than watch the fifth and final Ashes test in Tasmania, that starts on Friday.

Video footage released by the National Police of Colombia showed how the Colombian and U.S. military intercepted a pair of vessels carrying 4,156 kilos of cocaine off the coast of El Salvador.

The right to bare arms and a midriff while shopping for groceries has become a hot button topic for a Melbourne-based personal trainer.

Australia Day could be the peak of Australia's Omicron surge with case numbers set to begin falling with hospitalisations to follow - and it's party due to the behaviour of an unsung age group.

Brayden Smith died on February 5 following colorectal surgery in Nevada. On Monday it emerged his family were suing for medical malpractice after experts found issues of concern.

Previous guidance to confirm positive rapid tests with more accurate lab results has been removed indefinitely from today because of the Omicron wave.

Jennifer Minsky, 44, of East Orange, New York, that she eventually had to give her son Ezra melatonin to get him to fall asleep so she could put a mask on him.

Students will return to school on Wednesday with classes off for Tuesday so that teachers can 'plan' for the return. The plan will set conditions by which any individual school would go back to learning remotely.

Body language expert David Stephens said his father Srdjan and brother Djordje displayed signs of 'contempt and disgust' while his mother Djiana showed 'sadness' over the situation.

Chief executive Torsten Muller-Otvos said: 'Many people witnessed people dying from Covid and that made them think life can be short and you'd better live now rather than postpone until a later date.'

WA's Health Minister has said Omicron is likely already in the community despite strict border closures. Mark McGowan is set to stick to the border opening schedule of early February.

A major summer music festival has been forced to cancel just a week out after a shock decision by policymakers to ban singing and dancing at outdoor events.

A blunder has resulted text messages sent to nearly 3,000 Australians, some with Covid and their close contacts, telling them they can leave isolation immediately.

World ballet superstar Francesca Hayward - the principal dancer at the Royal London Ballet - is headed to Australia for an exclusive series of shows

The Northern Territory has reported 594 new COVID-19 infections as authorities attempt to calm community fears about the spread and severity of the virus.

The incident happened at around 2.40am on January 1 on the southbound B/D train platform in the Fordham Road subway station, according to the New York Police Department.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Ministers must now disregard the scaremongers, release all relevant data and help Britain learn to live with Covid. Moving to five-day isolation is just the start.

IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said that Build Back Better would've including $80billion in funds to the Internal Revenue Service to budget for more staff and better technology.

New York state on Monday reported almost the same number of COVID cases as a week ago - 54,749 this week, compared to 51,698 last. The data, announced by Kathy Hochul, gave hope.

The stop only lasted for seven minutes, according to officials at San Diego International Airport. A spokesperson for the airport said they got the instruction around 2:30 p.m. pacific time.

An extreme cold front is ravaging through the eastern coast in the US and is expected to bring up to -45 degree weather and two to three feet of snow to NYC and the rest of the northeast Tuesday.

Tennis players and stars have called for Australia to be stripped of the tournament - as Nova Djokovic was finally released from immigration detention following a court ruling on Monday.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called out Prime Minister Scott Morrison as Queensland records 20,466 new Covid-19 cases.

Australia's imports from China are at record levels despite the strained diplomatic relations. China is also supplying more than 70 per cent of Australia's approved rapid antigen test kits.

Washed-up Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic claimed he would test positive for covid after losing recent match. Tomic played against Russian star Roman Safiullin and lost in 57 minutes.

Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired in 2017 after audio from their patrol car heard them debating whether to respond to a robbery, and choosing instead to chase Pokemon Go characters.

Fatoumata Drammeh, 50, was killed in the fire, her grieving sister Koumba told DailyMail.com, as well as her three children: daughters Fatoumala, 21, and Aisha, 19, as well as son Mohammed, 12.

The man in the viral image of a car being mobbed outside Novak Djokovic's Melbourne hotel has been identified as the tennis star's physio, who is nicknamed 'Magic Hands'.

Only low-income earners, welfare recipients and pensioners in Australia will be provided with the free tests - a stark contrast to new US policy that hands out eight every month for free.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has given an update into his decision as to whether he will cancel Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time.

Western Australia Police Inspector Geoff Regan recalled through tears how he was about to leave his dinner in an officer break room when a sergeant stopped him and made a racial slur.

South Dakota Republican Sen. Mike Rounds said former President Donald Trump 'lost the 2020 election,' after Trump called him a 'jerk' for saying the election was fair.

As the highly-contagious Omicron variant continues to wreak havoc across Australia the most effective way to treat yourself and others infected with the virus at home has been revealed.

Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard on Tuesday said he expected anxiety about Covid-19 to 'settle down' now 92 per cent of the country is double vaccinated against the virus.

A Sydney couple has opened up about the harrowing ordeal surrounding the birth of their second son in the middle of NSW's latest Covid-19 crisis.

A man has died in custody in Tasmania, with the incident to be examined by the coroner.

Australians broke previous spending records in November after the 2021 lockdown ended. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows retail trade increased by 7.3 per cent in a month.

The country's second-in-command conceded he had made the wrong call in advocating for the 20-time Serbian Grand Slam champion to be kicked out of Australia because of his unvaccinated status.

A second man has died in floods in southeast Queensland which have left some communities isolated three days after more than half a metre of rain fell on the Wide Bay-Burnett region.

Brothers 4 Life gangster Ghassan Amoun was ambushed and shot dead after exiting Lady Laser salon in South Wentworthville, in Sydney's west, last Thursday.

Dashcam footage from a year ago shows a truck trying to merge into another lane believed to be on Jacksons Road in southeast Melbourne. One man was so annoyed he walked to the truck.

Cameron Smith has gone from a beer-drinking, pie-eating Queenslander who loves fishing and cars to Australia's $23million golfing star - and is targeting the world's no.1 ranking.

South Australia Health reported 2921 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, the lowest daily total for more than a week.

Dawn Henry called out the airline on Thursday, claiming she was trying to buy a plane ticket for her nonbinary 21-year-old, when she discovered they only allow for male and female gender options.

A Tasmanian man has asked Aussies to reveal the dark realities of being a tradie in Australia, as workers complain of 'toxic workplaces' and 'constant bullying' while others say it's just banter.

Michael Yardney, the chief executive and founder of Metropole Property Strategists, said the worse time to buy was when there were media reports about surging prices.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić spoke with Scott Morrison over tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa situation. She demanded Mr Morrison keep her 'in the loop' on the visa status.

Reviews of the show say the allegations were addressed in one simple throwaway line delivered by one of Jackson's managers: 'Who the hell is this family he wants to bring on tour?'

Dion Papanakos, 20, had been dating Miranda for 10 months when they went for a walk around Coogee Beach and Gordon's Bay, in Sydney's east. At 3pm, tragedy struck.

DoorDash delivery driver Robert Jackson III was making a delivery on Sunday when he spotted the child on Detroit's 8 Mile Road wearing only a diaper and socks.

Armed police officers have been in a stand off outside a home in Coventry since Saturday night. West Midlands Police say they believe the 41-year-old man inside is armed and has his son, 8, with him.

As Rishi Sunak (pictured) began talks with fractious Tory backbenchers, Downing Street has been considering an emergency loan scheme for energy firms to stave off a major increase in bills.

The Royal Horticultural Society, which runs the Chelsea Flower Show, is asking participants to go more eco-friendly by using native or long-established species to create wildlife havens.

A survey found 67 per cent of people said 'nothing could make them try edible insects', 13 per cent could be persuaded if they knew it was safe to eat and 11 per cent would if they 'looked appetising'.

A hilarious video uploaded to TikTok on Monday shows an irate neighbour fall of his ladder while swearing at a teenager playing soccer in his own backyard.

Mr Andrews deferred questions to Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, who still has the power to deport Djokovic despite a federal court quashing the government's decision to cancel his visa.

The terrifying moment a group of thieves stormed into a California shopping mall and began smashing jewelry display cases with sledgehammers was caught on camera. They remain on the loose

Demonstrators took to the streets of German cities including Berlin, Cologne and Leipzig on Monday evening to protest against the government's Covid restrictions and mandatory vaccinations.

As Novak Djokovic's visa was finally approved by the Australian government a glamorous Queensland lawyer has spotted a major spelling error in an injunction submitted on the player's behalf.

Consumer watchdog Which? said it had uncovered 'worrying flaws', including allowing users to set insecure passwords. It also found weaknesses within some bank websites and software.

Researchers found people who consumed more than half a tablespoon of olive oil a day were 19 per cent less likely to die from any cause than people who rarely or never had olive oil

Scary footage of an crowded party boat at the start of the Sydney to Hobart race on Sydney Harbour shows it so weighed down by a packed deck that its bow dived into the water.

The federal deputy chief medical officer said that there will be a reduction of covid outbreaks in schools in 2022 as the child vaccination rollout continues. First day of the scheme reported success.

Freed terrorist Usman Khan, 28, convinced staff at the Learning Together programme he was a reformed character before killing Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, in London in 2019.

Royal Mail has released stamps showing the group on stage and playing at gigs around the globe. Their performances shown on the special stamps include London's Hyde Park in July 1969.

Terrorism experts fear far-right extremists participating in 'freedom' rallies around Australia could be planning lone wolf attacks including martyrdom and public executions.

Manchin, a regular thorn in President Biden's legislative agenda, urged caution in shaking up Senate rules on Monday, suggesting he has not dropped his opposition to ditching the filibuster.

Ambulance Victoria has been forced to issue its second 'code red' in a week as it's revealed about half of the calls answered by operators are not urgent, with residents told to call a nurse instead.

The former Australian and Davis Cup champion unleashed on his own Australian government as he leapt to defence of Novak Djokovic to contest the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Sydney and Central Coast residents filmed a line of 'UFOs' flying through the night sky over their homes on the weekend, but there is a simple explanation for the strange sight.

The US Mint has started shipping quarters featuring poet Maya Angelou, who will be the first black woman to ever grace the coin as a part of the American Women Quarters Program.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said he wants to follow France and the United States who have slashed the self-isolation period to five days as long as the scientists claim it is safe to do so.

Transcripts of of Djokovic's interviews with border officials were released and show the exact moment his hopes of winning the Australian Open for a 10th time came crashing down.

A man was arrested around 6:30pm on Monday after police responded to firearm threats. The man allegedly placed a firearm on the counter of a east Sydney restaurant when asked to pay.

Residents in Eagle Bay, Naturaliste, Dunsborough and Busselton in Western Australia have been told it's too late to evacuate, in an emergency bushfire warning on Tuesday.

The Novak Djokovic saga is turning out to be a lose-lose for the federal government, as the fallout over his immigration detention and visa issue continues.

Australia will spend more than $3.5billion to purchase 120 tanks and other armoured vehicles from the United States as China continues to gain a military advantage over the Western world.

President Biden will use a speech in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday to push for changes to Senate rules that would allow the passage of voting rights legislation by simple majority.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden's view 'is that school should be open across the country,' as Chicago schools remained closed for their fourth day Monday.

Former President Donald Trump attacked GOP Sen. Mike Rounds as a 'jerk' after Rounds called the 2020 election 'fair' and said Republicans 'simply did not win' the White House.

The WA premier is this week set to announce tough new restrictions for the state's unvaccinated residents. Mr MrGowan on Monday warned anti-vaxxers life would 'get very difficult' for them.

Colombian cops and U.S. immigration agents dismantled a criminal network that helped migrants from China, Cuba and other countries migrate illegally to the United States.

Robert Durst has died at the age of 78 just four months after being sentenced to life in prison. His lawyer Chip Lewis confirmed he died at San Joaquin General Hospital following a cardiac arrest.

Victoria has confirmed 37,994 new Covid cases as NSW reported 25,870 infections and ICU numbers across Australia stayed steady.

Jen Psaki blamed a 'massive surge' in Omicron cases for the shortage of COVID tests as White House said health insurers will be required to pay for at-home kits starting January 15.

A five-alarm fire broke out in Unit 3N of the Twin Parks North West complex in the Bronx shortly before 11am Sunday. A family of nine lived in the unit. The father rescued his child from her burning bed.

Chicago's controversial teacher's union leader called Mayor Lori Lightfoot 'relentlessly stupid' as the union and city officials continue to argue going into a second weeks of school closures.

The NSW government wants to force residents report positive rapid antigen test results, saying a mandate will give authorities a clear picture of the spread of Covid-19.