As Downing Street is engulfed by yet another lockdown party scandal with the Prime Minister at its heart, even his keenest Tory supporters are in 'despair'.

Ruth Lambert and Jessica Silvester, who are engaged, preyed on patients across Kent receiving end-of-life care during lockdown, posing as nurses to gain access to their homes.

Paddy McKee (pictured) was shown walking down the street in a 2015 image, just a year after Sally Mays took her own life in Hull.

Dr Robert Keane, who has worked for the NHS for more than 30 years, dismissed a complaint made against him by another doctor at Lakenheath Surgery in West Suffolk.

Oh dear Ovo. The nation is facing an unprecedented energy crisis that could cause the average bill to sky-rocket to an alarming £2,000 a year.

Reporter FIONA PARKER (pictured) posed as a 22-year-old driver to expose the 'ghost brokers' selling worthless car insurance on Instagram.

Millions in taxes are now due on Covid support payments - and experts are warning that HMRC will not be lenient if errors and late payments are made.

SUE REID: My most precious possession is the birthday card my partner Nigel gave me as he was dying. I keep it close by my bedside, and blow a kiss to it every morning.

Novak Djokovic has admitted attending an event with children while he was Covid positive - but says he didn't know he was infected until shortly after the event.

SARAH VINE: Imagine being governed by people such as Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves, with Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott and Len McCluskey salivating in the wings.

I was expecting a parcel containing wedding rings from UPS on June 1 last year. I received an email from UPS stating that import fees were due.

Stricken by terminal heart disease, David Bennett had only one chance left. He had been bedridden in hospital in Maryland for months with an irregular heartbeat and a machine keeping him alive.

It marks the sixth day in a row that UK Covid infections have fallen week-on-week and strongly suggests the fourth wave is subsiding in little over a month.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Just when it seemed the conflagration over rule-breaking Downing Street parties was damping down, damaging revelations have put the bellows under it.

STEPHEN GLOVER: The latest revelations about parties in Downing Street have all but blotted out Mr Johnson's achievement in standing up to the doomsters who wanted more restrictions.

ANDREW PIERCE: The most recent salvo from Dominic Cummings triggered the latest and most serious crisis for the Prime Minister over Downing Street parties.

HENRY DEEDES: Boris did not turn up to this very public roasting and his no-show only gave MPs even more cause to screech their outrage. At one point tears flowed.

BRENT SADLER: When a marriage falls apart in the public eye, all the attention is focused on the woman in the equation, especially when infidelity plays its part.

Grieving families of Covid victims yesterday called on Boris Johnson to apologise as he ducked questions over Downing Street's 'lockdown-busting' party.

Paul Sellers was accused of kissing the woman on the lips and 'stroking' her breasts with two hands when she left a Christmas party he hosted at his flat in Rome.

An England international rugby player has been arrested on suspicion of the rape of a teenager. The player was held on Sunday following a report of an attack at a nightclub.

Dr David Hepburn said there are now no vaccinated Covid patients in critical care at Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales. All patients are unvaccinated, he said.

The Prime Minister's private comment was revealed to the Daily Mail as Mr Reynolds, the most senior civil servant in No 10, was under growing pressure to resign over the lockdown-busting event.

In a clear threat to his leadership, at least 13 Conservative MPs - many from the 2019 intake when Mr Johnson led the Party to victory - went public to condemn him over the claims.

Cressida Dick (pictured) faced intense pressure last night to investigate No10 lockdown parties as ex-police chiefs said it had become an 'issue of public confidence'.

MailOnline has looked back at the day of May 20, 2020 which is when the PM's senior aide invited 100 staff to the event in the No 10 garden when lockdown rules meant all parties were illegal.

Dashcam footage showed Ion Onut's cab burst into flames and career a further 320ft along the A1(M) in County Durham after the initial crash caused an explosion.

Bristol University researchers found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus thrives in humid or damp environments.

Andrew Gosden was just 14 when he vanished after he left his house in Doncaster, South Yorks., withdrew £200 and bought a one-way ticket to London.

Dominic Cummings lit the fuse on the latest Downing Street 'party' row last week when he published bombshell claims of a 'socially distanced drinks' event being held in Number 10 in May 2020.

The millionaire bra tycoon (pictured), 50, has had a 10-page writ filed against her by Richard Lynton-Jones in the High Court in London.

EXCLUSIVE: UKHSA figures showed the seven-day average for Covid infections dipped in almost all of England's nine regions on January 5, the latest date available.

The group (pictured last year) are accused of forcing the underage victims - aged between 12 and 15 - to engage in sexual activity between 2013 and 2017 in Redditch, Worcestershire.

Nicola Richardson, 35, from County Durham, told BBC she had taken part in the growing social media trend No Spend January five years in a row, in which she vows not to pay for any non-essentials.

Waitrose across the UK are set to sell a variety of sweet onion that doesn't reduce cooks to tears. Grown in the US, Sunions® are the first tearless and sweet onion variety.

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.

Alan Bannatyne, chief financial officer at Robert Walters, said some firms in the UK are increasing their salaries by up to 50 per cent amid a 'fierce competition for talent'.

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.

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.

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The Tracy Beaker author (pictured) said 'goodness knows what Enid Blyton would think' when asked how her woke rewrite would go down with the legendary British novelist.

Kevin Gosden previously feared that a child sex ring was involved in his son's abduction and said the latest arrests are 'another unknown that's hard to cope with'.

Dr Steve James, who works at a hospital in London, claimed there is a difference between his 'personal opinion' on why he shouldn't have the vaccine and whether jabs are 'good in general'.

The Prime Minister's wife was said to be deep in conversation with Henry Newman (pictured together), a former protégé of Michael Gove who worked on the Vote Leave campaign.

The Met Office issued a yellow warning for 'dense fog patches' that 'may cause travel disruption' from 10pm last night until 11am today in central and southern England, as well as parts of Wales.

Heartwarming footage shows Jimmy Green, 45, from Centerton, Arkansas left in tears when he discovered his wife Amy had bought him a Mustang for Christmas.

Tijan Janneh, 64, told DailyMail.com his daughter Sera Janneh, 27, was rushed to a hospital after the fire. Her parents learned she had died a day later.

The Australian Federal Government is tonight still preparing paperwork to try and boot Novak Djokovic out of the country, with sources warning letting him stay would set a 'dangerous precedent'.

Police Chief Gina Hawkins said the investigation is ongoing and that initial statements from witnesses and physical evidence do not indicate that officer Jeffrey Hash hit Jason Walker, 37, with his truck.

Hans Mend served with the future Nazi dictator throughout the First World War and, in 1931, penned a memoir in German about his experiences.

The officer, who was identified yesterday as 27-year-old Fernando Arroyos, was found by LA County sheriff's deputies in an alley after they responded to a call on the shooting at 9:15pm.

An infant was among four people injured after a medical helicopter went down outside a Philadelphia church on Tuesday afternoon. The police chief called it a 'miracle' no one was killed

Gligor Kedioski, who lived in Liverpool with his wife Bilyana and their five-year-old daughter, died of Covid-19 aged 45 on January 2 after being admitted to hospital in December.

Personal information from thousands of online shoppers at hardware giant Bunnings was potentially hacked following a security data breach in the lead up to Christmas.

Elvis Costello said the song Oliver's Army, written in 1979 about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, references a term directed at his grandfather while he was serving in the British Army.

Eighteen months after a brutal court battle Dr Tim Steel has headed off to Queensland with the two daughters he shares with ex-wife Emma Steel - and her son from a previous marriage.

DHL worker Courtney Ireland-Ainsworth, now aged 20, created up to 30 false profiles, then told police her former partner Louis Jolly was behind 'vile' messages that she said had been sent to her.

The men's world number one took to the court for his first full training session in Australia six days out from the start of the Melbourne grand slam.

An updated $100 million lawsuit filed against Oxford High School documented more 'warning signs' in alleged shooter Ethan Crumbley's behavior before he allegedly shot and killed four students

Slashing the stay-at-home period for those testing negative would lessen crippling staff shortages blighting schools, hospitals and businesses, campaigners believe.

Brisbane rents are rising at the fastest pace. Canberra tenants are copping double-digit increases regardless of whether they live in a house or unit. But there was one city where rents hardly rose.

Dr. Lawrence Rudolph, 67, was charged in Colorado on charges of foreign murder and wire fraud, for allegedly shooting dead his wife Bianca during a trip to Zambia.

Robin Sage places soldiers in a 'politically unstable' fictional country and uses 'unconventional guerrilla warfare' to defeat a 'numerically superior enemy'. It also serves as a Special Forces final exam.

Palin appeared on the hit live entertainment show last year where she performed hits like Sir Mix-A-Lot's 'Baby Got Back' to surprising praise while disguised as a pink and purple bear.

Stephen Fitzpatrick, founder and head of Ovo Energy, Britain's third-biggest energy supplier, did not reveal if the person who wrote the email had been sacked but admitted the email was 'upsetting'.

Justin Johnson, 23, and Cornelius Smith, 32, are now in custody. Both suspects were charged with first-degree murder, criminal attempt first degree murder, and theft of property $10-60,000.

Joe Biden on Tuesday told a crowd in Georgia that he was in favor of getting rid of the filibuster in order to push through voting reform. He has changed his mind since 2005, when he defended the filibuster.

Patricia Hadjia, 27, has pleaded guilty to high range drink driving after she crashed into three parked cars and flipped her Jeep while three times over the limit in Sydney's east on October 16.

Schools could be safer for children rather than remaining in the community, one infectious diseases expert has claimed as he predicts a peak of Omicron Covid-19 cases before February.

In a period of a few hours since self-reporting of rapid antigen tests went live in NSW, tens of thousands of residents have uploaded their positive Covid test results.

Australian parents with children in public schools are fuming after being forced to fork out hundreds of dollars just for their uniforms.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dramatic body cam footage shows the moment two Seattle officers chasing down the nearly naked suspect, who then stabs a K9 officer and his partner.

In what will be welcome news to many, close contacts of Covid-19 cases in NSW will no longer have to isolate if they have left isolation after being diagnosed in the previous 28 days.

Scottish legend Andy Murray says Djokovic has 'questions to answer', while Hungarian Marton Fucsovics says the Serb should not even be in Australia.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps also said £390million would be spent on building 150 extra emergency laybys so drivers whose vehicles have broken down don't have to stop in live traffic.

Pregnant women, children and the elderly are believed to be among those sent to the Xi'an camps, with insiders sharing the horrors of their detention in the Zero Covid state.

The leak behind the now-infamous Channel 7 'hot mic' could have come from an independent broadcast sub contractor and may never be found according to network insiders.

Rebecca Maddern and Mike Amor from the network's Melbourne office were caught blasting the world no.1 about his visa debacle in footage leaked on Tuesday night.

Viewers of a viral arrest video at a Melbourne shopping centre have been left scratching their heads as cop barks instructions to the suspect in a bizarre tone.

Djokovic, 34, is now preparing to defend the Australian Open after a federal court sensationally overruled the government's decision to cancel the controversial tennis star's visa.

Chicago boy Damari Perry, six, was ruled to have been the victim of a homicide after his body was found in freezing temperatures in Indiana on Saturday

France made the decision last month on December 18 to close its borders to British holidaymakers in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron variant - which has since become France's dominant variant.

Police have launched an investigation after a teenage boy had his head stomped on during a violent brawl. The shocking incident unfolded in Melbourne's south-east on January 9.

There are now more people in hospital with COVID-19 than at any other point in the pandemic, it emerged on Tuesday, as a record 140,000 people were being treated.

Centrelink recipients could be forced to work under a new plan by the federal government in a bid to fix the supply chain crisis.

Anyone who doesn't report a positive result from a rapid antigen test in South Australia will face a $1,000 fine - the same penalty announced by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet on Wednesday.

Philadelphia fire officials have confirmed that a Christmas tree ignited by a lighter was the cause of a deadly apartment fire on Wednesday that claimed the lives of 12 residents, including nine children

Former NRL player Curtis Scott will 'vigorously' fight domestic violence charges. Scott, 24, has pleaded not guilty to a string of charges eight related to alleged assault against former partner.

President Joe Biden declared on Tuesday he was 'tired of being quiet' on voting rights and demanded the Senate kill the filibuster in order to pass federal legislation.

A $1,000 fine for failing to report a positive Covid-19 result from a RAT test has been labelled as 'very unenforceable' by Chris Rudge, an expert in health law and medical regulation from USYD.

A glaring double standard for the live music industry and Christian bands to stage live performances has been defended by the NSW Health department.

Western Australia has banned residents of all other states from visiting, even to visit dying family members, raising the Northern Territory to 'extreme risk'.

The Sydney journalist and former Wallabies Test player hopes Australian Republic Movement's proposed model to appoint a new head of state elected by the public will be supported.

Mount Hallen,100km north-west is up for sale in Queensland with potential buyers offered the opportunity to score an entire mountain for a mere $620,000.

Breanna Jones, 22, was tragically killed in the driveway of her Happy Valley home, in Adelaide's south, on January 6 while re-parking her sister's car.

Fredrik Blencke appeared in Waverley Local Court via audiovisual link wearing his prison greens on Wednesday with 'new information' which his lawyer used to apply for bail.

Mayor Lightfoot tested positive for COVID-19 one day after she struck a deal with the Chicago Teachers' Union to reopen schools on Wednesday after the teachers held a strike for additional safety policies.

RATs have now replaced PCR results in most states around Australia, but every state has a different method for recording infections - here's what you need to do.

Oscar Astorga, 50, said his son Stephen, 16, had no idea ex-girlfriend Alexis Avila was pregnant until she gave birth last week and was then caught on camera callously chucking their child into a dumpster

Avid bushwalker Shenea Varley was enjoying a day by the water on the NSW Central Coast when she came across a large swarm of bluebottles inside a picturesque watering hole.

Sarah Franks, 29, and Kaitlin O'Donovan, 27, were hit with felony charges after allegedly throwing glitter at Clearwater resident Jacob Colon and covering his apartment

SupplyAus, a distribution business, ordered five million rapid antigen test kits from China. But its CEO Adam Williams fears the kits may have to go to the US unless bureaucrats in Canberra act.

A man in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, has stormed onto an American Airlines plane during boarding for its flight to Miami, and barged into the cockpit before trying to escape through a window.

Specialist emergency physician Ian Norton urged Australia's most senior politicians and health bureaucrats to stockpile rapid antigen tests before mass shortages swept the country.

A man and woman have been charged with murder and torture after an eight-year-old girl was found dead at a home in Toowoomba, south-east Queensland on Saturday.

Investment manager Charlie Aitken has released very good news after a torrid marriage collapse and split from business partner, and split and he could ber laughing all the way to the bank.

Shoppers across the US are confronting alarming shortages of basic foodstuffs, as a variety of factors exacerbate supply chain issues.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Victoria's acting health minister James Merlino both said they want the school year to start 'day one term one' despite Omicron outbreak.

Victorian teenager Krystal Cain, 14, has been missing for five days after flooding in southeast Queensland that killed two men and inundated dozens of homes and businesses.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a Bronx apartment building (right) where at least 17 people were killed in a fire. Feliz Martinez (left) is being represented in the suit

Omar Elomar, 39, was taken from his home at Condell Park in Sydney's south-west, stuffed into a white SUV about 7.30pm on Sunday and held to a $3million ransom.

Police have reopened the case of deceased Melbourne drummer Connor Tolson, 21, after six years. The musician was believed to have died in a fire but new evidence suggests he died before.

Queensland has recorded 22,069 cases of Covid as the state's top doctor reveals unvaccinated people are nine times more likely to be hospitalised with the virus.

Dr Eric Levi from Melbourne posted a video tutorial showing parents how to perform a rapid antigen tests on their children as Australian kids prepare to go back to school.

Billions of pounds of new road taxes are needed to plug the tax shortfall set to be created by the switch to electric cars, a new report has warned.

Northants, Bedfordshire and Greater Manchester have all employed the same approach to send officers to the scene of every burglary which they say has led to a drop in the number of break-ins

Martin Reynolds, the Prime Minister's principal private secretary whose email invite to 100 staff was leaked this week, is said to have attended another bash on December 18, 2020.

A man wielding an axe rammed another driver in a terrifying road rage attack that led to the break-up of the Loyal Crims gang, wanted over alleged violent crimes, plus firearms, drug offences.

English National Ballet's artistic director Tamara Rojo (pictured as Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty) is stepping down after ten years in the role.

NSW will fine Covid patients who don't register their rapid antigen test results $1000 - but there are major questions about how such a measure could be enforced.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the Jan. 6 committee, said Tuesday that he is looking to speak with Rudy Giuliani and the committee is considering issuing a subpoena.

Australia's top academics, doctors and community leaders have written an open letter to the federal and state governments calling for schools to reopen as the Omicron wave hits its peak.

A Nationals senator has called for the rigmarole over Novak Djokovic's visa to be de-escalated and for Australians to move on as the Australian Open approaches.

Australians should go as far as sealing gaps between doors in their homes and wearing masks in common areas to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a medical expert claims.

Cambridge don Priyamvada Gopal accused David Abulafia of being dismissive for using the word 'eloquent' about history professor David Olusoga, whose father was Nigerian.

The Singaporean-born poet was putting homemade treats in the letterbox for a Scottish neighbour at their Sydney apartment block when she was approached by another neighbour.

Footage has re-emerged of Channel Nine's own hot mic scandal in the wake of Seven News anchors labelling Novak Djokovic an 'a**hole' and accused him of 'falling over his own f***ing lies'.

Around 100,000 Russian troops, tanks and armoured personnel carriers have been stationed on the border between the two countries for several weeks.

Researchers said lockdown and school closures will have devastating long-term consequences for a generation's health.

7News Melbourne presenters Rebecca Maddern and Mike Amor were caught criticising the world No.1 amid his visa debacle in a hot mic rant that was later leaked online.

Australian supermarket shelves have been stripped of pain medication in recent days as shoppers prepare to be infected with the milder strain by having over-the-counter medications handy.

He and CDC Director Rochelle Wallensky are testifying on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic toward the end of its second year in front of the Senate panel.

Omicron has brought US businesses to a standstill as Facebook has joined the spiraling list of companies to tell its workers to stay home - at least until the end of March.

A rise in Covid-19 cases has resulted in staff shortages causing a delay in waste collection services with bins left overflowing in some Sydney Councils.

Trump poked at President Biden's political snafu with Stacey Abrams in Georgia Tuesday, claiming the voting rights activist 'wants nothing to do with him.'

Paws draped over the side of their pen, these sixteen puppies (pictured) peered out at the world as they enjoyed celebrity status as the largest litter in Guide Dogs history.

Tory MPs last night demanded more financial support from Chancellor Rishi Sunak (pictured) with energy bills for colder parts of the country as well as cuts to VAT.

Seven News Melbourne presenters Rebecca Maddern and Mike Amor were caught criticising the Novak Djokovic amid his visa debacle in a hot mic rant that was later leaked online.

Asked about the public appearances Djokovic made, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said that if he attended the events knowing he had Covid it would be a 'clear breach' of the country's rules.

Vehicles stood stationary awaiting border checks, just a day after the Port of Dover boss begged the government for lateral flow tests to ease the pressure on the workers.

Top infectious diseases expert Peter Collignon revealed the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 was less than the number of patients admitted with influenza during a recent winter.

Dijana Djokovic claims the defending Australian Open champion 'didn't know' he had Covid while attending events in Serbia, despite court documents confirming the positive Covid test last month.

Ted Cruz demanded to know the level of FBI involvement in the January 6 attack, but Executive Assistant Director of the National Security Branch Jill Sanborn refused to give more information.

Shannon Kepler, a 24-year police veteran, was charged in Tulsa, Okla., on Monday with killing Jeremy Lake, 19, and also with shooting with intent to kill at his daughter Lisa Kepler, 18, in August 2014.

LAPD Foothill Division cop Robert Sherock recalled the harrowing moments of pulling the pilot from a Cessna 172 mere seconds before it was pummeled by a train in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The number of new infections in NSW rose by 34 per cent to 34,759 cases as the state started recording rapid antigen tests conducted at home in daily case numbers for the first time.

The chief of Capitol Police and the House Sergeant at Arms said on Tuesday they were working to root out police officers with extremist views who might pose 'insider threats.'

New Mexico high schooler Alexis Avila, 18, was arrested and charged with attempted murder after abandoning her newborn baby boy in a dumpster.

Cumberland County Sheriff's Lieutenant Jeffrey Hash was in his personal vehicle with his wife and daughter when he fatally shot Jason Walker, 37, just after 2.15pm on Saturday in Fayetteville, NC.

Women and people of color are increasingly pushing white men out of the screenwriting business, insiders say. Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has also spoke out on the issue