One eco-zealot caused chaos between junction 26 and junction 27 in Essex this morning after she was spotted climbing a pole by the road.

The water company discharged sewage at 83 bathing beaches, almost all of those under its jurisdiction, in 493 separate releases, some of which are still ongoing.

TV adventurer Bear Grylls has led a secret expedition to Mount Everest aiming to recover the body of Pippa Middleton's brother-in-law, who died in a mountaineering accident.

Lindell Angell, 32, of Amhurst Road, Hackney, was found guilty of robbery and possessing criminal property at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.

The comments, from Education Secretary Gillian Keegan are likely to further inflame tensions between nurses and the Government.

The regional Mossos d'Esquadra force in Barcelona took the decision to act on their own initiative and start their investigation 10 days after Davis was last seen in the Catalan capital

The disused electricity production hub, which was powered by coal and oil, is being turned into 260 exclusive flats - but prices start at nearly £1.7million

Mermaids has launched legal action arguing that the LGB Alliance should be stripped of its charitable status, alleging the organisation is merely a front for transphobia.

Ulster voters are due to go to the polls in January in a bid to end months of political deadlock at Stormont.

In the first images of the former Health Secretary in his jungle garb, the 44-year-old beamed as he prepared to make his show debut alongside comedian Seann - scenes that will air on Wednesday's show.

According to the Met Office, showers will continue across Britain this morning before clearing up by the afternoon, providing sunny spells for most.

Actress Elizabeth, who plays Princess Diana in the new season, cut a glamorous figure on the red carpet in a black sleeveless gown.

In her podcast The News Agents,Emily Maitlis rejected a claim by fellow former BBC journalist Jon Sopel that Just Stop Oil were 'grandstanding' with 'extreme' protests.

The 'ringleader' of Just Stop Oil and a reverend who sowed his mouth together at one protest were beginning a month in HMP Wandsworth today - after being remanded in custody ahead of court.

Qualified pilot Ashley 'Ash' Kemp, 54, who previously managed the Hibaldstow Skydiving Centre, appeared at Grimsby Magistrates' Court charged with murdering Clair Armstrong in Messingham.

The 'ringleader' of Just Stop Oil has been sentenced to a month behind bars at Wandsworth prison - which is regularly described as one of the UK's worst jails.

The Duchess of Sussex shared a photo of herself wearing an 'I voted' sticker on the website for her and Harry's Archewell Foundation.

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams has said that 'it is too early to tell' if Virginia Roberts dropping her case against Alan Dershowitz might help Prince Andrew.

Images released by the defence ministry showed Shoigu studying a series of documents alongside 'General Armageddon' Sergei Surovikin at an undisclosed location in occupied Ukraine

An intricate tunnel carved through layers of rock 43 feet beneath Egypt's ancient Taposiris Magna Temple has been discovered that could lead to the long-lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra.

Ryan Bandli was inconsolable the entire flight home to Manchester from Budapest after he realised a woman was sitting in the seat he'd chosen.

His first wife Penny Bartley was killed in a house fire in 1981. He had stayed in touch with her even after their 1965 divorce, calling the split one of the great failures of his life.

A poll of 2,000 mobile phone owners found the typical person will get a new handset every three years and four months - equating to 19 devices over the typical UK adult lifespan of 63 years.

Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett told MPs it fell to 58,000 this year following efforts to reduce the post-Covid case-load in England and Wales - but increased again due to the strikes.

Red 'X' signs that inform drivers of speed limit changes or closed lanes were out of use for 3 per cent of the time.

The scale of lawlessness on the roads is laid bare today by shocking figures showing 2021 was the most dangerous year on record.

More than 40 serving and former Red Arrows personnel - many of them young women - have accused male colleagues of sexual misconduct and bullying.

Treacher's wife Katherine Kessey, and two children Sophie and Jamie revealed the retired actor's health 'had been declining for some time'.

The UN has demanded Egypt immediately release jailed British political dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has been on hunger strike for seven months.

Janet Street-Porter said the idea of playing tennis in white pants sounds like 'hell'. while Brenda Edwards said the change in the rules would allow players to stay focused on the game.

A pre-inquest review opened today into the death of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, whose life support was turned off on August 6 months after he collapsed with a ligature around his neck.

Mark Faulding, 49, panicked because of his fear of enclosed spaces when the lift at the block of flats in Bradford, West Yorkshire, got stuck on May 19, 2021.

Dr Emily Thomas said Letby, 32, had been the nurse in charge of caring for Baby D on the night she collapsed and died in June 2015.

In an interview filmed in Doha and to be screened later on Tuesday, former Qatari international Khalid Salman addressed the issue of homosexuality, which is illegal in the conservative country.

Just Stop Oil protestors including their alleged ringleader have appeared in court today charged with plotting to cause mayhem on the M25.

Just Stop Oil today blamed 'rich men's profit' for the climate catastrophe as they evaded police to climb motorway gantries again - despite choosing the same time, locations and the exact same method.

The TV chef, 47, bought an Elizabethan manor house in Finchingfield, Essex, in 2019, and a pair of beavers were introduced onto the Spains Hall Estate the same year.

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Sarah McMullan, from Glasgow, required emergency treatment and was left 'very unwell' after developing the life-threatening condition.

China will focus on preparing for war as the country's security is 'increasingly unstable and uncertain', President Xi Jinping has declared.

London-born Sir Evelyn was the son of Anthony de Rothschild and Yvonne Cahen d'Anvers of the Bischoffsheim banking family.

Roger Hallam, 56, met German Frieda Luerken, 24, when she was a student at Cardiff around four years ago where she graffitied its buildings because they invested in Shell and BP.

The oil giant said the technology had 'reached its end of life' and it will now be concentrating on creating hydrogen refuellling sites for larger vehicles rather than passenger cars.

Car owners living as far as 150 miles from a new clean air zone in Bristol have been sent warning letters. They are sent out to drivers whose cars do not meet emissions standards in the zone.

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A third man has been charged over the shooting death of underworld crime boss Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad.

Mark Faulding, 49, who was described as being claustrophobic and prone to 'anxiety', began to 'panic' when the lift stopped at Olicana House, Bradford, where he had been living last year.

Pollsters had forecast a heavy blow for Joe Biden at the midpoint of his four-year term, believing Republicans would make huge gains in the House and tip the balance in the Senate.

A baby has tragically died in a house fire south west of Sydney after suffering burns to 90 per cent of his body.  

Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman defeated Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, wrapping up one of the most closely watched races just before 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Clad in military fatigues, Xi appeared solemn as he inspected the joint operations command centre of the Central Military Commission in Beijing.

Almost all the votes have been counted (89 per cent) and while Lauren Boebert is on 49.1 per cent, Adam Frisch is on 50.9 per cent.

Kari Lake promised she will 'fight for days' to ensure the 2022 midterms in Arizona are 'fair' before a final count is reported as she falls behind her Dem challenger amid chaos with voting machines.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was 'deeply honored' to be elected governor, after NBC called her race against Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.).

All eyes are on Georgia where Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock currently holds a slight edge over Republican ex-NFL star Herschel Walker.

Saman Yasin, 27, from Kermanshah, who lived in Tehran, was violently arrested at his home on 2 October.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Republicans would wake up being in the House majority - although even if they do it won't be by the margins some had imagined were possible.

Democrats held on to a series of bellweather House races on Tuesday night, delaying a Republican victory party, as several key Senate races remain to close to call.

Rishi Sunak may announce significant changes in next week's Autumn Statement including a shock rise in the top rate of tax to fill a £60billion hole in the public finances.

Dramatic drone footage captured near the city of Bakmut in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region last month shows the moment a Russian mine-clearing vehicle was obliterated.

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This industrial town, founded in the 17th century, now 40 miles from the war's front line, highlights the scale of the struggle facing Ukraine even if it wins its fight against Putin's forces.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: After 12 years of Conservative rule, it beggars belief that Britain is labouring under the highest taxes since the 1950s.

The journal JAMA Network Open published the study Tuesday in an attempt to define 'the mismatch between a person's biological time' and their supposed 'body clocks' and 'social clocks.'

The cracks are suspected from being etched on with arc pens during depot maintenance over the last decade. Technicians use an electric arc pen to scratch numbers into the blades.

Sait Shabaj and his wife Xheride were the lucky beneficiaries of their 30-year-old son Nimet's arrival in London on the back of a truck.

Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said injunctions were not proving a deterrent and called on police to issue on-the-spot fines instead.

Civil servant Louise Kelly who was fired for looking up her neighbour on a government database after blaming it on running out of HRT claimed that stopping her medication made her 'forgetful'.

Ron DeSantis won reelection on Tuesday night, with a commanding performance in Miami-Dade county, in a sign that Democrats can no long rely on the city as a blue stronghold.

A Telegram channel which purports to have sources in the Kremlin claimed that one unnamed G20 attendee aimed 'to hit Putin in the face with an open palm in a personal meeting'

Although the social media tactic has allowed young female athletes to join the rank of millionaires, including gymnast Olivia Dunne, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer slammed the trend.

Floridians have spent the last couple of days panic buying for essential supplies as Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday.

Russian hackers have begun leaking the private data of Medibank customers - with Australians battling drug and alcohol addictions and mental health problems first on their list. 

St Kevin's in Melbourne, a prestigious Catholic all-boys school, is at the centre of another controversy after teachers claimed they were sexually harassed and discriminated against.

Mary K. Brown, 38, has been charged with elder abuse after she amputated a 62-year-old man's foot - telling colleagues she wanted it for the family taxidermy store.

Police footage shows the dramatic moment two men are busted for the alleged theft of 7,500 litres of diesel fuel from Moranbah mine in Queensland.

Asyai Luk, 22, could spend up to 10 years behind bars after she was charged with dangerous driving causing death and failing to stop and render assistance.

A climate change protestor with 'incurable cancer' has glued her hand to an Andy Warhol painting at Australia's National Gallery.

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The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is appealing for help to identify the woman and her friend, who they intend to fine after they walked dogs on Fraser Island.

Jyedon Pollard, 2, was set upon by a Rottweiler and a cattle dog in front of his mum Kesha and his two sisters at the Country Gardens Motor Inn in Cowra, in NSW's central-west, on Tuesday.

Indonesian authorities said they've had enough of wild Aussies running amuck in Bali. Social media has been flooded with clips of tourists acting up in Bali since it opened in February.

Employees at hotels from Costa Rica to Switzerland described uber-rich guests spending $4million on shopping sprees, booking private flights for their pets.

Only select accounts will have the 'official' label and only Twitter will be able to decide which account get it and which doesn't.

Students inside the Ingraham High School in Seattle described scenes of terror a student opened fire on another Tuesday morning. The victim died after being transported to a nearby hospital.

Donald Graham Bath, the father of acclaimed newsreader Chris Bath, sadly died on Monday evening, after a 14-year battle with the effects of a 2009 stroke that left him paralysed on one side.

Martin Mobarak, a Mexican-Lebanese businessman based in Miami, in July set fire to a $10 million Frida Kahlo sketch, as part of a stunt to sell 10,000 NFTs of the drawing for $4,000 each.

The mother of a wheelchair-bound boy has said her son 'felt like he had ruined everyone's day' after the family was turned away from an Ice World skating rink due to his condition. 

Despite the efforts of emergency crews, two people have died after two light planes collided in mid-air just south of Gympie, Queensland on Wednesday.

The skyrocketing cost of living is forcing desperate families and businesses to try anything to make end's meet - but when a humble Aussie questioned her electricity bill, she was met with a harsh response.

Volvo will only provide electric vehicles to Australian motorists after 2026, as part of its worldwide transition away from petrol and hybrid cars.

Ocasio-Cortez, who campaigned with struggling New York Governor Kathy Hochul Monday, spoke to radio show The Breakfast Club about the crime problem.

Musk now has a net worth of $197.4 billion, according to Forbes, with a big share of that coming from his nearly 15 percent stake in Tesla, which has a market value of $622billion.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was slammed online after it was revealed he would be the first world leader to star in the Drag Race television franchise.

An unidentified city worker was reportedly installing lighting inside the park when he was 'killed as a result of a work-related incident.'

In a 17-page document the Archdiocese of Denver, run by Archbishop Samuel Aquila, directed catholic schools not to enroll trans students, and not to not to re-enroll any currently attending.

A British bride shocked her 11,600 TikTok followers when she shared a clip from her wedding day - showing her new husband smashing cake into her face and wrestling her to the ground.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Phillips, who died yesterday aged 98, lived through far more hardship and emotional turmoil than any film fan could guess from his insouciant style.

AOC was expected to take the seat comfortably and earlier in the day campaigned with New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

'Trump is all about Trump and after months of being on the sidelines - good months for Republicans - Trump had to make it all about him. Again,' Doug Heye told DailyMail.com.

Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman took an early lead over Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania's pivotal Senate race, as votes from the blue, urban areas poured in first.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will see his fortune crash from $16 billion to $1 billion after his company gets bailed out by cryptocurrency rival Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance.

A man has fallen to his death from an apartment building in Melbourne in front of horrified onlookers.

Some of Australia's lowest-paid workers have received a pay rise of 15 per cent - a level more than double the 7.3 per cent inflation rate. This is occurring as Labor pushes for big wage rises.

This sign in remote north-west Tasmania stopped Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek from visiting the site of a Chinese-owned mining firm's proposed tailings dam.

A now-viral video shows the shocking moments when a black FedEx worker is caught in an all-out brawl with a barefoot white man on a New York City subway.

The 22-year-old man allegedly clocked 280km/h in a 110km zone in his blue Volkswagen golf before he was pulled over by highway patrol officers near Mittagong in the NSW Southern Highlands.

Jack Brearley, 21, was't visible via video-link during a scheduled appearance at the Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on Wednesday as lawyers agreed to postpone his case until mid-January.

At least 266 cases of Buruli ulcer have been reported across Victoria this year, with the disease no longer restricted to specific coastal locations.

An Australian man has dedicated the past three months of his life to one of his great goals - to help out in America's mid-term elections by supporting MAGA Republicans.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has once again defeated Democrat Beto O'Rourke and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem held onto her post in a slew of early results in gubernatorial elections.

John Kerry crossed paths with Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday at the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt, with Maduro approaching Biden's climate change envoy to shake his hand.

A judge in Texas on Friday granted the district attorney's request to seal the autopsies of the 19 children and two teachers murdered in a Uvalde school on May 24.

Midterm polls are closed in Arizona and won't be reopening after a judge denied GOP requests to extend voting hours to 10pm after malfunctions in 20% of voting machines in the state's largest county.

Marco Rubio was able to defend his Senate seat for Florida from Democratic challenger Representative Val Demings.

A ransomware group has begun posting client data stolen from Australia's largest health insurer on the dark web.

Biden decided to lay low and forego public appearances to boost his party on Election Day, instead giving just one radio interview before retiring from the public eye by noon.

Supermarket giant Coles predicts Aussie shoppers will shy away from the pandemic trend of shopping locally and instead prioritise bargains as inflation rates bite.

Joe Chahayed, the owner of Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California, sold the $2.04billion Powerball ticket. Chahayed won $1million for selling the ticket at his store.

Rosie Moore, 26, posted the video - which now has more than 10million views and 250,000 likes - to her Instagram page. The video shows Moore and a team of scientists removing the still intact gator.

Michael Slater, 52, faces seven charges including assault and intimidation after three alleged incidents with two women and a male patient.

A Victorian grandfather who lost vision in his right eye after a late-night assault while camping says he continues to relive the violent attack every night.

MARCUS: In rebuke of draconian lockdowns, panicked, power-hungry politicians, who drank most deeply from the cup of COVID madness are holding their collective breath this Election Day.

Harvey Weinstein apparently used the pseudonym 'Max Poster' to check into the Montage Hotel the night he is accused of masturbating on an aspiring actress.

Aaron Carter's twin sister Angel was spotted looking downtrodden in Los Angeles Tuesday, the first sighting of her since Carter's tragic death over the weekend.

A man's body found on the rocks of Goat Island, west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, has stumped detectives as his identity is revealed as 36-year-old Iranian national Ali Sarvari.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is projected to win re-election in Georgia's 14th district, CNN has projected.

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has given urgent instructions to Medibank customers on how to protect themselves - after Russian hackers released the data of millions on the dark web. 

REDcycle, which partners with Coles and Woolworths, secretly stopped its recycling operations and began hoarding soft plastics in storage facilities despite the fire risk.

Hochul was joined by AOC in Woodside, Queens, on Tuesday morning in a last ditch attempt to appeal to voters as her advisers and top donors panicked over opponent Lee Zeldin's sudden surge in support.

Henry Cai, 34, who is the latest victim of New York City's rash of subway crime this year, was robbed, beaten and shot with a gel gun on the No. 7 train in Flushing, Queens on Sunday.

Arriving in Kyiv to see Zelensky, whom he previously referred to as his 'great friend', Penn was filmed withdrawing one of his Academy Awards from a bag and placing it on the Ukrainian president's desk

A Queensland dad allegedly ignored his son's pleas for help and failed to seek medical attention after 11-year-old Tristian said he'd been bitten by a snake at a friend's property in Murgon.

An Australian TV presenter has revealed he has been targeted in a hacker scam caused by last month's massive Medibank data breach, after the company refused to pay a ransom to the Russian criminals.

Three western Sydney mayors have joined forces to hit back at the federal government's decision to re-home the wives and children of Islamic State fighters in their electorates.

Bill Treacher had an ability to light up a room and a twinkle in his eye when he was getting into mischief, EastEnders co-stars said in tributes to the veteran actor overnight, following his tragic death aged 92.

Polls are still open for the 2022 midterm election but talk among Democrats is already turning to whether or not President Joe Biden should seek a second term in office.

Election denier Kari Lake claimed voting problems in Arizona could be part of a plot to thwart a 'red tsunami' on Tuesday, as she urged supporters to stay in line until their vote was cast.

An electric-skateboard has burst into flames after its Lithium-ion battery overheated while on charge in a 12-year-old girl's bedroom in north NSW. The girl was woken by the crackling of flames.

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The View host said she was using a 'metaphor, really more in a simile' when she said that white women voting Republican was like 'roaches voting for Raid'.

As he flew back from an election eve rally in Ohio, Donald Trump warned rival Ron DeSantis that he would come off worst if he decided to run against the former president

Vincent Heredia, 26, was fatally shot while sitting in his car talking to his friend on Facetime on Saturday night in San Bernardino, California

Wheelchair tennis champion and 2022 Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott has lashed out at Australians stealing from kids who need care by rorting disability insurance.

Caprice Buddle, 25, was jailed for 10 years after she flirted with a man online and lured him to a property where he was tortured, made to drink cleaning fluid, sexually assaulted and robbed.

The deal, which was initiated by Liz Truss, would shore up the UK's energy supplies and reduce the risk of blackouts, which the National Grid has warned are possible this winter

Fiona Compton, 41, whose father was Sir John Compton, former prime minister of St Lucia, revealed that she and the King have been speaking about the need for 'openness'.

Toyah Cordingley, 24, was found dead on a remote beach in far north Queensland in 2018 and her alleged killer Rajwinder Singh, 38, is believed to have fled to India two days later.

Republican Sen. James Moylan defeated Democrat former Speaker Judi Won Pat in the delegate race in the U.S. territory, the Pacific Daily News reported.

The ABC has defended journalist Louise Milligan listing all her accolades after a Liberal Senator launched a scathing attack on the network over her controversial legal speech.