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Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:23:49 +0000
Eight gorillas at zoo 'contract Covid from human handler' and keep coughing
San Diego Zoo Safari Park confirmed one of the critically endangered animals tested positive for the killer bug in the first known case of it passing from humans to apes on Monday

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:03:58 +0000
'Womb raider' killer's execution halted hours before lethal death row injection
Lisa Montgomery, who is on death row, killed Bobbie Jo Stinnett in Missouri, US in 2004. She was due to receive a lethal injection at Terre Haute prison in Indiana on January 12

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:35:59 +0000
Princess Diana's wedding dress designer 'horrified' by creases on the big day
Designer Elizabeth Emanuel has revealed how the late Princess of Wales left her "horrified" on her wedding day to Prince Charles, as the dress didn't look like it was meant to.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:32:32 +0000
Brave girl, 4, faces year in hospital in battle with fast-growing brain tumour
Little Payton Gilby who loves being creative, painting and drawing and has a special love for animals, will only be able to see her older brother when she is home from hospital.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:23:49 +0000
Thug left disabled man for dead after knocking him out of wheelchair in pub
"Very dangerous" Alex Proctor, 20, was jailed for two years and nine months after leaving Karl Dean for dead with horrific injuries. His victim has branded the sentence "not long enough"

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:04:42 +0000
Girl, 10, loses cancer battle after Covid stopped her travelling for treatment
Pandemic travel restrictions prevented Eva Williams, 10, from flying to New York for treatment that may have prolonged her life and for which her parents raised more than £300,000

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:55:09 +0000
Man stabbed to death and another arrested as police shut down London street
Officers rushed to the scene of a stabbing last night, but despite the best efforts of medical teams, a man in his 40s died. Another man, who sustained stab injuries, has been arrested

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:52:46 +0000
Paedophile, 29, told '13-year-old' to wear a thong and 'keep him a secret'
Peter McConville, 29, pleaded guilty to one charge of arranging the commission of a child sexual offence and has been jailed for two years after he told a teenager to keep him a secret

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:50:40 +0000
Fears over terrorists 'turning drones into deadly bombs' on high streets
Reports have emerged that military chiefs are privately being warned that extremists could soon be using a new-bomb making method to turn drones into deadly weapons

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 05:24:13 +0000
Brits brace for blizzards and heavy snow next week with freezing -5C conditions
Freezing conditions similar to Beast from the East in 2018 are forming, with heavy snow and blizzards set to hit the UK next week. The coming weeks are forecast to bring subzero temperatures

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 04:28:37 +0000
Prince Harry and Prince William 'reconnected over Christmas', expert says
Prince William and brother Harry have reportedly "reconnected" over the festive period when they exchanged Christmas presents, and are now 'regularly video calling' each other

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:29:58 +0000
Man 'shot' outside supermarket as 'armed police rush to utter chaos' in street
Forensics, paramedics and police have swarmed a street outside a supermarket following reports of a shooting yesterday evening, with witnesses claiming a young man had been shot

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:59:03 +0000
Police scrap £200 fines for two women who drove five miles for a walk
Friends Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore were fined £200 when they drove around five miles for a walk at Foremark Reservoir, Derbyshire. Police said the fines have been rescinded

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:17:31 +0000
Boris Johnson goes cycling 7 miles from No10 as Govt tells Brits to 'stay local'
The PM later commented on how busy the park was at a meeting, according to a source. It came after Health Secretary Matt Hancock backed policy who fined two women £200 for driving to a local beauty spot

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 21:57:30 +0000
Sainsbury’s hires guards to make Brits wear masks as Morrisons cracks down
Sainsbury's CEO called on Brits to help keep "our colleagues and customers safe by always wearing a mask". Morrisons has also warned shoppers they won't be able to enter its stores without one

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:44:52 +0000
Dog stolen last summer finally reunited with owners in tear-jerking footage
Ruby the Springer Spaniel was stolen from Ireland and then listed for sale in Somerset, England. Luckily, a woman recognised the poor dog and alerted police who got her safely home

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:31:45 +0000
Liverpool transfer target Ezequiel Garay's wife strips off naked in snow
The Argentina defender has been linked with a move to Liverpool and if he joins the Premier League club, he will be bringing Spanish model Tamara Gorro along with him

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:01:05 +0000
Dubai added to UK quarantine list forcing arrivals to isolate from Tuesday
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the measures this evening and reminded Brits that lockdown restrictions "do not permit international travel other than for specific reasons"

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:55:02 +0000
Moment Asda stormed by armed police as they arrest knife-wielding maniac
Mantas Aurlya, 22, was disarmed and arrested by police in an Asda in Raunds, Northamptonshire, after customers phoned 999 and said they'd been threatened at knifepoint

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:50:33 +0000
Free weed 'would make prisons safer' claims police commissioner
Arfon Jones, the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, says that prescribing cannabis to inmates could reduce the number of drug-related deaths in jail

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:15:04 +0000
Brit drivers have ham sandwiches confiscated at border after Brexit food ban
Since Britain left the EU, personal imports of meat and dairy products into the European bloc are banned. Dutch TV showed customers officers confiscating ham sandwiches

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 18:27:16 +0000
Woman 'staged arrest' after claiming Covid 'no worse than getting sniffles'
A video of Marcia Baker being arrested was widely shared on the internet where she claimed she was just "sitting on a bench". She has said Covid-19 is "no worse than the sniffles"

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:50:30 +0000
Rescue puppy melts internet with how she looks at owner lovingly
Footage of a puppy, who was rescued from a shelter, has melted hearts on Reddit with the adoring look she gives her new owner when he pets her as she lies sleepily on the sofa

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:49:26 +0000
Govt confirms support bubbles will not be scrapped after Covid-19 spike
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed that the government will not be scrapping the support bubble system after a rise in the infection rate. It is relied on by thousands

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:27:18 +0000
Pub landlord 'visited by police after giving free pint to delivery man'
Pub landlord Colin Robinson, who runs Worcester's Chestnut Tree Inn, says police visited him for breaching coronavirus laws. It comes amid reports lockdown rules will be tightened



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