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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:37:08 GMT
Moment police eject woman from Sainsbury's who refuses to wear a mask
Footage shows the unnamed shopper arguing with Kent Police officers and claiming they could not ask her to show proof of her 'disability'.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:25:09 GMT
MP Alex Davies-Jones, 31, underwent surgery after putting off smear test for just four months 
Alex Davies-Jones, 31, was invited to her first routine screening in December 2015 but 'put it off' until the following year. She was later diagnosed with CIN3 - an abnormality in cells lining the cervix.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:04:08 GMT
Test and trace consultants are earning average of £1,000 a DAY
The Government is paying an average of £1,000 a day to each consultant working on the Test and Trace programme. Deloitte has 900 employees working for the service.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:00:57 GMT
Labour warns it would be 'profound mistake' to slash Universal Credit
Rishi Sunak has been resisting growing pressure to extend the higher payments brought in during the pandemic, suggesting other 'drastic measures' will be needed to foot the bill.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:58:30 GMT
Boris Johnson takes midday 'power executive business naps' - a move favoured by Winston Churchill
Boris Johnson has been known to shut his No. 10 office door for a half-an-hour kip in between vital meetings to 'get him ready for the rest of the day,' a Downing Street insider has claimed.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:57:00 GMT
Covid UK: Schools could be closed until after EASTER
Despite the UK recording another drop in Covid cases, head of the Oasis Academy Chain, Steve Chalke, said he believe millions of pupils face being home schooled until the start of April.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:21:54 GMT
Historic city of Bath could close its centre to vehicles amid fears of terrorist attacks
Bath could close off its historic city to vehicles as the council plans to install bollards and remove parking spaces - even for residents - amid fears of terror attacks.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:19:39 GMT
Christian girl, 12, who was 'kidnapped, raped and chained up by man, 45, in Pakistan, is rescued
The underage girl spent five months chained up in the 45-year-old man's yard in Faisalabad where she would work all day clearing animal dung, her family claims.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:11:50 GMT
Cyclist coughs and spits at driver as he yells 'I've got Covid!' during shocking road rage bust-up
The woman, who did not want to be named, had been driving along a road in Cusworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, when she was confronted by the 'aggressive' cyclist who allegedly spat at her.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:28:05 GMT
Middle-class actors more likely to 'misidentify' as working class
Actors and television professionals from middle class backgrounds are also more-likely to describe their rise to stardom as coming from 'humble origins', London researchers claim.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:19:54 GMT
Covid UK: End vaccine postcode lottery NOW
Therese Coffey said her constituents in Suffolk had 'distressing and annoying' information about younger patients receiving priority for jabs ahead of the more elderly.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:12:14 GMT
Lorry driver tells inquest he would have avoided killing two if there had been a hard shoulder
Sheffield coroner made the comments during an inquest into the deaths of Jason Mercer, 44, and Alexandru Murgeanu, 22, who were killed while stationary on the M1 in South Yorkshire in 2019.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:29:45 GMT
Covid UK: Delays at Heathrow as Border Force check 'every UK arrival' for negative Covid test
Hannah Holland, 23, from Sheffield, was left in tears after she was barred from the American Airlines (AA) service from Philadelphia via Chicago's O'Hare airport due to land at London Heathrow today.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:40:02 GMT
Palm Beach police question a man outside Mar-a-Lago as two massive moving trucks are spotted
Palm Beach police detained a person for questioning outside Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Monday night, after two massive moving trucks arrived at the president's club.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:54:17 GMT
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby hails Covid-19 jab a 'an answer to prayer' as he gets vaccine 
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, 65, described the vaccine as an 'answer to prayer' as he received his jab. Sharing his photo on social media, he urged others to follow suit.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:44:55 GMT
Morrisons unveils new food box which feeds a family of four for £30 - and it includes recipes
The boxes, available across the UK with free delivery, contain a mixture of cupboard staples and fresh produce to make five meals - coming in at £1.50 per portion.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:17:51 GMT
Diet full of fried food could increase your risk of heart failure by almost 40%, study suggests 
Eating lots of fried food could increase the risk of heart failure by 37 per cent and the threat rises with each additional weekly serving of foods like chips and fried chicken, researchers warn.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:16:40 GMT
Savings rates hit new low as £10k earns just £1 a YEAR as Britons stash away cash during lockdown
Interest rates on savings have plummeted - just as we stash away more cash in lockdown. The rates of Isas, fixed savings bonds and notice accounts have also fallen to their lowest level since 2007.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:14:01 GMT
Labour MPs tell Tories to give parents £15 in their accounts to buy food rather than provide meals
Labour's shadow education secretary Kate Green urged ministers to 'sack the companies' which provided those meals and give the money to parents instead.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:51:29 GMT
BBC apologises for calling killer Phil Spector 'talented but flawed' in headline about his death
The BBC confirmed it received complaints about a headline which described convicted murderer Phil Spector as 'talented but flawed' when reporting his death on Sunday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:13:55 GMT
Stress soars among young adults and parents due to Covid-19 pandemic, two new studies reveal 
A total of 41 per cent of 16 to 25-year-olds say they 'always' or 'often' feel down. The figures increase among those who are not in work.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 23:27:47 GMT
Police link knifeman on the loose who stabbed man to death to two other stabbings
Leon Street, 48, was murdered in Neasden last Monday and police have now linked the stabbing to two more within the past week. They say they do not know the knifeman's motive.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:21:33 GMT
Limping dog copies his injured owner out of sympathy
Russell Jones, who is believed to be from London, took to social media to share footage of his pet lurcher imitating his limp out of sympathy as he walked along a residential street.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 20:36:12 GMT
Covid UK: Boris Johnson criticised amid 'vaccine postcode lottery'
Another five million people will be invited to receive a jab from today, with some in Whitehall suggesting the rollout is going so well that the wider population could be covered by June rather than September.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:12:45 GMT
Drink driving e-scooter rider, 20, is banned from the roads for two years
Kyah Jordan was almost three times over the limit when she went through a red light and almost crashed into an unmarked police car on the Isle of Wight.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:11:39 GMT
Coronavirus UK: Commuters squeeze onto Tube in east London
Jubilee line trains in East London were very busy yet again this morning and rush-hour congestion hit its joint highest level since England's third lockdown began as key workers continued to travel.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:58:31 GMT
Man fined £600 after his dog mauls deer in Richmond Park
The Richmond Park deer had to be put down due to injuries after it was chased and attacked by Irish setter Alfie who was off the lead. Owner Franck Hiribarne, from Kingston, was fined £602 at court.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:55:22 GMT
Fury as Lord Sumption mentions Captain Tom in 'NHS priority' debate
Former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption today suggested coronavirus policy-makers would value fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore's life less than a 25-year-old.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:42:29 GMT
Married police detective 'bombarded women with pornographic selfies and sex texts while on duty'
Detective Constable Damien Cotgreave of Sussex Police force sent hundreds of obscene and graphic text messages to the women while on duty.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:30:25 GMT
Minister says economic 'bounce' could help avoid need for punitive tax rises
Jesse Norman suggested that if the UK returned to growth quickly enough there was no 'absolutely obvious' need for tax rises - and suggested the economy could be in line for a 'significant' bounce.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:28:26 GMT
Detectives arrest 55-year-old man for murder of woman, 44, found dead at house 
Police were called by ambulance crews to a home Doncaster, South Yorkshire, at 4.20pm on Saturday after the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:23:52 GMT
Deaths of care home residents amid allegations of neglect by doctor and nurses will be examined
Four women and three male residents died at the former Brithdir Nursing Home in Bargoed, South Wales over three years. Pictured: Doctor Prana Das.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:14:06 GMT
Poultry farm gives away tens of thousands of eggs to food banks after Covid causes sales to plummet 
St Ewe, an independent egg farm in Cornwall, is donating thousands of its eggs after sales plunged during lockdown. The farm is home to 180,000 hens who 'can't be furloughed', CEO Bex Tonks points out

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:03:17 GMT
Teacher accidentally gave pupils homework with the instruction 'draw the rest of the f***ing owl'
An instruction sheet handed out at Holderness Academy and Sixth Form in Hull, was supposed to help pupils draw an owl, but the swear-laden guide was less than helpful.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:58:30 GMT
Covid UK: 25k 'infected while IN hospital with other illnesses'
More than 25,000 patients have caught coronavirus in hospital since the second wave of the pandemic began in September, according to official figures.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:48:13 GMT
WHO warns of 'catastrophic moral failure' in global COVID-19 vaccine distribution
The WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lamented that Guinea received a mere 25 vaccine doses while over 39million jabs have been administered in nearly 50 richer nations.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:44:52 GMT
Now police investigate married fire chief who drove 20 miles to home of his ex-secretary
Mark Andrews' furious bosses at West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service told police, who will investigate whether to fine him £200 for breaching lockdown rules by visiting the home of his ex-colleague.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:42:11 GMT
Dropped the ball again, Matt? Hoodie-wearing Health Secretary plays rugby with his sons
The Health Secretary was seen scoring a try as the boys tried to tackle him at the park in north London.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:39:43 GMT
Six horses, a dog and a cat are killed when arsonists burn down Lewes stud farm
Barbara Joyce , 69, arrived at Quimble Stud Farm, near Lewes, on Saturday morning to find the 'smouldering bodies' of her beloved animals after a suspected arson attack.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:38:16 GMT
Married schoolteacher, 35, 'had sex in field with pupil she sent topless photos to'
Kandice Barber was previously found guilty of sending topless photos and a video of herself to the 15-year-old boy, jurors at Amersham Law Courts heard today.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:29:08 GMT
Top plastic surgeon, 56, is charged with attempting to murder ex-colleague surgeon, 65
Jonathan Brooks appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court this morning after being charged with attempted murder following the attack of Graeme Perks at his home in Halam.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:10:06 GMT
Nadhim Zahawi brands Pimlico Plumbers' boss Charlie Mullins 'discriminatory' over Covid jab rule
Charlie Mullins, the high profile founder of pipe-unblocking giant Pimlico Plumbers said he would insist his staff had the jab to protect his workers and customers.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:54:11 GMT
Rishi Sunak is warned against introducing new property tax
Treasury officials have modelled a plan to scrap council tax and stamp duty and replace them with a property tax based on a percentage of a home's value.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:53:57 GMT
The winners (and literal losers) from the bitcoin boom
Chris Sedgwick, from Yorkshire, has turned a £2,000 bitcoin investment in 2015 into £75,000, a third of which he has banked. 'Some people have done sensible things with the profits', he said.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:48:39 GMT
Grade II-listed Cambridgeshire pub turned into luxury four-bed house on sale for £900,000 
The former Princess of Wales Pub in Little Abington, Cambridgeshire, still boasts many of its original features, including a fireplace and a former cart store, now used as an external office.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:09:37 GMT
The 30 top retailers that failed in 2020
High street retailers across the UK have been struggling for years due to online competition, but the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic was the final nail in the coffin for some of them.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:46:09 GMT
Police hunt bearded 'Covid-rule breaker' in long purple coat after 30 people went to Glastonbury Tor
A druid-like bearded man dressed head-to-toe in purple is being hunted by police over a coronavirus-rules-breaking gathering at spiritual 'magic mountain'.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:41:00 GMT
UK coronavirus: Mutations mean lockdowns needed as vaccine rolls out
Dr Christina Pagel, a health and mathematics researcher at University College London, said she 'can't imagine anything worse' than vaccinating everyone only for a resistant strain to emerge.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:24:51 GMT
Woman, 21, quits alcohol and loses 5 stone during Covid-19 lockdown
Former party girl Olivia Ibbitson, 21, from Norfolk, has credited the coronavirus pandemic for saving her life after she used lockdown to ditch booze completely and lose almost 5st.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:22:17 GMT
Remains of WWII defences built to repel Nazi invasion reappear on Northumberland beach
The remains were unearthed on Blyth Beach, in Northumberland, after heavy rain and storms. Photographer Keith Armstrong captured the eerie sight while walking his dog.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:48:19 GMT
Covid was England's biggest killer in 2020 and accounted for one in eight deaths, ONS data shows
An Office for National Statistics report published today found Covid-19 was responsible for 69,101 out of 569,770 total deaths in England in 2020 (12.1 per cent).

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:34:44 GMT
Stephen Hendry accused of stereotyping after saying Chinese players suffer 'system failures'
The seven-time world snooker champion blurted out the remarks while commentating for the BBC on Yan Bingtao's historic Masters win over John Higgins.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:11:07 GMT
This Morning employee shares heartbreak over death of father on 52nd birthday 
This Morning production secretary Lauren Hart, 23, from Surrey, appeared on today's show today to urge the public not become 'detached' from the reality of Covid-19 after losing her dad, Peter.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:05:50 GMT
Nine Eritrean migrants found inside shipping container from Zeebrugge 
Six males and three females, who claimed to be Eritrean nationals, were found inside a dockside container in Teesport, North Yorkshire, which had come from Zeebrugge in Belgium.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:39:43 GMT
Coronavirus: British man, 52, faces six months in jail for sneaking out of his Singapore hotel room
Nigel Skea, 52, was locked down in Singapore's five-star Ritz Carlton Millenia last September in accordance with Singapore's mandatory 14-day 'stay-home' notice.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:09:41 GMT
Council mocked for hiring David Seaman in bizarre £117.90 Covid video message
Former England and Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman has left Bracknell Forest residents baffled after appearing in a bizarre, pun-laden video urging people to get a Covid-19 test.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:58:12 GMT
Head chef on £100,000 a year sues Audi driver for £1.8MILLION after being knocked off motorbike
Cristian Bravaccini, 39, is executive head chef at Roka, an exclusive London-based Japanese restaurant group known for its luxury Wagyu beef dishes.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:49:00 GMT
Jobs hope: 15 fast growing sectors which want to hire YOU now
There is a string of sectors where demand for new workers is growing. This is Money spoke to Nick Levene and Lorna Smith, pictured, about their success stories.

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:56:08 GMT
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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:03:03 GMT
Number of female paedophiles nearly DOUBLES in four years
There were at least 2,297 reported cases of children being abused by women from 2015-2019, according to police figures. This marks an 84% increase in female perpetrated child sexual abuse.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:02:08 GMT
Moment furious west Sydney dad confronts man, 22, accused of raping his 14-year-old daughter
Jamil Chowdhury, 22, allegedly exchanged an 'extraordinarily high' number of messages with the girl after meeting her online last year - before sexually assaulting her on January 2.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:01:53 GMT
Matt Hancock reveals he is isolating after being 'pinged' by NHS app 
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he will be staying at home until Sunday after receiving the notification.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:00:47 GMT
California dog groomer shears off pooch's matted fur in one piece
Catalina Herrera, a dog groomer in Burbank, California, said the dog's matting was some of the worst she had ever seen.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:00:05 GMT
Shelves in Marks & Spencer stores in FRANCE are left empty
Shelves in the upmarket supermarket's food halls in Paris and Lille are bare as it becomes the latest company affected by Brexit border delays as lorries trying to cross the Channel are held up.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:57:10 GMT
Elderly Britons may be missing invites for Covid jabs because GPs are having to TEXT them
Dr Ollie Hart, a GP in Sheffield, said he was concerned sending text messages may be leading to some over-80s missing their jabs. He urged those still waiting to get in touch with their surgery.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:56:10 GMT
'I'll smash the f*** out of you': Anti-masker's disturbing rant at passenger on a Darwin bus
The woman blasted another passenger on a Darwin bus - where it is not mandatory to wear a face mask - with a stream of profanities for several minutes.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:56:10 GMT
Historic Welsh village of 16 houses that could be yours for £1m is finally set to sold
The historic Welsh village in Aberllefenni, near Machynlleth, which has been on the market for more than four years, will be sold this year, according to estate agents.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:54:55 GMT
What a muppet! Geologist finds rock which looks like Sesame Street's Cookie Monster
The unusual formation was found inside this rock Rio Grande dol sul region near Soledade in Brazil and sent to Mike Bowers in California.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:45:46 GMT
Pub landlady, 53, dies of Covid as she lies in hospital bed planning funeral for husband, 62
Gail, 53, and John Evill, 62, landlords at The Conway Inn in Aberdare, were admitted to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil just before Christmas after developing severe breathing problems.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:43:39 GMT
Hillary Clinton says Putin may have known about the Capitol riot
In a conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on her podcast, Clinton said she would be interested in obtaining Trump's phone records to see whether he was on the phone to Putin during riots.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:42:57 GMT
Passenger says police beat him unconscious in row over £22 train ticket
Engineer Cameron McArthur, 62, was on his way to Heathrow from Paddington station when he got into an argument after he was charged £22 to change from the tube to a train over strike action.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:42:39 GMT
Coronavirus London: Rush-hour Tubes are busy again as TfL tells firms to stagger start times
Concern is mounting over a lack of social distancing on morning Jubilee line services, particularly around Canning Town and West Ham, as key workers continue to travel during the lockdown in London.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:38:51 GMT
Two young Aussies score FREE tennis lessons from Novak Djokovic outside his quarantine hotel
Novak Djokovic was seen taking the pair through their paces as they played a rally outside the M Suites in North Adelaide on Tuesday, clapping them on as they hit the ball between each other.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:37:13 GMT
Labour councillor jailed for 17 months after lying to police that he lived in his constituency
Chaudhary Mohammed Iqbal sat on Redbridge Borough Council for more than two years despite living in Barking. He admitted electoral offences and perverting the course of justice.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:34:01 GMT
Businesses demand Rishi Sunak extends massive furlough bailout again
The CBI said companies hit by lockdown were facing a 'cliff edge' with the massive wage support bailout due to stop at the end of April.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:24:43 GMT
Details emerge of a 21-year-old cheerleader's final moments before she fell from a high-rise balcony
Breanna Robinson died when Jayden Moorea, formerly known as Dan Shearin, allegedly tossed the 21-year-old off the 11th floor of his unit in Southport, near the Gold Coast.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:08:19 GMT
Tories revolt to back Labour demands to keep £20-a-week universal credit boost
Rishi Sunak has been resisting growing pressure to extend the higher payments brought in during the pandemic, suggesting other 'drastic measures' will be needed to foot the bill.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:04:23 GMT
Covid jab will provoke public to ignore rules: SAGE scientists warn
Government scientists have warned Boris Johnson that many will 'probably abandon' social distancing and lockdown rules once they have received the jab, according to a survey.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:51:18 GMT
Matt Hancock says vaccination drive is 'a full seven-day' service
Public Health England today blamed the lower weekend figures on reporting delays, as Matt Hancock insisted the Government was 'prepared to go 24/7' with the roll-out.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:38:11 GMT
Sister of murdered pharmacist Jessica Patel tells of husband's crocodile tears
Jessica Patel, 34, was strangled by her husband Mitesh at their Middlesbrough home in May 2018 in a premeditated attack.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:28:41 GMT
Little known coronavirus road rule that could cost drivers a big fine
Australian drivers leaving their masks in their cars for shopping trips can be fined for dangling masks over front or rear mirrors if police determine they block the driver's view of the road.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:21:40 GMT
Shoppers face online sales tax as Rishi Sunak looks to pay off huge Covid-19 debt
Jesse Norman, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said an online sales tax is a possibility as Chancellor Rishi Sunak tries to raise money to pay off the UK's pandemic debt pile.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:10:08 GMT
White supremacist on parole arrested after his GPS ankle monitor placed him at Capitol during riot
Bryan Betancur, of Silver Spring, Maryland, a'self-professed white supremacist' now faces multiple charges in connection with the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:07:26 GMT
Trump will unveil DOZENS of pardons on his last full day in office
President Donald Trump is expected to pardon dozens of Americans on Tuesday, his last full day in office.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:58:43 GMT
54 cases of South African variant have now been spotted in Britain
It's likely that there have been far more than 54 cases of the variant because COG-UK only analyses 10 per cent of random positive Covid-19 samples across the UK.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:48:58 GMT
COVID cases are down 11% across the US, deaths are dropping in 18 states
A total 35 states have seen a decline in the number of people testing positive in the last seven days. The number of deaths is dropping in 18 states, CNN reports.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:44:35 GMT
Rich v rich: the battle over Gladesville Bridge Marina plans of former car dealing Sutton family
Multi-million dollar plans to redevelop the Gladesville Bridge Marina have few fans among locals who fear the ultra rich ruin their peace and make the river unsafe.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:42:59 GMT
Child's Triple Zero prank call leads cops to mother's Albion Park Rail hydroponic cannabis crop
Police were taking no chances when they attended a house south of Sydney after a child made a Triple Zero call but were surprised when they investigated a light coming from under a garage door.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:42:17 GMT
Carlson tells Trump 'don't degrade yourself on the way out' with a slew of presidential pardons
Tuesday marks Trump's last full day in the White House and the president is expected to announce 100 pardons. Tucker Carlson and Pamela Anderson pleaded their cases on Monday night.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:40:58 GMT
Police officer charged with sexual assault after grabbing a female colleague's bottom
A police officer accused of indecently touching a female colleague by grabbing her bottom during a training exercise says it was a 'workplace accident' and he immediately apologised.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:40:39 GMT
Fairfield sexual assault sees man detained by home owners until police arrive
The 22-year-old was detained in a home at Fairfield East, in western Sydney, at 7pm on Monday by the family of a 14-year-old girl who he allegedly sexually assaulted.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:39:34 GMT
Foreigners caught without masks in Bali are given a VERY unusual punishment
Bali police officers are giving foreigners a strange punishment if they don't wear a face mask, as they struggle to keep naughty tourists under control. Bali is full of anti-maskers, head of police said.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:38:13 GMT
Spanish tennis star Roberto Bautista Agut compares hotel quarantine Melbourne to 'jail with Wi-Fi'
World No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut compared hotel quarantine to prison, and said the Victorian Government has 'no idea about tennis'.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:36:57 GMT
Proof house prices will surge in 2021 with new home sales DOUBLING in just one month
In December 13,527 newly-built houses were sold - a surge of 91.8 per cent compared with November and the biggest monthly lift since March 2001, new data has revealed.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:36:52 GMT
A 44-year-old man 'threatened a woman' in Katoomba, NSW, before three-hour-long stand-off with cops
A NSW man has been arrested after a three and a half hour stand-off in which officers swarmed a Blue Mountains street.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:36:26 GMT
Australian companies Supercheap Auto, Rebel and BCF handing back $1.7million in JopKeeper payments
The Super Retail Group - who owns Super Cheap Auto, BCF and Rebel Sport - will return $1.7million of JobKeeper payments back to the government after a record online sales period.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:36:18 GMT
Air conditioning is not to blame for Covid cluster at Grand Chancellor hotel claims a federal MP
Federal MP Andrew Laming says claims coronavirus was spread through air conditioning at a Brisbane hotel seems like a red herring to distract from a possible quarantine breach.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:35:16 GMT
Millions of New South Wales residents to receive free $100 vouchers in bids to boost economy
The Dine and Discover initiative, which involves four $25 vouchers, is on offer to everyone in NSW aged 18 and above with a trial run to start next month.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:35:16 GMT
Queensland records zero local coronavirus cases as police say they plan to solve hotel mystery
Queensland reported zero new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Tuesday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:34:57 GMT
Incredible twist to bush murder mystery as dad-of-two makes bid for freedom
Jared Lovison, 28, went missing from the town of Newborough in Victoria's east in April. sparking a frantic search effort which ended with his body being found in Moondarra State Park five weeks later.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:30:35 GMT
QAnon fanatics 'discussed posing as National Guard soldiers at Biden's inauguration'
'QAnon members have discussed posing as National Guard soldiers, (main) believing that it would be easy for them to infiltrate secure areas', a security briefing reads. The riot is inset.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:29:45 GMT
Australian Open players trapped in hard hotel lockdown could see strict rules eased EARLY
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews hinted some players in hard lockdown may soon have their restrictions eased, allowing them to train for five hours a day like the other competitors.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:29:21 GMT
Biden to propose bill offering eight-year path to citizenship for more than 11 million immigrants
The legislative proposal, which is scheduled to be sent to Congress on Wednesday, also bears a key focus on addressing the root causes of migration from Central America.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:28:53 GMT
Geelong tops the list of regional housing markets with 99 per cent selling at a profit
Geelong, west of Melbourne, has regional Australia's highest rate of homes selling for a profit with 98.6 per cent of vendors getting more than they paid.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:26:56 GMT
Mystery surrounds a man's death after a body was found in an abandoned campervan next to NSW highway
NSW police were called to a rest area near Goonoo Goonoo cattle station on the New England Highway on January 18, and foud a man dead inside an abandoned campervan.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:23:37 GMT
PAUL THOMAS on... Donald Trump's departure
'It's imperative that he leaves the nuclear button behind for Biden'

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:22:23 GMT
Dominion sends cease and desist letter to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and threatens defamation suit
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell revealed Monday that retail stores Bed Bath & Beyond and Kohl's will stop selling his products on account of his continued support of conspiracy theories.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:22:13 GMT
Tributes flow for mother, Leonie Jackson, who died while trying to save her son in Congo Beach, NSW
Leonie Jackson, 50, drowned after she dove into the water at Congo Beach, on New South Wales' South Coast to save her ten-year-old son around 4.30pm on Sunday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:20:02 GMT
Vanessa Sierra hits back at Nick Kyrgios who slammed her and her boyfriend Bernard Tomic
Vanessa Sierra has fired back at Nick Kyrgios after he criticised her for whinging about hotel quarantine.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:18:14 GMT
Dunedin City Council closes John Wilson Drive to allow New Zealand sea lion to care for her pup
New Zealand sea lion Hiriwa chose the Chisholm Links golf course in Dunedin, on the country's South Island, to care for her fifth pup.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:17:59 GMT
Australia's richest man Andrew Forrest reveals he caught Covid from a Russian interpreter
Andrew Forrest, Australia's richest man, has revealed he contracted Covid-19 in 2020. The billionaire caught the virus from a Russian interpreter in Central Asia. He has since made a full recovery.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:17:43 GMT
Australian woman working in London's largest mortuary reveals how deadly complacency can be
An Australian mortuary assistant (right) in London says cemeteries are overwhelmed and UK complacency is 'deadly', as UK records more people dying per day than Australian deaths overall.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:17:26 GMT
Hospital apologises to pensioner, 94, for handing her a Do Not Resuscitate order without her consent
After the Mail highlighted the shocking story of 94-year-old Lucy Jeal (pictured) who was given a Do Not Resuscitate notice, her hospital has apologised and told her to 'dispose' of it.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:17:24 GMT
Gladys Berejiklian roasts Daniel Andrews over border ban
Victoria's coronavirus travel system, introduced last week, blocks anyone from a so-called 'red-zone' and requires people coming from an orange zone or a green zone to apply for a permit.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:17:13 GMT
Democrat congressman Steve Cohen says Trump supporters might want to 'do something' to Biden
Rep. Steve Cohen (D) expressed concern National Guard troops responsible for protecting Washington could be a threat. He suggested too many 'white males' voted for Trump.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:15:19 GMT
FBI arrests Pennsylvania care worker, 22, accused of stealing Nancy Pelosi's laptop during siege
Riley June Williams, 22, of Harrisburg was arrested Monday in Central Pennsylvania, the Justice Department said. She was charged Sunday for her part in the US Capitol riots on Jan. 6.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:53:01 GMT
Erratic weather batters Queensland bringing flash flooding and crazy storms
Heavy rainfall with the potential to produce flash flooding and major river flooding may affect coastal areas between Innisfail and Bowen on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Bureau of Meterology said.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:39:54 GMT
Scott Morrison says he has 'no plans' to speak to Donald Trump
The prime minister took a call from Vice President Mike Pence before he visited a family cattle station near Quilpie in the heart of Queensland on Tuesday. He also spoke to Jacinda Ardern.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:36:00 GMT
Townsville Bunnings tells staff not to wear national flag on Australia Day
A flyer for staff at the Bunnings Central store in Townsville showed workers were encouraged to mark January 26 with a series of activities - but without the Australian flag.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:28:33 GMT
Chinese students become the first to ditch Australia and it's costing the country millions
In December 2020, almost a quarter of all overseas departures from Australia were students on temporary visas leaving the country, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:24:22 GMT
Anthony Scaramucci says he turned down an invite to Trump's 'farewell event'
The former White House Communications Director said he would not be attending the ceremony, in Maryland, on Wednesday. 'Trust me, that had to be a mass email if one of them got sent to me,' he said.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:04:13 GMT
Young man accused of violently bashing and robbing a pensioner at Towradgi rock pool in Wollongong
A 20-year-old is accused of bashing and robbing an elderly pensioner, first detaining him at Towradgi rock pools in Wollongong. The older man, scared for his life, took the young man home for cash.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:00:33 GMT
Trump's 1776 Commission slams 're-education attempts' to frame US as 'an evil country'
President Donald Trump created the commission last September to promote 'patriotic education' amid nationwide racial injustice protests. He called at the time for a 'Pro-American' curriculum in schools.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:41:15 GMT
Police were allegedly warned about 'knife happy' man before he stabbed his ex-partner 16 times
Gabriella Thompson, 27, was fatally stabbed 16 times by her ex-partner Tafari Walton, 22, at her Glendale home near Newcastle in March 2019.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:25:30 GMT
Two Spirit Airlines passengers arrested after brawling with gate agents in Detroit
Two Spirit Airlines gate agents were injured and two passengers were arrested. The fight broke out following a dispute over a bag at Detroit Metro Airport.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:23:05 GMT
Extraordinary photo shows overloaded ute in Bunnings car park on Sydney's northern beaches
The tradie's Mazda Bravo ute spotted at Narrabeen Bunnings on Sydney northern beaches show the trailer overloaded with building supplies including piles of timber, scaffolding and insulation.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:21:34 GMT
Pence is trying to personally thank hero Capitol cop Eugene Goodman
Vice President Mike Pence has been trying to get ahold of hero Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:17:25 GMT
Two tradies horrifically injured after 'major electrical explosion' inside a Gold Coast café
Two tradies were hospitalised on Tuesday following a major electrical explosion at a cafe on the Gold Coast. A witness said one of the men was 'completely burnt from head to toe.'

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:13:18 GMT
PR queen Michele Singh tragically takes her own life after losing her battle with depression 
Michele Singh, a project manager at cosmetics empire ModelCo, is being remembered as 'loving, confident, driven and brave' after passing away on Sunday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:06:47 GMT
Hells Angels bikie, 31, is charged with speeding and escaping police on foot
The Hells Angels bikie was allegedly speeding and driving while disqualified when officers tried to pull over his white Holden Commodore in Sydney's south-west.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:48:55 GMT
Australian Open: Tennis stars REVOLT against Naomi Osaka's Adelaide quarantine
There are 72 tennis players in hard quarantine ahead of the tournament scheduled to start on February 8 after six people on three of 17 charter flights tested positive to coronavirus.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:43:42 GMT
Inauguration: US flags at National Mall represent 200k non-attendees
Thousands of US flags have been placed at the National Mall in honor of the nearly 200,000 Americans who cannot be present for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:35:03 GMT
Trump is STILL ranting that he won the election with less than 48 hours left in office
President Donald Trump is still ranting that he won the election less than 48 hours before he leaves office, according to reporting from The New York Times.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:24:09 GMT
DOJ releases pictures of Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer 'pointing can of bear spray' during riot
Iced Earth guitarist John Schaffer, 52, of Columbus, Indiana, turned himself in on Sunday in Indianapolis after finding out that he was wanted by federal authorities, the FBI tweeted Sunday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:47:57 GMT
The terrifying moment a hulking kangaroo with muscular biceps and torso is spotted by dog walker
Ripped roo spotted showing off his muscular physique and bathing ripped torso in shallow creek on Margaret River property, much to the surprise of passing dog walker

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:20:45 GMT
Disturbing moment group of motorcyclists deliberately mow down a nesting colony of rare birds 
This the shocking moment a group of motorists were captured deliberately running down a colony of rare birds on a riverbed.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:06:26 GMT
California suspends limits on cremations as one person dies from COVID-19 every eight minutes
Air pollution regulators have granted a request from the Los Angeles County coroner to waive the usual limits on cremations, as 2,700 bodies pile up and a further surge is expected.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:58:57 GMT
Martin Luther King Jr. would be greatly disappointed in the nation and Trump says his son on MLK Day
Martin Luther King III is speaking out about his late father's 'fight against poverty and income inequality' on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:51:01 GMT
Pictured: The rideshare driver and his passenger among people killed in two crashes
A rideshare driver and his passenger are among four people who have died following two fatal crashes that occurred over the weekend.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:45:38 GMT
How Biden defended Hunter as he feared his scandals could ruin dad's White House run
Joe Biden's youngest brother Frank, 67, spoke in a freewheeling interview to TC Scornavacchi on Monday, podcast host of TC After Dark.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:36:50 GMT
Hunter spends time with the 'big guy': President-elect Joe Biden is seen with troubled son
The president-elect's 50-year-old son left the Queen Theatre in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, with his father, the first time they have been seen together since November.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:32:38 GMT
The jobs you shouldn't work in after Covid with employment failing to fully recover since pandemic
The hospitality sector has been the worst-hit during the Covid pandemic with the number of people with a job plunging by 11.2 per cent between February and November last year.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:01:27 GMT
Vending machines selling COVID-19 home testing kits are coming to several major US cities
Wellness 4 Humanity announced plans to roll out the machines Sunday, and said they will be available in New York City, LA, San Francisco, Boston and Dallas in the coming weeks.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:49:59 GMT
What WAS it like to live at Party Palace? As its owner sells up, he relives its raucous glory days 
Ever since he was 12 years old, James Perkins has been collecting - obsessively, passionately, unstintingly and, lately, increasingly secretively. Because his wife, Sophie, is fast losing her patience.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:46:53 GMT
New South Wales records NO new coronavirus cases yet again
New South Wales has reported zero locally acquired coronavirus cases on Tuesday for the second day in a row. 

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:46:46 GMT
Melania Trump says 'violence is never the answer' in farewell video touting her 'Be Best' campaign
Melania Trump denounced violence and called on Americans to 'be best' to one another in a farewell video but she still hasn't reached out to incoming first lady Jill Biden.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:45:03 GMT
Ex-wife of Florida man arrested for abusing 11-year-old stepson says he 'whooped' her toddlers
The ex-wife of a Florida man who was arrested for abusing his stepson claims she ended their marriage after he wouldn't stop 'whooping' her two toddlers, as the boy's biological father claimed the restaurant manager who saved his son 'is a walking an...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:42:03 GMT
Boris Johnson faces revolt from Tory MPs over alleged human rights abuses in China 
Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to let British courts decide if the Chinese communist state is committing genocide against its Uighur Muslim minority.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:39:02 GMT
Tommy Hilfiger sells his Greenwich mansion for $45MILLION
Designer Tommy Hilfiger has sold his Greenwich estate for $45million just months after listing the 22-acre property amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:38:08 GMT
Melissa Caddick investigation based on belief 'she's still alive', police say
'We are treating the case as she's still alive,' the New South Wales Police Commissioner told Sydney radio on Tuesday.



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