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Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:51:01 GMT
Covid lockdown England: SAGE warned of 91,000 deaths if restrictions were scrapped at Easter
Sage insisted that without a gradual approach, the pressure on NHS hospitals would peak in June at nearly 60,000 Covid-19 inpatients - higher than even last month's peak of 39,000 patients.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:38:25 GMT
Unemployment rises to 5.1 per cent as 'furlough extended'
Official figures showed that in the three months to December the rate went up by 0.1 per cent compared to the equivalent period to November.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:22:38 GMT
Prince Philip begins his eighth day in hospital after being admitted for 'a few days'
Prince Philip, 99, walked into the private King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone a week ago for treatment for an unspecified issue. Prince William said yesterday his grandfather was 'ok'.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:16:21 GMT
Piers Morgan SLAMS 'outrageous, scornful Anthea Turner for flouting lockdown with 'pamper party'
Piers Morgan has slammed Anthea Turner following her lockdown 'pamper party' rule break.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:12:17 GMT
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are seen for the first time since announcing their pregnancy
The Duchess of Sussex, 39, stunned in a £2,600 soft blue Oscar de la Renta gown embroidered with lemons as she made her first appearance since quitting the royal family yesterday.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:10:30 GMT
HENRY DEEDES: Dogged by doubt, doom-monger Sages have got Boris Johnson on the run
HENRY DEEDES: The Prime Minister announced these disappointing plans to the UK at a later than usual Downing Street press conference.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:04:43 GMT
Misery for pub bosses as less than HALF have beer gardens
The pub industry has reacted with misery at the new roadmap for reopening, with bosses saying UK pubs face a huge financial black hole.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:42:39 GMT
Boeing 777s are BANNED from flying over Britain
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has acted after Boeing recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after take-off from Denver over the weekend.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:41:05 GMT
NASA video shows Perseverance rover landing on Mars
NASA released a new video captured by its Perseverance rover that shows its journey through the 'seven minutes' of terror as it braved harsh conditions before landing on Mars.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:31:01 GMT
British 'suspected drug dealer', 46, is shot dead outside South African primary school
Briton Simon Mather, 46, was fatally shot as he was dropping off his stepson Quaid, 12, during a school run at Hout Bay, outside of Cape Town in South Africa.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:21:32 GMT
How the royal GARDEN became the perfect location for a photoshoot
Princess Eugenie and Meghan Markle both shared photos from their gardens this week. The images reflect diverging approaches to their image, British photographers told FEMAIL.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:08:17 GMT
Boris Johnson's lockdown exit strategy in full
Boris Johnson today unveiled his lockdown exit strategy which could see life in England return to something close to normal by June at the earliest.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:44:24 GMT
Ten miles of M6 will have no hard shoulder despite officials admitting it will cause MORE crashes 
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps advised the refuges should be between three quarters of a mile and a mile apart following a review in March but Highways England is ignoring the guidance.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:39:01 GMT
Covid jabs could be compulsory for medics and care staff says Professor Chris Whitty
Professor Chris Whitty said he expects doctors and care workers to take the vaccine voluntarily as they have a 'professional responsibility' to protect their patients from the risk of catching coronavirus.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:34:56 GMT
Alex Salmond accuses SNP chief of 'conspiracy' to 'ruin his life'
The former First Minister claims Miss Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell led a 'deliberate, prolonged, malicious and concerted effort' to damage his reputation and remove him from public life.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:59:49 GMT
Boris Johnson finally reveals his roadmap out of lockdown
Announcing his long-awaited exit strategy, the PM stated that 'Covid zero' was not possible, but made clear he was prioritising 'certainty over urgency' in loosening the shackles on the country.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 02:15:28 GMT
Parents are much more likely to say that time has gone 'very fast' than adults without children
Researchers say the age-old adage that warns parents to 'cherish every moment' as 'children grow up so fast' may be based in scientific fact as parents experience 'the perception of accelerated time'.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:49:52 GMT
Tributes paid to victims of crash with a livestock lorry in Yorkshire 
Tributes have been paid to 'kindhearted' student Oliver Louis Knott, 21, and 'brilliant doctor' Maisie Jade Ryan, 27, who were killed in the crash on the A65 near ilkley on February 18.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:07:52 GMT
Sir David vows to drop the 'woe is me' in new two-part show
Sir David Attenborough, 94, has said he will drop the 'woe is me' tone about climate change for his latest two-part documentary, Life in Colour, which reveals the ways animals use colours.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:47:56 GMT
Police apologise for 'Being offensive is an OFFENCE' billboards
Merseyside Police were heavily criticised on social media after using the slogan, 'Being offensive is an offence' on a mobile billboard driven around the Wirral on Saturday.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:39:32 GMT
DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN describes the front line of a battle that humanity can't afford to lose
DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN: Despite my clinical and research experience, over the past year I've been utterly wrong about so much of this pandemic.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:31:25 GMT
Universities are accused of aiding money launderers in move branded a 'welcome mat for kleptocrats'
Essex University received £5.4million in cash from students, followed by Manchester with £5million, Surrey £3.2million, Wolverhampton £2.8million and Nottingham £1.8million.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:21:32 GMT
Campaigners warn masks in schools could have a devastating effect on children hard of hearing
Secondary pupils will be required to wear masks in class in most circumstances under Boris Johnson's plan for the mass reopening of schools.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:04:15 GMT
One in three species of freshwater fish could become EXTINC, experts warn
Eighty freshwater species of fish have become extinct since 1970 as part of an extinction crisis engulfing Britain and the world.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:55:48 GMT
WHO slams rich countries for hoarding Covid-19 vaccines
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said some rich countries' direct deals with manufacturers has caused a reduction in doses for poorer countries.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:37:22 GMT
Ecstasy could be used to treat alcoholism by getting addicts to confront their pasts, study suggests
During a trial led by a team at Imperial College London, alcohol addicts were given controlled doses of the Class A drug, also known as MDMA, during two psychotherapy sessions.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:24:00 GMT
Original Monopoly game prices were based on segregated 1930s Atlantic City, author says 
Author Mary Pilon argued that property values on the most common American version of Monopoly 'reflect a legacy of racism and inequality' in an essay published in The Atlantic on Monday.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:16:40 GMT
Police launch hunt for knifeman after teenager is left fighting for his life
Armed police joined paramedics at the scene of the attack, on West Green Road, Tottenham, at the junction with Willow Walk just after 9pm on Tuesday.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:10:31 GMT
ROBERT HARDMAN: Prepare for a lesson in what duty looks like 
ROBERT HARDMAN: We haven't had such a bumper day of royal binge-watching since, well, that glorious Saturday in 2018 when Harry and Meghan walked out in to the Windsor sunshine.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:01:40 GMT
Keir Starmer tells Boris Johnson 'this has to be the last lockdown'
Sir Keir said the success of the nation's coronavirus vaccination drive means there is now 'light at the end of tunnel' after Mr Johnson unveiled his lockdown exit strategy.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:42:37 GMT
Catholic school teacher banned after talking about her sexuality while playing FORTNITE with pupils 
Charlotte Weeks, 27, who taught at Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School in Kent, was struck off after she discussed her sexuality and the sexuality of another teacher with the two pupils while online.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:42:11 GMT
Pastor vows to fight £10,000 fine after holding 'church service' for more than 30 people
Pastor Chez Dyer, 47, who organised the Church on the Streets event at the Top House pub car park in Bulwell, Nottingham, on Saturday, has vowed to fight a fine issued by the police.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:41:47 GMT
Chef, 48, who faced jail after he twice kissed teenage waitress, 19, is CLEARED
Neset Gunbat, 48, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, was detained by police after claims he hugged and kissed the 19-year-old waitress on the lips between September and October 2019.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:31:53 GMT
Brexit supply chaos: German and Belgian ales vanish from UK shelves
Beer importers have warned that hey are seeing shortages of specialist brews from Germany and Belgium as a result of Brexit red tape and Covid-19.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:30:40 GMT
More than 50 migrants arrive at Dover after crossing the Channel overnight
49 migrants were picked up attempting to cross the Channel today in four separate small boat incidents, the Home Office has said.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:18:58 GMT
Cambridge University students who break Covid rules must write essay
Students at Cambridge University have allegedly been forced to write five-page essays on the 'perils' of breaking Covid-19 rules if caught flouting them.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:18:37 GMT
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh apologises after customer was sent Coca Cola bottle full of URINE
Oliver McManus, of Bournemouth, received his delivery of Hello Fresh groceries on Sunday morning but was left stunned when he found the bottle of Coke filled with a yellow liquid.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:13:38 GMT
Artist puts model of Margaret Thatcher's HEAD on spike in Grantham
Art teacher Mark Robla, 34, used the cover of darkness to erect a plaster version of the former Prime Minister's head impaled on a spike in Grantham, Lincolnshire, at 4am yesterday.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:05:34 GMT
BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans 'hid his sexuality for first TV job'
Owain Wyn Evans, 36, from Ammanford, South Wales, said he didn't feel 'comfortable' being himself after getting a job as a children's presenter for BBC Wales at age 18.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:03:49 GMT
Covid cases are UP for first time in SIX WEEKS with 10,641 new infections
Department of Health figures show infections are 9 per cent up on last Monday, when 9,765 were declared. But fatalities have dropped by almost a quarter, from 230.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:03:12 GMT
Chingford peacock which roamed grounds of school is killed by foxes 
Kevin the peacock became a symbol of hope for children during the dark days of the second wave of coronavirus when he appeared in the grounds of Yardley Primary School in Chingford, east London.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:42:24 GMT
Terrifying moment jealous Brazilian wife shoots dead younger woman sitting next to husband in bar
Video footage shows Dayane Rafaella de Silva Rodrigues storming into the bar and firing shots at her husband and five friends, including Djaiane Batista Barro who was killed instantly in Brazil.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:03:36 GMT
Primary head shared 'joke' about bringing Gavin Williamson's head
Lee Hill, head of Howden Junior School in East Yorkshire, branded Gavin Williamson a 'bully,' and a 'coward,' before sharing a joke calling for the Education Secretary's head.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:17:47 GMT
Covid UK: Infection rate lower in 15% councils than BEFORE September
Department of Health statistics show 59 out of 380 councils across the country had a lower infection rate in the week ending February 16 than in the seven days to September 30.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:01:13 GMT
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah interview may require editing
Her Majesty was due to attend the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 8 - but this has been cancelled due to Covid-19.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:49:16 GMT
Cold War CIA device in Himalayas blamed for India's glacier flood
In October 1965, US and Indian climbers carried seven plutonium capsules and surveillance equipment up Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India standing at 25,643ft.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:09:12 GMT
England's salt reduction program will lead to 200,000 fewer adults developing heart disease by 2050
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London studied the effectiveness of a clampdown on salt in foods sold in England spearheaded by the Food Standards Agency between 2003 and 2011.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:03:08 GMT
Prince Charles may have visited Philip to reassure him about Harry
The Duke of Edinburgh was today spending his seventh day at King Edward VII Hospital in London as his treatment continues. He was visited by Prince Charles on Saturday afternoon.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:49:17 GMT
Boeing cargo jet engine catches fire and drops debris on Dutch town
Debris from a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane rained down on the Dutch town of Meerssen on Sunday when one of its engines burst into flames moments after takeoff at Maastricht airport.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:37:35 GMT
Scotland WILL return to tiers system, says Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed Scotland will return to a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions when its national lockdown is eased.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:11:16 GMT
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden 'to confront Facebook this week' over blocking news
A source close to Mr Dowden (pictured) said he saw Facebook blocking news groups' pages in Australia as a 'worrying development', and Matt Hancock also hinted he backed making sites pay.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:01:59 GMT
White nurse 'frozen out' after saying black colleagues were being given more work to do WINS £26,000
Jeyran Panahian-Jand told bosses that staff on the children's ward at Whipp's Cross Hospital in East London were divided on racial lines between the 'Essex girls' and ethnic minority employees.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:48:55 GMT
Women now allowed to join the Saudi military
Military roles in the army, air force, navy, missile force and armed medical services will now be open to women aged 21 to 40 who have no criminal record.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:26:23 GMT
Woman, 70, dies while trying to save her dog from fast-flowing river while out on evening walk
Margaret Wares, 70, is believed to have died as she attempted a rescue of her Jackadoodle called Dizzee afetr he fell into the fast=flowing Dighty Burn river in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland, on Wednesday.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:12:50 GMT
Nadhim Zahawi says 'the evidence looks good' that vaccines DO lower Covid transmission
Experts examined Covid hospital admissions in Scotland among people who had had their first jab and compared them with those who had not yet received either the Pfizer or Oxford vaccine.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:06:44 GMT
No10 says Carrie Symonds is 'on maternity leave' and NOT 'interfering'
The PM's spokeswoman said the idea that Carrie Symonds is meddling was 'incorrect' despite mounting criticism over her power within No10.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:02:14 GMT
Hidden graffiti on The Scream WAS written by Edvard Munch
The inscription near the top left corner of the 1893 painted version of The Scream reads 'Can only have been painted by a madman' and was thought to be later added by vandals.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:01:41 GMT
School axes historical icons including Sir Walter Raleigh and Lord Nelson as school House names
Howden Junior School, in East Yorkshire, announced the four new names this week which also include activist Malala Yousafzai and Amanda Gorman after an ex-student wrote an email to the headteacher.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:36:07 GMT
Pratt and Whitney's parent company shares plunge after engines fail
Shares in US-based Raytheon, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney, had suffered a 2.9 per cent drop as of 6.20am EST in a blow to one of the main players in the aircraft engine market.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:31:16 GMT
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: We need a jump-start, not just this roadmap 
As roadmaps go, it's hardly the full AA atlas. Yes, it leads us out of the cul-de-sac we've been stuck in since December, but sadly not as far as the open road. That page appears to be missing.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:14:03 GMT
Premier League: Players and staff will have to self-isolate for 10 DAYS when returning from Europe
Outside of training and competing, a mandatory 10-day quarantine will now be required for all overseas trips for club or international football, complicating the calendar for teams active in Europe.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:08:04 GMT
London named the top city in the world to invest in by Schroders
Britain's capital rose to the number one position in Schroders' Global Cities Index from second place last year thanks to scoring highly on environmental and social factors.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:03:54 GMT
Alan Carr fans defend him after homophobic abuse while filling in on Radio 2
Alan Carr was defended by some of his devoted fans after the talented host was subjected to abuse with 'homophobic undertones' on Twitter on Monday. 

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:58:57 GMT
Heroes cancelled in case they offend: Council in Wales will no longer name streets after individuals
Hero soldiers who have fallen serving their country will no longer have streets named after them after a Welsh council said 'times and attitudes change' and officials were deluged with requests.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:46:53 GMT
Vodafone, Three, EE and BT Mobile customers to see bills increase by as much as 4.5%
Three and Vodafone join EE and BT Mobile by announcing pay monthly and Sim-only customers will soon see an increase to their bills.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:12:21 GMT
Pupils could take 'mini-exams' to be marked by teachers instead of formal A-Levels and GCSEs
The 'mini exam' papers would be marked by teachers in England and would be used to help them to inform a student's grade, according to the Times .

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:09:25 GMT
Coleen Rooney offers to END legal battle with Rebekah Vardy in 11th hour peace deal
The offer from Coleen's team is that if Rebekah, 39, accepts her Instagram account was the source of stories to the press, she will accept Rebekah's assurances that she knew nothing about the leaks.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:58:19 GMT
Mother who beat her sleeping seven-year-old daughter while in drug induced psychosis is spared jail
The woman, who cannot be identified in order to protect her daughter, unleashed a 'savage' attack on the child as she lay asleep in her bed at their home in Beswick, Manchester.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:55:54 GMT
Boris Johnson takes Dilyn for jog in show of support after claims he wanted pooch 'SHOT'
The PM - wearing a jumper, Adidas shorts and his favourite red beanie hat embossed with a Welsh flag - was seen puffing his way around St James's Park followed by two protection officers.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:23:01 GMT
Fury as SNP earmarks £600,000 war chest for IndyRef2
The SNP has been accused of being 'out of touch' after it set aside a £600,000 war chest for a second independence referendum.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:29:01 GMT
DOMINIC LAWSON: We gambled and won on vaccines. Now we must not waste that capital 
When on a winning streak, you should make the most of it. And the British Government has hit the jackpot (again) with its Covid vaccination policy.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:28:16 GMT
Tragedy as man, 29, woman, 28, and four-year-old girl die in Devon house fire
Police confirmed the deaths of a woman, 28, man, 29, and a girl, four, who is believed to be their daughter, after a house fire at the property in Clayton Road in the St David's area of Exeter, Devon.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:09:37 GMT
Etched on their faces, the shocking toll of care residents' months in isolation
These shocking images illustrate how the elderly - torn apart from their loved ones by visiting bans - have suffered dramatic declines in their mental and physical health.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:12:47 GMT
Police dug up our garden, but they won't find our son - because we didn't kill him
Charles and Doris Clark are furious about their flowerbeds, among other things. The plants in them, so lovingly tended by 81-year-old Doris, were, she says, 'pulled up and just plonked back in willy-nilly'.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:19:08 GMT
Hugh Bonneville insists it's possible to respect someone's work without condoning offensive views
Hugh Bonneville has urged caution over so-called cancel culture, saying it is possible to respect someone's work without condoning their offensive views or actions.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:00:22 GMT
Cyber crooks targeting more victims but stealing small sums of cash to avoid detection, report warns
Cyber criminals have started to steal small amounts of money, making them harder to detect. A think tank says the problem has reached 'epidemic levels' in the UK.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:51:12 GMT
Moment killers stab victim to death hours after posting videos of drug-fuelled party on Snapchat
Killers who stabbed a man to death just hours after posting videos of drug-taking and a knife on Snapchat have been jailed for life. The gang must serve a minimum of nearly 100 years behind bars.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:17:04 GMT
Five people feared to have died after eating contaminated chicken imported from Poland
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning over the consumption of two products from SFC chicken and Vestey Foods' Chick Inn nuggets.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 22:06:49 GMT
Toddler was left at risk from 'cannibal' father by bungling social workers
Incompetent social workers exposed a little girl to danger from her murderous father with cannibal fantasies, a High Court judge has revealed.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:56:33 GMT
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Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:00:45 GMT
Pole dancer, 27, killed herself after lockdown stopped her competing, inquest hears 
Jessica Norris, from Bolton, had battled depression since she was a teenager but her mental state deteriorated when the UK lockdown meant she could no longer go to the gym.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:00:42 GMT
Fractured fan blade is blamed for Denver air explosion
Investigators believe the fractured fan blade broke off the Pratt & Whitney engine and chipped off half of a second blade on its way out - with one piece later found on a soccer field near Denver.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:59:54 GMT
Matt Hancock slaps down Neil Ferguson over speeding up roadmap
Health Secretary Matt Hancock insisted there is no question of the timetable for easing restrictions being upgraded despite the unusually optimistic view from the leading epidemiologist.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:59:22 GMT
Ex-Olympian gym boss spending £20,000 a month furloughing staff slams Boris Johnson
Former Olympic speed skater Sarah Lindsay, who owns Roar Fitness transformation gyms across London, today hit out at the government for failing to do enough to help small businesses.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:58:35 GMT
Nicola Sturgeon launches rival lockdown roadmap for Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon will today unveil her lockdown exit strategy for Scotland, promising that restrictions will be eased 'carefully and gradually'.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:56:30 GMT
Vanessa Marquez's mother settles lawsuit for $450,000 after ER actress was killed by police
Delia McElfresh and the California city reached a settlement of $450,000 over the actress's death during a wellness check by officers in California.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:53:24 GMT
Facebook news ban: Australian ministers agree to water down new laws
Facebook has agreed to end its news blockade of Australia 'in the coming days' after ministers agreed to make significant changes to new laws requiring it to pay for news content hosted on its site.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:50:41 GMT
Jealous lover stabbed his girlfriend, 30, to death then took fatal drug overdose
John Lee Morris, 32, killed Niki Campbell, 30, by stabbing her multiple times at his flat in Harphurhey, Manchester, just five days before Christmas in 2017.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:47:37 GMT
Twisted George-Floyd themed school dance invite by Nevada student sparks outrage
Foothill High School in Henderson and the Clark County School District is investigating an image that seems to show a student using a George Floyd themed invitation to ask a student to a school dance.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:46:29 GMT
Buried at sea: Italian cliff-top cemetery collapses into the ocean
The landslide struck the cemetery on Monday at around 3pm in Camogli, a tourist resort near the north-west city of Genoa, and also destroyed two chapels at the burial ground.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:45:13 GMT
UK weather: Britain awakes to stunning Saharan sunrise with 63F highs on the way
Air coming from the South West has been drawn up to the UK from the Sahara Desert which is also likely to see dust deposited on cars in the next few days along with beautiful sunsets and sunrises.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:44:24 GMT
Coronavirus UK: Vaccine passports 'WON'T save summer', experts say
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he wanted to determine whether 'Covid-status certificates' could help theatres, cinemas, sporting venues and workplaces to open again.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:40:38 GMT
Surge in firms hiring admin staff shows employers are looking to reopen offices, says Reed boss
As it was today announced UK unemployment figures have reached a five-year high, James Reed, from recruiting firm Reed, said the number of jobs available on his site was actually growing.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:36:42 GMT
Female cartoon characters on Iranian TV must wear a hijab, Ayatollah rules 
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it is 'required' for women in cartoons and anime films to have their hair covered because of the consequences of not wearing a hijab.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:32:34 GMT
Cristiano Ronaldo's £2,600 cat is run over outside his home in Italy
The hairless Sphynx called Pepe, thought to have been named after Ronaldo's bald ex-Real Madrid teammate, was hit by a car in Turin.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:25:31 GMT
Mascot promoting vaccines in Brazil is likened to the Ku Klux Klan
A costume version of a Brazilian mascot that promotes vaccines has sparked controversy on social media after it was likened to the hood Ku Klux Klansmen are known to wear.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:21:19 GMT
Desperate hunt for racist attacker who assaulted a mother and daughter with a makeshift BLOWTORCH 
West Australian police are hunting for a man who had a swastika painted on his head when he allegedly attacked a woman with a flamethrower.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:16:58 GMT
Drunk patient, 38, who smacked nurse on the bottom in hospital avoids jail
Andrew Pickup, 38, will be on the Sex Offenders Register for five years after drunkenly slapping a nurse's bottom at Royal Liverpool Hospital last July.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:15:03 GMT
Woman is hanged after dying from a heart attack in Iran
Zahra Ismaili was convicted of killing her husband, an Iranian intelligence official, who had allegedly been abusive to her and her daughter.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:04:12 GMT
Moment train plows into a big rig on a crossing after trucker drives past safety barriers
The trucker was seen driving through the crossing in Salem, Oregon, near Court Street Northeast and Center Street Northeast at about 8.30am on Tuesday.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:57:05 GMT
Canberra Raiders player Corey Horsburgh future at risk after Christmas Day drink driving conviction
Raiders player has confessed to having '10 or 11' drinks at a Christmas party in Canberra before driving, as coach Ricky Stuart warned his job is now at risk for the mistake.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:55:54 GMT
Gina Carano says she 'adored' Mandalorian co-star Pedro Pascal despite their political differences
Carano's hour-long interview with Shapiro was released to YouTube on Sunday, where it has already been viewed more than 1.6 million times.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:55:45 GMT
NRL Gold Coast Titans under salary cap investigation after David Fifita incident
The NRL will probe Gold Coast for a possible salary cap breach after star recruit David Fifita was arrested last year over a bizarre trespassing incident.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:51:27 GMT
High Street prepares to fight back - but what will be left?: Non-essential shops to open on April 12
Non-essential shops in England will open at the same time that hairdressers, pubs and gyms can get back up and running - regardless of mounting fears about the economic meltdown.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:49:55 GMT
State Department spokesman gets into heated exchange with AP reporter
State Department spokesman, Ned Price, got into a heated exchange with an AP reporter who asked if the Biden administration was taking credit for Trump's accomplishments.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:47:08 GMT
Desperate call a woman 'living in fear' made to cops just hours before she was killed
Doreen Langham and Gary Hely, both 49, died when a blaze ripped through her townhouse, in Browns Plains, south of Brisbane, in the early hours of Monday morning. 

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:39:41 GMT
Coca-Cola is accused of reverse racism for sharing a video encourages employees to be 'less white' 
Slides from the video went viral on social media late last week after they were shared by a 'whistleblower' working for the soft drink giant.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:38:26 GMT
Holidaymakers rush to book summer getaways in Greece, Spain and Turkey
Some of Britain's biggest airlines and travel firms revealed a surge in holiday bookings to places such as Greece, Spain and Turkey.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:38:04 GMT
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's wife Emma Coronel arrested on drug trafficking charges 
Emma Coronel, 31, was detained at Dulles Airport in Washington DC on Monday and charged with a conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamines.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:36:22 GMT
Covid UK: Revaccination may become regular thing, admits government
Hidden in Boris Johnson's lockdown-easing roadmap today, it was also revealed that ministers are planning another Covid vaccination drive this autumn.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:26:08 GMT
Daily Covid deaths fall 1,235 lowest levels since before holidays hospital numbers drop to 55,403
Data collected by the COVID Tracking Project suggests daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths are on a downward trend. 1,235 deaths were reported in last 24hrs. Lowest since October.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:10:15 GMT
Woody Allen holds hands with wife Soon-Yi Previn after 'hatchet job' HBO doc
Woody Allen, 85, was spotted with his 50-year-old wife Soon-Yi Previn in Manhattan on Monday - holding hands after saying an HBO documentary that aired Sunday is 'riddled with falsehoods.'

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:09:44 GMT
Liberal party staffer claims she was told it was 'her fault' senior colleague forced himself on her
Dhanya Mani alleged in 2019 she was working for the NSW Liberal government when four years earlier a Liberal staffer showed up at her house and choked her.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:05:33 GMT
Anthony Albanese calls for Julian Assange to be released from British jail after 10 years
Anthony Albanese has thrown his support behind releasing Julian Assange from prison after 10 years without freedom.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:04:05 GMT
Teenager who was left paralysed reveals the reason he's determined to walk again  
Jake Bilsborow finished work at his landscaping job in Adelaide Hills on Wednesday and went to a local water hole with friends. He decided to flip off a rock and broke his back.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:01:02 GMT
Nick Kyrgios splits with girlfriend as she hits out on Instagram
Kyrgios, 25, has faced repeated rumours about splitting from Passari, but during this month's Australian Open aimed to put them to bed with post-game shout outs to her.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:47:39 GMT
Meghan McCain calls for President Biden to replace Dr. Fauci with someone who understands science
Meghan McCain complained about not getting a COVID-19 vaccine yet and then called on President Biden to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci. Her rant happened during ABC's The View Monday.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:45:21 GMT
Australian truck driver blasts ute driver who yelled abuse at a roadtrain
An Australian truck driver has rebuked an angry motorist who overtook a large vehicle while it was merging, saying he 'deserves to get run over' for his dangerous act - but not everyone agreed.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:43:28 GMT
Joe Biden remembers the 500,000 COVID dead at the White House
Shortly after the U.S. passed 500,071 COVID deaths, Biden held a candlelit moment of silence on the White House South Portico and prayed for the dead but said: 'We will smile again.'

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:41:08 GMT
Supermarket giant Coles stop selling single-use plastic tableware and cutlery by July 1
A huge change is coming to Coles after the supermarket giant announced it will soon stop selling single-use plastic cutlery and tableware from July 1 in an effort to reduce waste.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:33:24 GMT
Horror moment a truck swipes a tiny car on a busy highway
A terrifying highway smash between a massive semi trailer truck and a small car has been captured on dashcam video, leaving social media users in shock.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:20:46 GMT
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell expects to lose $65 MILLION from boycotts over his election fraud claim
Mike Lindell, whose enthusiastic embrace of Trump's election fraud claims saw him hit with a $1.3 billion defamation suit on Monday, claims a boycott is costing his company millions.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:15:23 GMT
Little girl who died from hot water burns Queensland could have been saved
A little girl who died from horrific burns after being plunged into a boiling hot bath by her parents in Queensland could have been saved - but instead she was left to suffer.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:13:16 GMT
Facebook is set to restore Australian news pages
Facebook has advised the Australian government it will restore Australian news pages 'within the coming days'.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:03:24 GMT
Former Clinton adviser Naomi Wolf bemoans COVID lockdowns, fears 'totalitarian state'
Naomi Wolf, a former adviser to Bill Clinton, sounded an alarm about COVID-19 lockdowns during an appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Monday.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:03:15 GMT
Virgin Australia launched ultra luxurious lounge at Adelaide Airport
With travel across Australia well and truly reopened, Virgin has unveiled its highly anticipated Airport Lounge in Adelaide.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:00:37 GMT
Free McDonald's delivery on Menulog
Menulog has partnered with the golden arches to give customers free delivery on their burgers, chicken nuggets and chips this week.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:58:37 GMT
Astonishing moment two flies are interrupted having sex by a huge spider   
A giant spider has been spotted rudely interrupting a pair of flies having sex before dragging them up a wall.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:58:12 GMT
Urgent warnings as flesh-eating disease rapidly spreads around Melbourne
'Several cases of Buruli ulcer have occurred in the Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Brunswick West areas of inner Melbourne,' Victoria's Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton said.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:55:07 GMT
Billionaire Canva co-founder backs Facebook's ban on news and blasts Australian government
Cliff Obrecht who helps run the $7.6billion software company, said while the result was 'unfortunate' for Australian consumers, he supported Facebook for standing up to the government.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:52:50 GMT
Urgent Covid warning for more than 110,000 Sydneysiders after virus is detected in their sewage
NSW Health issued an alert on Tuesday after fragments of Covid-19 were found in the Auburn Sewage Network.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:46:51 GMT
Slate suspends podcast host 'indefinitely' after debate over racial slur
Slate has suspended Mike Pesca (main) 'indefinitely' after he defended the use of the N-word in certain contexts during a debate with colleagues over the resignation of NYTimes reporter Donald McNeil.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:36:46 GMT
Covid conspiracy theorist MP Craig Kelly RESIGNS
Mr Kelly, who represents Hughes in south Sydney, has caused outrage over the past few months by promoting unproven drugs to treat Covid-19 and calling into the question the safety of vaccines.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:35:45 GMT
NRL star Sam Burgess forced to turn off social media comments hours after being arrested for cocaine
Sam Burgess has been viciously trolled and forced to turn off social media comments - with the former footy star allegedly testing positive to cocaine after being pulled over on Monday. 

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:30:59 GMT
Donald Trump's niece Mary says he never actually made any money Scotus decision llong time coming
Mary Trump, Donald Trump's niece, has praised the decision by Supreme Court to allow NY State prosecutors to obtain her uncle's tax returns. She alleges President Trump never made money.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:15:20 GMT
Woman and eight-year-old girl are killed in highway crash
Two people have died and another is in hospital after a horror crash on the Flinders Highway in Queensland.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:14:32 GMT
Dumped Aussie cricket captain Steve Smith gives lukewarm view of Pat Cummins NSW captaincy debut
Steve Smith was dumped from the Australian captaincy over the ball tampering scandal of 2018 but is believed to want the job back - but fast bowler Pat Cummins, now leading NSW, is tipped to take it.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 06:09:07 GMT
Byron Bay house prices surged by 36 per cent in 2020, realestate.com.au data showed
Byron Bay isn't just the home of Chris Hemsworth and Zac Efron. The celebrity haven is also a property hot spot with house prices surging by more than a third last year alone.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:53:42 GMT
More charges on Matthew James Markcrow who allegedly ran sex slave ring in Brisbane
Matthew James Markcrow, 35, faced a Brisbane court earlier this month accused of keeping women for sexual servitude, and tattooing ownership claims on their bodies.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:53:06 GMT
FBI swept up lawmakers' phone data, is treating some as suspects
The FBI is reportedly investigating members of Congress as 'suspects' in a probe of the January 6 insurrection and has swept up lawmakers' phone data.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:45:32 GMT
Gang of young kids terrorising Sydney - with the youngest just NINE
A gang of out of control minors terrorising Sydney's north-west have been charged with a raft of serious criminal offences - with the youngest aged just nine.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:32:09 GMT
Lee Harvey Oswald was told by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to kill JFK, ex-CIA chief claims
R. James Woolsey, who ran the CIA from 1993-1995, and Ion Mihai Pacepa, former head of Romania's spy service, have written a book reinterpreting the 1964 Warren Report.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:03:07 GMT
Oklahoma football player nearly loses an eye after 'starting' bar brawl with MMA fighter
An Oklahoma Sooners football player Spencer Jones nearly lost his eye after picking a fight in a bar, Logies on the Corner, with a man who spent years training as an MMA fighter.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:52:31 GMT
Daniel Rawlings: Tradie wins another court victory over Royal Caribbean cruise ship threesome
A tradesman detained on a cruise ship for six days following a disastrous threesome with two young women will have an estimated $400,000 payday.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:52:28 GMT
Urgent recall of herbal tea sold at Woolworths, Coles and IGA over fears it could be contaminated
Food Standards Australia has urged Woolworths, Coles and IGA's to recall Nerada Organics Lemon and Ginger Organic Herbal Infusion Tea after ethylene oxide contamination was found inside its tea bags.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:49:42 GMT
Boy, 13, posts swastika Christmas biscuit to Instagram story
The 13-year-old shared a photo of the dessert he baked over the holiday period to his Instagram story with the hashtags 'Hitler', 'myfavouritecookie' and 'Christmas cookies'.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:37:58 GMT
Families of 16 killed and injured in Pensacola shooting say in new suit gunman helped by Saudi
Relatives of those killed and injured in the December 2019 terror attack on a Florida base sued Saudi Arabia on Monday, claiming the Saudis knew the gunman was a terrorist.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:30:38 GMT
Feds offer plea deal to lawyers accused of tossing Molotov cocktail into NYPD van
Brooklyn lawyers Colinford Mattis 32, and Urooj Rahman, 31, have been offered a plea deal after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail into an NYPD police van in Brooklyn last May.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:13:07 GMT
Fresh twist in hit and run of Wagga Wagga, NSW teen killed on his 15th birthday 
It's been more than two years since teen Braydon Worldon was found dead on the side of the side of the road by a passing motorist in Wantabadgery, east of Wagga Wagga in the NSW Riverina region.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:51:39 GMT
Browns Plains Brisbane house fire: Detectives probe how man entered gated community before the blaze
Investigations are underway to determine exactly how a 49-year-old man managed to get inside the estate, where two bodies were found in the rubble.



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