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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:03:03 GMT
Owners of Dorset beauty spot urge government to teach 'culturally diverse' tourists how to behave
The Lulworth Estate, which owns Durdle Door, has complained that huge crowds on Britain's coasts during the easing of the first lockdown left behind an unprecedented trail of destruction.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:03:03 GMT
It's never been easier to make yourself an Isa millionaire
Joining the £1m club is an impossible dream for many, but investing in Isas might make it easier than you think. There are 579 investors

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:58:51 GMT
Tiger Woods has surgery on 'multiple leg injuries' after car crash
The 45-year-old golfer was driving alone near Rancho Palos Verdes when his Genesis GV80 flipped over at 7.12am. Firefighters had to use a halligan tool to break open the car and free him.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:12:44 GMT
Carrie Symonds has given Boris Johnson a haircut, Piers Morgan jokes
Piers Morgan compared Boris Johnson to scarecrow Worzel Gummidge after the PM unveiled his ultra-cautious roadmap out of England's third national lockdown.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:11:05 GMT
Gavin Williamson hints at longer school days as he unveils £700million Covid catch-up package
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed the government is looking at a 'broad range of options' when asked if school hours could be increased to make up for lost time during lockdowns.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:08:15 GMT
Boy, 10, is forced to quarantine after flying in to Edinburgh alone to see his father
Antonio Caraballo from Marchmont, Edinburgh, was forced to check into the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in his home city to quarantine with his son Sami, who travelled alone from Finland, on Saturday.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:02:45 GMT
What's YOUR pandemic drinking personality? Experts reveal 10 types from the Camel to the Metronome
Experts from CleanCo, founded by ex-MIC star Spencer Matthews, have teamed up with British life coach Michael Cloonan to identify 10 typical pandemic drinking personalities for FEMAIL.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:00:46 GMT
Prince Philip spends eighth night in hospital with infection
Officials did not reveal further details of the Duke of Edinburgh's condition but said the 99-year-old was 'comfortable and responding to treatment'.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Government slammed for backing down to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg over news media bargaining code
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young roasted Treasurer Josh Fryderberg, telling Parliament: 'The government has buckled here.'

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:52:18 GMT
Number of foreign nationals who overstay visas in Britain DOUBLES in five years, new report claims 
The number of foreign nationals overstaying their visas in Britain has nearly doubled in five years, a report said yesterday.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:51:43 GMT
Greek island holidays as early as MAY?
Greece is looking into whether it can give an early green light to British tourists who have received the vaccine.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:13:08 GMT
Queen's cousin is jailed for 10 months for sex attack
Simon Bowes-Lyon, has also been placed on the sex offenders register for a decade after abusing his victim, 26, at his Glamis Castle home in Scotland last February.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:59:16 GMT
Teenager missed out on £178m EuroMillions jackpot when ALL of her numbers were out by ONE digit 
Tayla Octave, 19, from south east London, bought a lucky dip ticket for last Friday's mega EuroMillions draw but could not believe her bad luck at missing every single winning number by just one digit.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:57:23 GMT
Women now hold one third of board positions at UK's largest 350 companies
The final report from the Hampton-Alexander Review revealed that the number of women on FTSE boards in the UK has jumped to 1,026 - up from 682 in 2015.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:41:47 GMT
Rishi Sunak 'will extend stamp duty holiday until the end of JUNE'
Last July the Chancellor exempted most buyers from the levy if they completed their transactions before March 31, 2021 - saving people up to £15,000.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:30:31 GMT
Why lockdowns DON'T always stop thousands dying of Covid
Oxford University researchers found the UK had the sixth harshest restrictions. Separate data from OurWorldInData.com showed the UK has suffered the fourth highest death toll of the pandemic.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:26:41 GMT
Leather jug made from the hide of Oliver Cromwell's war horse is expected to fetch £6,000
The family has now decided to sell the huge tankard at auction with Dukes Auctioneers of Dorchester, Dorset, and it has been given a pre-sale estimate of £6,000.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:15:40 GMT
Woman in 30s who gave birth last month after contracting Covid should be allowed to die, judge rules
Mr Justice Hayden ruled that doctors can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to the mother-of-two who suffers from Addison's disease and is in an induced coma weeks after giving birth.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:37:44 GMT
French actor Gerard Depardieu charged with 2018 rape and sex assault
French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault allegedly committed in 2018 against an actress in her 20s.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:31:30 GMT
Gamblers lose £614m in a MONTH as campaigners warn the industry is 'cashing in' on Covid pandemic 
The loss was £71million greater than in October, before families were forced to stay at home by lockdown. Figures showed a record 2.1million played online slots and casino games in December.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:31:19 GMT
UK government WON'T share number of Covid cases in quarantine hotels
Health Secretary Matt Hancock today claimed that the UK's border measures 'are working' at keeping out coronavirus cases but his department will not publish the data to prove it.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:07:45 GMT
Staycation rip-off! Prices for UK holidays this summer ROCKET by up to 100%
South West Tourism Alliance chair Alistair Handyside raised concerns as Sykes Cottages was accused of taking advantage of families fleeing lockdown.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:04:32 GMT
Dr JOHN LEE: Why should the whole country be held hostage by the one in five who refuse a vaccine?
DR JOHN LEE: There has been nothing slapdash about the Government's presentation this week of the case for keeping us all locked down in an ever-more depressing loop of lockdown extensions.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:46:21 GMT
SARAH VINE: New kitchen island or tattoos, it's sheer class either way 
SARAH VINE As a leading light of the contemporary art scene, Grayson Perry -Turner Prize-winner, potter and cross-dresser extraordinaire - is no stranger to controversy.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:37:10 GMT
Boris Johnson says 'the dog stays' amid rumours he is losing patience with the feisty Jack Russell 
He is alleged to have found himself in the doghouse, but on a visit to a secondary school in Wales Boris Johnson insisted he would not be getting rid of his pet Dilyn.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:12:55 GMT
NHS in London will trial DIY cervical smear tests for women who are overdue cancer screening
People in the Barnet, Camden, Islington, Newham and Tower Hamlets boroughs of London will be offered the home swab kits to test themselves in a bid to boost screening uptake.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:12:20 GMT
Rape victims could be given their own lawyers under new plan 
The Victims Commissioner for England and Wales has called for a Victims' Law to ensure women have 'a lawyer on their side' when they report their attacks.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:11:11 GMT
David Cameron and Tony Blair want new law to ban 'glorifying terrorism'
Glorifying terrorism should be outlawed to tackle extremists, a report backed by two ex-prime ministers warns today.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:07:39 GMT
Boy, 16, is fighting for his life after being stabbed in south London 
A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being stabbed in Brixon, south London earlier this evening. The victim has been rushed to a south London hospital in a critical condition.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:30:38 GMT
MP Jonathan Gullis is SNUBBED as he tries to address chamber via Zoom without donning a suit
Conservative Jonathan Gullis was snubbed by Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing today, who said he must adhere to the House of Commons dress code even when appearing in the chamber via zoom.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:52:03 GMT
Could Covid app become digital travel pass?
Boris Johnson has asked a new taskforce to look into how holidays can safely be resumed, with 'vaccine passports' seen as one potential long-term measure.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:39:13 GMT
Smart motorway almost killed me: Motorist broke down on road
Ben French, 28 cheated death when his van broke down on the inside lane of a smart motorway and was smashed into by a lorry.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:31:42 GMT
HOWARD RIDDLE: Why I now believe Met officers may have perverted the course of justice
HOWARD RIDDLE: In the course of his investigation into Operation Midland, Sir Richard Henriques had detailed a series of damaging errors made by the Metropolitan Police

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:12:43 GMT
Will Iran release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe next month?
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her daughter Gabriella, has been detained in Iran since 2016 when she was arrested at the airport on suspicion of spying.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:06:51 GMT
Judge's 'VIP paedophile ring' case sensation
In a dramatic intervention, former chief magistrate of England and Wales, Howard Riddle, says there are 'reasonable grounds to suspect a criminal offence' has been committed.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:05:43 GMT
American who spent years living in the UK shares the things he liked best across the pond
An Imgur user who grew up in Pennsylvania and has lived in California, Chicago, NYC, New Jersey, and Connecticut spent a couple of years living in the UK and misses it.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:05:00 GMT
Staffordshire OAP's attacker had strong desire to kill, court hears
Moses Christensen (right), now 22 - who had previously admitted a desire to go on a 'killing spree' - attacked Richard Hall (left), 70, on Brown Clee Hill in Shropshire last August.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:01:08 GMT
100 days of long Covid torture... and counting
Today I woke up, as I have done for most of the past 100 days, with a sense of dread. I did a mental scan of my body and tried to estimate what kind of day it will be.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:36:24 GMT
Final moments before Turkish man 'pushes pregnant wife to her death off cliff-edge'
Footage shows Hakan Aysal, 40, helping his heavily-pregnant wife Semra, 32, out on to a cliff edge near Mugla, Turkey on the premise of getting a selfie before allegedly pushing her to her death.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 20:39:11 GMT
Aerospace company worker sacked for calling white colleague a 'w*gger', tribunal hears
Brian Dumbrill was accused of using the slur against his colleague, who is white and has a black wife, during a workplace row at Hexcel Composite's site in Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:40:23 GMT
Covid: UK lockdown is one of the toughest in the WORLD, study claims
University of Oxford researchers have scored the pandemic response of 180 countries using measures including whether schools and offices are open and stay-at-home orders.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:12:10 GMT
Covid UK: Matt Hancock claims cases of variants 'falling sharply'
Mr Hancock's comment is at odds with a Public Health England report published hours later that showed 42 more cases of worrying variants have been confirmed in the past week.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:24:01 GMT
Police form ring of steel around North Watford traveller funeral
More than 100 officers were out in force around St Helen's Catholic Church in North Watford, Herts, where rules on social gatherings meant just 30 travellers were allowed inside to say farewell.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:21:08 GMT
Britain records just 8,489 Covid cases in lowest daily rise since October 2
Department of Health data shows infections have fallen by 20 per cent on last Tuesday, when 10,625 positive tests were recorded. Statistics also reveal deaths have fallen by 30 per cent.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:50:13 GMT
Piers Morgan slams 'patronising' Matt Hancock in GMB interview
Matt Hancock clashed with Piers Morgan today after the Good Morning Britain host slammed his 'woeful handling of the pandemic.'

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:12:13 GMT
Covid lockdown UK: Fears weddings could use ticketed events loophole
Lockdown-easing plans to allow just 30 guests at weddings from May 17 are 'not viable' for couples or venues - amid claims some brides and grooms could try and sell tickets to try and get round rule

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:54:50 GMT
Prince Philip, 99, has eighth day in hospital amid health concerns
Prince Edward, who lives at Bagshot Park in Surrey, spoke to Sky News as Buckingham Palace revealed the Duke of Edinburgh remained in hospital to receive treatment for an 'infection'.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:45:11 GMT
Matt Hancock slaps down Neil Ferguson over speeding up roadmap
Boris Johnson said he was being 'sensible and prudent' with his four-stage plan after attacks on the approach from both sides.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:37:50 GMT
Police commissioner wants to give free cannabis to prisoners in bid to cut crime behind bars 
North Wales Plaid Cymru commissioner Arfon Jones, a former police inspector, said the radical idea could reduce prison violence and prevent overdose deaths in prisons.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:34:37 GMT
Captain Sir Tom Moore's daughter reveals his funeral wishes, including writer-inspired epitaph
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Hannah Ingram-Moore said the 100-year-old World War Two veteran had set out his requests in a 'lovely' and 'open' conversation prior to his death.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:33:32 GMT
Coronavirus UK: Vaccine passports 'WON'T save summer', experts say
The idea is understood to be under consideration as part of the government's drive to get the country up and running again.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:01:17 GMT
Prince Harry 'dominant' and Meghan Markle 'demure' in video 
In a clip released yesterday to promote their Spotify podcast, the Duke of Sussex, 36, took a 'more dominant role' while his wife Meghan Markle, 39, appeared 'demure', Judi James told FEMAIL

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:33:46 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 14:26:40 GMT
China cornavirus: 'Little' was done to hunt for origins of disease in 8 months
A report written by WHO scientists in August last year after a two-week 'advanced' visit to Wuhan warned that China was doing little to probe the origins of Covid and was not sharing data with them.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:59:10 GMT
Historian behind National Trust's imperial project launches extraordinary attack on ministers
The study, which blacklisted - among others - the Lake District home of avid anti-slaver William Wordsworth because his brother was involved in the trade, was slammed for re-writing history.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:52:55 GMT
Campaign begins to make June 21 a Bank Holiday
Boris Johnson yesterday unveiled his 'cautious' lockdown exit strategy, which could see life in England return to something close to normal by June at the earliest.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:41:52 GMT
Weekly Covid deaths in England and Wales drop again by 22%
Office for National Statistics data showed there were 5,691 fatalities linked to the virus in England and Wales in the week ending February 12, which was a 22 per cent dip from previous week.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:25:28 GMT
Covid lockdown England: Matt Hancock says people CAN hug from May 17
Matt Hancock today confirmed people in England will be able to hug their family from May 17 under Boris Johnson's lockdown exit strategy.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:56:41 GMT
Prince Charles shows his 'profound appreciation ' for the Royal Mail
Appearing via video on the Royal Mail's Twitter account this morning, the Prince of Wales, 72, shared a sweet message expressing his 'heartfelt but inadequate thanks to the tireless efforts'.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:42:22 GMT
Scientists reveal the types of skin breakouts parents should look out for in MIS-C
The team found that there was no single location for rashes to appear - they commonly occurred on the lower limbs, inner thigh, chest and upper extremities.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:35:16 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 11:22:05 GMT
Grayson Perry says working class Brits 'spend all their money on tattoos'
British Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry, 60, said in an interview on Twiggy's podcast Tea With Twiggy that working class people splash money on 'things people can see' like 'flash cars, clothes and tattoos'.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:22:15 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 08:32:53 GMT
A devastating assault on unions fighting return to classrooms... by DAVID BLUNKETT 
DAVID BLUNKETT: All of the sacrifices during the past months have been about protecting the elderly and vulnerable in our society from the ravages of Covid.

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 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 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 00:21:32 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.

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 23:16:40 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 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 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.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:56:33 GMT
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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:02:43 GMT
Gavin Williamson claims Britain's lagging Covid vaccination drive ISN'T down to lack of jabs
The Education Secretary insisted today there was 'no problem' with deliveries of doses and said 'there will always be some days' when uptake of jabs across the UK dips lower.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:02:27 GMT
Descendants of Tobias Rustat blast Jesus College Cambridge plan to move memorial over slavery links
It emerged last year that Jesus College, which is worth £344 million, planned to move the funeral monument to Tobias Rustat from its chapel because it is 'celebratory'.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:00:53 GMT
Baby monitor catches little boy having a cute chat with Alexa as he tries to get to sleep
Baby monitor footage captured by Aly Femia, from Southbury, Connecticut, shows her son wake up during the middle of the night and ask his Alexa device for his father.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:51:42 GMT
Media code that prompted Facebook to declare war on Australia passes the Senate
Australia's world-first media bargaining code that will force online powerhouses including Facebook and Google to pay for displaying news content has passed the Senate.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:45:09 GMT
Male babysitter, 32, 'murdered 21-month-old girl'
Lily Hanrahan, from Birmingham, was left with bruises where she had allegedly been gripped by Sean Sadler and six broken ribs in November 2017.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:44:31 GMT
Rishi Sunak 'set to hike corporation tax at Budget on March 3'
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering hiking corporation tax at the Budget next week to repair the public finances and help pay for the coronavirus crisis, it was claimed today.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:41:40 GMT
UK weather: South of England set to enjoy 64F sunshine on 2021's warmest day so far
Highs of 64F (18C) are expected in eastern England today, well above the current 2021 record of 60.6F (15.9C) set on Sunday, but the North and Scotland face more heavy rain and flooding.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:41:17 GMT
Gavin Williamson backs 'Covid passport' system to ease lockdown
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he personally would 'do anything' to be able to go to the cinema or out to a restaurant.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:40:48 GMT
Buffalo schools claim 'all whites' uphold racism and show kids warnings from dead black children
Fatima Morrell, Buffalo public schools' associate superintendent for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives, has introduced a new curriculum and series of lesson plans.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:38:37 GMT
Doctor handcuffed and sprayed with CS gas while being arrested is cleared of misconduct by tribunal
Dr Olajide Ogunjimi, 47, was handcuffed and tear gassed as he was arrested in his befroom. He had called to report a concern, then refused to get off the phone when officers arrived.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:37:57 GMT
Covid lockdown England: People ignore rules on meeting and haircuts
Coffee catch-ups in the park and outdoor sport remains banned until March - but has nevertheless been happening amid the recent spell of good weather.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:35:10 GMT
Man says he can see Diego Maradona's face in his girlfriend's suntan 
Julian Gonzalez is convinced he has seen the face of the late football legend Diego Maradona in his girlfriend's suntan after they spent the day at the beach in Santa Teresita, south of Buenos Aires.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:33:03 GMT
Man, 25, accused of murdering girlfriend's son told police he 'dropped him down the stairs' 
Jonathan Simpson, 25, is on trial for murder after Jacob Marshall suffered 'multiple and catastrophic injuries' at his home in Speke, Liverpool, on July 12, 2019.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:30:04 GMT
Family are stunned to find people raiding veg they leave out for locals - without leaving a penny
They left fresh veg, eggs and flowers as well as jars of jam and relish on two wooden stalls at the kerbside by their farm, in Mylor, Cornwall, along with a price list and collection tin.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:27:19 GMT
Australia set to lose 1.5million jobs within the next few years
Job numbers across the nation are forecast to plunge 11 per cent by 2030 as artificial intelligence and automation reshapes workforces globally, according to a new report.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:26:57 GMT
QLD shuts its border to NZ after rise in Covid cases, forcing arrivals to quarantine from 6PM
New Zealand arrivals to Queensland will have to undergo quarantine from 6pm tonight due to increased transmission across the Tasman.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:24:02 GMT
German health minister is 'fighting for his career'
Jens Spahn, who only months ago was being feted by those marvelling at Germany's success against the pandemic, has seen his approval rating slide five points in a month amid the vaccine chaos.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:13:10 GMT
Horrific footage shows inmates in Russia stripped and beaten with truncheons, with one left to die
Two inmates are shown in the Russian jail being stripped and savagely beaten by uniformed officers wearing military fatigues, one who is nicknamed SS for his brutality.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:11:02 GMT
Sydney Primus Hotel hammer assault: Manhunt for Matthew Donaldson as his Facebook posts revealed
A desperate search is underway to find 41-year-old Matthew Donaldson, who is believed to be in the NSW Blue Mountains region and armed with a gun.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:08:54 GMT
Italian princess loses appeal on £2m fine in row over film star mother's £100m fortune 
Princess Camilla Crociani de Bourbon des Deux Siciles was ordered to pay a £2m fine by a Jersey court for contempt after refusing to reveal the location of her film star mum's fortune.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:59:28 GMT
Moment woman jumps into freezing pool and rescues her trapped dog
Jennie Tatum's two dogs were playing in the backyard of her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, when one of them, Sid, slipped and broke through the ice in the pool.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:59:17 GMT
Police offer $250,000 reward for information regarding the suspicious death of Jason Guise
Queensland Police have offered a $250,000 reward for information regarding the death of Jason Guise, who was last seen on April 2019 with his body being located in a sewerage tank a month later.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:57:06 GMT
Australian cricket star Mitchell Starc's father Paul loses battle to cancer
Mitchell Starc will miss the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, starting on Thursday, to mourn the loss of his father Paul who passed away on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:56:20 GMT
Urgent warning in place of death cap mushrooms in Canberra as growth increases
The death cap mushroom, also known as amanita phalloides, is a deadly fungus that is often mistaken for edible mushrooms.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:52:25 GMT
Australian man believes he has spotted a family of Tasmanian Tigers - but experts say its unlikely
'Congratulations, we've done it': Tasmanian man excitedly claims to have photos of a family of three Tasmanian Tigers, including a baby. But experts have already downplayed his claims.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:50:06 GMT
Man is handed a hefty fine after breaking into Sea World late at night
Luke Gowman was slapped with an $800 fine in Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday for jumping the fence at the Gold Coast theme park on February 10.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:49:04 GMT
AFL star Nic Naitanui lifts lid on 'sticky situations' during his 2018 trip to the Middle East
West Coast star Nic Naitanui was on holiday Israel in 2018 when he decided he wanted to venture to the Gaza Strip and Syrian border - where he got far more than he bargained for.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:48:41 GMT
Photographer sues Hilary Duff after she called him a 'creep' for taking photos of her son
Photographer Darryl Wilkins filed a lawsuit against Hilary Duff, Wendy Williams and Fox Broadcasting on Friday as he accuses them of slander and libel over a social media video.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:43:26 GMT
Illinois will become first state to END cash bail under sweeping criminal justice reform
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill into law Monday. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus hailed it as a historic response to the deaths last year of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, inset.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:43:14 GMT
Detailed plans of military spy plane made by Bombardier are leaked onto the dark web
Bombardier, whose Global 6000 plane is used for Saab's spy system, said it suffered 'a limited cybersecurity breach.' and details from the hack, left, were published by Clop.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:42:40 GMT
Identical twins, 19, undergo sex change surgery in Brazil after they 'never identified as boys'
Identical twins Mayla (pictured) and Sofia,19, decided to undergo a five-hour gender confirmation surgery after they 'never identified as boys' in what their doctor calls a first.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:41:37 GMT
Ken Paxton refuses to say anything after landing back in Texas from Utah
Ken Paxton buzzed through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Tuesday, weaving through reporters who asked him about his meetings with Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes last week.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:41:23 GMT
Congress holds candlelight vigil for 500,000 COVID-19 victims
Congress on Tuesday held a candlelight vigil for the more than 500,000 Americans who lost their lives during the pandemic as daily deaths double while hospitalizations continue to fall.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:41:19 GMT
Doctor was not trained before giving Covid-19 vaccination in Brisbane care home
A GP who gave two Brisbane care home patients four times the recommended dose of the Covid-19 vaccine had not been trained in how to administer the jab.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:39:51 GMT
NYT columnist Bret Stephens blasts woke culture that saw Bon Appetit rewrite its archive
In a column published on Monday, Stephens took aim at Bon Appetit's 'Archive Repair Project', which launched last July as an effort to identify and edit 'problematic recipes' over the past 55 years.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:39:15 GMT
AOC slams Joe Biden's administration for reopening Texas migrant facility for children
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted the Biden administration Tuesday for reopening a temporary influx center for unaccompanied minors in Carrizo Springs, Texas.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:33:34 GMT
Mother of three allegedly poured HOT curries over the head of suburban Melbourne slave
An elderly woman allegedly held captive as a slave for eight years by a couple has told a jury she had 'hot curries' poured over her head as punishment. 

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:32:16 GMT
Bloodshed at a Sydney apartment after a screaming teenage boy was brutally stabbed with a machete
The 17-year-old was at home with his family at 1.15am on Wednesday in Bonnyrigg Heights, in the city's south-west, when two men in balaclavas broke in.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:26:35 GMT
Brisbane prostitution ring: Matthew Markcrow in jail on servitude charges as co-accused on bail
Hannah Christina Stead, 23, and Crystal Anne Sawyers, also 23, are accused of assisting 35-year-old Matthew James Markcrow run an illegal prostitution business.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:24:40 GMT
British woman, 62, is beaten to death with a shovel by her 'toyboy lover'
Tina Eyre, 62, was found in a pool of blood in a barn on her property in the northern village of Veliko Tarnovo. Her younger lover was caught digging a hole in the garden, according to reports in Bulgaria.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:19:30 GMT
NRL focuses on footy for its 2021 ad campaign after last season's commercial was slammed by fans
With the start of another NRL season just a few weeks away, the governing body will adopt a back to basics approach over the coming months when promoting the code.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:18:35 GMT
Texas county DA opens criminal investigation into last week's deadly power outages 
José Garza, left, the District Attorney for Travis County, did not indicate if ERCOT would be targeted. Top ERCOT board leaders said on Tuesday they will resign.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:18:16 GMT
Manhattan prosecutors 'expand their investigation into Donald Trump to look at Don Jr'
Cyrus Vance Jr, the Manhattan district attorney investigating Donald Trump's tax returns, is reported to be increasingly interested in Donald Trump Jr.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:17:51 GMT
Eerie images show how Covid has left a 5-star hotel in Bali completely deserted
The Padma Resort in Legian, on the island's west coast, stretches more than 6 hectares, boasts five swimming pools, multiple restaurants and overlooks the beach.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:12:56 GMT
A marine biologist reveals what to do if you ever find yourself close up with a shark in the water
An incredible video shows the moment a massive tiger shark swims up to a young woman in the ocean before she shows exactly how to safely handle the situation. 

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:10:50 GMT
Snake catcher shows off a bright blue tree snake he caught in Queensland
A snake catcher has captured the astonishing moment a blue tree snake was found lurking on a family's veranda for some cool reprieve on a scorching hot afternoon.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:09:59 GMT
Young woman reveals men she finds on Tinder like one with a fish and one who uses abs to score date
Among the other types of Australian men on Tinder she took off were the ones who get aggressive when turned down, the obnoxious entrepreneurial type and those who are always holding a puppy.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:08:14 GMT
Insiders claim Liberal staffer accused of raping Brittany Higgins was sacked for 'security breach' 
Parliament House sources claim the alleged breach wasn't first security issue flagged in relation to the male staffer who allegedly raped colleague Brittany Higgins in Senator Linda Reynolds' office in 2019.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:02:54 GMT
Wellington crash victims' final resting place ruled on by NSW judge
Sheldon, 6, and Shane Shorey, 7, died instantly when an out-of-control car ran them down as they walked into the local pool at Wellington, in the state's central west, on January 5.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:46:25 GMT
Teacher Dylan McCrossin apologises to his pupils after being convicted of accessing child porn
Dylan McCrossin appeared before the District Court in Adelaide on Wednesday for sentencing submissions after pleading guilty to three counts of possessing child exploitation material.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:44:38 GMT
Vegan James Aspey is slammed for comparing farming to the Holocaust by Clementine Ford in online row
Australian influencer James Aspey called African American musician Kelis a 'murderer' on Tuesday after she posted photo of herself holding up a chickens she intended to eat.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:43:35 GMT
Secondary pupils and all children leaving primary school will be offered summer lessons
Summer lessons will be offered to children leaving primary school and all secondary pupils as part of a £700million catch-up package designed to reverse the impact of Covid on education.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:39:17 GMT
Sydney school principals BAN students from getting 'bogan mullet' haircuts
Students across NSW are being banned from school for donning a mullet haircut as the 80s trend makes a comeback.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:38:32 GMT
Family who Adventure Fun Park in Gippsland, Victoria to sell theme park
Glenn Calvert was told he was 'crazy' when he purchased five hectares of land in Gippsland, Victoria to build a theme park.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:37:54 GMT
Steve Mnuchin expected to launch investment fund with backing from Persian Gulf countries
Mnuchin, left, who served as Treasury Secretary in the Trump administration, has already started hiring and is expected to receive backing from investment funds managed by Middle East nations.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:36:17 GMT
Man arrested for doing burn outs in Hungry Jack's in Adelaide
The hoon tried to order an ice cream at the drive through of the fast food chain's store in Aberfoyle Park, in Adelaide's south, on Tuesday night.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:34:32 GMT
Boyfriend smashed partner's face with whiskey glass and then tried to WASH blood off her face
Delia Fernandez was left with permanent scars following the domestic violence attack inside the Parramatta apartment she shared with her then-boyfriend, Julian Sebastiao.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:32:05 GMT
Enraged cat-lover who allegedly tried to poison her housemates lashes out at journalists
Te Raukura Anahera Alexander, 19, was so angry when her flatmates mishandled the kittens that she allegedly spiked yoghurt and milk in the fridge with poison extracted from Mortein.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:18:40 GMT
Romney predicts Trump would win the 2024 GOP nomination in a 'landslide' if he ran again
'I don't know if he'll run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I'm pretty sure he will win the nomination,' Mitt Romney said when asked about Trump's status within the Republican party.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:02:58 GMT
Diesel the Jack Russell was under the motor of a moving car for 30 minutes before rescued
Firefighters have rescued a Jack Russell named Diesel who ventured into the engine compartment of their owner's car and traveled for 30 minutes down a busy New South Wales highway.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:58:33 GMT
Heartbreaking moment dolphin called Cracker mourns the loss of her stillborn calf
The devastating moment a mother dolphin called 'Cracker' refuses to release her stillborn calf. The dolphin lives in the Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury in Western Australia.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:54:07 GMT
Woman attacked with a hammer in a $300-a-night 5-star Sydney CBD hotel room fighting for her life
Emergency services rushed to the Primus Hotel in Sydney's Pitt Street around 11pm on Tuesday night to reports the woman had been seriously injured in a hotel room.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:12:56 GMT
'St Kilda schoolgirl' who sparked AFL nude photo scandal delivered heartbreaking news by doctors
The 'St Kilda schoolgirl' at the centre of one of the biggest scandals in AFL history 10 years ago has thanked her online followers for making her 'feel like a warrior' as she battles a rare tumor.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:49:25 GMT
Grandmother who bit off her friend's finger in a drunken brawl is spared jail term
Mansis Bandi, 50, had been drinking wine and whisky at a function in southeast Melbourne in October 2017 when her longtime friend confronted her.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:39:18 GMT
Childcare worker is jailed for six years over the death of a three-year-old boy
A former childcare worker has been sentenced to six years jail for the manslaughter of a three-year-old boy found on a school bus in north Queensland. 

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:33:43 GMT
Four people accused of trying to extort $10million from a member of the Iraqi parliament
The wife and five children of an Iraqi politician have been terrorised for more than a year in their southwest Sydney home as part of an attempt to extort $10million.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:15:53 GMT
Tourists could be BANNED from parts of Moreton Island because of its Aboriginal heritage
A new law to go before state parliament would give the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation the right to jointly manage Moreton Island off the coast of south-east Queensland.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:04:23 GMT
Melissa Caddick's husband Anthony Koletti's personalised numberplates go up for sale
Melissa Caddick's husband has lost his wife, his $1,700-a-week living allowance, his prized $300,000 super car - and now his personalised numberplates.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:01:28 GMT
Meet koala joey Humphrey, the latest addition to Sydney's Taronga Zoo
Eight-month-old Humphrey made his public debut at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Wednesday, just two weeks after he first emerged from mum Willow's pouch.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:32:14 GMT
Florida county commissioner faces calls to resign over 'VIP list' of vaccine recipients
Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh worked with the state to open the exclusive three-day pop-up vaccination site in Lakewood Ranch.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:19:46 GMT
Giant wood moth found in Camp Mountain Brisbane
A family were walking through Camp Mountain, in Brisbane's north-east when they spotted the giant insect perching on a tree trunk.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:11:03 GMT
Texas winter storm: Joe and Jill Biden to visit as water crisis hits
Joe and Jill Biden will travel to Houston, Texas on Friday, the White House announced, to visit the state as it recovers from a winter storm. 

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:09:16 GMT
Ex-Mexican president Fox says López Obrador will 'come to the rescue' of El Chapo's wife
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox added fire to his feud with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, by tweeting that leftist leader will spring El Chapo's wife, Emma Coronel, out of a U.S. jail.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:03:04 GMT
Tiger's mistress Rachel Uchitel says she's 'shaken up' by Tiger's crash 
Tiger Woods' former mistress Rachel Uchitel who was one of several women who cost him his marriage in 2009, said she is 'shaken up' by the car crash on Tuesday.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 03:52:43 GMT
Texas authorities find homemade bombs in 47-year-old man's home
John Christopher Crawson, 47,  first got under the radar of the Williamson County Sheriff's Office in mid-January after it was reported that he made the threat to his family.



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