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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:47:03 GMT
Travel bosses blast Government plans for 'amber watchlist'
Travel bosses today warned the industry is in the 'last chance saloon' as the Government's traffic light system continues to wreak havoc with summer holidays.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:44:39 GMT
Heatwave on the way with 88F August heat but not before threat of deluges and 60mph winds this week 
A huge storm is heading towards the UK, moving in from Canada across the Atlantic and arriving on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and high winds before high temperatures arrive later this month.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:19:31 GMT
Dominic Raab FINALLY condemns Iranian attack on tanker in gulf that killed British Army veteran
The unidentified Briton, as well as a Romanian crew member, died late on Thursday night after the MV Mercer Street oil tanker was attacked by a so-called kamikaze drone, which explodes on impact.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:58:12 GMT
People from other countries reveal the things they witness only in the US
Speaking on the trivia website Constative , globe-trotters, have shared their thoughts on the American way of living, including observing someone putting more sugar into Coke.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:56:11 GMT
Double-jabbed allowed into UK from US and EU without quarantining 
Michael and Su Blake embraced the youngsters and their own children as the fully-vaccinated family flew into London Heathrow from New York this morning.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:47:32 GMT
One in 10 UK pubs and restaurants had to close last month
Kate Nicholls, the chief executive of UKHospitality, highlighted how huge numbers of workers were being told to self-isolate at the same time as the reopening of the hospitality sector.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:40:36 GMT
Disgraced ex-footballer Adam Johnson and girlfriend take a stroll with daughter and newborn son
The former England and Sunderland star, 34, was pictured hugging partner Stacey Flounders, 31, as she pushed a pram carrying newborn son Arley, with six-year-old Ayla not far behind.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:12:48 GMT
Families in fire-trap flats suffer blow after plans to recharge property market 'changed nothing' 
Cladding victims have suffered a fresh blow after industry leaders warned Government plans to reinvigorate the property market had 'changed nothing'.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:10:52 GMT
Moment motorist gets caught out by the tide on Welsh beach after parking on 'dangerous' sandbank
The driver of the black car had reportedly been warned of the risks 'several times' before parking in the dangerous spot on Black Rock Sands in Morfa Bychan, Gwynedd, Wales.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:50:56 GMT
Orca stranded on rocks of the Alaskan coast is saved by Good Samaritans
A group of Good Samaritans saved a 20-foot Orca that was stuck between rocks on an Alaskan shore by dousing it with water for six hours until the tide brought it back into the water.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:37:03 GMT
Alpaca's carer calls on Boris Johnson to intervene as animal to be put down following legal battle 
Geronimo - who won competitions for his jet black coat and is worth £15,000 - has been kept in isolation at owner Helen Macdonald's farm in Wickwar, south Gloucestershire.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:20:11 GMT
Samaritans hit by sex scandal claims: Volunteers are accused of 'sleeping with vulnerable callers'
Julie Bentley, chief executive of the Samaritans, said the scale of the service meant on 'extremely rare occasions' high standards of the UK service might not be met.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:20:08 GMT
Lewis Hamilton fears he has Long Covid after struggling with dizziness at Hungarian GP
MARTIN SAMUEL IN BUDAPEST: Hamilton complained of fatigue and dizziness and required help onto the podium, after finishing third in one of the most dramatic races in recent history.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:17:48 GMT
Three arrested on suspicion of murder after boy, five, is found dead in Welsh river
Three people - including a 13-year-old boy - have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a five-year-old was found dead in a Welsh river.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:15:39 GMT
DOMINIC LAWSON: Labour, not the Tories, were the REAL villains of the child sexual abuse scandal
DOMINIC LAWSON: The wheels of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse grind exceeding slow.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:10:40 GMT
Social media giants 'are failing to deal with anti-Semitism'
Social media posts involving propaganda and hate, including claims that the Holocaust was a hoax, were not acted upon by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 01:30:11 GMT
Record 3,500 migrants arrived in July: Border Force intercepted 120 boats last month
The total number of crossings has already surpassed last year's record of 8,410, while in July Border Force intercepted more than 120 boats of migrants from Africa and the Middle East.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 01:15:12 GMT
Man arrested after stabbing at packed Welsh holiday park
Officers rushed to Ty Mawr Holiday Park in Towyn, near Abergele in North Wales, on Saturday afternoon after a teenager allegedly stabbed his sister to death in a caravan.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 01:12:45 GMT
Amid record NHS backlog, country sees a surge in patients self-funding vital operations
Private providers say demand for 'self-funded' operations has soared since the start of the pandemic.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:52:11 GMT
Upfront cost of buying eco-cars 'risks putting drivers off from switching to zero-emission vehicles'
The UK Government will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030. But due to their upfront costs, Which? found electric cars are more expensive to own over a three-year period.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:50:43 GMT
Mint launches £5 crown marking birthday of Lewis Carroll's classic Through The Looking-Glass 
The £5 crown is based on John Tenniel's original illustrations for the 1871 book, which was the sequel to Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:49:01 GMT
Two days in the office 'will be the new normal'
YouGov found just one in five UK bosses will require all staff to come in five days a week after the pandemic.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:32:26 GMT
Car hire rip-off: Average price for one week's holiday rental soars to £500 as firms blame Covid
In one popular European holiday destination, the cost of hiring a car for a week has more than doubled since before the pandemic. And in London prices are triple what they were in 2019.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:31:00 GMT
Jacob Rees-Mogg blasts plan to bring in Covid jab certification
Enforcing vaccine passports is 'not a British way to behave', Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned the Government.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:12:06 GMT
Tyrone Mings reveals his mental health 'plummeted' before playing for England against Croatia
The Aston Villa defender deputised for Harry Maguire in England's opening two games of the Euros. Mings has revealed his mental health 'plummeted' before the Croatia victory.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:51:39 GMT
Boris Johnson's approval rating plummets: Prime Minister's likeability among Tory activists slumped
The poll by the UK Conservative Home website found Boris Johnson's rating had dropped from 39.2 per cent last month to just 3.4 per cent.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:42:26 GMT
Average age of seriously-ill Covid patient falls by 10 years to 49 after vaccine rollout
The NHS figures illustrate the dramatic success of vaccines in protecting older adults in Britain, almost all of whom have been double-jabbed.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:41:28 GMT
Bin lorry drivers are offered £3k bonuses as pingdemic wreaks havoc
Rubbish has piled up in many areas across the UK in recent weeks - with up to 40 per cent of some local authority workforces having to isolate.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:36:58 GMT
Tory rebels force Boris Johnson into climbdown on planning
Boris Johnson has championed sweeping changes intended to enable 300,000 homes a year to be built across the UK.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:31:36 GMT
Coffee and cinema tickets could be new incentives to beat Covid vaccine hesitancy in youngsters 
In a bid to tackle vaccine hesitancy among young Britons, the Government is planning to do deals with cinema chains, coffee franchises and high street restaurants to offer incentives to get jabbed.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:13:36 GMT
Two MILLION rural homes are to be taken out of the 'digital slow lane' in £5bn broadband drive
The plan, Project Gigabit, will see as many as 2.2million homes and offices in 26 counties across England get the fastest internet speeds on the market by 2025.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:13:09 GMT
Rail stations test finds ZERO Covid: Analysis recorded no traces in major boost for train passengers
Researchers found no Covid-19 on any surfaces and there were no virus particles in the air at major train stations such as London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:01:43 GMT
Britain's heritage 're-enactors' recreate epic scenes from our past. ROBERT HARDMAN joins the fun
ROBERT HARDMAN: The English Heritage jousting tournament moves on to Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight tomorrow, then to Kenilworth, Warwickshire, at the weekend.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:40:28 GMT
Dicing with death... for a selfie: Tourists pose for photographs on edge of crumbling cliff 
Tourists were pictured at one of the most dangerous cliff edges in the UK taking selfies. At one stage they even appeared to be daring each other to go closer to the precipice at Birling Gap.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:13:14 GMT
'Bullying' Hay Festival chief is forced out after board upholds complaint
Peter Florence, 56, was suspended over bullying claims last October. The Welsh festival's board unanimously endorsed the finding of an independent review that he committed gross misconduct

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:00:29 GMT
Revenge beating hell of translator's boy, 11: Taliban target Afghans waiting for sanctuary
Former interpreter Musa, 35, said villagers in rural Paktia Province were turning in those who had worked for Western forces to Taliban fighters. His son was kidnapped and beaten.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 20:22:00 GMT
Boy, 16, is fighting for his life after being stabbed at park in Tottenham in broad daylight attack
Police were called to Adams Road just next to Lordship Recreation Ground in Tottenham, north London, at 2.17pm today after reports of a stabbing.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 19:37:09 GMT
Jamie Oliver applies for permission to upgrade servants' quarters and add bedrooms to Essex mansion
TV chef Jamie Oliver has submitted the detailed plans for approval to the council in Essex which show he plans to convert the top floor formerly used for servants quarters until the 19th century.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 19:34:28 GMT
London Spirit head coach Shane Warne missed game against Southern Brave after positive Covid-19 test
Warne was not present at Lord's for the Spirit's latest match, with the Australian legend reporting feeling unwell and then testing positive along with one staff member. No players were affected.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 18:34:08 GMT
Homeless man taken in as lodger by great grandmother, 83, is charged with her murder
Alan Scott, 41, has been charged with the murder of widow Patricia Holland, 83, who was reported missing from her home in Lowestoft Road near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk on July 25.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:45:44 GMT
Moment four 300ft high cooling towers at power station are reduced to rubble
Power station in North Yorkshire was decommissioned in 2018 and four of its eight towers - each containing around 11,000 tonnes of reinforced concrete - were demolished.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:43:33 GMT
Police probe mystery deaths of man and woman at a house in Norwich belonging to 'reclusive' family 
The bodies of a man and a woman were found at the property in New Costessey, Norwich on Saturday. Neighbours said the family who lived there 'did not seem to have any friends or visitors.'

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:29:54 GMT
Covid cases fall for the ELEVENTH day in a row
Covid cases have fallen for the eleventh day in a row with a further 24,470 recorded in the UK today. Last Sunday saw 29,173 cases recorded, meaning today's figures represent a fall of 16%.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:29:26 GMT
Son of Libyan dictator Gaddafi, 49, announces plans to unify nation he fled
Speaking publicly for the first time in six years, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (pictured in 2011) said he intends to 'restore the lost unity' to Libya despite being wanted for war crimes.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:22:56 GMT
Sniffer dogs can pick up on their handlers 'unconscious bias', Prison Service warns 
New research conducted in California suggests sniffer dogs may have the potential to tell whether their handler holds any prejudiced views.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:19:41 GMT
Police arrest man in his 30s on suspicion of murder in Norfolk village 
Police were called to an address in Lake Close near Dereham, Norfolk, at 1.21pm on Sunday, August 1. A woman in her 30s was pronounced dead by emergency services at 2.18pm.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:02:40 GMT
ALL over 50s and the clinically vulnerable will be offered Pfizer booster shot
A booster scheme for over 50s and clinically vulnerable Britons is set to start this autumn to tie in with the annual influenza inoculation programmes and will see patients offered the Pfizer jab.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:46:02 GMT
Two people are killed after Audi convertible crashed into hedge following police chase
The car was embedded in a hedge next to the A460 Cannock Road near the junction with Wood Hayes Road in Westcroft at around 4am this morning.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:00:14 GMT
Moment huge chunk of rock on Jurassic Coast comes crumbling down on remote beach
The landslip occurred on the coast at Seatown near Bridport, Dorset, on Saturday after recent heavy rain made the porous sandstone that makes up the 180 million-year-old cliff weaker.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:45:19 GMT
Surge in students from China will drive 40% rise in demand for university places
UCAS Chief Executive Clare Marchant told a seminar that there is a 'real appetite for UK Higher Education' including from China, India, Nigeria and Ghana.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:29:18 GMT
UK's target for net-zero emissions by 2050 is 'too far away' warns Boris Johnson's climate spokesman
Allegra Stratton said the 'science is clear' that the country must change its carbon emission output 'right now' and called for faster action as the UK prepares for the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:28:25 GMT
Five trustees quit Vegan Society in row over claim veganism is 'cultural appropriation'
Five trustees quit the Vegan Society last month amid allegations of institutional racism and transphobia sparked by a bitter row over whether the word 'veganism' was 'cultural appropriation'.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 14:59:36 GMT
Private schools 'pay agents in China up to £10,000 for each pupil they send to the UK'
Private schools are paying scouts in China up to £10,000 for every pupil they send to the UK in a practice that has resulted in a rise in schools fees which middle class British families can not afford.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 11:44:28 GMT
Tyranny of the Covid experts: JONATHAN SUMPTION
JONATHAN SUMPTION: There are few more obsessive fanatics than the technocrat who is convinced that he is reordering an imperfect world for its own good.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:05:47 GMT
Felicity Jones says a decade on The Archers was a 'brilliant starting ground'
Felicity Jones, 37, says she owes her fame to BBC's The Archers as she spent a decade playing Emma Grundy in Radio 4's British rural soap opera and says it was a 'brilliant starting ground'.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:02:56 GMT
Princess Charlene says she won't return to Monaco before October
Charlene of Monaco, 43, who has been staying in South Africa since January due to a serious ear and throat infection, and has told South African radio that she wouldn't be going home before October.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:06:40 GMT
Covid delays force mother, 29, to take out a £10,000 loan to pay for a private hysterectomy
Emma Jamieson, 29, urged her NHS consultant at James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough to give her the go-ahead for a hysterectomy. But there were no slots available for 24 months due to Covid.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:06 GMT
Neighbours heard mum screaming before missing boy, 5, was discovered in river and found dead
Officers were called at 5.45am to Bridgend, south Wales, to reports of a missing child. A boy was then pulled from the River Ogmore and was pronounced dead in hospital.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 21:39:28 GMT
Midwives are 'risking lives with jab scare stories' to pregnant women
Maternity staff across the NHS are also putting their patients in danger of suffering premature or stillbirths with unfounded scare stories about the jabs, medics say.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 21:07:05 GMT
Number of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid has jumped SEVEN-FOLD since May
On Thursday, a University of Oxford analysis of hospital figures showed the number of pregnant women admitted with Covid has jumped seven-fold since May - from 28 per week to 200.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 18:12:24 GMT
YouTubers dupe anti-vaxxer Piers Corbyn into taking 'bundle of cash' to 'ignore' the AZ vaccine
The video, shared online, appears to show Piers Corbyn accept £10,000 in cash from someone he believes is an AstraZeneca shareholder who is asking him to focus his criticism on other jabs instead.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:13:45 GMT
Cabinet revolt over vaccine passports
The Prime Minister announced this month that certificates proving double jabs will be needed to enter indoor venues such as nightclubs from September.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:56:33 GMT
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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:58:57 GMT
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard prepares to make history as first trans woman at Olympics
Laurel Hubbard, 43, who gender transitioned in 2012, is competing in the 87+kg category in Tokyo after a controversial rule change by the International Olympic Committee.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:58:45 GMT
'Misled' glampers pay up to £2,000 for three nights at site 'more Chernobyl than Champneys'
Cloud Nine, a holiday company with three sites in Dorset, Norfolk and the Cotswolds that are running over the summer holidays, claims to offer the 'ultimate family escape' with five-star luxury.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:54:09 GMT
Fully-vaccinated Sydney hospital worker tests positive to Covid
A fully vaccinated health worker has tested positive to coronavirus, sending dozens of ICU nurses and medical staff at Westmead Hospital into isolation.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:52:18 GMT
Half of Britons avoiding social contact over risk of getting 'pinged'
A YouGov poll found 46 per cent of people said they had reduced their contact with others because of the risk of being 'pinged' by the NHS' Covid app and being forced into self-isolation.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:51:15 GMT
Millions of Queenslanders are ordered to stay home amid school outbreak
Millions of people in Brisbane and its suburbs have been told to stay at home until Sunday at the earliest after just 13 cases of Covid,, having originally been told restrictions would end Tuesday.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:44:21 GMT
Pictured: Funny and polite' five-year-old boy found dead in river
Fun-loving schoolboy Logan Williamson was reported missing at 5.45am on Saturday morning and there were fears he had walked out of his house in Bridgend to the river nearby.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:34:59 GMT
Sydney nurse sacked for giving leftover Pfizer jabs to family before they expired
A sydney nurse who was working for a contractor hired to administer vaccines in aged care facilities has been sacked for giving three soon-to-be-expired doses of Pfizer vaccines to her family.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:33:37 GMT
US joins UK in blaming Iran for deadly 'drone-style' attack on Israeli tanker that killed two crew
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he is 'confident' that Iran conducted a drone attack on Israeli-linked MV Street Oil tanker, which killed a British Army veteran and Romanian crew member.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:31:41 GMT
Digby Jones hits back after his dig at Alex Scott's pronounciation
The former Government minister had suggested the presenter needed 'elocution lessons' after speaking with her London accent during the BBC 's coverage of the Olympics.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:30:55 GMT
Driver does a '31-point' parallel park as she struggles to get into space twice the size of her car
A bungling motorist took more than seven minutes to perform a 31-point parallel park into a space in Streatham, south London.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:30:55 GMT
Woolworths, ALDI, McDonalds and a bottle shop are added to Sydney's Covid exposure sites
Health experts in New South Wales added 17 new sites to the list on Monday afternoon, including Woolworths stores in Baulkham Hills, Thornleigh, Ryde and Strathfield.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:26:56 GMT
As Rishi Sunak warns Boris Johnson we MUST ease draconian curbs
The creation of an extra travel alert level hung in the balance last night amid a mounting Tory revolt and a warning by Rishi Sunak that the industry faced devastation.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:20:52 GMT
Police bring charges in just seven per cent of violent crimes and in only 1.5 per cent of rapes
Less than seven per cent of violent crimes ended in anyone being charged - with sexual offences even lower at just 3.5 per cent and rape only 1.5 per cent.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:10:10 GMT
Osama bin Laden's half-brother puts dilapidated Bel Air mansion up for sale for $28M
Osama bin Laden's half-brother, Ibrahim bin Laden, is putting his longtime Bel Air mansion up for sale for $28million, after it sat empty for 20 years since the horrific 9/11 attacks.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:04:35 GMT
High Court judges rule grandmother ISIS suspect losing her British citizenship was 'unlawful'
The woman known only as D4, from the north of England, had her rights as a UK national revoked in 2019 over national security fears - but judges have ruled the Home Office's decision was 'unlawful'.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:57:53 GMT
Thousands of budgies flock to Alice Springs in biggest budgie event in 10 years
Astonishing footage has captured the moment thousands of budgies circle the Australian outback in a once-in-a-lifetime event. 

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:57:45 GMT
Streatham terrorist shot dead by police after stabbing two didn't have to die, his family say
Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead by armed police after he stole a 10-inch knife from a shop in Streatham on February 2, 2020 and stabbed two bystanders while wearing a fake suicide belt.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:54:04 GMT
How Covid-19 is on track to ruin a beloved Aussie Olympic tradition
Olympic homecoming parades usually see thousands of proud Australians flock to celebrations to praise Olympic champions, but lockdowns and crowd bans put them in doubt.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:50:12 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Bondi and Coogee crowds unlikely to spread virus top expert says
Infectious diseases professor Peter Collignon said the risk of outdoor transmission was extremely low despite large crowds descending on Coogee and Bondi on Sunday.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:48:53 GMT
Report reveals Wuhan requested new ventilation before COVID-19 outbreak 
The evidence is being prepared by congressional Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee that seeks to prove that the coronavirus originally escaped from the Chinese labs.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:48:46 GMT
McKayla Maroney says Larry Nassar lied about her injuries and forced her to compete in 2012 Olympics
McKayla Maroney cwas forced to compete in the 2012 Olympics with a concussion, broken nose and broken foot, which disgraced Team USA doctor Larry Nassar knew and lied about.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:46:06 GMT
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser slammed for going mask less to wedding
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser once again faced backlash this weekend after she appeared maskless at a wedding she officiated on Saturday, hours after her mask mandate was reinstated.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:42:59 GMT
How Australians can book a Covid-19 vaccine appointment within two days
The federal government's eligibility checker shows Australians which venues are offering vaccinations in their local area. Users can sort the venues by 'nearest' or 'earliest available'.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:42:21 GMT
Covid-19 Sydney: Christmas in July party at Summer Hill nursing home linked to 20 cases
NSW Health officials said on Monday 18 residents and two staff members at the Wyoming Residential Aged Care Facility in Summer Hill in Sydney's inner-west had tested positive to Covid-19.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:39:49 GMT
Cricket fanatic dresses head to toe in wicket keeping kit to catch his daughter as she's born
Brody Price and his wife Sarah welcomed daughter Hadley into the world on Tuesday at Kalgoorlie Health Campus with unique announcement photos that have gone viral

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:35:59 GMT
Huge one million dollar reward to find missing man Ian Charles Draper who disappeared 20 years ago
Ian Charles Draper, 37, was last seen leaving work at Mount Pritchard Community Club in Sydney's south-west in his 1992 white Ford Falcon on August 3, 2001.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:33:29 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Hockeyroos out of Olympics with shock quarter-final loss against India
The Hockeyroos' hopes of a fourth Olympic gold medal have ended after a shock quarter-final loss against India at the Tokyo Olympics .

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:26:35 GMT
George Soros' right-hand man Howard Rubin is sued by women accusing him of beating them BDSM crimes
Wall Street financier, Howard Rubin, 66, was billionaire George Soros' right-hand man and is now accused of abusing women during BDSM sessions at a Manhattan apartment.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:23:54 GMT
Obama defies CDC guidance by inviting 500 people to 60th birthday party on Martha's Vineyard
Former President Barack Obama is planning to celebrate his 60th birthday with nearly 500 guests and 200 staff members on Martha's Vineyard, drawing some criticism online.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:16:45 GMT
New York village police chief to get $774K retirement payout
Thomas Cummings, the outgoing police chief for a village in New York's Hamptons is set to receive a $775k payout for unused sick days upon his retirement. The village mayor, blasted the deal.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:12:36 GMT
Facebook blocks promotion of Officer of the Year post, claiming it was 'sensitive social issue'
Facebook blocked the Illinois Association of Chiefs' request to promote its Officer of the Year post honoring  East Peoria Police Officer Jeffrey Bieber, who shot a suspect after he was stabbed.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:11:44 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Hockey legend blasts rules as Hockeyroos bomb out after winning group pool
Georgie Parker was devastated, describing the Hockeyroos' result at the Olympics as a travesty as she called for a system that more strongly rewarded teams that finished atop their pool.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:10:42 GMT
Charles Barkley calls for professional sports leagues to require vaccinations
NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley said in an interview with CNBC he believes all professional sports leagues should require players to get the COVID vaccine and called anti-vaxxers 'a**holes.'

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:07:43 GMT
Dan Andrews to finally abolish century-old 'dry law' that bans pubs and nightclubs from city's east
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews will finally abolish a century-old 'dry area' law that bans pubs and nightclubs from leafy east Melbourne suburbs, prompting outrage from cashed-up locals.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:05:14 GMT
Late owner of $1.2B Scholastic publishing cuts family out of will and leaves company to past flame
The longtime head of the $1.2billion Scholastic Corp. - M. Richard Robinson Jr. -  died unexpectedly in June and shockingly left the company to past flame Iole Lucchese.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:03:27 GMT
Skateboarder Terry Kennedy, 36 could face murder charges after Josiah Kassahun 23 dies from injuries
Josiah Kassahun, 23, who was allegedly attacked by skateboarder Terry Kennedy at an Illinois motel on Tuesday, died from his injuries on Saturday.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:58:18 GMT
How Luc Longley ended up playing with Michael Jordan - and why he wasn't included in the star's doco
Aussie Luc Longley forged a unique path when he made the NBA and starred with the championship-winning Chicago Bulls. But he was left out of the Netflix doco about the era, The Last Dance.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:57:58 GMT
Gosford, NSW: Security guard refuses to let single mum with two young kids into Woolworths
The security guard on the NSW Central Coast was filmed telling the mother she would have to leave her children at home if she wanted to shop at the store because of Sydney's Covid-19 lockdown rules.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:57:07 GMT
Covid Australia: Jeanette Young and Kerry Chant at odds over AstraZeneca health advice
Queensland's CHO Jeanette Young remained steadfast in her refusal to endorse the jab for young people on Monday.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:55:58 GMT
Police bodycam captures cops shutting down illegal Brisbane house party amid snap lockdown
Queensland Police have released body camera footage showing officers shutting down a party at a Bowen Hills residence on Saturday night.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:45:54 GMT
Instagram post targets female anti-vaxxers in hilarious viral image
The photo posted to the ' Sydneygirlz ' Instagram page shows various images satirising 'salt lamp Sarah', a character representing the stereotypical Sydney female anti-vaxxers

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:44:30 GMT
Michigan Burger King employee points gun at drive thru customers in a dispute over payment method
Police arrested former Burger King employee Dustin Rocheleau, 24, for pulling out a gun and pointing it at a trio of drive-thru customers in Michigan in late April in a dispute over payment method.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:44:11 GMT
Arizona man killed and five others injured after being stung by a swarm of bees
The fatal victim, who has not been identified, and two other local residents, were stung 'hundreds of times' after they disturbed a 100-pound hive in a tree in the backyard of a Marana County home.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:41:21 GMT
Fox News' Janice Dean says is 'trolled' by political commentator Matthew Dowd Governor Andrew Cuomo
Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean says she is being 'trolled' by political commentator Matthew Dowd. Dean demands accountability from Gov. Cuomo over NY nursing home deaths.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:37:23 GMT
Adorable moment on-duty cops paused their Covid patrol to throw a dog a frisbee in a Sydney park
The woman was playing with her kelpie border collie cross named Anzac in Newtown, in Sydney's inner-west on Saturday when the passing cops decided to join in on the fun.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:37:06 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Aussie swimmer Kaylee McKeown breaks down in tears while paying tribute to late dad
Australian triple gold medal swimmer Kaylee McKeown was overcome with emotion when she thanked her father Sholto, who died from cancer last August, after her Olympics medley relay victory..

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:36:59 GMT
Prince Charles gets dragged into Tory 'cash for access' storm: Party fixer set up 'intimate dinner'
Prince Charles was dragged into a 'cash for access' row after the Tory party's co-chairman was accused of arranging a private dinner between the heir to the throne and a wealthy businessman.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:36:15 GMT
Coronavirus Australia: Shane Warne tests positive for Covid-19 while coaching in London
Currently based in the London, the Aussie spin bowling legend reported feeling unwell and subsequently returned a positive lateral flow test, with the result of a PCR test due imminently.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:30:45 GMT
Australian gold medal-winning BMX rider Logan Martin's adorable toddler son interrupts interview
Logan Martin triumphed in the first-ever BMX freestyle competition to claim Australia's 13th gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. But it was son Noah who stole the show in a post-win interview.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:30:05 GMT
Protestors pin 'eviction notice' on Nancy Pelosi's mansion as eviction moratorium comes to an end
A group of about 40 housing and homeless advocates marched to Pelosi's San Francisco mansion on Saturday to hang an 'eviction notice' on her door demanding she reconvene Congress.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:26:00 GMT
Ben Roberts-Smith's ex-wife Emma texts friend about war hero
Messages sent by Emma Roberts to her friend Danielle Scott about her husband while the couple was still together have been publicly released by the Federal Court.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:15:51 GMT
How Beirut hostage John McCarthy's harrowing five-year hostage ordeal ended 30 years ago this week
In 1986 journalist John McCarthy was taken hostage by jihadists in Beirut and held in captivity. Here Jonathan Mayo tells the story of how loved ones at home campaigned for his release.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:15:21 GMT
Coronavirus Australia: Vaccination hurdles could see Australia's borders remain closed for months
Overcoming Covid-19 vaccination hurdles will be the ticket to Australia's international borders finally reopening and bringing an end to ongoing lockdowns.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:12:38 GMT
Singer Aaliyah sleeping pill unconscious when carried onto plane that fatally crashed in 2001
Aaliyah died August 25th 2001 while flying from the Bahamas to the US after shooting a music video. The singer was killed alongside eight members of her entourage. The plane was overweight.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:47:19 GMT
Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone says Covid 5km bubble can be breached for KFC
Frank Carbone has been an outspoken critic of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's approach to lockdown, claiming that there are clear double standards.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:36:31 GMT
Peter Dutton is forced into Covid-19 home quarantine in Brisbane and will miss Parliament
The Defence Minister was told to quarantine because his teenage sons attend a Brisbane school which suffered an infectious case and was locked down for a deep clean.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:24:18 GMT
Belarus Olympics kidnapping: Team officials bundle female sprinter to Tokyo airport
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was due to compete in the women's 200m on Monday, said she did not plan to return to Belarus and that she had sought the protection of Japanese police.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 03:48:50 GMT
Square buys Afterpay for $39 BILLION Jack Dorsey Anthony Eisen and Mick Molnar
Australian buy-now-pay-later group Afterpay will merge with US digital payments giant Square in a deal worth $39 billion.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 03:22:40 GMT
NSW records 207 Covid-19 cases as wait time for AstraZeneca jabs cut to four weeks
Another 207 cases of Covid-19 have been found in New South Wales overnight - including at least 50 who were infectious in the community.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 03:04:50 GMT
Laurel Hubbard Tokyo Olympics: Petition calling for rule change removed as 'hate speech'
More than 30,000 people signed the petition, which argued Hubbard's inclusion in the division put her competitors at a significant disadvantage.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 02:46:34 GMT
Coronavirus: Australians who refuse a Covid jab 'likely' to be banned from workplaces
Australians who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 are 'likely' to be banned from many workplaces and venues like pubs and cafes, experts warn.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 02:27:24 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Vaccination passports likely to be rolled out in NSW as Victoria follows suit
Plans are already underway to make vaccine passports mandatory in New South Wales while a similar approach is being considered in Victoria after two super-spreader events in July.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 02:19:06 GMT
Scott Morrison reveals his 'very strong personal faith' stops him getting stressed during Covid-19
The Prime Minister, 53, is a devout Pentecostal who started dating his wife Jenny in year 12 after they met at the Waverley Gospel Chapel youth group.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 02:11:16 GMT
Queensland's Covid outbreak grows as 13 new cases announced
Queensland's Covid-19 outbreak has continued to spread after 13 new cases were announced on Monday morning. The outbreak means the state's lockdown may be extended.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 01:34:17 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Inside the Australia swimming team's Olympic village party after best ever result
Australian swimmers let their hair down at the athlete's village in Tokyo after our best Olympics ever in the pool, including nine gold, three silver and eight bronze.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:52:21 GMT
Is Australia giving up on Zero Covid? Top doctor says country may NEVER eliminate Delta strain
17% of adults in Australia have been vaccinated, and now Sydney's five million inhabitants are under a strict stay-at-home order due to a worrying surge of nearly 3,000 infections since the middle of June.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:46:42 GMT
White Island volcano survivor Stephanie Browitt shares how a gift from 12 strangers saved her life
Stephanie Browitt, 25, has revealed how 12 strangers gave her a life-changing gift that helped her recover from the White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand on December 9, 2019.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:39:17 GMT
Locked-down Queenslanders to get $750 paid into their bank accounts
From Saturday August 7 anyone who lost more than 20 hours of work can apply for a $750 payment from Services Australia and anyone who lost 8-20 hours will get $450.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:19:51 GMT
Italy's Lamont Marcell 'crazy' Jacobs becomes first man to win 100m other than Usain Bolt since 2004
Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who was born in Texas but moved to Italy as a child, is the first Italian in history to win an Olympic medal in the men's 100m after securing a shock victory in the final today.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:11:16 GMT
Thousands flee Dixie Fire in California as it races toward Paradise
The Dixie Fire is currently burning as California's largest active blaze relocating thousands and burning nearly 241,000 acres, or about 375 square miles. The flames burned through Meadow Valley.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:06:06 GMT
Lisa Wilkinson fires a brutal shot at Sydney as she urges Queenslanders to take lockdown seriously
The Project host said on Sunday night that Sydney's ongoing Covid outbreak should serve as 'a warning' to Queenslanders, who entered a snap three-day lockdown on Saturday.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:38:45 GMT
Australian Olympic team's 4x100 medley relay upsets US fans who accuse team of cheating
Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges and Cate Campbell beat their US opponents by 0.13 seconds to clinch gold in the race on Sunday.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:07:30 GMT
Police helicopter yells at sunbathers to clear off a beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs
Footage shows a hovering chopper demanding sunbathers pack up and leave Gordon's Bay at Clovelly in Sydney's east, or be hit with fines for breaking stay-at-home orders.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:59:34 GMT
Fears for missing soul singer Eimable Manirakiza after mental breakdown in Melbourne lockdown
Eimable Manirakiza, 24, was last seen at his Werribee home, in Melbourne's southwest, on June 23. His mental health started to decline after the city was plunged into lockdown.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:58:58 GMT
Adam Kinzinger supports Capitol riot committee subpoena for McCarthy but doubts they'll call Trump
Adam Kinzinger said he would be open to calling House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to testify in front of the Capitol riot committee but suggested it wouldn't be necessary to subpoena Donald Trump.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:38:13 GMT
Covid Australia: Gladys Berejiklian's plea falling on deaf ears as crowds flock to Coogee and Bondi 
Thousands ignored pleas to stay at home as winter sun tempted them to the beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs, prompting police to call in helicopter support to order them home,

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:18:08 GMT
Australian track star's VERY blunt reaction to just missing the 100m hurdles final
Australian hurdler Liz Clay finished third in the semifinal of the women's 100m hurdles, running a personal best of 12.71 seconds but just missed out on the final by an excruciating 0.08 seconds.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:16:17 GMT
Praise for Carrie Johnson as she reveals heartache of miscarriage
The UK Prime Minister's wife said she decided to be open about the tragedy she suffered earlier this year because she 'found it a real comfort to hear from people who had also experienced loss'.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:12:06 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Outbreak at a Summer Hill, Sydney nursing home blows out to 12 residents
An aged care worker at the Wyoming Nursing Home in Summer Hill in Sydney's inner-west, who had received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, tested positive to the virus on July 27.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:53:10 GMT
Video of LeBron James shoving fan who asked him to take photo at Usher concert goes viral
Lebron James recently went viral on social media, when video surfaced of him shoving a fan who approached him for a photo at an Usher concert.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:23:57 GMT
Sarah Palin tells conservative Christian audience that she will run for Senate in 2022 in Alaska
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, revealed her plan to unseat Republican incumbent Lisa Murkowski at a conservative Christian conference in Pasadena, California, on July 22.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:22:52 GMT
Packed Lollapalooza wraps up with massive crowds in Chicago amid fears of COVID super-spreader event
Chicago's flagship music festival comes to an end on Sunday, with 100,000 people attending every day. Only 51.7 per cent of the city's residents are fully vaccinated, but 90 per cent of concertgoers.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:11:40 GMT
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti signs order criminalizing homelessness, with possible fines of up to $1,000
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday signed a new ordinance which specifies certain times and locations where it will be 'unlawful for a person to sit, lie, or sleep in the public right-of-way'.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:05:06 GMT
NSW on track to have 70 per cent of population vaccinated against Covid by September
A new load of Pfizer doses could see NSW ramp up the vaccination rate to 650,000 jabs a week, putting the Covid-ravaged state on track to reach 70 per cent coverage and end the ongoing lockdown.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 20:15:27 GMT
Matt Gaetz tells a rally he has 'got the Florida variant, the freedom variant'
The Florida congressman on Saturday spoke in Pinellas County, which has seen a 205 per cent increase in COVID cases over the past 14 days, and an 80 per cent increase in hospitalizations.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 19:54:21 GMT
UNC journalism dean 'unfairly blamed trustees' for Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure row
Susan King (left), dean of Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC-Chapel Hill, was accused of casting blame on the Board of Trustees for the Nikole Hannah-Jones (right) controversy.

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 19:12:57 GMT
Swimmer Duncan Scott becomes first British athlete to win FOUR medals at single Olympics
Max Whitlock has successfully defended his Olympic gymnastic title by winning gold in the men's individual pommel horse as Team GB made history in the pool and the BMX freestyle events.



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