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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:01:31 GMT
Prince Harry returns to UK for Prince Philip's funeral without pregnant wife Meghan Markle
Eyewitnesses reportedly saw the Duke of Sussex disembark a BA flight from Los Angeles to the west London airport at around 1.15pm on Sunday while wearing chinos, a jacket and black face mask.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:46:30 GMT
Risk of two fully vaccinated people catching Covid from meeting up indoors is 'tiny'
Professor Tim Spector said those who have received both doses of the Covid vaccine should feel 'more relaxed'. England will not allow people to meet indoors until May 17 at the earliest.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:37:54 GMT
Leicester footballers including Maddison and Barnes 'hid in dark after manager caught them at party'
Brendan Rodgers found out that James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Hamza Choudhury were flouting Covid-19 lockdown rules by attending a house party at their teammate Ayoze Perez's home.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:11:16 GMT
Sutton Hoo tour guides in 'murder-suicide' after husband choked wife to death then hanged himself
Police are investigating as a man in his 70s named locally as Jonathan Metcalf choked wife Jenny Metcalf, 60s, to death before hanging himself at a £500,000 Grade II-listed house in Suffolk.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:07:15 GMT
China admits its Covid jabs are not very effective in major blow to global health battle
The director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Gao Fu, said the CoronaVac did not 'have very high protection rates' against symptomatic illness.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:59:01 GMT
RICHARD KAY reveals the most intriguing royal friendship of all between Prince Philip and Diana
RICHARD KAY: Theirs was, perhaps, the most intriguing, most unlikely relationship in the entire royal drama. Prince Philip was a decisive and worldly man whose frankness Princess Diana admired.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:56:15 GMT
GYLES BRANDRETH says Duke of Edinburgh sympathised with Harry and Meghan but thought they were wrong
Prince Philip thought Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey was 'madness' and 'no good would come of it', it has emerged. He also regretted his grandson's decision to move to US.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:53:59 GMT
Prince Philip dies: BBC postpones Panorama probe into Diana interview 'until after funeral' 
BBC sources claim that a decision was taken on Friday following news of Prince Philip's death at Windsor Castle to postpone the broadcast of the Panorama episode until after the funeral..

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:17:38 GMT
Butcher wins battle with council to overturn more than 50 parking fines worth £20,000
Butcher Gary Sell received fines for parking on double yellow lines outside his Tadworth shop. But he has overturned £20,000 by proving the road was private.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:18:55 GMT
Land of hops and glory! Joy as pubs and shops throw open their doors at last
Pubs have been flooded with bookings, with the British Beer and Pub Association predicting the nation will get through 15million pints this week.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:18:13 GMT
Covid UK: 'Profiteering' private firms add £1,000 to price of holiday for four
The most expensive companies on the official list of Government-approved firms sell Covid-19 tests for four times the price of the cheapest firms and five times if you want 24-hour turnaround.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:15:45 GMT
Jetski Romeo 'splits from his girlfriend' - months after he risked his life by crossing Irish Sea
Dale McLaughlan, 28, won the heart of Jessica Radcliffe, 30, after making the 25-mile journey from Scotland to the Isle of Man to visit his new love in December last year - but friends say it wasn't to last.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:51:57 GMT
Boris Johnson issues plea for Britons to tread carefully as millions relish chance to spend again 
Boris Johnson last night urged Britons to 'behave responsibly' as thousands of pubs, shops and restaurants reopen for the first time in months, which could spark a spending boom of £4.5million.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:46:45 GMT
Israel 'launches cyber attack' on Iran nuclear facility as Tehran decries 'act of nuclear terrorism'
The country's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said an incident at the facility, located in the desert in the central province of Isfahan, on Sunday was caused by an act of 'nuclear terrorism'.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:18:00 GMT
Students' university comeback is delayed until mid-May
Ministers are thought to have been persuaded to delay back the return because of the experience last autumn when the arrival of students at universities coincided with a rapid rise in cases.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:15:37 GMT
Litter is making the UK look like an impoverished nation, says Iceland boss
Iceland Boss Sir Malcolm Walker said parts of the UK resembled 'one long continuous rubbish dump'. He said thoughtless drivers who tossed litter out of car windows were among the worst culprits.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:06:53 GMT
Prince Philip dies: BBC takes down online form for viewers maddened by its coverage
The BBC axed its programming across multiple TV channels for 24 hours to air specials celebrating the life of the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at Windsor Castle on Friday morning aged 99.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:44:21 GMT
Britain is blanketed by April snow, sleet and hail as temperatures plunge to MINUS 5C overnight
Britons heading to the beer garden tomorrow could be in for a chilly evening as temperatures are set to plunge to a frosty 23F (-5C) overnight, following a flurry of snow showers across UK this evening.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:17:23 GMT
Soldiers told to be avoid using words such as 'lads' over fears they could cause offence
Soldiers from 22 Engineer Regiment have been banned from referring to each other as 'lads' in the Army's latest gender equality drive because it may cause offence, even if no women are present.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:13:27 GMT
Fears of border chaos this summer if ministers fail to reopen e-passport gates as lockdown eases
Holidaymakers face border chaos at airports and ports if ministers fail to reopen electronic passport gates by summer, it is feared.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:11:22 GMT
Sophie Wessex says Prince Philip's death was 'gentle, it's just like someone took him by the hand'
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, was among those attending a Sunday service at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge in Windsor today following Prince Philip's death on Friday.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:59:06 GMT
Minorities should have a say on future Church of England bishops to improve diversity, leaders say
The reforms will give an ethnic minority churchgoer an effective veto over who lands the most senior Church of England posts. The move was influenced by the Black Lives Matter movement

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:22:58 GMT
Wanted: Police hunt Iranian murder suspect, 37, after man's body was found in Sussex
Seyed Iman Tabarhosseini, 37, is wanted after the victim in his 50s was found with 'significant injuries' in St Leonards, Sussex Police said.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:11:40 GMT
Covid lockdown UK: Young black workers are three times as likely to be jobless as whites
Between October and December last year, a staggering 41.6 per cent of black people in the UK aged 16 to 24 were unemployed, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:33:54 GMT
Anorexia stalked sad Nikki Grahame her whole life... and lockdown pushed her over the edge
She was the unforgettable and bubbly Big Brother Star who burst onto our screens in 2006. But family and friends say Nikki Grahame, 38, struggled against an eating disorder all her life.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:29:36 GMT
Newborn baby is found dead in Morrisons car park
The infant was found in the Morrisons car park on the Black Country Route in Bilston on Sunday just after 9am.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:26:14 GMT
Revellers hurl bottles at police trying to break up house party
Police were pelted with bottles as they tried to break up an illegal gathering at a house in Kirkdale. The organiser was handed a £10,000 fine.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:26:11 GMT
Police fine 34 lockdown revellers in Mayfair who flouted Covid rules at house party
Met Police descended on a house party in Mayfair in the early hours of this morning, where they discovered a crowd of people drinking and playing music.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:42:42 GMT
Man, 30, shot dead and another, 31, wounded as police launch murder probe over Sheffield gun attack 
A 30-year-old man has died and another is being treated in hospital after they were shot in Sheffield last night. Police said investigation has been launched 'to find those responsible.'

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:31:15 GMT
Man, 54, is charged with murder after 85-year-old woman was strangled to death in a bathtub
On Saturday, Metropolitan Police officers charged Mark Herman, 54, with murdering the elderly woman at a bungalow on Rushden Gardens in north-east London.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:16:04 GMT
Woman in her 50s fights for life after 'domestic' east London axe attack as police arrest man, 47
Police have arrested a man, 47, after a woman aged in her 50s was attacked with an axe in a 'domestic incident' in Ilford, east London, who is fighting for her life in hospital.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:01:07 GMT
London pub that was illegally demolished and rebuilt to open for first time in six years tomorrow
The Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, London, was being considered for Grade-II listed status when it was torn down in 2015 without permission. It will reopen its doors for first time in six years tomorrow.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:33:24 GMT
Jeremy Clarkson claims the Sunday Times censored one of his columns
Jeremy Clarkson claims that a section from one of his latest Sunday Times columns was removed, with a new paragraph written by somebody else put in its place.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:24:20 GMT
More than HALF of England's population are in areas with virtually no new Covid cases
Some 4,307 areas in England have had so few Covid cases that Public Health England has not published their data for a month to protect the identities of the few people with positive tests.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:15:38 GMT
UK records 1,730 new Covid cases - down a quarter on last week
Today's case figure of 1,730 marks the lowest daily increase since September, and is a 24.7 per cent drop on the 2,589 recorded on this day last week.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:06:15 GMT
Unchecked Covid hotspots could lead to a THIRD wave of the virus, scientists warn 
Leeds University medical school Associate Professor Stephen Griffin said there are still 'far too many virus hotspots and not enough attention being paid to controlling infections that might spread from them'.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:43:46 GMT
Four men jailed for a total of 113 years for conspiring to murder
Dante Mullings, 20, was shot three times as he sat in a parked car in Birmingham in May 2019 in what was called a revenge attack for a serious stabbing just hours before.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:36:57 GMT
Essex garden filled with rubbish after son 'advertised it as an illegal rubbish tip'
Residents in Upminster, Essex, have been battling to get an illegal tip which has been set up in the front garden of a 120-year-old property removed. The 6ft-high pile has begun spilling into the road.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:02:08 GMT
PM 'could be forced to grant second Scottish independence vote'
Mr Johnson has repeatedly said he will not give the green light to a re-run of the 2014 referendum, insisting that vote was a once in a generation event.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:52:21 GMT
Shell-shocked! Armoured vehicle ends up on its roof after accident on Salisbury Plain 
A military tank commander and his driver have had to explain how the armoured vehicle ended upside down with the turret on the ground of the Salisbury mock battlefield this week.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:47:14 GMT
Tories take NINE point poll lead over Labour
Sir Keir Starmer has claimed he is 'not like Boris Johnson in any respect' as he desperately tries to salvage his Labour leadership after a poll gave the Tories a nine point lead.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:47:54 GMT
Fury as education regulator tells universities marking students down for bad spelling is ELITIST
At Hull University, a new policy says the requirement for a high level of proficiency in written English can be seen as 'homogenous, North European, white, male, and elite'.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:58:58 GMT
How pubs and restaurants will welcome 4m people from Monday
Bar and restaurant owners across the country are looking forward to welcoming back customers tomorrow morning - with some planning to open despite only having two outdoor tables.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:25:13 GMT
Vladimir Putin shows off his fearsome robot tanks
Russia is preparing to deploy its new unit of five Uran-9 robotic systems which are armed with a 30mm automatic gun, Ataka anti-tank missiles and Shmel flamethrowers.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 23:40:10 GMT
How 12 times more people are dying from cancer than Covid
Figures show that 36 people on average died each day from coronavirus over the past week. By comparison, cancer is claiming 450 lives every day.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 21:28:29 GMT
Why washing your weekly shopping probably does nothing to protect you from Covid
While catching Covid from surfaces or objects - collectively known in scientific terms as fomites - is theoretically plausible, it just doesn't seem to happen.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 20:25:56 GMT
Cancer-killing treatment using a common cold virus offers hope to patients with inoperable tumors 
The results of the Phase 1 study, led by a researcher at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center, were announced on Friday, adding to the growing body of research into oncolytic viruses.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:37:18 GMT
Rick Stein 'nearly lost his business' after restaurants left on verge of bankruptcy by pandemic
The chef and TV presenter, 74, who runs his restaurant empire from Padstow and employed 600 people at the time, was on the brink of bankruptcy.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:30:18 GMT
Covid-19: Britain daily coronavirus cases drop by 24% in a week to 2,589
Department of Health bosses posted another 2,589 Covid cases today - down by 24.4 per cent on last week. Another 40 victims were added to the official death toll, up from 10 last Saturday.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:30:50 GMT
History-maker Rachael Blackmore becomes the first woman to win the Grand National
Blackmore led home a one-two for trainer Henry de Bromhead in the iconic race at Aintree on Saturday, winning at 11-1 from 100-1 runner-up Balko Des Flos.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:54:10 GMT
Scientists say blood clots caused by the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are 'extraordinarily rare'
The vaccine, also known as Janssen, is yet to be approved for use in the UK but is the subject of millions of Government orders.

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:05:03 GMT
DAME HELENA MORRISEY: Let's spend for Britain
DAME HELENA MORRISEY: At long last our dormant High Streets, poised for their glorious spring awakening, are ready to burst into new life.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:56:33 GMT
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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:02:08 GMT
At last, it's the Glorious 12th! Thirsty drinkers rush to pubs in the snow at midnight
Chilly temperatures dipping to -3C overnight will give way to bright sunshine across much of the country later, as beer gardens joined non-essential retail in reopening.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:01:17 GMT
India overtakes Brazil to become the second-worst hit Covid-19 country
India has been reporting a rapid increase in new infections in recent weeks, with the surge taking the total toll to 13.5 million cases, above Brazil's 13.48 million.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:58:26 GMT
Putin could spark war in Europe by invading Ukraine, ex-US ambassador warns
Putin could invade Ukraine under the pretext of protecting Russian-speakers in the country's east in a 'worst-case' scenario that would spark war in Europe, an ex-US ambassador has warned.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:57:33 GMT
Bargain hunters rush to JD Sports and Primark at 6am as eager Britons return to high streets
Desperate shoppers throughout the UK were seen sprinting to join queues for popular stores amid freezing temperatures as they were allowed to open for the first time this year.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:57:20 GMT
GUNSHOTS are fired in the carpark of a Neutral Bay Woolworths in northern Sydney
The terrifying scene unfolded in Neutral Bay, in the city's northern suburbs, at 4.30 on Monday afternoon when shoppers heard two distinct shots.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:56:16 GMT
Pretty Little Thing model is convicted drug dealer who was jailed for selling cocaine and heroin
Pretty Little Thing model Rebecca Vieira, 25, was jailed in 2019 for carrying possessing cocaine and heroin with intent to supply. She was caught carrying the Class A drugs in Merstham in 2017.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:55:30 GMT
Tiny studio flat where the bed is ABOVE the sofa goes on sale for £140,000 in Bristol 
The miniscule studio apartment in Bristol city centre, on the market for £140,000, which features a bed directly above a sofa, is described as a 'unique opportunity'.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:46:01 GMT
SUE REID reports from the frontline on the eruption of violence in Northern Ireland 
SUE REID: Out on the streets that night, a burning car laced with fireworks rolled towards me, gathering speed as it was pushed down a slope by masked rioters in Belfast.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:43:38 GMT
Boris Johnson 'getting haircut' before leading MPs tributes to Prince Philip
Boris Johnson will take advantage of lockdown easing to smarten up before the seven-hour session commemorating the extraordinary life of the Duke of Edinburgh in the House of Commons later.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:28:18 GMT
No uniform for Prince Harry at the funeral? Duke of Sussex is expected to attend the service in suit
Prince Harry is unlikely to wear a military uniform at his grandfather's funeral. He was stripped of his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines after deciding to quit royal duties last year.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:27:11 GMT
Mother and her son, four, are declared murder victims nearly 20 years after they went missing
Barbara Krusen came forward with the new information on April 2 and told police she had not revealed it before because she feared for her life. Her husband, Clarence, was shot dead in 2012.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:25:09 GMT
How we covered Prince Philip's royal romance with Princess Elizabeth 
Thursday, July 10, 1947: Princess Elizabeth is to wed Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. The court circular last night revealed that the King and Queen had gladly given their consent to the union.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:14:54 GMT
Robber beats up defenceless petrol station cashier
Police are hunting for the knife-wielding thief who repeatedly punched a cashier on the head at an Esso petrol station in Selly Park, Birmingham, on March 14.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:04:22 GMT
Kate Garraway reveals her children are 'absolutely loving' having father Derek home
Kate Garraway, 53, said on Good Morning Britain that she, their daughter Darcey, 15, and son Billy, 11, 'are over the moon and overwhelmed in equal measure' at having Derek Draper, 53, back.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:57:52 GMT
Melania breaks her cover! The former first lady makes a rare public appearance at GOP fundraiser
Wearing a figure-hugging shimmering white dress by Giambattista Valli, Melania looked elegant and relaxed as arrived at the dinner hosted by Trump for Republican National Committee donors.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:53:10 GMT
Prince Philip's marvellous legacy of three million Duke of Edinburgh awards 
Prince Philip was 34 when he first conceived the idea of a scheme to help bridge the gap between formal education and national service which later became the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:52:26 GMT
Prince Philip was 'on a mission to heal history' when he visited Ireland, Mary McAleese says 
Mary McAleese said the duke was not just there to support the Queen, but to further the cause of peace between the two islands. The royal couple felt a 'duty' to bring about reconciliation, she said.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:52:05 GMT
Police release aerial footage of hoons doing burnouts as part of major crackdown
A Queensland Police crackdown on hooning had resulted in cars being impounded and multiple charges of dangerous driving following a series of gatherings in south-east Queensland.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:38:39 GMT
Skipper calls police for help after hand-built wooden yacht suffered damage to its sail
Water police from Port Stephens, about 2.5 hours north of Sydney, were forced to tow the man and his trimaran back to shore after he found himself in trouble on Sunday afternoon.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:37:52 GMT
AFL WAG Hester Mary Brown blasts Nine for having a panel of six white men on its Footy Show 
Hester Mary Brown, who is married to Melbourne Demons star Ben Brown, took a swipe at the network while watching its famed AFL show over the weekend.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:26:41 GMT
Melbourne's oldest building Russell's Old Corner shop on the market for the first time in a CENTURY
The 98-year-old woman who lived in the building for nearly a century is being forced to sell the gold-rush era building in Melbourne to pay for her high-care needs.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:25:04 GMT
New Jersey man, 52, is hospitalized with COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated
Francisco Cosme was vaccinated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson jab on March 6. The vaccine is 72% effective in the U.S. and said to be 100% effective against hospitalization.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:23:06 GMT
Police hold concerns for Blue Mountains man with cerebral palsy last seen boarding city-bound train
Missing man Michael Morrell, 46, was last seen at Katoomba Railway station around 1:30pm on Sunday boarding a train to Sydney.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:20:47 GMT
Father-of-two has spent 70 days away from his family in hotel quarantine
Cameron Croucher, who works as a horse handler taking thoroughbreds around the globe, has suffered through five separate 14-day stints in hotel isolation.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:16:55 GMT
Dodgy headmaster Neil Lennie faced new jail fear
Serial school scammer Neil Lennie has again avoided jail after an arrest warrant issued against him was revoked. 

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:12:46 GMT
Facebook prepares to launch an Australian-only news service for its users Down Under
Facebook plans to introduce a dedicated news product for Australian users. The move comes after the social media giant blocked the nation's access to news in February.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:10:50 GMT
California teacher caught on Zoom saying she is 'sick to her stomach' of critical parents
Alissa Piro, left, a teacher at San Marcos High School in California, was captured 'going off' at students on a Zoom call later posted online, right. She dared critical parents to 'come at me'.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:04:30 GMT
Female teacher at Adelaide school charged with child sex offences
A 36-year-old female teacher from a metropolitan school in Adelaide has suspended from employment after she was charged with child sex offences.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:04:22 GMT
AFL commentator appears to drop the F-bomb during Fremantle-Hawthorn match
Anthony Hudson was in the commentary box for the Sunday evening clash when Sean Darcy kicked a goal in the fourth quarter to help secure the Dockers' lead.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:00:09 GMT
Why Australian house prices could plunge by 8 per cent in 2022
Digital Finance Analytics is expecting house prices in Sydney and Melbourne to dive by 8 per cent in 2022, despite predictions from the big banks of a double-digit surge in values next year.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:58:45 GMT
Young girl died in Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide with appendicitis after eight hour delay
The parents of a seven-year-old girl forced to wait eight hours to see a doctor before her appendix ruptured have spoken out about the delay.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:57:23 GMT
Port Phillip Bay dead penguins wash up on shore after Victoria shivers through coldest day of year
Locals discovered the carcasses of the young penguins littered along Port Phillip Bay, on Victoria's south-coast, on Monday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:57:10 GMT
Young woman, 21, fights for her life after becoming infected with meningococcal disease 
A 21-year-old woman is fighting for her life after becoming infected with meningococcal disease.  

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:53:17 GMT
Christian Democratic Party founder Fred Nile to retire from NSW politics after 40 year career
Fred Nile, 86, announced his retirement on Sunday evening, saying it had been the 'privilege of (his) life to represent Christ's values in the parliament on behalf of the citizens' of NSW.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:48:31 GMT
Abito the cat is rescued from the 18th level of a Sydney Olympic Park complex by fire crews
Firefighters from the Burwood and Liverpool stations were called to the high-rise building in Sydney Olympic Park, to the city's west, at about 12.30pm on Sunday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:48:22 GMT
Fed chair Jerome Powell predicts US economy will BOOM this year, growth could reach 7% or higher
Federal Chair Jerome Powell, left, says the US economy may grow by over 7% this year. His rosy prediction comes as shares on Wall St, top right, soar and millions struggle, bottom right.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:47:42 GMT
Fox calls out Buttigieg for exaggerating by $17M the number of jobs expected to be created by Biden
Pete Buttigieg walked back on his claim Biden's infrastructure plan would create 19 million jobs in American - clarifying the plan would still create jobs, but at a much lower number of 2.7 million.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:46:20 GMT
AFL star Gary Rohan says death of Willow was 'hardest' day as he says happy birthday to twins
Days earlier, his estranged wife Amie publicly said the hardest days of her life were following their shock separation.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:42:35 GMT
Prince Philip's final nod to Australia in funeral
Australia's Defence Advisor in the UK, Commodore Guy Holthouse will reportedly be positioned in front of the chapel as part of Prince Philip's final homage to Australia.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:42:22 GMT
Council to sell abandoned houses for cheap in outback town of Coober Pedy in South Australia
The outback town of Coober Pedy is expected to auction off 40 abandoned properties for $1 in a desperate bid to recover money from decades of unpaid council rates.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:40:31 GMT
Mitchell Pearce rebuilds relationship with Kristin Scott as ex-fiancee spotted at Knights game
Mitchell Pearce has reportedly been rebuilding his relationship with ex-fiancee Kristin Scott after the couple called off their Byron Bay wedding on December 29.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:36:02 GMT
Nick Kyrgios and Chiara Passari climb Sydney Harbour Bridge
Nick Kyrgios and his on-again off-again girlfriend Chiara Passari conquered the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb after a romantic walk up the iconic landmark on Sunday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:25:18 GMT
Trump golfs with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Trump International Golf Club
Former President Donald Trump was spotted golfing with Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday after the Florida governor's name has been mentioned as a top Republican hopeful for the 2024 presidential race.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:22:58 GMT
New commercial flights give Australians the chance to see the Southern Lights near Antarctica
Qantas have teamed up with Chimu Adventures to offer astronomy fanatics the opportunity to chase the Aurora Australis via a scenic tour through the Southern Aurora zone.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:18:54 GMT
Scalise shares images of 'child abuse' in facilities, slams Kamala and Biden for ignoring crisis
Steve Scalise slammed Joe Biden's border policies as 'child abuse' as he shared images from the border including one of a migrant facility that is at 16 times its capacity.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:18:18 GMT
More than 100 activists gather to protest 'White Lives Matter' rally
Hundreds of 'anti-fascist' protesters gathered in the Orange County, California town of Huntington Beach on Sunday to face off against a 'White Lives Matter' rally that saw heated scuffles and a heavy police presence.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:17:58 GMT
Texas' Governor Abbott believes his state may have reached herd immunity despite only 19 percent
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, believes the state is 'very close' to herd immunity. But only about 19 percent of people in Texas are fully vaccinated while herd immunity is thought to require 70-90%.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:15:21 GMT
Pentagon scientists invent a microchip which senses COVID-19 in your body before you show symptoms
Scientists working inside the Pentagon have developed a microchip, contained in green gel (pictured) which is inserted below the skin and senses COVID-19 in the blood.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:09:21 GMT
Accused killer Dennis Pietrobon gave prison mate a list of women he could 'have'
Dennis James Pietrobon, 52, was accused of killing Nicole Cartwright on her 32nd birthday, before dumping her body in a children's playground on Sydney's lower north shore in October 2018.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:04:58 GMT
Why Australians DON'T want to come back into the office
Staff who put in long hours in the office aren't necessarily more productive. Tech giant Atlassian has explained why it is allowing its employees to work from home more often.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:56:17 GMT
NYPD use facial recognition app against their own officers to ID cops drinking before mate's funeral
Two NYPD officers were suspended after being photographed on their way to slain colleague's funeral and later IDed by facial recognition software. The NYPD says it no longer uses the controversial app.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:56:07 GMT
Nick Cannon expecting his fifth and sixth child as Abby De La Rosa reveals she is having twin sons
Abby De La Rosa, a Los Angeles-based DJ, revealed on Sunday that Nick Cannon is the father of her unborn twin sons - ending months of speculation. He has four other children.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:51:07 GMT
Daughter of billionaires reveals parents inspired her to quit modelling and launch toothpaste label
An Australia model-turned-entrepreneur identified her recycling billionaire parents as the 'inspiration' behind her founding her own company in an unlikely sector.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:37:00 GMT
Queensland resident shocked to discover platypus-like mole cricket inside Noosa home
Bree Kelly took photos of the unusual looking creature and uploaded the snaps to a public Facebook group after she stumbled across the insect at her Noosa home.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:29:42 GMT
Lee Hart, who stood by her presidential candidate husband Gary after affair exposed, died age 85
Lee Hart, left, came close to becoming First Lady but her husband Gary', left, pulled out of the 1988 Election, right, after his affair with a young Miami model Donna Rise was exposed.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:27:35 GMT
Heads of Starbucks and Pepsi among business leaders to push back against voter restriction laws
Leaders of some of America's largest and most influential companies gathered on a Zoom call on Saturday to discuss a united front against new rules regarding voting.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:23:14 GMT
BMW Australia recalls nearly 17,000 vehicles over concerns a connecting plug could spark a fire
BMW Australia has issued an urgent recall for drivers of the E70 X5 and the BMW E71 X6 with model years between 2007 and 2010 after concerns a connecting plug could spark a vehicle fire.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:14:35 GMT
Two backpackers clinging to life after the boat they were on exploded at Brooklyn north of Sydney
Ale from Mexico and Mirka from Slovakia were on the boat as it caught fire when the skipper turned on the ignition shortly after refuelling at the Hawkesbury River Marina north of Sydney.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:07:08 GMT
Matt Gaetz's staff deny he was snubbed by Donald Trump
Congressman Matt Gaetz sought a meeting with Donald Trump recently but was snubbed, CNN reported on Sunday - a report furiously rejected by the politician and his allies.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 04:50:09 GMT
Woman at centre of Byron Bay bachelorette party Covid outbreak tested negative four times
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young confirmed on Monday that the woman, who attended the 'superspreader' hen's party last month, returned four negative polymerase chain reaction tests.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 04:39:43 GMT
Ebanie Bridges says her 'eyes are bigger than her boobs' after boxing match facial injury  
Aussie school teacher, Ebanie Bridges, aka the 'Blonde Bomber', lost her first professional fight on Saturday after going head-to-head with Shannon Courtenay for the world champion title.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 04:10:51 GMT
English tourist dies at Bahana Gorge in Cairns after swimming at watering hole
Charlie Williams, 24, was with a group of friends when tragedy struck at Behana Gorge swimming hole, south of Cairns, in Far North Queensland, on Saturday.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 04:09:52 GMT
IT specialist from Melbourne primary school made girls as young as 13 perform sex acts online
Lalor man Jake Mokdissi, 24, plead guilty to multiple charges in Melbourne's County Court on Thursday including 15 counts of using a service to engage in sexual acts with a child.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 03:37:26 GMT
20 million extra Pfizer vaccines may protect you from lethal mutant Covid strains
Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly said US company Pfizer is working on adapting the vaccine to protect better against the UK, South African and Brazilian strains

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 03:25:43 GMT
Sam Newman has been asked by Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party to run as a candidate
Former Footy Panel host Sam Newman (pictured left) said he would have a 'cup of coffee' with One Nation after being contacted by a representative of the right-wing political party.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 03:25:08 GMT
Top cop 'blocked police from visiting Christian Porter's alleged rape victim to take her statement'
NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Dave Hudson denied permission for travel between the two states due to Covid travel restrictions, according to police documents provided to state parliament.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 02:56:01 GMT
Why Perth and Darwin are the only Australian capital cities where house prices not at record highs
Some smaller capital cities are among the few places in Australia where house prices aren't at record highs. The ANZ bank is expecting median values in one of them to surge by 19 per cent in 2021.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 02:43:57 GMT
Secret recordings of Ben Roberts-Smith and how he relied on one of Australia's richest men
Australia's most decorated soldier currently facing a series of allegations of war crimes struck an unlikely bond with one of the country's richest men.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 02:12:24 GMT
Burbank puts fence around restaurant whose owner has been arrested for violating lockdown
Photos circulating on social media show the fence after it was erected around the Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill on Magnolia Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 02:11:54 GMT
Rev. Daniel Lahart, 59, president of New York Regis HS to be removed over 'sexual misconduct claims'
Rev. Daniel Lahart, 59, is to be removed from his position as president at the prestigious Manhattan Regis High School after 'behaving inappropriately with adult members of the community'.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:58:24 GMT
Tropical cyclone Seroja causes mass destruction in Western Australia
The powerful Tropical Cyclone Seroja has slammed into the coast of Western Australia and torn through townships in the night, leaving a trail of damage and power outages.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:56:55 GMT
Seemingly innocent photos of cars parked 'selfishly' have sent a rich community into a meltdown
Photos of five luxury cars - parked on a street in one of Sydney's most expensive suburbs, has outraged locals, leading one to call their suburb 'the most self-entitled community in NSW.'

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:53:20 GMT
Melbourne schools urged to stop saying 'MUM or dad' in a push to be more 'gender inclusive' 
Some schools are now encouraging teachers and pupils to stop using words including mum, dad and boyfriend in a controversial bid to banish gendered words.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:51:29 GMT
Healthy 10-year-old boy Luca Amery diagnosed with a brain tumour after falling off his bike
Luca Amery, from Ballina, NSW, was holidaying with his family in Thredbo during the Christmas break last year when he tumbled off his bike and fell two metres to the ground.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:44:08 GMT
Melbourne woman STABBED while sitting in her parked car as police release footage and hunt carjacker
The 46-year-old woman was sitting in her parked Mazda CX-9 on Kerrie Road, Glen Waverley, about 8.40pm on March 17 when she was approached by two men.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 01:15:39 GMT
Wild moment a freshwater crocodile gallops across an outback road in the Northern Territory
The freshwater crocodile was using a 'high walk' gait where the legs and tail are held high above the ground. The reptiles can reach speeds of up to 18 kilometres per hour.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:57:23 GMT
Grandma of 12-year-old Brooklyn boy shot in the chest: It's 'kill or be killed' now in New York City
The grandmother of the boy who was shot has described New York City as a place to 'kill or be killed.' The 12-year-old is expected to survive - as the city is suffering a sharp rise in shootings.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:56:22 GMT
Scott Morrison is roasted for scrapping Covid vaccination target
The prime minister announced on his Facebook page on Sunday that he was scrapping the target to offer the jab to everyone by October because there are 'many uncertainties involved'.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:33:05 GMT
Enfield Cemetery burnout as hoon driver pays respect to Adelaide dad John Hadley
A red ute was cheered on by spectators as it skidded down the road at Enfield Cemetery, in Adelaide. The driver is understood to have been paying tribute to John Hadley, who died March 10.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:19:47 GMT
Australia Post announces Woolworths executive Paul Graham as new CEO after Cartier watch scandal
Australia Post has appointed Paul Graham as its new chief executive, five months after Christine Holgate quit over a luxury watch expenses scandal. Mr Graham will join the organisation in September.

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:10:01 GMT
Karl Stefanovic says he is nervous about AstraZeneca Covid jab and prefers to wait for alternative
Today host Karl Stefanovic, 46, said on Monday he would preference waiting for an alternative vaccine such as Pfizer over being administered doses of the AstraZeneca jab.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:41:01 GMT
NFL reporter is fired from Houston Chronicle after comparing Deshaun Watson's accusers to terrorists
Aaron Wilson, a veteran NFL reporter, issued a contrite apology for his remarks on Saturday, after The Defector first reported that Wilson was no longer employed by the Chronicle.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:39:23 GMT
US Navy draws mockery after adding a mask to the eagle in service branch's logo on Twitter 
The change to the Navy logo was spotted by Twitter users on Friday, drawing mockery and accusations that the nation's adversaries would be 'laughing' at the update.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:37:20 GMT
Melbourne woman pleads with thieves to return her mother's ashes stolen from her car
Grace Daley, 36, from Richmond in inner Melbourne, launched the public appeal after realising the urn and a box of precious photos had been taken.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:36:23 GMT
Amazon's defeat of union organizing effort shows the harsh realities facing US labor movement
A vote by workers in Bessemer on whether to unionize failed on Friday by a more than 2-to-1 margin in a major win for the world's largest online retailer and a blow to organized labor.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:32:44 GMT
Man in critical condition after being hit by a car on the Hume Highway near Highland Avenue
A 57-year-old man was left with critical head injuries after he was struck down by a Toyota Yaris on Monday at about 4am on the Hume Highway near Highland Avenue in Yagoona.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:31:05 GMT
Could COVID vaccine help us cure HIV and cancer?
Scientists believe that the groundbreaking mRNA technology behind the COVID-19 vaccines could unlock treatments for deadly diseases, including cancer and HIV.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:27:25 GMT
Florida man, 30, 'bites, beats and squeezes two-year-old boy to death for urinating on the couch'
Police in Lakeland, Florida, say Alegray Damiah Jones, who was in a relationship with the boy's mother, admitted to hitting the toddler until he passed out.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:21:41 GMT
Woman who was attacked by a deadly box jellyfish - she reveals the steps that saved her life 
Lisa Schroder was paddle boarding with her family at Pallarenda beach, Townsville, on Sunday when she was stung on the top half of her right leg.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:20:30 GMT
Canadian serial killer buried corpses of seven men in friend's yard
Bruce McArthur, 69, was sentenced to live in prison in 2019 after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting, killing and dismembering eight men he met in Toronto's Gay Village.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:19:25 GMT
South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, new study in Israel finds
The researchers cautioned, though, that the study only had a small sample size of people infected with the South African variant because of its rarity in Israel.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:14:59 GMT
Nearly 40,000 children have lost at least one parent to COVID-19, model shows
A new model has estimated that nearly 40,000 kids have lost at least one parent to COVID-19 as the US sees an increase in hospitalizations in young people.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:13:55 GMT
Antifa protesters set fire to ICE building in Portland
Dozens of protesters gathered at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland on Saturday night. Images posted on Twitter showed flames engulfing a barrier.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:12:48 GMT
Prince Andrew pays tribute to his father Prince Philip whose death has left 'void' in Queen's life
Prince Andrew spoke about his father outside the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, today and said Queen has been left with a 'huge void' in her life.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:09:21 GMT
NYPD cops bust massive party at Manhattan's Washington Square Park
Hundreds of young revelers gathered in the park in Manhattan's West Village on Friday night and again on Saturday in defiance of ongoing bans on large public gatherings.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:57:45 GMT
Trump lashes out at Dr. Fauci AGAIN, mocks him for weak first pitch at Nationals game
Former President Trump (left) slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci (inset) as 'so full of crap' because the nation's top infectious disease expert wants Americans to wear five masks, it has been reported.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:21:37 GMT
'He treated me as an equal': Former scrap dealer who was friends with Prince Philip for 40 years
George Bowman, 84, was a rival of Philip when they competed in the Lowther Carriage Driving Trials in Cumbria. The unlikely pair became friends during Philip's annual visits and would drink and chat.



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