Adrenaline junkies were left stranded at the highest point of The Big One rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach this afternoon after it broke down mid-ride.

Downing Street last night strongly denied the Prime Minister made the comment, insisting it was 'just another lie'. But those who say they heard it stand by their claim.

Sacked defence minister Johnny Mercer will take a seat in the gallery at Belfast Crown Court where the first servicemen in British military history will face trial for the killing of an active IRA member.

Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed Woodward is understood to have met with the PM's Chief of Staff Dan Rosenfield on Wednesday, April 14.

UK Trade Secretary Liz Truss has said Britain will not give way on food standards. The move comes in the wake of a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia.

Strike It Lucky Star Michael Barrymore reportedly met with Essex Police last week over Stuart Lubbock's death in his swimming pool in 2001.

Sacked minister Johnny Mercer revealed that Northern Ireland veterans convicted of crimes related to the Troubles could be pardoned.

The crimewave has been disclosed by police in areas that have given the go-ahead to e-scooter pilot schemes.

Scaffolding boss Matthew Tester, 49, locally known as Tik, was hit by a motorist in Walton-upon-Thames, Surrey. Shaan Mir, from Weybridge, has been charged with murder and attempted murder.

The Government said there had been a further 1,712 lab-confirmed cases in the UK - a drop of 9 per cent compared to last week's figure of 1,882.

Britons aged 44 are set to be invited for Covid vaccines today and people in their 30s could receive their call-up as early as next week, with officials close to securing tens of millions of Pfizer jabs.

X Factor star Rebecca, who appeared on the talent show during the same year, voiced her support for Katie following her claims over the weekend.

Boris Johnson has shifted the focus of the controversial scheme away from the hospitality sector, government sources have said.

Anneka Rice has told of 'the extraordinary legacy' which began when former-teacher Monica McDaid wrote to the BBC about the appalling conditions suffered by Romanian orphans in 1990.

Young people in the United Kingdom taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards could go on 'urban expeditions' or play computer games amid plans to boost numbers by 2026.

Clare Balding, 50, has revealed she hid her sexuality for close to a decade after starting at the BBC as a trainee journalist in 1993.

Professor Robin Dunbar said there is nothing more important in life than friends and said you need to contact your five closest friends at least once a week to keep it functioning.

EXCLUSIVE: Bay City Rollers star Les McKeown's widow Peko Keiko has spoken about her marriage to the singer for more than 30 years, including battling addiction and several affairs.

STEVE BOGGAN Sitting at my computer, I am feeling terribly guilty about what I have just done to the planet.

Match of the Day presenter Ian Wright, 57, was caught driving at 69mph in a 40mph zone on his Triumph motorcycle in Twickenham on August 4. He admitted speeding.

Royal biographer Angela Levin said the Prince of Wales is set to 'cut the monarchy down' to save money. She thinks this could be the point at which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are cut loose.

Police have tonight arrested four teenage boys aged between 16 and 17 after two girls, aged 16 and 17, were stabbed in broad daylight this afternoon in Lambeth, south east London.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday deadline has sparked a buying frenzy with buyers in the UK snapping up homes in days or even minutes and with many leaving city life behind.

A new study by researchers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology has revealed that the risk of being exposed to COVID-19 is as great at 60 feet as it is at six feet indoors.

SARAH SANDS: It would once have seemed unimaginable that one Britain's great institutions, the Post Office, could behave so cruelly and arrogantly. Yet the truth has come to light.

Bridgerton actress Phoebe Dynevor has confirmed her romance with Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson as they were pictured for the first time together in Stoke on Sunday. 

Newton, who discovered the three laws of motion, appears in a draft copy of the university's 'inclusive curriculum development' plan which aims to tackle 'white saviour' approaches to science.

Property guru Sarah Beeny, 49, made the confession during an interview with Stella magazine. She relocated from London to just outside Bruton three years ago.

For the first time in 10 months, Israel haven't recorded a death related to Covid-19. Data shows their national total staying on 6,346 deaths.

Jeremy Daw, 66, had been sitting in the passenger seat of the ambulance when the object pierced his windscreen on the A49 in Herefordshire at around 8am on Saturday.

Jeremy Daw, also known as Jack, was sitting in the passenger seat of the Mercedes ambulance when the object shot through the windscreen around 8am today.

PETER HITCHENS: China's coal-fired power generation is more than ten times bigger than Britain's entire electricity output from all sources.

The singer, 35, who entered the talent contest in 2010, alleged that the incident happened in the US when she met the person to talk about recording work.

Opponents say that MI5 has examined records of WhatsApp messages sent from the Cabinet room in No10 after a meeting to discuss whether to bring in a new lockdown.

They are the whodunnits that make Line Of Duty look straightforward. Who has been leaking Downing Street secrets in an attempt to damage Boris? And is there one guilty party - or multiple villains?

IAN BIRRELL: Documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday reveal that a nationwide scheme in China was launched nine years ago to discover new viruses.

The first edition, by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, was published on August 11 last year; a new version with additional chapters will go on sale August 5, reports The Sunday Times.

Leading scientists are calling on the Government to remove all coronavirus restrictions in Britain and allow people to 'take back control of their own lives' when the 'roadmap' to freedom ends in June.

Marc Dunoyer said some of the comments made about the AZ jab - developed in partnership with Oxford University - were 'completely inaccurate'.

As the Downing Street pyschodrama between Dominic Cummings and Carrie Symonds reached its climax last November, the departing adviser had one final encounter with Boris Johnson.

DAN HODGES: Boris Johnson, pictured with his fiance Carrie Symonds, right, is at the centre of a scandal, and of the three that dominated the past week, Carrie has been at the heart of them all.

Drawing heavily on a cigarette, a familiar figure in casual attire ambles along a cobbled London street. Witnesses to George Osborne's lone stroll report that he seemed pensive.

The Duke of York should expect no shortage of admiring glances when he drives his £220,000 Bentley, though a French socialite who is suing him for almost £7m is not surprised.

David Quarrey, the Prime Minister's foreign policy adviser, tested positive a week after returning from India. The incident sparked fears of Covid ripping through the heart of the Government

The Foreign Office is expected to publish separate advice to the traffic light system which could cause confusion for sun-seeking Britons this summer when the travel ban is lifted next month.

A summer third wave: it's the nightmare scenario we all are hoping won't happen when Britain opens up for business on June 21.

Ivana Murphy, a 22-year-old University of East Anglia student, found the virus after collecting bat droppings from lesser horseshoe bats in Gloucestershire.

Demonstrators made their way through the capital earlier today as they waved banners and placards daubed with a range of slogans including 'no new normal' and 'no health passport'.

The Jonathan Creek actor, from London said he fears fellow comics will shy away from voicing strong views because Corporation bosses fear being criticised.

Pioneering politician Betty Boothroyd is being investigated by Parliament's ethics watchdog for failing to attend a sexual harassment course - at the age of 91.

Some riders who work for Deliveroo are darting across British pavements and putting members of public at risk. It comes as 71million orders were made on the app in first three months of year.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The picture of the Duchess of Cambridge looking out from the windows of the black car taking her to St George's Chapel, Windsor, for Prince Philip's funeral is such an image.

Brussel's row with AstraZeneca for promising the UK first deliveries of its vaccine supplies appears to have prompted another vaccine maker to say its contract will put the UK at the head of the queue.

Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, 20, has been hailed a hero after it was learned he was one of two people who dived into the River Thames just after midnight on April 24 so save a woman.

A study led by an Oxford expert found the virus raises the risk of serious maternal complications by more than 50 per cent.

Protesters are demanding the resignation of Sabia Akram, deputy leader of Slough Borough Council.

The lawyer investigating David Cameron's lobbying attempts on behalf of Greensill has been urged to widen his probe to cover the former PM's role in torpedoing proposed curbs on Uber.

Embattled David Cameron is building the perfect place to escape the stresses of the lobbying row engulfing him - an upmarket 'man cave' at his £2 million Cornish hideaway.

Under the cover of protesting against sleaze, Dominic Grieve led a 'Remoaner Revenge' against Boris Johnson and accused PM of 'smoke and mirrors' over refit of his Downing Street Flat.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to shift his No 10 press secretary Allegra Stratton from her job of fronting TV press conferences to promoting the COP26 conference in Glasgow later this year.

Allies of Boris Johnson levelled the damning charge that those loyal to Cummings had been behind 'nasty and sexist briefings' against Mr Johnson's fiancee, Carrie Symonds.

A woman in her 40s is now in a life-threatening condition in hospital, according to the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS). She was pulled from the water in Portsmouth.

A Cheshire family is heartbroken after their puppy Oscar died from a perforated intestine after he ate a facemask on a walk.

The Duke of Edinburgh staged an extraordinary boardroom coup to save a charity founded by his former headmaster at Gordonstoun in Scotland, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY ROB DRAPER: Speaking exclusively to The Mail on Sunday, the Slovenian lawyer, who was elected UEFA president in 2016, has thanked English football

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: How odd that in the midst of this, a UK government which should be basking in achievement is instead eating itself with ridiculous internal rows.

The Government said there had been a further 2,061 lab-confirmed cases in the UK - a drop of 7 per cent compared to last week's figure of 2,206.

Fares Maatou, 14, died at the scene of the attack in Barking Road, Newham, on Friday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police said.

Laura Sugden immediately knew she was in danger when she noticed dirt marks on her usually spotless cream carpet. Call it a sixth sense, she says, as she recalls the terrible night in Yorkshire...

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Greater Manchester Police sergeant Martin Dunn, 48, from Meltham, punched five-month-old Frank several times in the garden of his home.

Dan Colegate, 38, said he has moved to an area near the 8,976ft Pic de Sauvegarde in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain to search lower altitudes himself.

No10's former chief adviser yesterday claimed to have warned the Prime Minister that using Tory donations to foot the costs of the renovation was 'possib

The former Downing Street aide suggested the consensus that travel bans would not help prevent the spread of coronavirus was flawed.

The ex-No10 chief aide used a lengthy blog post to launch a devastating attack on his old boss, accusing the Prime Minister of trying to block a leak inquiry.

The 'Barnato green' Bentley Mulsanne, which retired from the Queen's fleet in 2015 with just 2,492 miles on the clock, is up for sale at the Bramley Motor Car showroom in Surrey.

Disgraced teacher Craig Slater, 40, has been jailed for five years and three months after having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy he met on the dating app Grindr.

The 10-year anniversary of Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton is set to be marked by a new BBC documentary titled Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember.

Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed that the case against her is prejudiced because Jeffrey Epstein is dead - and he would have cleared her of wrongdoing if he was alive.

The unnamed 27-year-old woman said she was captured while travelling home to her children. She was kept for 11 days before soldiers abandoned her in a bush. Villagers took her to hospital.

Nioola Zingaretti, President of Lazio, has joined forces with activists in Rome and pledged €500,000 to help save pine trees in the capital from pine tortoise scale insects which plague the trees.

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Australia's national security committee will hold urgent meetings on Tuesday to discuss harsher travel restrictions from India.

Viewers tuned into the what they have described as the wokest, most bizarre Oscars awards ceremony in the Academy Awards' history on Sunday night.

Activists call UN decision to elect Iran to a women's rights commission an 'insult'. The 'Status of Women' is a New-York based UN commission dedicated to the promotion of gender equality.

In Scotland, 6 people are allowed to meet indoors at cafes and restaurants but alcohol must be served outdoors. In Wales, pubs, restaurants and bars are reopening for outdoor service

Footage captured by mother Azieva Radima, from Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, shows her son free the lamb as it lies trapped in a drainage ditch near their home.

The video filmed at Gosford train station on the New South Wales Central Coast showed an officer using his left leg to force the boy to the ground before telling him to 'stay down'.

Florence Parly said a coalition between politicised former military personnel and the far-Right presidential candidate would be an outrage.

The woman accused of burning alive an entire family while they slept in their home has pleaded not guilty to their murders.  

Marlee Matlin, 55, used American Sign Language (ASL) to present two Oscars at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday. She is the only deaf actress to have won an Oscar.

About 50,000 vouchers will be up for grabs, offering holidaymakers $100 off eligible CBD hotels or $50 off participating accommodation services in regional and suburban areas.

140,355 travellers have been through quarantine since October 27 but the virus has leaked only 13 times. Covid-19 has transmitted into the community from just 0.009 per cent of guests.

Two high schools in Victoria have been rocked by claims that senior male students in year 12 are pressuring young girls in year 7 to send nude photos.

The £3 billion warship, with eight RAF F35B stealth fighter jets, will depart for Asia on May 24 accompanied by six ships. a submarine,14 helicopters and a company of Marines.

HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and ABN Amro have all announced plans to cut back on international flights in a bid to shrink their carbon footprint and cut costs.

MPs and football fans demanded ministers lift the cap of 30 mourners at funerals after 8,000 supporters were allowed to descend on Wembley for the Carabao Cup final yesterday.

Thomas Eckersley, 46, was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was ordered to pay the victim £900 compensation plus £865 in costs at Tameside magistrates' court.

A Texas Democratic state lawmaker insisted there are six sexes during a committee hearing Tuesday on transgender issues, sparking backlash from several different communities.

Keith Ellison (left), the lead prosecutor in the trial of Derek Chauvin (inset), said the conviction was no cause for celebration. Jerry Blackwell (right), who delivered opening statements, agreed.

The Sydney University Catholic Society posed the question on Monday during their Life Week event.

Nicola Sturgeon's push to break up the UK is coming under mounting pressure after the latest research showed its appeal waning.

Keith Ellison, right, who led the prosecution case in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, left, said he felt 'a little bad' for the former cop when he was found guilty of George Floyd's murder, bottom center.

The woman - who is seen wearing a Hilary name badge - is heard shouting at Laquetta Good during the incident in Colonial Heights, Virginia: 'You are not the right color.'

A man was shot and killed in Hollywood by Los Angeles police after he crashed his slogan-covered car into their vehicle, then got out and began a countdown, slowly moving his hands.

Cocaine and ice are expected to cost more in Australian cities including Melbourne and Sydney because of a tax being imposed by a shadowy group known as 'The Commission'.

Someone born in the 1980s can expect to get twice as much of their lifetime income from inheritance than someone born in the 1960s, according to a new report.

Virginia State Trooper Charles Hewitt pulled over Derrick Thompson, a black motorist, in April 2019, taunted him and wrestled him out of the car by his neck. Hewitt has now been fired.

The pair were VIP guests of Clinton and they toured his residence and the East Room during a reception at the White House in September 1993.

The South Carolina Republican was responding to Biden's comments that George Floyd's murder 'ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism' in America.

Port Stephens Koalas, a non-profit sanctuary located in New South Wales, shared the video of the koala named Toohey with a rare condition affecting his eye colour.

Lordy Ramadan's remains were discovered in her Sapphire apartment complex in Labrador on the Gold Coast about 10.20am on Friday after her concerned family raised the alarm.

Blue Mountain trekkers have shared a video of animal footprints in the remote area of the region west of Sydney, sparking debate among locals of the existence of wild cats in the bush.

Health Minister Greg Hunt has responded to public outrage over the decision to allow a newly married couple back into Australia from India, saying the groom provided 'profound' reasons to travel.

Optometrist Wendy Ho's imposing pet Akita savaged her onetime friend Neal Alexander after leaping out of her Range Rover at Bondi Junction in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Anita Bingham's life changed forever just hours after her father Steve dropped her off at her casual job at the former convict settlement in southern Tasmania on April 28, 1996.

Rafael and Danielle Sperber were hunting for a new home in Sydney's exclusive eastern suburbs - at the same time as Ilana and Jeffrey Akres were looking to downsize.

Millions of Western Australians will be freed from a snap three-day lockdown in Perth and the Peel region after the state recorded zero new cases of coronavirus overnight.

CBP officials said that the alleged attempt to smuggle narcotics was foiled on April 17 by officers manning a border crossing between Mexico and Texas.

John Konrads dominated the pool in the late 1950s and early 1960s before making his name at the 1960 Olympics in Rome where he won three medals, including gold in the 1500 metre freestyle.

The woman had noticed the red and white coloured plastic tape tied around the trees along the Castle Walking Track at Yadboro, on the New South Wales south-coast.

Residents in metropolitan Perth and the neighbouring Peel region are enduring a snap three-day lockdown after a Covid outbreak at the Perth Mercure Hotel.

While hiding out at an island off the coast of Portugal, the 'international conwoman' accused of trying to cheat The Block got sloppy, her ex-lover says.

Two on-duty police officers crashed their patrol cars after drag-racing through a suburban Washington DC street at 60mph. Their furious commander Durriyyah Habeebullah (above) blasted them.

The latest fidget toy craze sweeping schools has lead to a boost in sales for Australian stores and distributors. The POP ITs are being called the new fidget spinners and they only cost $7.95!

Leigh Mundy, 68, died along with his co-driver Dennis Neagle, 59, when their Porsche 911 GT3 RS hit a tree on Wattle Grove Road in Cygnet, Tasmania, on Saturday.

35 police employees have been issued with warnings over the leaking of pictures of Laidley in custody. It comes after six police officers were ordered to pay up to $3000 each in compensation last Friday.

Paula Vennells, an ordained priest, was in charge of the UK Post Office from 2012 to 2019 and walked away with £4.9million in pay and bonuses.

Janek Gazecki, the man behind Amalfi Beach Club, has defended plans to put a restaurant and bar on Bondi Beach and vowed to push ahead with his proposal despite intense opposition from locals.

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is under fire for twice failing to prosecute alleged baby killer Joseph Williams on domestic violence charges. Caitlyn Jenner has condemned Boudin.

The 17-year-old Indian citizen, referred to as JB, arrived in New Zealand on a visitor visa with her parents and younger sister in 2016, who were all granted residency - but she wasn't.

Employment Minister Stuart Robert on Monday defended a new reporting line where employers can dob in JobSeekers who turn down a role and urged Aussies to look for work.

A Sydney father and his 15-year-old son have allegedly attacked two teenagers at a train station following an argument and set their dog on them.

Joey Logano, bottom right, survived a terrifying airborne crash at the Talladega Superspeedway, left, on Sunday. He walked away unhurt but criticized 'dangerous' conditions at the track.

The female Kingston City Council worker gave a talk about privilege, pronouns, and intersectionality at Parkdale Secondary College in Mordialloc, Melbourne.

Maxine Waters, 82, told CNN that she spoke with 'legal scholars' who allegedly told her that Cahill's criticism was 'way off track'.

Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, went camping in Victoria's Wonnangatta Valley in March last year and haven't been since since.

The adorable golden retriever simply wanted some attention from her Australian owner, who she interrupted for a hug while he was busy installing drawers underneath his car.

Commonwealth Bank customers have vented their frustrations about the glitch preventing them from accessing their debit and credit cards online across Australia on Monday.

Secondhand prices for the Holden Colorado and Toyota HiLux utes, and the Mazda CX-5 and Subaru Forester SUVs slipped last week. Motorists can still grab a bargain despite a surge in used car values.

It's understood the infected man flew from Perth to India on December 12 and returned to the city with his new bride on April 10 before tested positive at the Mercure hotel three days later.

An elderly man who marched solo on Anzac Day in locked-down Perth has been revealed as a former One Nation staffer with links to 'Covid conspiracies'.

Sydney MP Emma Hurst shared intimate details about her emotional journey with two chronic illnesses - one which she describes as being like 'the evil cousin of endometriosis'.

The federal government will update its guidance on mask-wearing in public, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said it was 'common sense' to do so as critics said he's been flip-flopping on the issue.

Real estate data group CoreLogic has revealed why Australia's dramatic surge in property prices is set to slow down. Home owners trying to cash in on the boom may hurt their chances at sale time.

Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, a Democrat, told Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah that Former President Donald Trump might actually owe his city more than $211,000.

Travon Free (right) spoke of police killings as he accepted his award, while Regina King (left) conceded audiences didn't like Hollywood preaching after speaking of George Floyd's murder

Becky Boston announced she was pregnant on Instagram over the weekend with a shot of her holding her growing baby bump at the beach, while fast bowler Cummins plays in India.

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has taken prearranged leave from Channel Seven amid his legal battle with rival Nine.

Mellie Coultas from Toowoomba in Queensland, came across the unusual creature while digging in her garden, noticing on closer inspection the animal had a forked tongue.

The snap shutdown in Perth meant that services marking Anzac Day were cancelled in the Western Australian capital, but two proud Aussies took to the streets regardless to honour brave Diggers.