PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Whichever spin doctor came up with the idea that Keir Starmer should appear on the campaign trail in John Lewis should be pasted against wall and papered over permanently.

Hackney New School in inner-city east London brought in 'Britain's toughest headteacher' Barry Smith, pictured, to improve discipline is under fire for branding children 'detainees'.

Britain's hugely-successful vaccine drive - coupled with social distancing rules - has meant just one in 1,000 people in England now have Covid, and the R rate is still below 1.

This year's early May bank holiday threatens to be a washout, with wet and windy weather set to sweep the country and families planning a get-away being told to expect road chaos.

Kevin Johns, 60, maintained his innocence and called the allegations 'nonsense' after he was accused of grooming the child in Swansea in the 1980s.

The broadcaster says 'it is no longer appropriate' to show the final part of the show at 9pm - instead it be uploaded to ITV Hub until Sunday when it will be deleted because of the scandal engulfing the actor, 45.

The unified boycott of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram started at 3pm on Friday afternoon and will continue until 23:59 BST on Monday evening.

A new oral history recounts President Barack Obama's decision to authorize the raid on the bin Laden family compound in Pakistan.

Jamie, 68, put the condition on forms which had been used to justify him having control over the finances of his daughter Britney, 39, according to a report from The Sun on Friday.

The more we examined the contents of this first chamber, the more convinced we became that it was the tomb of King Tut-ankh Amen.

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Surprisingly few studies have looked at the vitamin status of people with a high body mass index (BMI), but those that did have disturbing findings.

Homemaking, at its core, is about reclaiming ownership of a space. And Carrie Symonds is sure as hell putting her stamp on the Downing Street love nest.

RICHARD EDEN: Netflix was accused of trolling the Royal Family after a 'sinister' post on its official social media account prompted a wave of online hate for Prince Charles and Camilla.

Detectives investigating the murder of their colleague PCSO Julia James are probing if she was killed in a 'sexually-motivated' attack - after it emerged a flasher had struck weeks earlier.

Like a thread running through a tapestry, Daily Mail founder Alfred Harmsworth's elemental philosophy remains unchanged over the past 125 years - motivating and propelling the Mail.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Noel Clarke's reputation and once glittering career lay in tatters following a string of allegations from 20 women concerning a campaign of sexual harassment and bullying.

Each life lost to coronavirus is a tragedy. And today the Daily Mail launches a campaign to help create a memorial to honour all of them at St Paul's Cathedral.

Sir Tom's new release Surrounded By Time sailed straight in at number one on the Official Albums Chart.

Rev Paula Vennells did her part-time role as an associate minister in St Albans with her job as head of the Post Office, where she presided over the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history.

Foreign affairs spokesman Alyn Smith suggested Scots could be asked to choose what currency they wanted in a separate referendum after leaving the UK and would join the euro.

JOHN HUMPHRYS: The problem is that Boris Johnson is playing us for fools. That's more than just an affront to our intelligence. It's an affront to democracy.

ROBERT HARDMAN: If the Tories win this former Labour citadel, then Boris Johnson will have defied the laws of political gravity.

Hostile states and criminal gangs could have accessed Boris Johnson's mobile number after it was left posted online for years, a former national security adviser warned yesterday.

The Survation poll - commissioned by the Mail ahead of local and mayoral elections next week - shows that the Tories' lead over Labour has fallen from six points in a week.

British actress Esme Bianco (right) on Friday filed a lawsuit in federal court, accusing Marilyn Manson, 52 (left), of sexual assault and battery, and violation of human a trafficking law.

The Queen wrapped up warm as she inspected her horses at Windsor Castle today days after she returned to work following her husband's funeral.

EXCLUSIVE: Public Health England data show the number of Indian variant cases in the UK surged from 77 two weeks ago to 400, as chiefs noticed there are variations in the samples.

Almost 6,000 people have signed the petition for Dr Lawrence Foley to resign from his role as principal of the Harris Academy in Tottenham.

People vs. Post Office will address the 'greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history' in four 60-minute episodes, an announcement by ITV revealed.

Michael Olatunde Fadayomi was knifed after a fight started on the top floor of a busy bus in North West London on Thursday. Witnesses said Mr Fadayomi's teenage son tried to intervene.

Derek Draper, 53, spent more than a year in intensive care. Kate Garraway has revealed doctors were concerned about parts of his brain scans which looked like 'fluffy white clouds'.

Kimberley Shepherd found her son Liam, 11, had passed away in his sleep when she went to wake him for school in the morning. She described the primary school boy as 'caring' and 'loving'.

A weekly report from the Office for National Statistics today estimated the number of infections in England is lower than at any point since September and has been falling constantly for five weeks.

The actor tweeted at the time: 'You can just about see the doggy style portion of events. Phone makes it look so far away. It wasn't.'

The cold body of Lyndon Turner was found just a day after he was kicked out of his father's Ascot home. The apprentice window fitter, 19, died after falling asleep in Chobham Common, Surrey.

An 85-year-old woman from London who suffers from dementia will not be given a vaccination as she has a long-standing opposition to vaccines. A judge ruled it would not be in her best interests.

A study led by Imperial College London tested the immune systems of over 700 people who got the first dose of Pfizer and found it was 'massively' stronger for people who had recovered from Covid.

Analysis by SAGE found the chance of contracting the virus in hospitality settings in the UK appeared slightly higher than in gyms or shops, but concluded the risk was still small.

The Vulkan firing comes shortly before the arrival of two Royal Navy warships amid deep tension in Ukraine over fears of a Russian invasion.

The US-born former Wall Street banker, 49, is currently polling at around two per cent, according to the latest forecast for the May 6 election.

Alexandru-Dorinel Fuiorea was stopped by police and the National Crime Agency at the Medway Services in Gillingham, Kent, as he travelled on the M20 last October.

Department of Health data shows cases have fallen by 10 per cent compared to last Friday, while deaths have dropped by 62.5 per cent. Another 610,000 vaccines were also dished out, figures show.

Rapper MistaKay, real name Kieran Cunliffe (pictured), 25, live-streamed the horrific abuse online in the US, a court heard.

Motorists are being urged to plan ahead for possible delays over the May bank holiday as research suggests nearly 15m leisure trips will be made by car between Friday and Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: NHS England data going up to April 25 show 65 per cent of adults in the age group have had their first dose. But MailOnline analysis shows rates vary wildly across the country.

Armed police rushed to arrest two men outside the Saudi Ambassador's official resident in London today.

Frances Payne, 55, claims she has been repeatedly sworn at and even physically attacked by walkers who stray onto her land.

An RNLI volunteer at first used a broom to try to budge the huge Arctic walrus when they were called out on a rescue mission on Monday in Tenby, Pembrokeshire.

Around 22 million people are living in areas across the UK which had no reported Covid-19 deaths in April, new analysis has revealed today.

The private rental in Oldham, Greater Manchester, has been berated by social media users after appearing on the Facebook marketplace.

A report presented to SAGE showed that seven per cent of people admitted to hospital in the UK's second wave had had a jab but 79% of them caught the virus before the vaccine kicked in.

Carrie Symonds enlisted high-end London designer Lulu Lytle to revamp the Downing Street interiors, costing as much as £200,000, but can you tell her pieces apart from high street bargains?

Scotland Yard officers investigating Hollywood star Kevin Spacey over six British historic sexual assault allegations have passed files to the CPS - who will now decide whether to charge him.

Spotify complains that the U.S. tech giant unfairly restricts rivals to its own music streaming service Apple Music on iPhones.

The bungling thief tried to run with a mobile phone in his hand from Urmston Mobile Tech in Urmston, Greater Manchester on Wednesday. He was foiled by an automatic locking door.

Dr Luke Pratsides, lead GP at Numan and Dr Sanjay Mehta, GP at The London General Practice told Femail that the tell-tale signs include weight changes and bacterial infections.

Sportsmail understands that Public Health England signed off on the principle of away fans at fixtures this season, on Thursday, after the Premier League persuaded officials it was safe to do so.

Ben Hannam, 22, was found guilty of membership of right-wing extremist group National Action (NA) after it was banned in 2016 until September 2017, following a trial at the Old Bailey.

The 27-year-old former Apprentice star, from Windsor, Berkshire, won her claim against former bosses at Eden Beck Ltd - claiming the workplace there was 'Dickensian' and 'humiliating'.

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Street said the battle for the key job will be the litmus test of whether the dramatic shift in the political landscape that delivered the PM's majority is permanent.

Chief executive Jes Staley said he expects the recovery to be fuelled by consumers spending around £200billion they have saved during the grim lockdowns of the past year.

The Australian man who says Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are his real parents, has shared childhood memories he believes prove his unlikely claims.

Officers held at Raikeswood camp in Skipton, North Yorkshire, did not have to work, so whiled away their days with group activities.

There were long queues outside popular retail outlets such as Primark in Belfast this morning as hundreds of shoppers returned to the city centre.

Lord Fowler, who is stepping down as Lord Speaker today after five years in the role, said a probe should be held 'as soon as possible' and before 'memories fade'.

Jewish leaders last night urged the SNP to launch an investigation into 'unacceptable' comments by Glasgow candidate Suzanne McLaughlin.

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Ollie Hawes, from the NSW Mid North Coast, was playing with his cousins on a family holiday in April when his mother Helen noticed something seemed amiss. It turned out to be very serious.

Bethan Coles posted the image of the two of them smiling on Facebook, with a message urging friends to 'Help us find #justiceforjulia'.

A security guard at a Perth hotel quarantine facility has tested positive to Covid-19 along with two of his house mates.

Some 20 women who knew Clarke in a professional capacity have accused the Kidulthood and Doctor Who actor, 45, of sexual harassment and bullying.

Hugh Osmond, chief of Punch Taverns and formerly Pizza Express, said that Boris Johnson's roadmap was costing his industry £200 million each day on the basis of false projections.

Police were called to Argyle Street, near the intersection with O'Connell Street, in Parramatta shortly after 8am on Saturday after a sedan and bus collided.

There was a surprising winner for the Drive 2021 Car of the Year awards, with the Kia Sorento, an SUV that retails between $47,000 to $64,000, taking out the top spot.

Researchers said disparities for hospital admissions and death from Covid-19 improved for most minority ethnic groups between the first and second wave of the pandemic in England.

Elon Musk will host SNL on May 8 - a choice that has angered several cast members, who think it is not right that a businessman, rather than a performer, be given the honor.

The infant is the son of a previously reported case in WA hotel quarantine.

Chris Perger, 32, who lives at Wollongong on the NSW south coast, was in the Northern Territory last month on a fishing trip at the Kakadu National Park when

Police have released video of a suspect who shot and killed a man sitting inside a vehicle on the Upper East Side. The suspect can be seen walking up to the car around 2pm on Monday.

Before Stanley Darling became an Australian yachting legend, his nautical skills were required in the heat of battle - during the Second World War.

Gabriella Thompson, 27, was stabbed to death by her abusive boyfriend Tafari Walton, 22, in March 2019 before he was fatally shot by police after a 24-hour manhunt on the NSW Central Coast.

Australia's education minister has raised concerns proposed changes to the national curriculum focus too heavily on Indigenous history at the expense of western culture.

Actor Damian Lewis announced on April 16 that his wife had passed away aged 52 following a 'heroic' battle with cancer, leaving behind her two teenage children.

President Joe Biden took planes, automobiles - but not trains - to Philadelphia to mark Amtrak's 50th anniversary on Friday.

Police in Houston were investigating a suspected kidnapping when they executed a search warrant and found85 men and five women inside a two-story home on Chessington Drive.

Wednesday's raid on Rudy Giuliani was troubling Trump's allies, CNN reported, as it showed the Justice Department were aggressively pursuing the former president.

US Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos said Australia's borders may not reopen until the entire world's population is vaccinated - because citizens are scared and the strict measures are popular.

Japanese sumo wrestler Hibikiryu, 28, died a month after landing on his head during a bout and lying unattended for several minutes, raising fresh concerns about the care of fighters.

Arkies Sommerville, 24, the suspect in the shootings outside Brooklyn's Peter Luger Steakhouse has five open warrants against him in North Carolina.

Ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos said Australia and its allies will continue to 'push back' against a more aggressive China despite the threat of further economic pain.

New footage from inside the Washington County sheriffs' office in Arkansas shows the moment reality TV star Josh Duggar was taken in to custody on charges of possessing child pornography.

The US government is finally set to enforce travel restrictions from India but the ban, which only applies to non-US citizens, won't come into effect until Tuesday, a White House official said.

Tucker Carlson says GOP lawmakers are disconnected from voters partly because they listen to 'conventional liberals' like Frank Luntz, whom he accused of serving 'left-wing corporations.'

Lady Gaga's father, Joe Germanotta, reacted on Friday to the news that five people were arrested and charged with the February 24 shooting of the singer's dog walker and theft of two of her French bulldogs.

Australians are banned from returning from India until May 15 and will now be fined $66,600 and failed for five years if they do it - prompting huge backlash from everyone outside government.

Former AFL star Brock McLean has revealed his inner-demons after battling bulimia for a large part of his playing career. He also had issues with drugs, alcohol and suffered from depression.

Jeopardy contestant Kelly Donohue has issued a statement condemning white supremacy and apologizing after he allegedly flashed a hand gesture associated with white supremacist groups.

The Australian Government drops alcohol taxes by giving producers a 60 per cent rebate on the first $350,000 worth of product they sell, up from $100,000, in a huge boost for smaller companies.

The 50-year-old son of President Joe Biden still owns a 10 per cent stake in a Chinese private equity firm, according to report - despite his father's promise that there would be no foreign dealings.

Jerry Falwell Jr, ex-head of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, left the school last year amid scandal. He appeared at a student gathering last weekend and invited them to his farm.

Australia has made it illegal to fly home from Covid-ravaged India, punishable by fines of up to $66,000 and five years in jail, coming into effect from 12.01am on Monday.

Cutting-edge computer modelling has generated an intricate network of routes used by Aboriginal tribes to cross Australia when it was connected to Papua New Guinea about 10,000 years ago.

Tim Smith was using the heavy machinery to clear his property near Toowoomba in Queensland with friends in preparation for his nuptials to his fiancé Kym Smith when disaster struck.

The 36-year-old Facebook founder, worth an estimated $117 billion, snapped up an additional 600 acres in the north side of Kauai. The move almost doubles his Hawaiian estate.

The semi-trailer is seen mounting the footpath as it creeps around the tight turn in western Melbourne, but after it mows down the first set of lights, the driver just continues like 'noting happened'.

Ministers hope to move to a traffic light system with countries listed as green, amber or red. Travellers to 'green' countries won't need to quarantine on return unless they test positive for Covid.

It shows the stars appearing to audition for a role in a public information film about the vaccine and is the second video to be commissioned by Professor Lord Ara Darzi.

Loveland police department announced that three police officers involved in the violent arrest of a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia are no longer employed.

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan and his family were forced to hide inside while Gavin Michael Higgs, 33, allegedly screamed death threats outside their Perth home.

Scott, 53, is considered a rising star in the Republican Party after delivering the stinging rebuttal to President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

Interest rates in Australia have never been lower - but property prices have gone through the roof. It has left the great Australian dream of owning a home unattainable for many.

The inquiry into Grenfell Tower has spent £117million of public money so far. But the bill doesn't include tens of millions spent on lawyers and public relations firms.

Thirty-seven Republicans led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell demanded that the U.S. Department of Education not teach the 1619 Project because it puts a 'divisive agenda' over accuracy.

Warren Glover, 33, was found unconscious on a street and died three weeks later in hospital after he was beaten with a bar. Brother and sister Aaron and Melissa Stubbs received life sentences.

Bernie Madoff died on April 14, aged 82, in prison in North Carolina - 12 years into his 150 year sentence for defrauding clients of $65 billion. He died from natural causes, the death certificate said.

In an exclusive extract from Cecil Beaton's authorised biographer Hugo Vickers's private diaries and letters, he touches upon Diana's racy dress and a series of other gossipy indiscretions.

Investigators believe Spc. Aaron Robinson (inset) bludgeoned Spc. Vanessa Guillen (above) to death with a hammer, removed her body from an armory at Fort Hood, and then buried remains last April.

Former boxing champion Felix 'El Diamante' Verdejo met with the police Friday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but refused to answer questions regarding the disappearance of Keishla Marlen Rodríguez.

Since 1815, the island of Malta had been viewed as one of the jewels in Britain's crown of empire. But in the summer of 1942 it was the only surviving British bastion in the central Mediterranean.

New philanthropic funds secured during the 2019-20 academic year totalled £1.09billion, according to a survey of charitable giving - a £236million or 17 per cent fall since the previous year.

Ministers expect the new 10p tax - originally due to start this month - to cut plastic bag use by a further 80 per cent within three years.

For while traditionally most players are over 50, these recruits include Brownie groups, teenagers and students, while both men and women are competing on an equal footing.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined a nationwide boycott of social media over online racism and abuse linked to sport.

JAY BLADES: They say the simplest ideas are the best. But as I listened to a bunch of creative, clever people from a production company enthusing about a concept they called The Repair Shop, I did wonder.

PAUL THOMAS on nightclubs re-opening: 'Keep an eye on the party of undertakers- they aren't used to groups of more than thirty'.

Some 3,002 rough sleepers were identified by outreach teams in London between January and March with more than half of these sleeping rough for the first time.

The NSW Premier has shared a rare insight into her personal and work life and how relations with other state and territory leaders deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic.

Footage shared by the Captain Tom Foundation's Twitter account showed Dame Judi Dench working her way through her favourite treats in an attempt to encourage others to raise money.

Stephanie Lak, a Roxbury, Massachusetts-based nanny allegedly admitted to sending and receiving over 100 files of child sexual abuse material and discussing child abuse with others online.

Armed police officers raced to the scene at around 8.25pm on Friday evening in Swiss Cottage, north-west London, after being called to reports of a man, believed to be aged in his 20s, with an axe.

Last night the Prime Minister announced a U-Turn on cruel rules forcing anyone who leaves the confines of their care home to isolate alone for 14 days on their return.

The ship was stranded in Portsmouth in December 2020 after thousands of gallons of sea water poured into the vessel's engine room for more than 24 hours and damaged the electrics.

Studies reveal there was 'no statistical evidence' that personal care settings were associated with an increased risk of catching the coronavirus as 5,000 British hairdressers are set to close for good.

Leila and Danny Abdallah's home in Telopea, in Sydney's north-west, was targeted by a thief on Wednesday, a year after their children Sienna , eight, Angelina, 12, and Antony, 13, died.

A probe into the alleged poisoning of patients on a stroke unit has been widened to examine eight more deaths. One man was arrested on suspicion of murder and is now on police bail.

A woman from Alabama could be heard being subjected to domestic abuse on a livestream as a man told a boy to place a plastic bag over her head and tie it up. Edward Moore, 42, was arrested.

Australians who return home from Covid-ravaged India may face jail time under an historic new law that could be about to come into effect.

The Biden administration is seeking more time to respond to a holdover House Democratic lawsuit seeking Donald Trump's tax return information

Illinois Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos announced she will not seek reelection in a district where Republicans have been gaining strength.

Howard Zlotkin went on the vulgar rant on Zoom on Wednesday, then followed it up with more cursing at students on Thursday before he was suspended.

A hearing officer finds Vineland Police Chief Rudy Beu, 60, should be demoted after he is found guilty of insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee and neglect of duty.

Cuomo said on Friday that NYC bars and restaurants can expand indoor capacity to 75 percent, up from 50 percent, on May 7. The new limit also applies to hair salons and barber shops.

Loveland, Colorado, police officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali are in a romantic relationship, DailyMail.com can reveal.

David Hall Dixon, 40, killed two men who he believed were breaking into cars at Takoma Overlook Condominiums on New Hampshire Avenue.

Blake Bailey, 57, has been accused of grooming students as young as 12 and 13 during a stint as a teacher at Lusher High School in New Orleans.

Josh Duggar, 33, pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal child porn charges a day after he was arrested in Springdale, Arkansas.

Mohanad Elshieky sued the federal government after border agents arrested and detained him at a bus station in Spokane, Washington, back in 2019.

Eddy Reyes (right), a US Customs and Border Patrol employee, has been indicted on a federal kidnapping charge in connection with the May 2016 disappearance of his wife, Claudia Reyes (left).

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine next week in a show of 'unwavering' support after Russian troops amassed on its border, the State Department said Friday.

Dr Dmitry Shelchkov, 60, has had his license suspended pending an investigation by New York state health officials into the July 2020 death of Sha-Asia Washington, 26, during childbirth.