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Wed, 05 May 2021 08:45:40 GMT
Coercive control UK: Husband who told his wife of 17 years to dress 'more like a woman' is acquitted
Paul Marsden, 55, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, was acquitted of controlling and coercive behaviour after he berated spouse of 17 years Lesley for wearing tatty leggings, jeans and T shirts.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:11:29 GMT
Pregnant Malian woman who was expecting seven babies gives birth to NINE
Halima Cisse, 25, and all five girls and four boys are 'doing fine' after a cesarean section in Morocco.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:59:04 GMT
Posh address 4,000 firms call home: Scammers turn to virtual offices 
You might assume the rent at number 207 Regent Street would be eye-watering. Yet floor three could be yours for just £24 a month - as long as you don't mind sharing with about 3,900 other firms.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:42:53 GMT
£29m boost for Covid battle in bid to speed up development of vaccines against new variants
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock (pictured) is investing £29.3million into a series of new laboratories at the Porton Down research centre in Wiltshire.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:35:54 GMT
Holidaymakers are to be given Covid screening packs to use abroad
Travellers will be issued with free and fast-turnaround Covid tests to take abroad under plans to help make foreign holidays a reality, Whitehall sources have said.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:24:32 GMT
Thousands face the boot in UK-India deal after Britain agrees to accept more students
The Mobility and Migration Agreement will also allow young Britons to work in India. Home Secretary Priti Patel (pictured) signed the deal with India's foreign minister.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:47:57 GMT
Civil servant leading review into Boris Johnson's flat refurbishment 'found out about plans in news'
Simon Case, who was appointed cabinet secretary in September, only discovered about the controversial plans in the newspaper in late February.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:11:35 GMT
Scottish party leaders clash with Nicola Sturgeon on independence
In their final TV debate, the Scottish party leaders clashed over plans for another independence referendum, with Nicola Sturgeon criticised for failing to have answers to 'basic questions'.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:56:42 GMT
Man, 21, is stabbed to death inside London's Brent Cross shopping centre as police arrest two men
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder while a second man, also believed to be aged 18, has been arrested on suspicion of affray.

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:01:05 GMT
Andrew Marr was paid £5,000 for Zoom call with wealth fund from BBC offices, documents show 
Since January, BBC stars have for the first time had to declare external work which includes paid-for public speaking engagements, appearances or writing commitments.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:53:06 GMT
Keir Starmer pleads for more time as party leader ahead of elections as polls predict disaster 
Keir Starmer has pleaded for more time to turn Labour's fortunes around and said it was always going to take longer than a year to fix the damage caused under former leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:28:32 GMT
Pub takes swipe at rule-breaking 'd***head customers' and 'keyboard warriors'
The Noah's, in Hartshill, Stoke, has blasted its rule-breaking '****head' customers and 'keyboard warriors' on social media after it was was forced to shut its venue on Friday.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:28:14 GMT
Father clears his name after homeowner posted his picture on Facebook
Joey Lennon, from St Helens in Merseyside, was left horrified when an image of him loitering outside a home on Cowley Hill Lane was shared on social media.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:53:23 GMT
Britain drops demand for 5m jabs from India where Covid cases have soared past 20million 
Britain has dropped demands for India to release five million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine destined for the UK as the number of cases reported soars pat 20million.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:42:05 GMT
Amazon accused of 'appalling tax avoidance' after it emerges European arm scored record sales
The global giant racked up revenues of more than £4million an hour in 2020. However, it paid no corporation tax after recording its biggest annual loss so far.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:19:13 GMT
Prince Philip died of 'old age', official death certificate reveals 
Buckingham Palace said at the time of his death aged 99 last month that he passed away 'peacefully'. The official certificate stated cause of death as simply 'old age'.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:04:02 GMT
Grand unveiling for D-Day memorial
The Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, France, which has cost almost £30million, will be opened next month on D-Day and will overlook Gold Beach, where British troops stormed ashore in 1944.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:04:02 GMT
Former Coronation Street actress was probed by police amid claims she bribed voters with brownies
Tracy Brabin (far left) had been pictured on the campaign trail with a box of brownies. Claims she bribed voters with chocolate goodies were investigated by police.

Tue, 04 May 2021 21:10:08 GMT
Transgender paedophile attacked prison guard after her razors were removed
Marcia Walker, 47, reacted angrily when officers at Frankland jail objected to her possession of razor blades, Durham Crown Court was told.

Tue, 04 May 2021 19:55:18 GMT
Snow and ice blankets the pitch for the Champions League semi final as temperatures plunge to 1C
Groundstaff at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium were seen sweeping up ice off the pitch after a hailstorm before the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg against PSG.

Tue, 04 May 2021 17:29:42 GMT
Three men in black car try to abduct boy, 11, from South London street
Sherise Blackman, who acted as cop Ruby Jones in Sunday's Line of Duty finale, said her son was walking home from school in Beckenham, Bromley, when three men tried to grab him.

Tue, 04 May 2021 17:21:53 GMT
The biggest divorce since Bezos: Bill and Melinda Gates will have to divide his Microsoft fortune
Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce announcement means that the $130 billion couple will have to divide their assets, including a $125m home in Seattle and a $43m California estate.

Tue, 04 May 2021 17:08:09 GMT
Coronavirus: Life in UK will 'feel a lot more normal by the summer', says SAGE adviser Neil Ferguson
Professor Ferguson, an epidemiologist at Imperial College London, said even the spike in infections expected next winter might be kept under control by the better-than-expected vaccines.

Tue, 04 May 2021 17:06:36 GMT
UK records FOUR Covid deaths: Fatalities stay in single figures for second day running
It comes after just one Covid fatality was recorded yesterday. It is the first time there have been single digit deaths in Britain for two days running since September 13 and September 14.

Tue, 04 May 2021 16:33:09 GMT
The Covid toll on older workers: 30% of the 1.3million on furlough fear being SACKED when it ends
Some 1.3million people aged 50 and over have been furloughed, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). And three-in-10 of them fear for their long-term job prospects.

Tue, 04 May 2021 16:21:13 GMT
Noel Clarke's Kidulthood co-star Adam Deacon says he believes 'every single word' of his accusers
Mr Deacon also accused his former friend of being a 'sociopath' guilty of 'gas-lighting' him to such an extent that he had a nervous breakdown.

Tue, 04 May 2021 16:12:24 GMT
Downing Street hints NHS app may not be ready for travel restart
Proof of vaccination or a recent test is expected to be an entry requirement for many holiday destinations in the coming months.

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:44:38 GMT
Jury discharged in trial of undercover TV researcher, 43, accused of murdering cannabis dealer
Christopher Guest More, 43, was standing trial at Chester Crown Court accused of the murder of father-of-two Brian Waters, 44, who was killed at Burnt House Farm in Tabley, Cheshire.

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:35:38 GMT
GP dismissed baby's symptoms as stomach bug hours before she died of septicaemia, inquest hears
Lily Teale suffered a high fever, bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in 2017. A GP diagnosed her with gastroenteritis. She died of septicaemia caused by meningitis, the Doncaster inquest heard.

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:30:05 GMT
Brother and sister guilty of killing man who choked after they force-fed him kebab meat as he slept
David Clark, 56, choked to death after David Noble, 34, and Nicole Cavin, 24, pushed kebab meat into his mouth on a train to Barrow, as he returned home from a football match.

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:29:26 GMT
Nurse, 27, left with serious facial burns after customer brought heater to beer garden that exploded
Ashleigh Charlesworth was enjoying drinks with her cousin at the King's Head pub in Suffolk when a portable heater exploded. Ashleigh was left with serious burns to her face, chest and hands.

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:19:18 GMT
Covid England: Almost 85% of secondary schools in England 'had NO cases after they opened'
Office for National Statistics testing also found only nine of 80 schools surveyed had just one Covid case, and just four - or less than five per cent - had a Covid outbreak.

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:16:27 GMT
Coronavirus: Indian variants on the rise in some parts of England
Positive Covid test samples analysed by the Wellcome Sanger Institute in London suggest one in every 42 coronavirus cases across England are now caused by one of the Indian variants.

Tue, 04 May 2021 14:42:09 GMT
Tough inner-city London school blasts ITV for 'unfair' report
Hackney New School brought in 'Britain's toughest headteacher' Barry Smith last February to improve standard after the east London school was described as unsafe in an Ofsted report.

Tue, 04 May 2021 14:30:51 GMT
Boyfriend of Beth Aspey appears in court charged with murder after her death at home in Reading
Beth Aspey, 34, was discovered in her property in Reading, Berks, on Friday by paramedics. Today her boyfriend, 45-year-old Ben Shand, appeared in court charged with her murder.

Tue, 04 May 2021 14:29:51 GMT
Lords spent £33,000 on headhunters before promoting Clerk internally
EXCLUSIVE: The Lords ran up a big bill looking for a new chief Clerk - which involves guiding peers on arcane procedures - before promoting Simon Burton (pictured).

Tue, 04 May 2021 13:26:41 GMT
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut accuses Twitter of racism after her account is suspended
Twitter said Ranaut - known for her ardent support of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi - had been banned from the platform after she violated its rules on hateful conduct and abusive behaviour.

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:36:10 GMT
Covid Peru: '121-year-old' man vaccinated after medics' three-hour trek
Don Marcelino Abad Tolentino, 121, from Chaglla, Peru, is believed to be the oldest person in the Peruvian region of Huanuco to be vaccinated against coronavirus.

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:06:13 GMT
Man admits killing Travelodge receptionist after she was found bludgeoned to death in hotel foyer
Stephen Cole pleaded guilty to battering Marta Vento to death at the Travelodge Hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:23:53 GMT
Microsoft founder Bill Gates to divorce Melinda after 27 years of marriage
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda announced their split via Twitter on Monday, writing: 'After a great deal of thought and a lot of work, we have made the decision to end our marriage.'

Tue, 04 May 2021 10:37:56 GMT
UK manufacturing grew at fastest rate in 27 YEARS last month
The closely-watched IHS Markit/CIPS PMI hit 60.9 in April - with anything above 50 representing expansion.

Tue, 04 May 2021 10:36:49 GMT
Finding Freedom's new chapters could be 'final straw' for Prince Harry and royals, says royal expert
Duncan Larcombe, author of Prince Harry: The Inside Story, told Closer magazine there will be 'no chance' of a reconciliation if the book divulges more negative information about the royals.

Tue, 04 May 2021 10:19:35 GMT
Hospitality bosses LOSE High Court legal challenge to speed up return of indoor dining in England
Lawyers for Punch Taverns founder Hugh Osmond and Greater Manchester night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord had claimed there was no scientific justification for delaying.

Tue, 04 May 2021 09:26:15 GMT
'She would still be alive today': Sally Anne Bowman's mother blasts Australia
Mark Dixie brutally raped and murdered 18-year-old Sally Anne (pictured) near her home in Croydon, south London , in September, 2005, in a crime that shocked Britain.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:56:33 GMT
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Wed, 05 May 2021 09:02:04 GMT
Children's farm is slammed for locking pygmy goats in 'stocks' so they can't escape youngsters
Church Farm in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, shared pictures - which have since been deleted - showing baby goats with their heads confined in wooden stanchions while being petted by children.

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:01:03 GMT
Cricket Australia scrambles to evacuate players and staff out of India to the Maldives or Sri Lanka
Australian players and coaches will spend at least 10 days in Maldives or Sri Lanka until May 15 and will then have to quarantine for 14 days once they return to Australia.

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:00:03 GMT
Footy legend Sam Newman had a premonition the love of his life Amanda Brown was dead
Sam Newman has been pictured for the first time since losing his wife Amanda Brown when she died unexpectedly on Saturday.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:53:54 GMT
Driver killed when block of concrete fell off lorry and smashed through windscreen on family day out
Steven Oscroft died instantly in the tragedy in Perlethorpe cum Budby, Notts, after the rubble, which weighed more than a bowling ball, fell from a truck passing in the opposite direction.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:52:29 GMT
Parents of engineer killed in Sydney floodwaters six weeks ago say their last goodbyes from a car
Ayaz Younus died on his way to work when his car sunk in rising floodwaters in Sydney. His Pakistani parents were forced to watch the funeral from a car window after being released from quarantine.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:52:26 GMT
Indigenous elders CLOSE iconic tourist destination in Kakadu, Northern Territory
Tourists will be given the boot at one of Australia's most iconic destinations, with traditional landowners at Gunlom in Kakadu slamming Parks Australia for 'a lack of respect' at their sacred sites.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:51:05 GMT
Mother elephant rounds up the herd to save her baby that had fallen into a deep South African river
A mother elephant has saved her baby from drowning after he fell into a nearby river, enlisting the help of the herd to pull the infant free after a desperate attempt to save him herself.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:49:16 GMT
Murder suspect, 25, is charged after being extradited from US over London drill rap killing
Jahtel Williamson, 25, was extradited from Washington DC on Saturday and handed over to police following his arrival at Heathrow Airport.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:47:29 GMT
Indian delegation to G7 summit in London 'goes into self-isolation'
Government sources confirmed that two members of the delegation have tested positive, and the whole group is now believed to be in isolation as a precaution.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:42:13 GMT
Last push ahead of Super Thursday as Keir Starmer braces for meltdown
Keir Starmer is facing the threat of a hard-Left coup with polls suggesting the party is on track for disaster in the crucial elections tomorrow.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:41:27 GMT
White woman, 35, faces hate crime charge for dialing 911 on black delivery driver
Julie Walrand, 35, is facing a string of charges over the April 18 incident, which occurred in Berkeley, California/

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:35:44 GMT
Boohoo's £1.7BILLION boom: Online fashion giant's sales soared by 41% in lockdown
The retailer, owned by billionaire Mahmud Kamani (pictured), said revenues jumped to £1.74 billion in the year to February 28 2021 from £1.23 billion in the previous year.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:32:40 GMT
'Freezing' al fresco drinkers and fed-up landlords call for pubs to be able to open indoor areas now
Al fresco drinkers and pub landlords are calling on Boris Johnson to get indoor areas of cafes, restaurants and bars open ahead of May 17 in England.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:32:40 GMT
Two are killed after plane crashes into Mississippi home
Emergency crews rushed to the street in Hattiesburg at about 11.20pm on Tuesday. Cops confirmed there were deaths inside the aircraft but it was not clear if there were any casualties in the home.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:30:22 GMT
Ministers 'must be filmed reading the Queen's speech' to stop leaks of post-Covid plans
Cabinet ministers wanting sight of information about some of the 25 bills that will be outlined on May 11 have been ordered to examine it while being recorded remotely.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:29:37 GMT
Two Russian military intelligence spies 'promoted to work for Putin'
Revelations about notorious GRU 'hit squad' agents Alexander Mishkin and Anatoly Chepiga will come soon, says a video on jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's YouTube channel.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:29:11 GMT
Missing Bristol University student, 20, is found dead
Police divers searching for a missing Bristol University student who vanished on Saturday have found a body in the city's harbour.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:25:29 GMT
Stuart MacGill twist: Brother of restaurateur girlfriend is charged with kidnapping him
The brother of Stuart MacGill's restaurant owner girlfriend is accused of kidnapping the star cricketer on the streets of Sydney's lower north shore, Daily Mail Australia can reveal.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:24:44 GMT
Piers Morgan reacts to Meghan Markle's new book 'The Bench'
Meghan Markle has written a book called 'The Bench' about the very special bond between father and child - the very notion of her dishing out advice on this is ridiculous.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:14:26 GMT
Impatient drivers REVERSE up a one-way entrance ramp to avoid traffic
Motorists on Long Island, New York were faced with delays on April 19 and instead of waiting in line, several decided it would be better to illegally cut the queue.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:49:32 GMT
Man accused of sparking Melbourne's five day lockdown while in quarantine breaks silence
The report delivered in March said the virus leaked out into the corridor of the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport because a health worker took 'extended time' to test the woman for Covid-19.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:44:13 GMT
Big Pharma pay day: Pfizer brings in $3.5B from its shot in just three months
Pfizer on Tuesday reported $3.46 billion in first-quarter vaccine sales in all but three countries. BioNTech, which which it splits vaccine costs and profit, will report the remaining revenue.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:41:53 GMT
Dem states lost jobs at more than double the rate of Republican ones during pandemic
Between February and December of last year, states that went for Biden saw the total number of people working drop an average of 6.2 percent, versus a 2.5 percent decline in Trump states.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:41:41 GMT
PCSO Julia James's murderer 'left mobile phone at home to avoid detection'
A lack of GPS data close to where the mother-of-two was bludgeoned to death in a Kent village north of Dover suggests that her attacker is 'local' and a man, a source has claimed.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:41:19 GMT
Warning for families on tourist island amid fears dingo population is 'losing its fear of humans'
A concerned local mayor believes it is only a 'matter of time' before another child is killed by a dingo on popular Queensland tourist spot Fraser Island.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:39:16 GMT
Strange string of lights seen over Seattle prompts UFO speculation
Dozens of people took to Twitter to share footage of the unexplained lights, with many claiming it was evidence of extraterrestrial activity.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:37:14 GMT
Horror footage shows the moment an overhead subway line in Mexico City collapses and kills 24
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the president of Mexico, on Tuesday vowed a full and thorough investigation into Monday night's crash, as new footage showed the overpass giving way.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:34:36 GMT
Young man in his 20s in a critical condition after being hit by a truck on a busy Melbourne freeway
The pedestrian aged in his 20s suffered upper and lower body injuries as a result of the collision and was transferred to The Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:34:06 GMT
Mitsubishi Pajero, Toyota LandCruiser, Ford Ranger sales multiply April 2021 despite being replaced
Sales of the Mitsubishi Pajero, Toyota LandCruiser and Ford Ranger have multiplied compared with a year ago even though none of them will be available brand new in a year from now.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:33:16 GMT
Man rapes teenager after driving her to his house from Melbourne nightclub
Kushan Palliyaguruge, 28, was found guilty of raping the young woman after meeting her at the Orange Whip Nightclub in Ringwood, in Melbourne's east. in December 2018.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:30:26 GMT
The morbid past of Victoria Covid-19 hotel quarantine boss
Matiu Bush - who prefers to be referred to as 'they' or 'them' instead of 'he' or 'him' - was stood down on Wednesday after it emerged they refused a Covid-19 test.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:28:05 GMT
Trump teases 2024 run in interview with Candace Owens saying that he's 'absolutely enthused'
The former Commander-in-chief told the conservative commentator to 'stay tuned' when pressed as to whether he would make another bid for the White House.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:27:09 GMT
Western Australia Police internal documents reveal shocking claims about 32 officers
Internal documents from Western Australia Police, obtained under Freedom of Information, show dozens of cops were allowed to keep their jobs despite behaviour 'well below' standards.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:26:36 GMT
NSW Police laugh with a group of young people pretending to mock up car violations with a vaping pen
New South Wales highway patrol police officers are seen joking around with swearing and vaping teens, who were hanging out in a parking lot at Quaker's Hill in Sydney's north-west.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:21:07 GMT
Family of man being eyed by cops over 2017 Delphi railtrack murders speak out
Detectives last week confirmed they are 'looking into' 42-year-old James Chadwell II in relation to the deaths of 13-year-old Abigail 'Abby' Williams and 14-year-old Liberty 'Libby' German in 2017.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:18:04 GMT
Cornell opens 'BIPOC-only' rock-climbing course to white students amid claims of racism
An online description of the course, titled PE 1641: BIPOC Rock Climbing, initially stated that the class was 'for people who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, or other people of color'.

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:10:58 GMT
Dad who pulled daughter from 'woke' $43k-yr NYC school and moved to Florida says others must follow
Harvey Goldman (left) on Tuesday said parents in New York City were unaware of the extent to which critical race theory was taught in schools, like the one he pulled his child from (right).

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:56:32 GMT
New South Wales records one new Covid case in eastern Sydney after a man in his 50s tests positive 
New South Wales has recorded one new community case of Covid after a man in Sydney's eastern suburbs tested positive.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:52:22 GMT
Australian stuck in India takes fight to Federal Court to overturn the ban on citizens returning
A 73-year-old Australian stuck in India has asked the Federal Court to overturn Health Minister Greg Hunt's ban on citizens returning from the COVID-ravaged country.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:52:20 GMT
Woman, 47, 'lit her home on fire' before sitting in a lawn chair and watching it burn
Gail Metwally, 47, was caught on video dressed in a white tank top and sun hat while sitting with a book in her lap as her Elkton home burst into flames around 1.15pm last Thursday.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:48:56 GMT
Female ride-share passenger, 20, is raped after she was offered a lift home in Melbourne
The 20-year-old woman got into what she thought was a ride share vehicle after being offered a free lift home from Collingwood about 2.25am last Friday, police said.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:38:20 GMT
Sam Newman performed CPR on his beloved wife Amanda Brown for 20 minutes
Footy great Sam Newman knew he had lost his wife and best friend but worked for 20 minutes to save her life. 

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:36:54 GMT
Melbourne mother who shot her daughter dead before taking own life said she'd given birth to Jesus
The psychotic Melbourne mother that shot dead her three-year-old daughter before killing herself claims she'd 'given birth to Jesus' as dark thoughts pushed her towards the murder-suicide.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:35:45 GMT
Cricket legend Stuart MacGill was kidnapped in Cremorne and held for ransom by an alleged crime gang
Cricket legend Stuart MacGill was allegedly assaulted and held for over an hour after he was kidnapped on Sydney's lower north shore at gunpoint by an alleged crime gang.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:31:23 GMT
LeBron James shares regret over his 'you're next' tweet after Ma'Khia Bryant shooting
Basketball superstar LeBron James appeared to express regret over a tweet he posted last month about the police-involved shooting death of Columbus, Ohio teen Ma'Khia Bryant.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:25:49 GMT
Gold Coast residents forced to sleep in cars, caravan parks as rental crisis bites
The rental crisis on the Gold Coast has become so bad people are sleeping in their cars and caravan parks. One community centre manager even warned people to stay away.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:23:38 GMT
Coonabarabran, NSW: Mouse seen sitting on cat's head as scale of Australia's mouse plague exposed
The mischievous mouse was pictured perching on the cat's forehead as he laid down on a ledge to sunbathe in Coonabarabran in New South Wales' central west on April 25.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:22:49 GMT
Incredible moment a pair of killer whales flip over right next to a group of snorkelers 
Two orcas have put on a show for around a dozen snorkelers during a day trip to Rowley Shoals, a marine park 332km off the coast of Broome.  

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:21:14 GMT
Police crackdown on laser pointers after 'dozens' were directed at helicopters and planes
Frustrated police are cracking down on laser pointers after 'dozens' have been directed at helicopters and planes in recent weeks across Sydney.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:19:08 GMT
Cow has its face completely covered in spider webs
An angus cow in rural Victoria was left thoroughly unimpressed recently after being covered in spider webs during their breeding season.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:18:51 GMT
Magnitude 3.2 earthquake rocks the NSW Snowy Mountains - with locals hearing a huge 'bang' 
The quake struck around 19 kilometres south of Jindabyne on Wednesday morning. Locals have reported hearing a 'loud bang' before it felt like their homes were being lifted off the ground.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:18:28 GMT
Around one in three vegetable patches and gardens have dangerous levels of lead in the soil
35 per cent of Australian gardens and one in three vegetable patches have dangerous levels of lead in the soil, as experts warn parents their backyards could be putting children at risk.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:17:40 GMT
Sydney's Town Hall station is evacuated with all trains stopped and police searching the area
Sydney's Town Hall train station was evacuated on Wednesday morning as a police operation got underway after reports of a 'verbal threat' and a 'suspicious package'.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:16:56 GMT
Memorial for Oatlands victims rejected by golf club
Oatlands Golf Club in Sydney has rejected plans for a memorial garden for Abdallah children Sienna, 8, Angelina, 12, and Antony, 13, and their 11-year-old cousin Veronique Sakr, 11.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:16:22 GMT
Tucker Carlson mocks woke CIA recruitment video
'There's really nothing we can do to prepare you for the experience of seeing it,' Carlson said of the video, which went viral last weekend, assuring his viewers that the clip is 'entirely genuine'.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:01:32 GMT
PAUL THOMAS on... Bill Gates's marriage split
'Enjoying freedom day, mum?'

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:00:58 GMT
Biden repeatedly says 'vaccine.gum' when promoting new shot website 
President Joe Biden flubbed the name of the website set up to encourage and educate the public on getting inoculated against COVID-19, calling it 'vaccine.gum' instead of vaccine.gov.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:57:55 GMT
'They want to teach our kids what to think': Virginia governorship candidate blasts school proposal
Glenn Youngkin, one of seven Republicans hoping to challenge the Democrat in November's election for governor, lashed out at Virginia's educational proposals on Tuesday night.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:57:36 GMT
Koalas Audrey and Hazel fall out of a tree while fighting
The usually docile animals bit and grabbed at one another as they scaled a precariously thin gum tree standing more than 10m tall at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:56:17 GMT
Pan Pacific hotel quarantine security guard may have caught Covid from touching luggage trolley
The man aged in his 20s caught the US strain of the virus while working at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Perth and tested positive on Saturday, with the same variant as two guests on the same floor.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:49:55 GMT
Josh Duggar files motion to get out of jail on bail on child pornography charges
Duggar has now requested to be allowed to return home to his pregnant wife and their six children - though a judge had previously ruled that he would be barred from living with them.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:46:05 GMT
Iran airs chilling fake propaganda video showing a missile blowing up the US Capitol
The Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) broadcast the video on Iranian state-run television on Sunday before a televised speech to the nation by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:19:31 GMT
Trump launches new platform 'from the desk of Donald J. Trump'
Donald Trump launched a new communications platform - 'From the Desk of Donald J. Trump' - on Tuesday, as he teased to his supporters that they'll be 'very, very happy' about his 2024 decision.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:13:34 GMT
General manager of Victoria's hotel quarantine is SACKED
Matiu Bush reportedly refused to have the test - which is required of all quarantine workers every day - when leaving the Intercontinental Hotel at 12.05pm on April 20.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:07:37 GMT
Pod of dolphins and a seal chase a school of fish at Maroubra Beach, Sydney
A lucky group of surfers were treated to the sight of a pod of dolphins and a seal playfully chasing a school of fish on a popular suburban beach.

Wed, 05 May 2021 05:07:05 GMT
NYC schools rename Columbus Day as Italian Heritage/Indigenous People's Day
On Tuesday morning, the city's Department of Education posted the 2021-22 school calendar online without fanfare, replacing Columbus Day on October 11 with Indigenous People's Day.

Wed, 05 May 2021 04:53:30 GMT
Perth recycling facility staff who pocketed part of a $40,000 cash haul from conveyer belt charged
Police were called to the recycling centre in Perth's south on April 12 after receiving a tip-off that the workers had allegedly found the money in the form of $50 and $100 notes.

Wed, 05 May 2021 04:27:45 GMT
Kamala Harris blames a lack of 'climate adaptation' in Central American countries for migrant crisis
Kamala Harris on Tuesday told a conference in Washington DC that the administration was committed to addressing the root causes of migration to the US, such as climate change.

Wed, 05 May 2021 04:15:56 GMT
Mark McGowan is set to extend Western Australia's emergency powers until 2022
Western Australia is closer to further easing coronavirus restrictions as the government looks to extend its emergency powers until 2022.

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:58:34 GMT
Australia's tough border closure with India is preventing a third wave of Covid-19
Chartered rescue flights were suspended until May 15 after the Howard Springs quarantine facility near Darwin suffered an explosion of cases among returned travellers.

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:56:45 GMT
Beautiful moment mother is reunited with her son, 4, after he vanished for 21 hours
A four-year-old New Zealand boy who was missing for 21 hours near his home in Tolaga Bay on the country's north-east coast has had an emotional reunion with his parents.

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:21:06 GMT
Student, 14, blasts teacher who said her outfit was 'letting them hang out for the world to see'
Alice Wagner, an eighth grader at Yulee Middle School, had a heated exchange over the dress code with administrators after a teacher allegedly told her she was 'letting them hang out.'

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:17:16 GMT
Former AFL coach Dani Laidley sues Victoria Police over leaked photos after stalking arrest
Laidley's mug shot, and another of her in an interview room wearing a blonde wig and dress, were shared among police and on social media following her arrest for stalking last May.

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:12:49 GMT
All Myanmar citizens temporarily in Australia are allowed to stay in the country
Students and other short-term visa holders from Myanmar will be allowed to stay in Australia until it is safe to return home.

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:11:26 GMT
Desperate search for four-year-old boy who wandered away from his home near Tolaga Bay, New Zealand
Up to 100 volunteers scoured the area when little Axel was reported missing at 3pm on Tuesday after disappearing from his home near Tolaga Bay, New Zealand.

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:53:21 GMT
Queensland girl, 11, breaks world record for tumbling by doing 42 chest rolls in just one minute
Amelia Head, 11, from Ormeau in Queensland broke a tumbling world record on Saturday, executing 42 chest rolls in just one minute, breaking the previous record holder by 13 tumbles.

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:46:31 GMT
Kim Kardashian DENIES that she tried to import 'stolen' Ancient Roman sculpture
Kim Kardashian has been ordered by a court in Los Angeles to hand over an Ancient Roman sculpture, which officials say was 'looted, smuggled and illegally exported from Italy'.

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:41:10 GMT
Mother accused of running over her own daughter and dragging her 100metres faces court
A mother accused of driving into her daughter and dragging her 100 metres in Sydney's south has been reminded in court not to breach an order to protect her daughter.

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:40:47 GMT
Drug queenpin Allira Jade Campbell sold $57,000 worth a week and hid stash in her backyard
Allira Jade Campbell climbed the ranks of the Gold Coast criminal underworld until she was supplying street dealers and was convinced she would never be caught - until her luck ran out.

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:27:34 GMT
Bill and Melinda Gates were seen as perfect couple but couldn't find happiness, writes TOM LEONARD
For a man who once listed the pros and cons of getting married on a whiteboard before he took the plunge, Bill Gates was probably never going to be the most conventional husband.

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:15:20 GMT
Why the Chinese diaspora support the Proud Boys
Chinese Americans and expats from China donated around $86,000 as part of a crowdfunding effort to help Proud Boys members pay medical expenses after clashing with Antifa last year.

Wed, 05 May 2021 02:08:04 GMT
Ash Barty used a roll of duct tape to create practice court as a child
Ash Barty revealed her strength on the court came from many hours practising in her home, using duct tape to create the shape of a tennis net, developing the skills that made her world No.1.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:49:59 GMT
Australian serial killer allegedly threatening the family of fiancee he murdered
New images of notorious Australian serial killer have emerged after the triple-killer appeared on a transgender Facebook page under a different alias.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:49:54 GMT
Desperate search for missing Melbourne girl, 14, who was last seen over 24 hours ago
Leya was last seen at an address in St Kilda East, in Melbourne, around midday Tuesday.  She is described as 170 cm tall, with a skinny build, sandy-blonde shoulder length hair and light blue eyes.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:42:31 GMT
Gladys Berejiklian says NSW is losing $1.5billion a month through Australia's Covid border closure
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Australia 'can't live in a bubble forever' and needed to reopen its international borders as soon as possible to stem the economic losses.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:25:06 GMT
Meghan Markle is 'on dodgy ground' writing a book about relationships with fathers
Meghan Markle yesterday announced she has written a £12.99 ($18.99) children's book called The Bench, which is inspired by Prince Harry and her son Archie. The family live in California.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:15:10 GMT
Texas cops shoot black man, 27, dead after he 'charged at them with a knife and a club'
Dallas resident Ashton Pinke, 27, was shot by officers in the suburb of Mesquite after police received a 911 hang-up call where a woman was heard screaming and crying.

Wed, 05 May 2021 01:05:44 GMT
Tamil refugee family held in immigration detention for more than 1,000 days could be released
A family of Tamil asylum-seekers being held on Christmas Island could soon be released into community detention.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:57:42 GMT
Biden warns states he will redistribute unused vaccines as daily rates drop to lowest since Feb.
The White House told governors it will begin redistributing vaccine doses from states where they are going unused to other areas where there is higher demand as shots administered drops.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:57:00 GMT
Chinese billionaire Riyu Li's plans for Gold Coast adventure park ruined so he sells for $6million
The sprawling rainforest property is owned by Gold Coast billionaire Riyu Li, who is selling the land after his plans to build an adventure park were rejected by the local council.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:46:09 GMT
Derek Chauvin's attorney files for new trial claiming jury misconduct
Derek Chauvin's attorney has filed a motion for a new trial claiming 'jury misconduct' just two weeks after he was found guilty of murdering George Floyd.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:43:03 GMT
Praise from St Paul's as campaign raises £115k for memorial to victims of Covid pandemic 
Leaders at St Paul's Cathedral last night praised the 'overwhelming support' shown by Daily Mail readers for the drive to create a new national memorial to Britain's Covid victims.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:42:09 GMT
Giuliani allies want Trump to dip into $250M fund to help ex-lawyer
Rudy Giuliani's advisers are pushing former President Donald Trump's aides to dip into his $250 million legal defense fund to pay his ex-lawyer who's now under federal investigation.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:38:20 GMT
Mum breaks down as she reveals how her disabled daughter was molested and raped by boys at school
A mum has recalled her intellectually-impaired daughter's traumatic teenage years at a school on the NSW mid north coast where she was raped and sexually abused by other pupils.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:29:16 GMT
NYPD cop is posthumously promoted to detective at funeral after he was killed by 'drunk driver'
Hundreds of mourners gathered Tuesday to pay their respects to NYPD Highway Officer Anastasios Tsakos at St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn, New York.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:27:15 GMT
The Mail campaigns that changed the world 
Today we highlight our many important campaigns down the decades and our crusades for justice. Many of them have affected not just the way we live but also the way we treat others.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:26:03 GMT
Well-ie the elephant! Calf is rescued with a digger from 30ft well in India
Footage taken yesterday shows rescuers using excavators to dig a corridor to help the frightened calf escape after it fell into the well in Jharkhand, eastern India, on Sunday night.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:23:35 GMT
Restaurant revitalization fund will go first to minorities, women and 'socially disadvantaged'
The SBA launched its fund on Monday after months of campaigning but for the first three weeks, the only applications that will be approved are those of women, vets and the 'disadvantaged'.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:17:01 GMT
Child predator said he wanted to get his attraction to young children 'out of his system'
A child predator who raped two young girls in a toilet block in Queensland has admitted he wanted his deviant attraction to young children 'out of his system.'

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:12:34 GMT
End ban on care home visits: Law change is needed to stop Covid advice being flouted, MPs say
Boris Johnson must change the law to put an end to 'completely unacceptable' blanket bans on care home visits, MPs and peers from a cross-party group said last night.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:04:22 GMT
'Fatal Attraction' killer is allowed DNA testing on trial evidence
Prosecutors in New York are allowing DNA testing of evidence from the 1992 trial of so-called 'Fatal Attraction' killer Carolyn Warmus who served 27 years for murdering her lover's wife.

Wed, 05 May 2021 00:01:35 GMT
Minister issues stark warning to Australians in India
Direct commercial flights from India were banned last week as the nation of 1.4 billion battles a surge in illnesses and death, with 357,229 fresh cases on Tuesday.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:59:14 GMT
Australian cricket legend Michael Hussey tests POSITIVE for Covid-19 in India
Australian cricketer Michael Hussey has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 in India.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:58:55 GMT
CDC releases 'cruel' rules telling all campers - vaccinated or not - masks must be worn at all times
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been slammed for releasing 'cruel' rules for summer camps that instruct campers to wear masks at all times while indoors and outdoors.

Tue, 04 May 2021 23:50:28 GMT
Report into Victoria lockdown finds Covid escaped Holiday Inn due to swabbing of unmasked woman
The report delivered in March said the virus leaked out into the corridor of the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport because a health worker took 'extended time' to test the woman for the virus.



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