Cases of the variant have been found in schools, care homes and places of worship in the North West, London and the East Midlands, largely linked to travel.

The champions have been sent into a string of different organisations to help to raise awareness of hate crime, support those who have been a victim and encourage them to report it to the police.

Pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah (pictured) deliberately changed the direction and speed of the flight MH370 to avoid 'giving a clear idea where he was heading', claims aerospace engineer Richard Godfrey.

Flights to resorts in Portugal more than doubled in price following suggestions it may be among a 'handful' of destinations set to offer quarantine-free travel.

Labour has conceded defeat in the Hartlepool by-election as the Tories head for a historic victory which will deliver a hammer blow to Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

The former England star has channelled his earnings as a freelancer presenting Match Of The Day and other shows through a company partnership.

Jayda Fransen, who is standing as an independent in Glasgow Southside, the same constituency contested by Ms Sturgeon, confronted the SNP leader Thursday.

An Office for National Statistics report published today found there were 7,423 alcohol-related deaths in 2020 in England and Wales - a fifth more than in 2019.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, they demanded that he use next week's Queen's Speech to bring forward the implementation of age verification for porn sites.

Maldives' first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast near his home in Male.

The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, shared a lengthy post on their Archewell Foundation site calling for royal fans to support the vaccine equity drive.

The Department of Health's new figures come as hospitals across the UK have started to close surplus intensive care units while the number of new patients continues to tumble.

Gavin Williamson said that the Government planned to remove the measure at step three of its road map out of lockdown, which will be no earlier than May 17.

Steve Heapy (pictured), chief executive of Jet2 airline, branded some competitors 'disgraceful' for taking too long to reimburse holidaymakers whose plans had been wrecked by pandemic.

Tony Lodge, a research fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies warned that Britain is offshoring its energy security to Europe, leaving it vulnerable if the Continent's surplus of power is reduced.

Fans hit out yesterday after the Three Lions were dropped in favour of a lion, lioness and cub to show 'the true diversity' of English football.

Plans to exempt Army veterans from prosecution over incidents during the Troubles sparked a backlash across Northern Ireland's political divide last night.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Colin Still was placed under investigation by British Gymnastics in September last year after Tinkler revealed emails she received from him in 2017.

Britons under 40 will be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid jab after it was linked to potentially fatal blood clots, it was claimed last night.

John and Val Campbell discovered a cache of wartime items hidden in their house, in Guernsey, by a German soldier in the 1940s - when the Channel Islands were occupied.

Alexandra Reynolds threatened Maxine Brewis with a 'good hiding'. Alexandra is the daughter of ex-Darlington FC owner George Reynolds, who sent the club into administration.

Chenise Gregory and her partner Michael McGibbon, both 29, were found dead and covered in stab wounds in their hotel room at the Doubletree by Hilton in Harrogate, North Yorkshire on Tuesday.

Mr Gibbons, 34, a plumber known locally as Gibbo, was stabbed on an estate that locals call 'Alcatraz' in Laindon, Essex, at around 9.30pm on Sunday.

Analysts at Washington University estimate the disease has caused about 6.9million deaths globally - as opposed to the 3.2m declared by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Plans for the 5,000 square-metre building have been outlined in a document submitted to the council by mayor Femke Halsema. The erotic centre will contain 100 rooms, two bars and a strip club.

Working in the office part time - with the remainder done at home - will be a model used by 43 of the 50 companies surveyed by the BBC.

Maritime minister Annick Girardin, a member of the Radical Party of the Left, is a straight-talking political street fighter who in a previous role led efforts to defend the French language.

Julia, 53, had taken her beloved Jack Russell Toby out for a walk from her home in Snowdown, Kent when she was attacked on April 27 but police have yet to identify suspects or establish a motive.

Andrew Dymock, 23, from Somerset, allegedly joined the white supremacist groups Sonnenkrieg Division and the System Resistance Network.

The four vintage cars had been restored by Anja McCormick, 27, and her relatives in Northampton. They included a rare Mini Sky, which Anja's late grandfather gave her.

The Covid Symptom Study estimates that just 971 people in the UK are now getting sick each day, down from over 61,000 at the peak of the second wave and lower than any point since last summer.

Turkey has a Covid infection rate 12 times higher than Britain's, with 370 new cases per million people announced yesterday, compared to just 30 in the UK.

EXCLUSIVE: The elite British institutions spent the eye-watering combined total teaching staff to 'understand how our biases influence the decisions we make', new figures show.

Mila Sneddon, of Falkirk, was photographed kissing her father through a window as she shielded while undergoing intensive chemotherapy for leukaemia during lockdown last year.

Ministers will introduce a statute of limitations so no one can be charged over incidents up to the 1998 Good Friday agreement - except for cases involving war crimes, genocide or torture.

A Royal Navy officer with an MBE 'broke his girlfriend's ex-partner's foot' when he by shoving him in an argument over child maintenance, a court heard.

Researchers found that male patients with a common biomarker linked to hair loss appeared to be significantly more susceptive to severe coronavirus infections. Pictured: actor Bruce Willis

Sophie Bugg, 29, was 38 weeks pregnant when she popped to the loo in the middle of the night at her home in Basingstoke, Hampshire - only to leave the bathroom with a baby less than a minute later.

Colston's School told parents that discussions on whether its name has a future would take place in June. Edward Colston founded the independent school in 1710.

Family man James Gibbons, 34, was an Essex-based plumber who was allegedly stabbed to death by a gang of teenagers after he offered barbecue leftovers to a local homeless man.

The lone member of the Jersey Militia re-enactment group- who has not been named - shot a blank-firing musket into the water from Elizabeth Castle in a defiant protest this morning.

The Athos boat travelled along the River Seine from Rouen to Le Havre then around Cherbourg towards Jersey - after two UK Navy vessels began patrolling waters around the island.

The Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William and Kate Middleton have all sent well-wishes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Archie on his second birthday.

The 100 year-old kiosk (l) in London's Square Mile financial district is being advertised as on Rightmove. One three-bedroom family home in Hartlepool is going for £5,000 (inset) at auction.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Madison Adams from Stoke-on-Trent was skating on holiday Llandudno, Wales, and walking her dog Noah when she fractured her skull.

Layton Maxwell admitted conspiracy to supply cocaine when he appeared at Cardiff Crown Court. The ex-Liverpool player was arrested as part of one of the biggest police probes on record.

British bakery giant Greggs has urgently recalled its 310g twin pack of vegetable bakes, sold exclusively for £2 in Iceland, over fears there may be small shards of glass found in the product.

Britain is now looking for alternative energy supplies for Jersey after France's fishing tantrum - turning to the Netherlands as an alternative.

Jean Clitheroe, from Essex, left her fortune to her son and cut her daughter out, claiming she would 'fritter it away'. After a judge ruled the will was invalid, son John tried to overturn the decision

Stephen Thurm, 32, was found hanged at the Dunham Forest Golf Club and Country Club in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, on February 5 last year.

The teenager was attacked at around 6.50pm in Chelsea harbour (pictured) in the west of the city, near homes worth £15million.

Jan Leeming, 79, said she was 'angry and upset' to see a show similar to something she pitched in 2017 air on television with Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan at the helm.

Clare Connor, who is set to become the club's first woman president in October, wants to celebrate Heyhoe Flint' with a statue or a gate at the Home of Cricket.

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An Australian citizen has died in Covid plagued India - but authorities have yet to confirm the virus as the cause. 

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline analysis of NHS England statistics released today show more than 10.5million over-50s in the country had their first vaccine by May 2 - a rate of 47 per cent.

As counting began in Scotland, experts predicted that the First Minister's chances of wielding enough power to demand a second independence referendum hang in the balance.

Julie Platt, 52, from Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, was found guilty of being drunk in charge of a car and was given ten points on her licence at Tameside Magistrates Court.

David Reid, 48, a mentally disturbed software engineer who killed his mother as she ate breakfast and his father as he lay in bed has been jailed for at least five years and six months.

The Tories have taken Northumberland Council for the first time since the 1970s, Newcastle's Labour leader Nick Forbes (pictured) admitted the party was facing a bleak night.

Jason Bonhomme was physically threatened as he landed in the French port of Carteret with his half tonne of Cuttle fish at 4.30pm today.

British law graduate Mayra Zulfiquar, 24, who was killed on Monday, had submitted an application with police in Lahore seeking protection from Zahir Jadoon, saying he wanted to kill her.

Trump's disgraced attorney Michael Cohen claims that he was ordered to make the payment to the porn star to prevent her from disclosing an affair two weeks before the 2016 election.

Large swathes of the country can expect daytime showers throughout Friday before it begins to clear later this evening with some late spells of sun. Pictured: Blackpool.

India has officially reported 234,000 Covid deaths, but researchers in the US believe the actual toll could already be above 700,000 and is likely to top 1million before the end of the month.

A bewildered driver has told of his wild ride with Jarryd Hayne after the footballer rolled out of a pub and paid $100 for a lift to the police station.

Huang Chunchun visited the Pingung Sea Life Museum in southern Taiwan where she had an encounter with the large Beluga whale describing the encounter as the best experience of her life.

A driver who did not stop after his truck ploughed into a Melbourne traffic light, seriously injuring five pedestrians, claims he was unaware of what happened.

The Dixie County Sheriff's Office reports that Paul Reinhart, 46, killed his two sons, 14-year-old Rex and 11-year-old Brody, before setting his luxury vacation home on fire and killing himself in Cross City.

LaCount Reber and his wife Maria have agreed to house Josh Duggar as he awaits his July trial on child pornography. Duggar was released from jail on Thursday, and ordered to stay away from children.

Chief Constable Alan Pughsley said Kent Police does not know who PCSO Julia James' killer is, if they are a man or woman, what weapon was used nor what the motive was.

Labour has held the seat since it was created back in the 1970s but Sir Keir was left humiliated as the Conservatives piled up a big majority.

FBI agents stormed the Wells Fargo branch in St Cloud, Minnesota on Thursday night to end an eight-hour siege in which a suspect identified as Ray Reco McNeary allegedly held five people hostage.

Hard-Left figures are queuing up to warn the leader he will be 'out of a job' unless he stops 'flag-waving' and returns to more Socialist policies.

Record-low interest rates are pushing real estates values to record highs in capital cities and regional areas. But the Reserve Bank of Australia said lower unemployment was more important.

The shooting took place at Rigby Middle School in Idaho, with the shooter opening fire around 9am on Thursday morning and wounding three people before a teacher disarmed her.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has boasted of signing the '1776 pledge' that opposes the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) in public schools, as the debate over the ideology deepens.

The Gold Coast man was seen removing his clothes and shoes and throwing the items into a washing machine at a laundromat in the Pimpama Shopping Centre on Thursday night.

A former reality TV star who spiralled into drug abuse before suffering a brain injury was jailed for two years after being caught in a police sting distributing 'depraved' child abuse material.

Christopher Buckle, 30, was last seen on March 8 on the Princes Highway in Moruya on the south coast of NSW by police, when his Blue Ford Escape was bogged.

Labour leader Keir Starmer became a figure of ridicule this morning as he was subjected to an avalanche of memes urging him to stand down after party stronghold Hartlepool went Tory.

NSW Health has listed two new locations as COVID-19 risks and are urging people who attended the venues to get tested and self isolate as Professor Paul Kelly says we 'may see more cases'.

The tattooed Jarryd Hayne supporter accused of spitting at his sexual assault victim as she left court is a father-of-one who is on bail for a stalking offence.

Jimmy Brown, the band's drummer, said that spooks were watching the homes of bandmates and tapping their home phones in the 80s.

Leigh Ann Bauman, 44, was arrested in March after a former friend allegedly provided police with secret recordings of the blonde discussing her sinister plot.

Karma has come down hard on former NRL star Tony Williams, who fiercely defended convicted rapist Jarryd Hayne on social media following his jail sentence on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: Department of Health data show that 22 places in England saw at least one in every eight people test positive during the second wave with the highest rate 18 per cent in Fallowfield, Manchester.

Hannah Quinn, 26, was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order after she was found guilty of being an accessory after the fact.

Hayne arrived at the privately-run prison on Thursday night to begin the process which will see him transferred to a jail to serve out his minimum three years and eight months.

Scott Morrison confirmed on Friday that India travel ban had 'done it's job' and would not be extended beyond the May 15 deadline in an effort to help stranded Australians return home.

Jill Biden thanked military spouses for their service and outlined her priorities for her Joining Forces initiative during a visit to Fort Carson on Thursday. 

Biden on Thursday visited Louisiana, trying to drum up bipartisan support for his $4tn infrastructure plan. He spoke by an ageing bridge in Lake Charles before visiting New Orleans.

Dan Bowling, 26, of Canada, was taken into custody in Orlando on Thursday after he tried to meet up with the 'teen' he'd allegedly been exchanging sexual messages with in person.

Melinda was 'furious' at Bill's relationship with Epstein after the couple visited the predator's Upper East Side townhouse in September 2013, people familiar with the matter said.

The Studio School in Perth, set up by All Saints' College, will cater students from Years 10 to 12 with unstructured days, no sirens, educators called 'teacher mentors' - and cost $13,000 a year.

Biden, a devout Catholic, typically ends his public remarks with the phrase 'God protect our troops' - but his proclamation for Thursday's Day of Prayer contained no such acknowledgement.

The Sydney Swans will be relying upon video link to coach the team in Saturday's game against Melbourne, as head coach John Longmire's three assistants were not allowed to fly to Victoria.

Landon Kenneth Copeland, 33, invited his mom and friends to view his hearing before his repeated bizarre outbursts while a bewildered court administrator tried to mute him.

AGL plans to develop the Liddell site into an energy hub of solar storage systems, grid-scale batteries and a waste-to-energy facility.

A plan to implement the 54 recommendations of the Lawyer X royal commission related to the government, as well as a $87.9 million funding package.

'He's being moved to Jersey for the duration of the fishing dispute'

Free diver Jules Casey found a deadly blue-ringed octopus and huge crab locked in an underwater face-off while swimming in the Mornington Peninsula south-east of Melbourne.

The Ford Ranger was last month Australia's most popular vehicle - continuing a tradition where outdated models due for replacement are the bestseller.

The nine babies born to Malian mother Halima Cisse will be looked after in incubators for 'two to three months', a doctor at the Moroccan clinic where the nonuplets were born has said.

Liz Cambage, 29, has represented Australia for the past two Olympic Games but claims she will 'sit out' of this year's event because there was not enough diversity in the promotional photo shoots.

China's Ministry of Commerce Mei Xinyu blamed the deteriorating relationship on the 'wildness of Australian politicians' and accused the country of having a 'Cold War mentality'.

Two ex-teammates of fallen NRL star Jarryd Hayne have come under fire after 'appalling messages' supporting the convicted rapist on social media after he was jailed on Thursday.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says Andrew Laming would be criticised no matter what he did as the Queensland MP prepares to return to federal parliament.

Two women are recovering after being shot while enjoying a stroll along a scenic lake. The bizarre incident unfolded at the Clutha River in Alexandra, New Zealand on May 2.

Biden's long-time aide and chief of staff, Ron Klain, is among several within the administration who worked for 'dark money' organizations - groups which do not declare donors.

A recruitment drive is underway to increase the numbers of women in the Australian Federal Police. Currently women make up 22 per cent of the AFP but authorities are aiming for 30 per cent by 2028.

Police were called over an early morning driveway fight between two men, one 39 and the other 68 - who was taken to hospital with serious facial and upper body injuries.

A cattle farm owned by a hard-nosed Melbourne businessman has sold to a Chinese-backed company for a massive sum after his family lobbied to have it rezoned for industry and as a new housing suburb.

The scuffle occurred at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Thursday, where Jake was on hand to help advertise his brother Logan Paul's upcoming bout with Mayweather, scheduled for June 6.

Luke Erwin, a Gold Coast based YouTube star with over 350,000 followers, has been slammed online for targeting a homeless man in his latest prank video.

Bellevue Marshall's Office deputy Nate Silvester was placed on leave last Tuesday after he went viral on TikTok for mocking tweets made by LeBron James after the shooting death of Ma'Khia Bryant.

Adam Michael Green, 41, of Newcastle, allegedly placed 1,170 bets from his home with Australian online bookmakers over a seven-month period before his arrest in December.

The Australian broadcaster's defence contains material that is 'evasive or ambiguous' and/or scandalous, according to an application filed on behalf of Mr Porter.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's upcoming Budget on Tuesday could see those earning between $48,000 and $90,000 pay an extra $1,080 in tax if last year's offsets are scrapped.

Disney said they will no longer carry out screenings for guests from May 16. Universal adopted the same policy regarding temp checks effective Thursday.

Police are investigating the break in at the Intercontinental Hotel on Collins Street in Melbourne that occurred about 4pm on Sunday, where the burglar was not noticed for eight minutes.

Aly posed the theory the virus could spread faster during home gatherings on Sunday. Sydneysiders will mark Mother's Day that day as authorities battle to contact trace two mystery cases.

In Manhattan's most expensive neighborhoods, rents rose 5.9 percent this year through March, while prime central London saw prices fall 14.3 percent in the same period, according to new data.

A team of 60 firefighters were called to the Countdown supermarket in Henderson, Auckland when the fire ignited just before 8.30 on Thursday night.

Emelike Nwosuocha (inset), who raps as Kidd Wes, says in court documents the 2018 rap smash from Glover (main) is 'glaringly similar' to a song he released two years prior on Soundcloud.

The meme-based virtual currency has soared to an all-time high. That's ahead of self appointed 'Dogefather'  Musk's controversial SNL gig.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in an interview that in a year it would be time for 'somebody else to have this job.'

The disgraced former NRL star has spent his first night behind bars after the 33-year-old was sentenced to five years and nine months for raping the young woman in Newcastle in 2018.

The gigantic huntsman spider made itself at home on the dashboard of a car that belonged to a man living in Sydney.

The national security committee has agreed to a plan for Australia to resume repatriation flights from India as early as next week.

Social media users are divided over footage showing a motorbike smashing into a white Mercedes CLA doing a u-turn in the middle of the road in Essendon, Melbourne.

The changes to Rudy Giuliani's entourage comes a week after his home and office were raided in Manhattan and his electronic equipment were seized as part of an investigation.

From May 28, anyone required to keep electronic attendance records must use the state government's QR code through the Service Victoria app, instead of using their own system.

Langdon on Friday said she did not want to focus her attention on Hayne, 33, who has spent his first night behind bars as part of a sentence of five years and nine months for raping the young woman.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed having the health department launch a program to create vaccination stations at popular tourist destinations like Times Square.

A Sydney couple infected by the 'double mutant' Indian variant of the disease tested positive on Wednesday and Thursday.

American taxpayers are currently paying $140,000 a month to protect Donald Jr, 43; Ivanka, 39; Eric, 37; and Tiffany, 27, and three other former officials under an unusual Secret Service extension.

Convicted rapist and ex-NRL star Jarryd Hayne has lodged court papers appealing against his lengthy jail term for raping a Newcastle woman.

Emergency crews rushed to The Sandon on the Sandon River, 60km south of Yamba in north New South Wales, about 7am following reports a boat had flipped and two men were thrown into the water.

Police say the woman had met the men at a Rouse Hill pub the night before, and was then taken to a Riverstone home where the alleged group sex attack occurred.

The barbeque fan, who tested positive to the Indian variant of the virus on Wednesday, trekked across Sydney's inner west and western suburbs shopping for grills on Saturday.

A Lathrop High School teacher identified only as 'Ms. Gardner' has been suspended after telling students in a Zoom meeting that George Floyd would still be alive if he complied with police.

The B.1.617 strain was identified in the subcontinent in October, with two key mutations to the outer-spike protein that helps the virus bind and enter cells.

Cops have not found Suzanne's body and they won't reveal what finally drove them to make an arrest. Barry will appear in court on Thursday at 10.30am local time. He has not yet entered a plea.

The historic co-ed class, the Marines of Lima Company, graduated after completing a 13-week training and includes 53 women, in addition to 344 men.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian lashed out at New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden for cutting off flights from NSW for at least 48 hours over just two Covid cases.

Jim Penman, the founder of Jim's Mowing franchise, will provide legal backing for his franchisee Steve Thompson to fight the Victorian Government for his 'unfair' loss of income during lockdown.

The changes will affect those living in the city's south-east with 25 bus routes cut, another 23 modified and 11 added.

The prime minister said the cost of the NDIS had blown out beyond initial maximum forecasts and was on track to surpass $26 billion next year and grow further beyond that.

Diversified engineering firm Delta Group has been awarded the contract for the first stage of closure, decommissioning and demolition planning for Liddell, AGL said on Friday.