Some care home workers were worried about the safety of jabs, others had declined them for religious reasons, while several claimed the vaccination programme was a 'conspiracy'.

Embattled Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer tonight swung the axe as he chopped and changed his shadow cabinet in a make-or-break reshuffle.

Boris Johnson will herald a return to freedom tomorrow, vowing that 'Covid will not beat us', as he announces the further easing of lockdown measures.

JOE HAINES: The question that voters asked last week was this: 'What are your economics, Sir Keir?'

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has rebuffed an approach by PM Boris Johnson unite under at Team UK banner to rebuild the country following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Drones will be used to deliver health and safety equipment, such as Covid testing kits, to the Isles of Scilly, by Royal Mail as part of a trial using the technology to access remote areas of Britain.

When it came to average speed cameras, which record how fast a car is going between four or five points, 58% approved of them on 60mph and 70mph roads in an RAC poll.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry celebrated Mother's Day by donating diapers, supplies and other items to an organization that serves homeless pregnant women and their babies.

Actress Megan Cusack, 24, joined protesters on March 15 for a 'Kill the Bill' rally outside Parliament over plans to give police more powers to prevent or quickly shut down demonstrations.

Linda Lusardi has revealed her children had to have therapy after she had a near fatal battle with Covid.

Nine out of ten young people want to tie the knot but many have not done so because of pressure to spend huge sums on ceremonies, receptions and honeymoons, a survey found.

Police were called to the scene in Morecambe, Lancashire, at around 3.15pm on Sunday following reports of a fight involving two men carrying weapons.

The doctor, who had been on a hunting trip in the remote Omsk region, has not been seen since Friday after vanishing in a Siberian forest.

Crowds of spectators gathered along the Thames in Richmond Lock, south west London, after the aquatic mammal was spotted stranded in the waters at around 7.30pm today.

A planning bill, which is set to be included in tomorrow's Queen's Speech, will aim at expanding property ownership in areas where the Tories have recently won.

The bootlace was discovered at the scene of the shocking 1996 killings in Chillenden, Kent, but has been lost for the last 14 years.

Balconies will be recognised in the Chelsea Flower for the first time as well as 'container gardens' after lockdown. The competition will also be held in autumn.

The British cuppa is at grave risk from climate change as Kenya, which produces half the black tea drunk in Britain, faces more floods, droughts and rising temperatures, says a report.

Some residents of Millennium Point and Millennium Tower in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, say they face bankruptcy unless ministers help foot the £16million repair bill.

Labour MP Tracy Brabin has tonight been elected as the first West Yorkshire mayor. But it means that she will now have to step down from her Westminster seat, sparking a by-election.

Sir David Attenborough has warned the world faces 'crippling problems' because of climate change after being given a role as the People's Advocate at this year's Cop26 summit in Glasgow.

Hundreds of long-distance services were partially or fully cancelled over the weekend after cracks were discovered during tests early on Saturday on the chassis area of some Hitachi Class 800 series.

The backlash over the Government's foreign holidays roadmap intensified last night as figures showed the grounding of planes has blown a £3billion hole in Treasury coffers.

The Government has vowed to set out plans to fix the broken social care sector in the coming 'weeks and months' but these may not come in front of Parliament before the end of the year.

One in three adults in England have received both Covid jabs while 29.6million have had at least one dose in a major milestone in the war against the pandemic.

Space-obsessed Elizabeth Norman, 7, will become the first child to send an object to the Moon later this year when a sticker with her social media name is included in a time capsule taken to space.

Last month, there were two books by British shepherdesses on the Sunday Times bestseller list, and Our Yorkshire Farm has nearly four million viewers.

Former Manchester United, Burnley and Bolton winger Chris Eagles, 35, was arrested by police for being drunk in his car outside the home of girlfriend Jennifer Metcalfe, a court heard.

Crowds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street on Sunday as Jerusalem saw another night of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians over planned forced evictions.

Large groups of revellers chanted 'Freedom' and sang songs as they unleashed their emotions and boozed on take-out alcohol after the threat of fines of more than £500 was lifted.

Britons descended upon the nation's outdoor spaces today amid forecasts of a washout week ahead, with temperatures predicted to hit 53F in southern parts of the country tonight.

The body of a newborn baby has been found in the Grand Union Canal near Old Oak Lane in north west London, the Metropolitan Police said.

The body of missing former footballer James Dean, 35, who played for the likes of Halifax Town and Chorley FC, has been found after a four day search, according to the police.

Jonathon Seed, the front runner to win the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) role when votes are counted on Monday, told the BBC the conviction was over 30 years old.

A couple were spotted on West Bay Cliff which had seen a landslide only weeks before. People are warned to stay away from the unstable cliffs.

Julia James' daughter Bethan Coles urged a potential female witness to go to Kent Police after she posted information on Facebook following an appeal for help in identifying a male suspect.

Sadiq Khan was today relishing his re-election victory in London's mayoral contest as he retweeted congratulations from from left-wing mayors across the world.

The Mail has learned the government is planning to extend an effective ban on prosecutions on Troubles-related incidents to include IRA atrocities carried out in Britain, such as the 1974 Birmingham bombings.

The 43-year-old died at the scene of the blaze at the end-terrace home in Sedgley, West Midlands, yesterday. Police confirmed today that a 16-year-old is still in a serious condition in hospital.

The glass-bottomed bridge is located in the Piyan Mountain in the Chinese city of Longjing.

The latest Department for Health figures published this afternoon show that the number of virus cases rose from 1,671 to 1,770 on last Sunday while the number of deaths plummeted.

Video footage shows a youth holding a knife whilst knocking down a mannequin at the store on London's Oxford Street yesterday. Several more scuffle before running down the aisle.

The 42-year-old actor, whose Reclaim Party campaigned on an anti-lockdown platform, lost his £10,000 deposit after winning just 1.8 per cent of the vote, compared with Sadiq Khan's 55 per cent.

Indian variant cases have soared over the last week and Public Health officials say almost half the cases are related to travel or contact with a traveller.

Lebanese businessman Omar Harfouch is helping French prosecutors who are investigating claims of rape and sexual abuse against former Elite agency boss Gérald Marie in the 1980s and 1990s.

Maria Korotaeva, 27, claims in a new tell-all book that Andrew Bush, who was dubbed 'Mr Bling of Marbella', had received death threats in the weeks before his murder in his villa in Spain in 2014.

Michael Paul Moogan, 35, from Liverpool, was linked to an international drug smuggling investigation after National Crime Agency officers raided a café in Rotterdam back in 2013.

The seeds of Sir Keir Starmer's humiliation on Thursday were sown nine years ago on a cold February evening in a House of Commons bar, when Labour MP Eric Joyce punched two Tories.

Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke claimed the ice-skating competition is a 'family show' and so the actor, 54, should not be a part of it.

Dr Bernard Randall recalls that as others chanted he remained silent, deeply troubled by what he felt was the 'revolutionary Marxist' flavour of the language and the sentiments expressed.

Boris Johnson is to put the NHS at the centre of this week's Queen's Speech by introducing legislation to help repair the damage caused by the pandemic.

The Mail on Sunday has launched a new campaign demanding that NHS England changes its guidance so all GPs must prioritise seeing patients face-to-face again.

There were 2,047 positive tests across the country, the Department of Health announced, up 7.3 per cent on last Saturday's number (1,907). Officials also recorded just five lab-confirmed deaths.

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Richmond gun Shai Bolton will require surgery on a fractured wrist and miss two-to-three AFL games after he was involved in a nightclub fight.

The opening up of flights next week has seen a rush of people jetting to Faro, Porto or Lisbon and there is nothing to stop them renting a car so they can then drive into Europe.

Delays of more than an hour were caused after the man walked on to tracks at Westmead Station, in Sydney's west, just after 4.30pm.

SAGE's Professor Cath Noakes, from Leeds University, warned too much hugging could 'perpetuate' Covid's spread. She urged caution ahead of relaxation on May 17.

The programme is aimed at bringing in a wealth of domestic tourism to help London's economy get back on its feet as Covid-19 restrictions are eased.

The actor, who came sixth in the London mayoral elections, claimed on Twitter that Met Police officers rocked up at his home in Lambeth, south London last night and made his children cry.

Amber Moran, 21, and Clark Russell, 25, from Sydney, are exploring Queensland after setting off on a cross-country trip at the beginning of this year. 

Professor Tim Spector, an epidemiologist at King's College London, said symptoms were 'less severe' among those who were infected with the virus.

Keir Starmer has suffered another major blow amid claims he wanted to shift Angela Rayner into the health brief after stripping her of responsibility for campaigns - but she refused.

Warrant Officer Darren Wearing MBE, 45,  was accused of shoving Mark Brocklesby as the pair argued over child maintenance in the street in Gosport, Hampshire.

Several batches of the £1.30 mini snacks do not list sesame seeds as an ingredient, which the supermarket giant blamed on a packaging error. Tesco will refund anyone with an allergy.

Taiwan-based zoologist Hung-Chang Liu, spotted the crab scuttling along the sand with the black shoe in tow on Dolly beach on Christmas Island, 2,600 kilometers northwest of Perth.

Today customers on the western mainline were told 'not to travel' as there is 'no service or an extremely limited service' to and from London Paddington while LNER were forced to limit their east coast services.

Boris Johnson will use a 5pm briefing at Downing Street to confirm a significant relaxation of rules from May 17, saying the success of the vaccine rollout has given him room to manoeuvre.

Bronte Macaulay has surfed in the Margret River Pro semi final soon after the death of her brother. Jack Macaulay's sudden death has shocked the West Australian surfing community.

The Kremlin leader altered his prepared text as he addressed 12,000 troops on the most sacred day in the Russian calendar commemorating the German surrender.

The concerning study identified per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in animals at multiple colonies of fur seals in Victoria and sea lions in South Australia.

Three-year-old Alex, from Jackson, Wyoming, is seen jumping for joy on a trampoline with her four-legged playmate, Kona, a two-year-old Rottweiler. The acrobatic dog even performs somersaults.

The Institute of Fiscal Studies has carried out research which shows employee earnings increase with age and experience and therefore it makes more sense to increase contributions

Unusual autumn thunderstorms are expected to hit much of the NSW coast, with hail, damaging winds and heavy rain possible in the state's northeast corner.

Nicola Sturgeon has laid down the gauntlet to Boris Johnson on a second Scottish independence referendum as she told the Prime Minister another vote is a matter of 'when - not if'.

Two men, a 35-year-old and a 23-year-old, have been charged with a number of drug offences as a result of the discovery and will appear in Townsville Magistrate's Court in June.

Dario Berzosa Sánchez, 34, was down at Bondi Beach over the weekend with his drone when he noticed the bizarre movement in the water.

Officers were called to a collision between a black Mercedes GLA and a red Peugeot 2008 at a junction of the Grindale Road at 3.30pm on Friday.

The house had been rented for the weekend. It had an official capacity of six, but more than 30 people were at the party, the owner said. About 15 people plunged onto rocks as it collapsed Saturday.

Forecasters joked that April showers were 'a month late' as the Met Office predicted the South of England could see highs of 18C (64F) today, while northern areas could reach 16C (61F).

Protesters hurled stones at officers from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as riot police moved in to quell the unrest following a weekend of clashes in the Old City that left at least 300 demonstrators.

Canada has welcomed more than 300,000 refugees under the scheme since the 1970s, and Australia could soon do the same.

Attorney General Bill Barr reportedly threatened to quit in the spring of 2020 over former president Donald Trump's attempt to fire FBI Director Chris Wray.

Melinda Jane Trembath, 45, creator of food company Melinda's Gluten Free Goodies, apparently believed she was joining the lifelong family friend in researching cancer.

A Staten Island veterans' group is threatening to sue city officials if it does not get approval for its Memorial Day parade permit, after the city allowed BLM protests and a Cannabis Parade.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to keep Australia closed until 'it is safe' to open up. A prolonged fortress is set to worsen skills shortages and eventually demand for houses.

Cyber security experts have taken down more scams in the last 12 months than the previous three years combined - as coronavirus and NHS-themed cons rocketed during the pandemic

Son Minh Nguyen, 42, Richard Schaaf, 29, and his brother Frederick, 27 were all listed to face Sutherland Local Court on Monday charged over their alleged roles in the debacle.

Elon Musk's performance hosting Saturday Night Live left viewers largely cold, with critics asking why producer Lorne Michaels thought the tech billionaire was a suitable choice for the show.

Since crocodiles were protected in the 1970s from hunting, their numbers have exploded from a measly 3,000 to as many as 200,000 that now roam the Top End waters.

Footage shared online showed the motorist ridiculing the young NSW Police officer and suggesting he was only stopped because of the colour of his skin and the clothes he was wearing.

The different styles of hand gestures offered to other road users were outlined in a light-hearted viral video shared by a TikTok user travelling across the Nullarbor in regional Australia.

The Indian travel ban could remain in place while the government-run repatriation flights operate. Scott Morrison has publicly said that the ban will end on May 15 when the repatriation flights begin.

Startling footage has emerged of a crowded street packed with potential homebuyers attending an auction in the Sydney's northern suburbs.

All business conditions - trading, profitability and employment - have set new highs ahead of federal Budget.

Elon Musk played himself in a skit about a newly formed colony on Mars. The sketch saw him send Pete Davidson out onto the surface to fix the oxygen supply before things took a turn.

Liberal MP Bernie Finn asked his Twitter followers: 'Where should the Chinese rocket land?', and suggested Waleed Aly, the ABC, Daniel Andrews and Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe.

A former Russian diplomat said yesterday that the Prince, known as 'Kentski' in Moscow, 'has significant connections among influential business people.

Three people are in a critical condition after a stabbing attack inside a Countdown supermarket in Dunedin, on New Zealand's South Island, on Monday afternoon.

Joseph Waters (bottom left), 25 and accomplices Sahit Shehu top left), 31, Cleon Douglin, (bottom right) 37 and Lee Peppiat, (top right) 36, were jailed for a total of 57 years today.

Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski, were arrested Saturday by officers from the Calgary Police Service for 'organizing an illegal in-person gathering'.

Fort Bragg soldier Tiara Vinson (left), 26, was arrested on Friday in connection with the shooting death of soldier Kelia Horton (right), 22, according to police in North Carolina.

David Reid, 48, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of his parents Diana, 71, and Graham, 75, at their Sutherland home where he had lived all his life.

Mother-of-one Melania opted for a polka dot dress as she dined with Donald and Barron, 15, who sported longer hair, Sunday. Trump will move his base to his New Jersey for summer.

A jury has found footballer Jack de Belin not guilty of a sexual assault in company charge by a jury.

An Adelaide couple are Australia's latest millionaires after taking out a division on entry in the Saturday X Lotto over the weekend. 

The nation's top infectious disease expert was asked if he agreed with the idea that it was time to start relaxing guidance regarding wearing masks inside. 'I think so', he said.

Sydney's housing affordability crisis is now so bad that 39.1 per cent of couples earning $143,500 a year between them can't afford a house. In Melbourne, 28.7 per cent are in this position.

Pictures of the waterholes, which sit above Rainbow Falls at Blackdown Tableland National Park in the state's central east, were shared on a popular travel Facebook page on Sunday.

The bemused customer shared a photo of the cutlet next to a map of the Australian continent from a German geography textbook to show how the two shapes bore a remarkable similarity.

Australia Strategic Policy Institute's Dr John Coyne said Australia needed to increase its military capabilities in the north of the country amid 'unpredictable' threats from countries such as China.

Images of a gunman suspected of shooting three innocent bystanders in Times Square have been released by the NYPD, as victims describe the scenes of panic and confusion.

Melinda Gates has been speaking to divorce lawyers since 2019, consulting NY lawyer Robert Stephan Cohen (left, and inset). Bill Gates has talked to Ronald Olson (right, and inset).

The researchers at the University of Queensland found Australians may consume 3-4mg of plastic in an average 100g single serve of uncooked rice.

The shocked occupants called in professional beekeeper Paul Wood from Brisbane Backyard Bees to remove the unwelcome guests from the ceiling of their Logan home.

A road rules quiz asking drivers about whether they can overtake a truck has infuriated motorists.

As the tourism and hospitality sector gets back on its feet after COVID-19, Queensland's tourism and hospitality operators discover there are not enough bodies to do the work.

The move is to help fight a crushing outbreak of the coronavirus in the country, the airline said Sunday.

Sydney's samurai sword killer and his fiancee have revealed why they went on the run with $20,000 in cash and four nunchucks following the gruesome crime. 

Men aged over 40 are now the most likely to die on Australian roads, as the sport continues to soar with middle-aged men.

Sunrise host David Koch has suggested cryptocurrencies were a bad investment idea simply because they are not regulated. The likes of Dogecoin and Bitcoin are surging.

The distraught father-of-four said he 'accepted' the pain he had caused and was not looking for forgiveness but felt the need to 'say sorry' to his victims and family.

The Intercontinental Hotel Double Bay has sold for a whopping $180million. The guest house, which was known as the Ritz Carlton in the 1990s, has hosted a list of celebrities over the past thirty years.

Two investigators conducted an internal probe into the death of Breonna Taylor. They determined three Louisville police officers involved should not have fired shots into her apartment.

Former MLB player and Washington Nationals commentator F.P. Santangelo has been taken off air having been accused of sexual assault. The allegations were made by a 31-year-old woman.

Tina Terlato killed Amanda and assaulted her twin sister Alicia so brutally in their Melbourne home that she now has disabilities. On Sunday, Terlato enjoyed Mother's Day with her family.

A Sydneysider who was dubbed 'BBQ Man' for going on a shopping spree before being diagnosed with Covid has been revealed as Apollo Global Management managing director Tom Pizzey.

The retired NRL star, 33, was on Friday jailed for at least three years and eight months after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman inside her home in Newcastle in September 2018.

Caitlyn Jenner on Sunday said she believes undocumented immigrants should have an opportunity to become citizens.

NSW has recorded no new locally acquired cases of Covid for the fourth day in a row as health bosses continue to scramble to find Sydney's 'missing link' Covid-19 case.

A jury has reached a verdict on one of the six rape charges in the trial of footballer Jack de Belin and his friend Callan Sinclair - but the decision remains under wraps.

The 33-year-old stayed at the Youth With A Mission college in Perth while charged with sexually assaulting a young woman in Newcastle on the night of the NRL Grand Final in September 2018.

Dr Kerry Chant revealed Monday's infection figures were 'not concerning', pointing to another day of zero transmission. But she warned that the virus could still be circulating in the community.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after he allegedly pointed a laser into the flight path of a plane arriving in Sydney. It comes within a week of NSW Police announcing a spike in laser incidents.

The Australian Matildas captain and Chelsea star volleyed home her 21st goal of the FA Women's Super League season to ensure she won the prized accolade as the league's top scorer.

A mass Covid-19 vaccination hub will open in Sydney Olympic Park as the city keeps most of its coronavirus restrictions for another week.

Senator Payne also discussed the handling of alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops during a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will deliver his second budget speech in six months at 7.30pm on Tuesday as he aims to rebuild the economy after the coronavirus pandemic.

The scheme saw the federal government provide $500million for free and low-cost vocational courses, with the funding matched by state and territory governments.

Peter Griffin, then 34, had been working at a sheep and cattle station in the rural town of Carinda in northern New South Wales on a hot day in 1983, when he decided to pop by the local pub for a beer.

Asked if she thought Australia Post might be a bit worried, Ms Holgate said she hoped 'they will give me a bit more of their business... competition actually does make you a bit stronger'.

Instagram influencer FonzieGomez stopped by the multi-million dollar mansion while filming a social media series that looks at luxury homes across Sydney's ritzy and exclusive suburbs.

Queensland is reportedly due to be allocated $1.6billion in infrastructure funding in Tuesday night's federal budget, compared to $2.6billion for South Australia and $3billion for NSW and Victoria.

Jacinda Adern has announced where she will be getting married. The NZ Prime Minister and her fiance of two years will tie the knot in Gisborne on NZ's north east coast

A Perth woman was scrambling eggs when she decided to add seasoning. But she quickly became concerned when unfamiliar 'sesame-seed' sized pellets started dropping into the pan.

South Australians will feel the brunt of the cold snap with damaging gusts of more than 100km/h around the south-eastern parts of the state on Monday, where there is a severe weather warning in place.

Tuesday's federal budget will outline plans for when the borders, which have been closed since March 2020 due to Covid-19, can finally re-open.

Alex Belyi, 25,was standing on a curb near his home, waiting to cross the street when a B double allegedly mounted the curb and struck a traffic light in Melbourne's Southbank last week.

Christine Holgate appeared on the Today show on Monday morning to discuss her new role as CEO Toll Global Express after being ousted as the boss of Australia Post.

The woman unsuccessfully tried to escape from the car twice in Sydney's south-west - calling out to passers-by for help - before being forced back into the car.