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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:48:49 GMT
England prepare for Saturday quarter final against Ukraine
Gareth Southgate's squad are now preparing to take on Ukraine in the Euro 2020 quarter-final in Rome on Saturday - after an estimated 25 million fans across Britain watched the match on Tuesday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:25:29 GMT
Gainsborough's famous The Blue Boy painting will come back to its homeland
The oil on canvas will go on display at the National Gallery from January 25 next year, marking an 'unprecedented' four-month loan from a gallery in the US.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:40:30 GMT
British cruise ship cocaine smuggling pensioners ask to be moved back to UK
Three judges convicted retired chef Roger Clarke, 72, and his ex-secretary wife Sue, 71, of drugs trafficking on a Caribbean liner after a one-day trial in 2019.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:32:33 GMT
Pupils could be regularly screened for Covid in bid to tackle absences
The number of children away from school has quadrupled in a month. Last Thursday more than 375,000 - or one in 20 - was at home because of the virus.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:10:19 GMT
Prince Harry and William 'will have private meeting' after statue of their mother Diana is unveiled
The Duke of Cambridge, 39, and the Duke of Sussex, 36, will stand shoulder to shoulder on Thursday for the unveiling of Diana 's statue to mark what would've been her 60th birthday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:05:47 GMT
Wimbledon ditches 'sexist' his 'n' hers towels for players for first time in tournament's history 
Wimbledon usually gives classic towels to men and seasonal towels to women but this year ditched the tradition and gave one of each to all its competitors as the club takes another step to gender equality.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:47:32 GMT
Shamima Begum poses no threat and should be allowed home, says diplomat
Peter Galbraith - a former US Ambassador to Croatia - said Shamima Begum has 'absolutely rejected the Islamic State' and should be sent home from the al-Roj camp in northern Syria.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:30:16 GMT
Oxfam worker says she feels 'under attack for being white'
UK Oxfam staff members were asked if they would describe themselves as non-racist, anti-racist or none/neither in the questionnaire, sent to 1,800 employees.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:19:47 GMT
Turkish woman claims to be the oldest person alive after celebrating her '119th birthday'
According to her driving license,Turkish gran Seker Arslan was was born on June 27, 1902, making her 119 and six months older than the world's current oldest person - Kane Tanaka of Japan.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:55:44 GMT
Headless body found in woods baffles detectives
Emergency services raced to the scene in woodland near the coastal town of Salcombe, Devon on Sunday following reports of a headless corpse being found by a member of the public.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:47:25 GMT
Lucian Freud's portrait of David Hockney fetches £15m at auction... £3m over expected top bid 
The famous 2002 portrait of artist David Hockney painted by Lucian Freud has been sold at a Sotheby's auction for £14.9 million after a fierce bidding war between five collectors.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:46:30 GMT
Lord Bethell admits using private email account for work but insists he has done nothing wrong 
Lord Bethell said he used the account for work but last night he insisted he had done nothing wrong. It comes after it emerged that Matt Hancock had been using Gmail for departmental business.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:41:07 GMT
Gazumping is back! Call for action as two in five house sales are hijacked by higher bidders 
Two in five buyers admitted to gazumping -securing a home by putting in a better bid after a sale to someone else was agreed but before contracts were exchanged.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:23:35 GMT
The oligarch's DJ daughter at centre of £14m money laundering storm
Izzat Khanim Javadova and her husband Suleyman Javadov allegedly siphoned funds from their homeland to fund a jet-set lifestyle.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:16:55 GMT
Recurrent head and neck cancer research centre launches at London hospital 
The International Centre for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer (IReC) in London aims to 'set international standards' in treatment and care to improve outcomes for patients.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:07:57 GMT
Prince William reveals 'delighted' Kate Middleton has been appointed the sponsor of HMS Glasgow
The Duke of Cambridge, 39, who has joined the Queen, 95, for Royal Week in Scotland, spoke movingly about the late Duke of Edinburgh after touring the warship under construction.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:21:33 GMT
BBC free licence fee 'transition period' for over 75s will end next month
Pensioners were given a grace period to make arrangements because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the BBC has confirmed this will come to an end on July 31.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:15:53 GMT
People with two jabs 'won't have to isolate for 10 days from July 19'
Under current Covid rules, people alerted by Test and Trace that they have been in contact with someone who tested positive for the virus must self-isolate for 10 days.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:58:14 GMT
Caroline Crouch's mother 'can now see her again in baby Lydia's eyes'
Caroline's parents Susan Dela Cuesta and David Crouch have been reunited with one-year-old Lydia after a Greek court ruled that she should live with them until a decision is made on her future.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:42:47 GMT
Rare heart inflammation linked to Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines reported in US military members
In early 2021, 23 military service members experienced myocarditis - heart inflammation - after getting their shots, a DoD study found. Most patients (20) had the effect after their second dose.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:39:46 GMT
Fraud and blunders in Covid support schemes has cost taxpayers more than £30bn, MPs warn
Up to £27billion doled out in 'bounce-back loans' across the UK may never be repaid because businesses went bust or cheated in their applications, a new report claims today.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:34:57 GMT
Miracle in the moat: Boy, 3, is saved after castle fall that saw him spend TWO MINUTES underwater
Quade Ballinger wandered into the water at Nunney Castle in Frome, Somerset, on Saturday after mistaking its algae-covered surface for grass.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:16:27 GMT
Matt Hancock planning comeback after quitting in disgrace as Health Secretary
Matt Hancock has not been seen in public since the weekend when he resigned as Health Secretary following leaked pictures showing him in an embrace with married aide Gina Coladangelo.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:50:54 GMT
5,000-year-old man had the earliest known strain of plague
Yersinia pestis - the bacteria that caused the Black Death - was found in the 5,000-year-old remains of a hunter-gatherer in a region called Rinnukalns in present-day Latvia.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:09:52 GMT
Geology: Sunken continent of 'Icelandia' could stretch 231,000 square miles from Greenland to Europe
The Icelandia theory challenges long-held ideas about the make-up of the crust underlying the North Atlantic - as well as how volcanic islands like Iceland formed, Durham University experts said.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:17:02 GMT
UK Athletics launches probe after GB runner Andy Butchart 'claimed he faked a negative Covid test'
UK Athletics has launched an investigation after a Team GB hopeful reportedly claimed to have faked a negative Covid test in order to return to Britain after a competition in the US.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:17:47 GMT
Air turbulence from coughs and sneezes can cause Covid droplets to travel at near-ballistic speeds
A Florida research team found the COVID-19 'puffs' could travel more than six feet, as some larger virus particles often fired off like a bullet, carrying other particles with it, faster and further.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:07:55 GMT
Lucky Islington shopkeeper has won the Lottery THREE TIMES in ten years
Mehmet Ozer, from Islington, north London, has scooped more than £600,000 ​after winning the EuroMillions in 2016, the UK National Lottery in 2018 and the Turkish National Lottery in 1998.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:06:40 GMT
PC who killed Dalian Atkinson is jailed for eight years
PC Benjamin Monk, 43, was told by a judge he had used 'excessive and unlawful force' when he delivered two kicks to the skull of the former Aston Villa striker.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:57:25 GMT
Girl, three, 'murdered by her "uncaring" mother, 22, and boyfriend dead before 999 call was made'
A three-year-old girl allegedly murdered by her 'uncaring' mother and the woman's boyfriend was 'dead before the (999) call was made', a court has heard.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:41:43 GMT
Psychic Deborah Davies who predicted coronavirus outbreak reveals her thoughts for next two years
Deborah Davies, 54, who stars in  Real Housewives of Cheshire told FEMAIL how she thinks breast cancer treatment will advance and how Prince Harry will return to the UK to live.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:30:46 GMT
One of UK's oldest beach cafes Y Gegin Fawr on sale at £110,000 after serving food for 700 years
The historic eatery, called Y Gegin Fawr, sits just yards from the sea and was once a rest stop for tired pilgrims to a holy island in the 1300s. Pictured today (left) and centuries ago (right).

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:25:43 GMT
Nicola Sturgeon lifts Scotland's travel ban on Manchester
Nicola Sturgeon today ended her war with Andy Burnham as she lifted a ban on non-essential travel between Scotland and Manchester.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:40:37 GMT
Prince Harry is ready to admit he made mistakes of 'sheer temper' to repair royal rift
The Duke of Cambridge, 39, and the Duke of Sussex , 36, will stand shoulder to shoulder on Thursday for the unveiling of Princess Diana's statue in London as their rift rumbles on.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:32:38 GMT
Lee Hurst is reported to Twitter for 'inciting violence' against Chris Whitty
The former They Think It's All Over panellist (pictured) said whatever happened to England's Chief Medical Officer 'was not enough'.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:35:30 GMT
Meet the CEO of tiny Channel Island Herm, which has no cars, two pubs, and a population of 70
Craig Senior, from Rotherham, landed the job as Herm's CEO in 2019. He moved to the tiny isle, which measures 1.3 miles long and less than 0.5 miles wide, with his wife and two daughters.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:28:03 GMT
Ford Escort car Prince Charles gave to Princess Diana as engagement present sells for £52,000
Lady Diana Spencer was given the silver 1.6L Ghia saloon by the Prince of Wales as an engagement present in May 1981, two months before they were married in July that year.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:07:09 GMT
Princess Diana would be 'taken aback and intimidated' by Meghan Markle, Andrew Morton claims
Royal biographer Andrew Morton spoke to The Mirror and claimed Princess Diana would have been 'taken aback on first meeting' her daughter-in-law Meghan Markle, 39.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:59:45 GMT
Professor shares letter from Reading student warning her 'gender critical' talks are 'problematic'
Human rights lawyer Rosa Freedman shared images of a letter from University of Reading student Alex Wareham in which he says he is working with professors to 'identify problematic areas'.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:57:47 GMT
Holidaymaker slams filthy £1,750 London quarantine hotel and claims treated 'worse than a prisoner'
Lyn Siddle, from Southport, returned from the Indonesian island - which is currently on the amber travel list - on Sunday, June 19, having recorded a negative PCR test.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:33:49 GMT
Winston Marshall quit Mumford & Sons to spare his bandmates being 'dragged under bus'
The banjo player, 33, who was subjected to a deluge of abuse for praising Andy Ngo's book on the far-Left group Antifa movement, said he felt he had to leave to stop the 'negativity' towards his bandmates.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:05:55 GMT
Downing Street police joke with TikTok user who asks 'is Matt Hancock allowed out to play' 
Downing Street officers standing guard cheekily tells a heckler that Matt Hancock 'is clearing out his locker' to roars of laughter from the public as they laugh: 'He's had his play already'.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:37:58 GMT
Pub-goer says he was 'knocked for six' after being charged £18 for two pints in Glasgow
Sean Murphy took to Twitter to explain his shock at being charged £18.27 for two Juice Forsyth IPAs at microbrewery and taproom Shilling Brewing Company on West George Street in Glasgow.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:42:33 GMT
Newly-single Liam Payne is seen with ex Cheryl for the first time in THREE YEARS  
The pair reunited to attend a first birthday party for Liam's niece in Wolverhampton on Wednesday and seemed in good spirits as they chatted away together.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:17:27 GMT
Mother of seven-months-old boy says she regrets having a baby
A distraught British mother revealed loves her seven-month-old son, but still wishes she could turn back time. She said on Mumsnet that it had 'destroyed' her mental and physical health.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:56:33 GMT
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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:03:36 GMT
German papers adopt stiff upper lip to hide their despair after Euro 2020 defeat
As England celebrated the 2-0 last-16 Euros victory on Wednesday morning, the Germans lamented their team's loss and tournament ejection while congratulating the Three Lions on their win.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:03:27 GMT
UK tanks could get anti-missile system that deflects rockets with swarm of bullets
Trials of the Israel-developed Trophy anti-missile system are due to start soon as the UK Army reduces its tank fleet but upgrades its heavy armour regiments to produce 148 Challenger 3 tanks.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:03:16 GMT
VIDEO: Moment shark bites parasailer's foot in Red Sea
The 37-year-old Jordanian man was parasailing off the coast of Aqaba when a shark jumped from the water and bit off part of his foot leaving him serious tendon damage.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:01:50 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Infected nurse at Fairfield and Royal North Shore Hospitals in Sydney infectious
A 24-year-old student nurse worked at Fairfield Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital for multiple days across three wards while infectious with Covid.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:51:57 GMT
The national hangover: England fans wake up with sore heads after partying into the night
Today the nation woke up hungover but happy, with one Twitter user sharing a photo of a well refreshed Andrew Flintoff after winning the Ashes to sum up the mood.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:50:57 GMT
Chalice Mining Australia's best performing company in 2020-21 share price surging 635.7 per cent
A Perth-based precious metals mining company whose chief executive Alex Dorsch is just 34 was Australia's best performing company this financial year with its share price surging 635.7 per cent.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:50:22 GMT
Pubs set for spending frenzy for England's quarter-final clash
Retail experts are hopeful that the victory over Germany could now trigger a spending frenzy ahead of England's quarter final match against Ukraine on Saturday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:44:20 GMT
UK economy shrunk by 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2021
Data published by the Office for National Statistics showed that UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have decreased by 1.6 per cent in the period between January and March.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:43:17 GMT
PM's photo op cheering the Three Lions on television backfires
The Prime Minister was pictured in front of a TV with wife Carrie Symonds at Downing Street yesterday during the dramatic match.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:41:57 GMT
British Airways flight to Sao Paulo is forced to return to London
The  British Airways flight left Heathrow at 3.49pm yesterday but landed back at the London airport at 12.26am after more than eight hours in the air.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:41:02 GMT
Greg Hunt and the Minister for Home Affairs brutally take down Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt and Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews have hit back at Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk over her criticism of the federal Government.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:41:01 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Cafe customer hit with $5056 fine for refusing to wear a mask in Darwin's CBD
Darwin is currently in lockdown until Friday after a gold mine worker tested positive to Covid, but it hasn't stopped one 'arrogant' café customer refusing to follow the rules.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:36:46 GMT
Chris Whitty told Cabinet 'open up as much as possible' before winter
Chris Whitty has backed 'freedom day' going ahead on July 19 as he told the Cabinet it should aim to 'get as much open this summer as possible before winter'.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:25:29 GMT
England fans with tickets to quarter final clash blast Italy's five-day quarantine rules
Supporters can enter Italy but will be ordered to self-isolate for five days, meaning even if someone flew in this morning they would not be allowed out until Sunday - 24 hours after the match is over.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:18:19 GMT
TV crew targeted in attempted armed robbery while interviewing Oakland's violence prevention chief
The attack took place outside City Hall on Monday just hours after the police chief blasted the decision to defund police by $18.5million despite a 90 per cent increase in murders.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:18:15 GMT
Wimbledon tennis stars blast slippery grass during wettest championship in a decade
Serena Williams (pictured) was forced to retire injured after she lost her footing against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Centre Court in SW19.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:17:40 GMT
Police launch manhunt after attempted abduction of five-year-old boy in east London
Police officers were called to Brick Lane in Tower Hamlets, east London, at around 6.40pm last Friday after a man allegedly followed the five-year-old boy and tried to grab his hand.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:08:14 GMT
Wisconsin birth certificates to include gender-neutral options for non-binary parents
Democratic Governor Tony Evers announced that Wisconsin birth certificates will include gender-neutral options for parents including 'mother and father,' 'parent and parent,' and 'parent giving birth.'

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:57:28 GMT
New York City admits 135,000 test ballots counted alongside real ballots for mayoral primary
New York City on Tuesday night admitted that they had mistakenly counted 135,000 test ballots cast in the mayoral election. The front-runner, Eric Adams, said the error was 'unfortunate'.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:48:54 GMT
It's curtains for Serena Williams: Six-time Wimbledon champion is in tears as she quits tournament
Wearing a layered, floaty skirt which almost resembled curtains, Serena Williams was overcome with emotion as she limped off Centre Court to huge applause from a sympathetic crowd.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:45:20 GMT
'No it wasn't a dream': How newspapers reacted to England's historic victory over Germany
The British Press roared along with Three Lions' fans as England's football team trumped Germany to bag a place in the quarter final of the Euros.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:44:12 GMT
Sydney NSW Covid Delta lockdown: Anti-masker confronted by police officers on Newcastle train
An anti-masker who claims she is exempt from wearing a face-covering because she suffers asthma has filmed a fiery confrontation with police officers on a NSW train.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:44:11 GMT
Parking inspectors are still issuing fines in locked down Sydney and Brisbane
Many councils in Brisbane and Sydney are still rigidly applying paid parking and hour limits and deploying dozens of inspectors to hand out fines - but some are showing mercy to essential workers.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:42:40 GMT
Playboy spends $440million buying one of Australia's controversial lingerie brand Honey Birdette 
PLBY Group announced overnight they had bought the risque brand founded in Brisbane in 2006 by Eloise Monaghan which sells lingerie and sex toys.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:40:31 GMT
Police reveal woman accused of hero cop's death had a taser with her when she surrendered to police
In a press conference held on Wednesday, Detective Superintendent Craig Morrow of Queensland Police revealed how the 33-year-old woman, Skye Anne Wallis, came to surrender to police.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:40:06 GMT
Woman dies and a second is fighting for life after a serious truck crash at Melbourne airport
Confronting aerial images from the Melbourne Airport scene shows a crumpled car partially stuck underneath the truck, with emergency workers trying desperately to retrieve those trapped inside.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:39:58 GMT
Historic heat wave cripples the Pacific Northwest as more than 230 people die in four days in Canada
A historic heat wave continues to cripple the Pacific Northwest as more than 230 people died in four days in Canada and 220,000 people face blackouts in Oregon and Washington.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:38:41 GMT
Todd Payten placed into Covid isolation after attending Townsville market with Cowboys game in limbo
The NRL is in the midst of its closest brush with COVID-19 as North Queensland coach Todd Payten was put in isolation, leaving the club's clash with Newcastle in the balance.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:38:21 GMT
Shocking images of gunman storming Capitol Gazette where he killed five people revealed at trial
Shocking photos from Capitol Gazette shooting in 2018 were revealed in court on Tuesday during the trial for the gunman who pleaded guilty to killing five people.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:32:46 GMT
Revolt over proposal to set up Covid testing centres in schools from September
From September, secondary schools may be told to set up 'asymptomatic test sites', according to an email sent to heads from the Department for Education.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:29:38 GMT
Disturbing posts of depressed dad before he stabbed wife to death and wounded daughter then suicided
A mother has been stabbed to death, her daughter severely wounded and her husband - the girl's father - found dead in a suspected murder-suicide.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:22:25 GMT
Wisconsin GOP official is branded racist over Facebook meme hailing 'signs' of white supremacy
Winnebago County Chair Ed Hudak was condemned for being racist, but insists the post was a commentary on critical race theory.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:18:42 GMT
Darwin locals rush to bottle shop enormous queue SEVENTY cars deep forms outside a BWS Australia
As many as 70 cars have been filmed waiting outside a Darwin drive thru bottle shop before stocking up on alcohol after the city's extended lockdown was announced on Wednesday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:18:05 GMT
Fury as business chiefs are spared Covid quarantine if visit will bring 'economic benefit' to UK 
The new rules which came into force yesterday mean executives can leave their self-isolation to carry out work if it has a greater than 50% chance of creating or preserving at least 500 UK-based jobs.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:16:58 GMT
Covid Australia: Trauma specialist reveals two reasons why lockdowns are harder this time around
The latest lockdown is 'particularly challenging' due to ongoing financial and relationship issues, and the uncertainty around when the pandemic will end, psychologists say.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:03:22 GMT
How a childhood acquaintance of Melissa Caddick invested $1.3million with her and never saw it again
The self-styled financial adviser went missing from her Sydney home in November 2020 after the corporate regulator sought to freeze her assets and wind up her company Maliver.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:02:58 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Daughter can see dying father in Melbourne after bizarre rule caused fury
US-based woman Anna Coffey, 32, flew into Sydney from New York last week after her 80-year-old father John suffered a stroke and went into palliative care in a Melbourne hospital.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:01:46 GMT
Indoctrination of a generation: Racially segregated clubs, white pupils told they're 'oppressors'
The American School in London is Britain's most expensive day school, charging an astonishing £32,650-a-year in fees to the capital's loftiest bankers, corporate lawyers and celebrities.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:54:12 GMT
Queensland Police vehicle collides with Suzuki Swift in Ipswich after sudden turn
The collision between the Queensland police vehicle and the Suzuki Swift at the busy Brisbane and East Street intersection Ipswich on June 29 was filmed on Dashcam.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:52:47 GMT
Gwen Berry says she protested national anthem because it's 'disrespectful' towards black people
Hammer thrower Gwen Berry recently explained why she turned away from the National Anthem during Saturday's U.S. Olympic trials, saying that it is 'disrespectful' to black Americans.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:47:27 GMT
Disney 'dropping the name Slave-1' from new Star Wars series
LEGO executives were reportedly told by Disney officials to replace the name 'Slave-1' from Boba Fett merchandise and instead call the bounty hunter's ship 'Starship.'

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:45:12 GMT
Surfside building official who gave collapsed condo a clean bill of health in 2018 is put on leave 
A Florida building official who in November 2018 reassured residents that the now-collapsed tower was safe has been placed on leave. Rosendo Prieto had received a report warning of damage.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:44:05 GMT
Mayor of Martin Place Lanz Priestly outraged after government directs homeless to him for help
Homeless Sydney man Lanz Priestly, 76, has been listed on two official Australian government websites as a contact for help despite him being homeless himself and not funded by the government.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:31:34 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Woman breaks down as New Zealand closes border FIVE MINUTES before her check-in
Chels Badger, 26, was stranded in Perth after the New Zealand government paused the quarantine-free travel exemption for travellers from all Australian states and territories on Saturday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:31:27 GMT
LA Dodgers star is accused of assaulting woman but says they had consensual rough sex
Trevor Bauer, 30, has been accused by a woman of sexual assault, after the pair met online and had two hook-ups. She has taken out a protection order: his agent insists it was consensual.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:11:52 GMT
Massive expansion in NSW's QR code system
The NSW government announced on Wednesday the state's QR code check-in system would be massively expanded even after the current 14-day Sydney lockdown finishes. 

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:06:18 GMT
Missing Melissa Caddick was a 'mastermind conwoman' is 'almost certainly' dead
'Ponzi scheme mastermind' Melissa Caddick is likely dead, but uncertainty about when that exactly occurred is causing issues for investors who were scammed of millions.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:58:11 GMT
Biden uses his whisper to tell Americans 'it's time to give ordinary people a tax break'
President Biden deployed his stage whisper during a speech in Wisconsin on Tuesday as he went about selling his infrastructure deal to the public and outlining plans to give tax breaks to ordinary families.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:57:47 GMT
Prince Charles makes a big donation to victims of Cyclone Seroja and the Perth hills bushfires
Western Australian natural disaster victims have been boosted by two big donations from Prince Charles. The Prince of Wales contributed to the victims of Cyclone Seroja and Perth hills bushfires.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:54:40 GMT
Hilarious Melbourne street name connecting The Novotel and Pan Pacific Covid-19 Quarantine hotels
A Reddit user points out the hilarious street name connecting two quarantine hotels The Novotel and the Pan Pacific Hotel in Melbourne's South Wharf.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:53:06 GMT
Drunk mum-of-six wearing only a bra POOS on ground after being ordered out of her car
Drunk mother-of-six Khyla Puketapu Ngawai Rangi, 31, was pulled over for dangerous driving and stripped down to her bra, defecated on the street, spat at a police officer, and then tried to drive away

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:52:48 GMT
Scorned lover who posted a topless photo of her ex-boyfriend's new partner walks free
A scorned woman who posted a topless photo of her ex-boyfriend's new partner online in a failed extortion bid has avoided a stint in jail. 

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:45:43 GMT
Covid NSW: IGA, Fitness First and a Harvey Norman on hotspot lists
An IGA, Fitness First and a Harvey Normal store have been added to the growing list of New South Wales Covid hotspots.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:43:03 GMT
Nick Kyrgios shows off his sleeve tattoo during five-set thriller at Wimbledon
The word GOAT - which stands for greatest of all time - is inked underneath the image of NBA star Kobe Bryant's face on Kyrgios' forearm.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:38:30 GMT
Slaver couple Kumuthini and Kandasamy Kannan use their autistic kids AGAIN to plead for mercy
An evil slaver convicted of crimes against humanity has walked free again after using the same autism trick he used months ago to receive bail. 

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:38:00 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Sydney, WA, QLD schools hit by Indian Delta variant as children test positive
The total number of children who have contracted Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in Australia is a staggering 4,169, with outbreaks now hitting seven schools across the nation.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:37:23 GMT
Woman stabbed to death by her husband in NSW country town Inverell
A mother has been stabbed to death and her daughter wounded in a frenzied attack - with the husband and father later found dead in a suspected murder-suicide.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:35:51 GMT
How Gladys Berejiklian is the only leader willing to talk about 'Covid normal'
Gladys Berejiklian has repeatedly spoken about living alongside coronavirus this week while other premiers focus on eliminating the disease.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:35:41 GMT
Massachusetts man, 19, is charged with murder for drowning his father in pond
Jack Callahan, 19, of Massachusetts, has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after pleading not guilty to a murder charge Tuesday in Plymouth District Court.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:34:45 GMT
Taken down a peg: Cheeky cockatoos peck clothes off a Hills Hoist in an Australian backyard
The two yellow-tailed black cockatoos were filmed at a home in Cessnock in the New South Wales Hunter Region, nibbling at pegs before dropping clothes to the ground.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:30:47 GMT
MMA fighter Joe Schilling shares video on social media of himself knocking drinker out in bar
MMA fighter Joe Schilling shared a video on social media of himself knocking out bar patron Joseph Balboa, 31. He claimed that Balboa threatened him and was acting in self-defense

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:28:25 GMT
Four Microsoft employees accuse Bill Gates of being an office 'bully' who pursued sexual affairs
Bill Gates, 65, has come under scrutiny after he and Melinda Gates announced their divorce in May as reports came out of his alleged extramarital affairs.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:27:35 GMT
Oakland police chief blasts city for defunding his department by $17 million despite crime spike
LeRonne Armstrong, the police chief of Oakland, California, on Monday lambasted the city council's 6-2 vote to defund the police by $17m over the next two years.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:27:08 GMT
Queensland records three new cases as state begins first day of lockdown
Queensland remains in a three-day lockdown until Friday night as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk provided an update on the latest cases.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:19:16 GMT
The Gap, Brisbane: Man rushed to hospital with knife wound to chest after argument spilled onto road
The man was taken to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a serious condition after neighbours reported seeing the dispute spill out of a home in The Gap in Brisbane's north-west.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:15:22 GMT
Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff take in a ballgame and enjoy a cold beer
Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff enjoyed a cold beer Tuesday night at the Houston Astros game as part of their joint tour encouraging Texans to get vaccinated.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:13:44 GMT
Donald Trump says he's more confident than ever that COVID leaked from Wuhan lab
The former president says his enemies couldn't bear to countenance the now credible claim because it would mean admitting he was right. He also branded Joe Biden's presidency 'catastrophic'

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:02:37 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Annastacia Palaszczuk blames Scott Morrison for latest outbreak
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk turned her attention to prime minister Scott Morrison after confirming the state had recorded three new cases of Covid-19.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:01:57 GMT
Scott Morrison said we would live with Covid-19 like flu but now 12 million are in lock down
Over the past five days, leaders in New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory have imposed crippling lockdowns over just 188 cases nationwide.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:00:32 GMT
Pet dogs and cats could soon be allowed on planes
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority's laws banning pets from the cabins of planes will be eased on December 2.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:53:54 GMT
Second woman charged over death of Queensland police officer allegedly 'mowed down by a stolen car'
A second woman has been charged over the death of Queensland Senior Constable David Masters north of Brisbane on Saturday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:52:53 GMT
Melbourne is Heroin Capital of Australia after wastewater tests reveal highest drug usage in Vic
Data released by The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) revealed a high concentration of the drug Heroin in Victoria, with levels soaring above any other state in the country.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:45:38 GMT
NSA DENIES Tucker Carlson's claim the agency is spying on him
Tucker Carlson on Monday night claimed that a whistleblower had informed his show of the National Security Agency's spying. The NSA refuted the 'untrue' allegation in a statement Tuesday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:42:44 GMT
Deloitte letting 10,000 staff in Australia choose where and when they want to work
Deloitte will allow its 10,000 staff in Australia to choose where and when they want to work after lockdowns end. Human resources chief Tina McCreery said nine to five could soon be history.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:42:21 GMT
TV writer Delia Fiallo dubbed 'Mother of the Latin American soap opera' dies aged 96
Cuban-born Fiallo died early on Tuesday, a source told CNN. The successful writer had 40 notable television and radio shows to her name.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:38:01 GMT
How many people are really competing for every job in Australia
Just three people are competing for every advertised job in Australia, on average. But there are still ways a candidate can stand out from talking about their hobbies to showing flexibility.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:34:26 GMT
State of Origin could go BUSH in a surprise push for a last-minute venue change
The coronavirus outbreak in NSW could see the rugby league State of Origin - played in the bush next month at country towns such as Dubbo, Mudgee or Tamworth.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:33:50 GMT
Police video shows two women being arrested 50 minutes after Queensland lockdown started
Two women seen acting suspiciously in a car on the Gold Coast were arrested and charged with drug and firearm offences just 50 minutes after Queensland's Covid lockdown started.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:26:42 GMT
Fierce AFL rivals forced to share same plane as they flee Perth lockdown
An awkward photo of two of AFL's fiercest rivals forced to share a chartered flight while fleeing lockdown has summed up a city divided.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:01:05 GMT
South Australia records five new local Covid cases in 212 days
One new infection is linked to a gold mine in the NT after an infected worker unknowingly exposed about 1600 colleagues to the Delta variant. His wife and three kids also tested positive.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:57:15 GMT
Times Square CD peddlers deny involvement in two shootings that injured four tourists
In under seven weeks, four tourists were caught in the crossfire of two shootings in the heart of Manhattan's Times Square - and police blamed both incidents on sidewalk CD peddlers.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:38:15 GMT
Alice Springs to go into a 72-hour lockdown
Alice Springs will go into a 72-hour lockdown after an infected mine worker visited the airport.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:31:53 GMT
Body found after house fire Macquarie Fields, Sydney
A fatal house fire which killed a 14-year-old boy could be linked to a street fight earlier in the evening, police claim.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:30:52 GMT
Biden's $118million cabinet: Net worth of agency secretaries revealed 
President Joe Biden has surrounded himself with a cabinet worth a total of $118 million, with an average net worth of about $7 million.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:18:11 GMT
Allison Langdon questions why most of Australia is in lockdown
The Today show host asked Nationals MP Matt Canavan and the editor of Stellar magazine Sarrah Le Marquand on Wednesday morning if lockdown-happy premiers are 'overreacting'.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 02:40:34 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: Unvaccinated hospital worker who sparked Queensland's lockdown has DELTA strain 
Millions of Queenslanders are in lockdown again amid fears the Covid ward receptionist at Brisbane's Prince Charles Hospital may have spread the virus to northern parts of the state.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 02:38:59 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: New South Wales records 22 cases of Covid-19 overnight
New South Wales recorded 22 cases of Covid-19 overnight, giving hope to the state residents Sydney's lockdown could be eased by next Friday as the spread of the Delta variant starts to steady.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 02:06:43 GMT
Hot dog vendor brutally beaten at NYC's Washington Sq says he thought he would 'bleed to death'
Nader Hassaneen, 66, an Egyptian immigrant and retired street vendor, told on Tuesday of his terror at being attacked on Sunday evening in Washington Square Park at a violent end to Pride celebrations.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 02:02:01 GMT
Australians could get Covid vaccine in PHARMACIES as government and big business join push for jabs
PM Scott Morrison's Covid vaccine czar Lieutenant-General John Frewen will recruit pharmacies and workplaces to deliver jabs in a major military-style escalation of the rollout program.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:55:48 GMT
Millions of fans celebrate as England beats old enemy Germany
Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane put the Three Lions in a 2-0 lead against Germany in a tense clash at Wembley from 5pm today.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:47:54 GMT
Ex-ABC Melbourne radio star hits back at Sydneysiders outraged over his column about Covid outbreak
Melbourne columnist and former radio star Jon Faine has hit back at his detractors following a furious online response to an opinion piece he wrote about Sydney's Covid lockdown. 

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:45:39 GMT
Covid Australia: Graph shows how Bondi Covid cluster compares to other outbreaks in NSW
Epidemiologist Professor Catherine Bennett said high testing rates, which peaked at 67,000 tests on Tuesday, as well as lockdown have helped contain the spread of the current outbreak.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:42:18 GMT
Devastated German fans are soaked as thunderstorms break out
Media in Germany today lamented the 2-0 loss against England, after Gareth Southgate's squad knocked the national team out of the Euro 2020 at Wembley.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:23:55 GMT
Hancock CCTV probe 'should take 10 minutes and be the easiest leak inquiry in history' says expert
Insiders claim that all staff with access to the leaked footage are being interviewed about how the bombshell video left the Department of Health.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:12:57 GMT
Lucky royal mascot Prince George sees England crush Germany 2-0
The Cambridges were among an estimated 25 million fans across Britain who watched Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane clinch England's position in the Euro quarters finals.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:03:13 GMT
Sydney fog: Ferries cancelled and dangerous driving conditions
Ferries have been cancelled and drivers are being advised to avoid driving to work as a thick layer of fog blankets Sydney on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:02:44 GMT
Portugal jab u-turn means family holidays are back on: Tourist hotspot DROPS quarantine for children
Portugal had said only those who were double-jabbed would be allowed to enter the country including all children aged 12 and over, meaning British families would have been excluded.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:53:46 GMT
Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse's mother slams attorneys for leaving him in jail
Rittenhouse, now 18, is charged with first-degree intentional murder in the shootings of three people, two of them fatal, during Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer in Wisconsin.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:49:53 GMT
The last US troops are packing up and leaving Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan
For close to 20 years, Bagram Airfield was the heart of American military power in Afghanistan, a sprawling mini-city behind fences and blast walls just an hour's drive north of Kabul.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:49:11 GMT
Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff team up for COVID vaccine tour of Southwest
Jill Biden brought on the COVID vaccine cheer on Tuesday when she and football star Emmitt Smith visited a vaccination clinic in Dallas.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:46:15 GMT
Shop dummy is perfect likeness of little Austin, 5
Louise A'hern, of Ystradgynlais, Powys, said M&S staff in Swansea even put Austin, five, in the same outfit to complete the likeness.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:29:38 GMT
Twist in case of missing Melbourne woman as cops seize red Mazda
Maryam Hamka, 36, was last seen leaving a Woolworths supermarket in Brunswick, in Melbourne, about 5.30pm on April 10 when she went to visit a friend but never returned.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:07:40 GMT
Xavier Becerra urges Congress to fix 'broken' immigration system after visiting Texas tent city
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra urged Congress to overhaul the country's immigration system after visiting a troubled tented camp for children center at the Fort Bliss military base near El Paso.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:57:43 GMT
Sydney's Covid lockdown to be 'reassessed' within days but some restrictions will remain
Some experts believe the worrying New South Wales outbreak which has soared to 149 cases and plunged Sydney and surrounding regions into lockdown for a fortnight is 'fundamentally under control'.



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