According to the internal documents obtained by Sky News, Iranian research was being undertaken into how a cyber attack could be used to sink a cargo ship and blow up a petrol station.

The jump to scorching temperatures of 40C (104F) in the UK could come within the decade and become a regular occurrence every three to four years by the end of the century.

The data is boosting hopes that the end of the third wave may now be in sight, despite top scientists previously warning that it was 'almost inevitable' that infections would spiral to 100,000 by next month.

Harvard University researchers looked at nearly 50,000 men and women over 20 years. Participants completed questionnaires about how often they ate various foods.

The married father-of-four, 35, said he was 'looking forward to moving forward' just hours after he paid the three party girls £1 to buy the copyright to the images after accusing them of blackmail.

Chloe Kendrick, 28, of Malvern, left Daniel Wint 'for dead' after she plunged a 6in kitchen knife into his stomach on November 8 2019, Worcester Crown Court heard.

Andrew Devine, from Mossley Hill, was 22 years old when he went to watch Liverpool take on Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi final played in Sheffield on 15 April 1989.

Old Bank Antiques boss Jon White (pictured with the artwork), from Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, said a lady brought in the painting alongside other items from her late father's estate.

A show insider said: 'Simon remains at the top of his game and knows how to make a hit. He owns the rights to the show, and it's his call - not ITV's - whether or not he drops it.

Ministers are considering flying some translators to the UK so their applications can be decided here - and they are ready to widen the definition of who is deemed vulnerable.

Keith John, 64, from Ynysforgan, Swansea, was jailed for eight months for perverting the court of justice after he fitted two laser jammers to the front of his car to beat speed traps.

The remark comes after Allegra Stratton faced criticism for advising the public not to rinse their dishes before they put them into a dishwasher to help tackle climate change.

Spanish prosecutors accuse the 44-year-old Colombian singer of six offences, which could result in jail time if she is convicted.

Currently Britons are not allowed to enter the US, but Grant Shapps now expects the lifting of travel restrictions to be reciprocated by the Americans.

A total of 69,097 cars rolled off British production lines last month - the worst June in 68 years apart from 2020 when factories were reopening after months of lockdown.

Evie Swire, 13, and her mother Anya Pearson set up a charity and raised £150,000 for a tribute to the pioneer palaeontologist in her home town of Lyme Regis, Dorset.

Gale force winds will hammer England's south-west coast today, while showers and flooding will cause havoc in the north-west.

Charlie Johnson, 17, from Solihull, was last seen at around 7.15pm on Saturday when he went on a bike ride and didn't return home. A young man's body was found on Wednesday afternoon.

Some 91,000 puppies and dogs were being advertised on the website Pets4Homes in June following high demand during lockdown, double the figure for the same month last year.

Rachael Towers, from Dorchester, was out paddleboarding with her friend Sam Ball in Poole Harbour, Dorset, when a young seal unexpectedly made a bee-line for her board.

The landscape, which runs through Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, was granted the listing at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee on Wednesday.

One in five teachers at schools with affluent intakes said they had been nagged by pushy parents to award top GCSE and A-level grades, a survey by education charity the Sutton Trust found.

An article on May 5 2021 reported that a coroner had heavily criticised the Jehovah's Witnesses for failing to stop an elderly follower killing his wife, after the husband told a church elder of his plans...

The League One side began an investigation after images appeared on social media of posts from a private conversation among a number of under-18 players.

Sentry planes which allow pilots to detect enemy aircraft will be retired later this but their replacements will not be ready until December 2023, meaning the UK will have to rely on NATO for cover

Paramedics administered first aid at the Fenwick store in Colchester, Essex, around 11.30am on Tuesday. Police officers were also called due to 'concerns for the welfare of a child'.

Distressing footage shows the man falling on to the concrete outside The Olive Carter Unit in Hall Green. The CQC said patients 'were not always treated with kindness and compassion'.

The officers, based at Bexleyheath police station, south-east London, are accused of posting racist and sexist jokes, also mocking black suspects and bullying a female employee.

Mayor of Newmarket Michael Jefferys, who is a member of the Labour Party, used his casting vote to pass the motion at a meeting of Newmarket Town Council.

Hedwig Taaru, 26, died of hypothermia after she fell from a fence following a drinking session at her home in Purley-on-Thames in Reading, Berkshire, in March last year.

Sources said passengers will be able to take trips that start or end in ports outside the UK, including those sailing to Europe and North America. Industry leaders said it was 'very good news'.

The man - described as having grey hair and being in his 50s or 60s - walked into Chaumet's shop on Paris's Place Vendrome around 5pm Tuesday and asked to view jewellery, before pulling out a gun.

An air ambulance, police cars, water search teams and paramedics arrived at Ashby Ville Nature Reserve at around 3pm yesterday afternoon.

French mistress Susan Field was accused of referring to the former male pupil as 'that' in front of a class of 21 children in her Year 11 tutor group at Ash Manor School in Surrey.

Chilling CCTV footage shows a thug hurling bricks at Emma Stone's home in Tolladine, Worcester and smashing the window of her Renault Clio in a series of attacks on her property.

Lucy Fox, 39, butchered retired nurse Judy Fox, 65, at her home before chopping up her corpse and disposing of the body parts in bin liners near the River Severn in Shropshire.

Apsana Begum, 31, the MP for Poplar and Limehouse in east London, claimed she was living in 'overcrowded conditions' with her family when she was in a four-bedroomed house.

Lucy Fox, 39, is accused of killing her mother Judy Fox, 65, a retired nurse, in the kitchen of her Georgian home in Shifnal, Shropshire, during a frenzied attack on June 12 last year.

Anthony Spring, 31, ploughed a van into Lucas Barnard in Rushden, Northamptonshire, alongside his friends Jake Swords, 27, and Levi Davis, 25.

In a grim warning to the Prime Minister, more than 40 military chiefs said Britain faces 'dishonour' if those who served with UK troops, such as interpreters, are left to be murdered by the Taliban.

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield, 50, is now facing a backlash from activists after liking the post by American rapper Kurtis Tripp, accusing trans people of 'colonising gay culture'.

Robert Cameron Wells, now 69, told the boy he was going to be an actor and a star after leading him onto his makeshift film studio in Sussex.

Travel Insurance Facilities, which operates dozens of firms including HolidaySafe, blamed its German insurer for placing a 'temporary pause' on new sales to customers in Britain.

A trial scheme has been proposed for a 12-mile stretch of the M180 near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, which would receive £2million of government funding and could be operational by 2024.

Statistics from the Wildlife Trusts show that, off the coast of Cornwall alone, there were 371 reported incidents last year - up from 105 in 2014.

Daniel Smith, 41, left the macabre boast on the leg of Imogen Bohayczuk, 29, after laying out her corpse and arranging her 'like a spectacle' in the Bardsley area of Oldham, Greater Manchester.

Western Sydney's Jess Fox was won gold for Australia in the C1 final at the Tokyo Olympics

Police are looking to identify two men including one wearing a brimmed hat and sunnies after pot plants were thrown at mounted police during a lockdown protest on the weekend in Sydney's CBD

Just six cases of the 239 recorded in New South Wales on Thursday are in aged care homes. Five are fully vaccinated and in a stable condition, and none have been critically sick.

Professor Ferguson, from Imperial College, had predicted that the third wave could lead to a huge surge in infections, with up to 100,000 new cases a day by next month.

The richest tenth of UK families will face a £400 annual bill to help sectors that currently have a low chance of hitting the Net Zero target by 2050, the National Infrastructure Commission said today.

Farmer Man Gul is one of four Afghans giving evidence about the alleged death of a man called Ali Jan who Nine newspapers say Mr Roberts-Smith ordered to be executed after kicking him off a cliff.

April Allinson, from Teesside, her daughter Ellie and friend Lilly have been in quarantine for eight days and were due to return to UK on Saturday. The two girls, 13, must do 11 more days.

Texan tycoon Preston Haskell IV, 55, has been embroiled in a bitter five-year battle with his former wife Alesia Vladimirovna Haskell, 40, a model, since the end of their 13-year marriage in 2016.

Welsh paramedic Dominic Barone has been struck off after he sold two defibrillators and lied about a compensation claim for a shoulder injury from the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Amazing footage has emerged of a pod of cheeky dolphins swimming within metres of delighted beachgoers at Bondi Beach in Sydney's east.

Several venues in Sydney's Inner West and inner city have been put on high alert after being declared Covid exposure sites.

The pair of weasel cubs were rescued as the forest fire burned for a second day on Thursday, helped by hot weather and strong winds in Manavgat district, southern Turkey. At least one person has died.

The £2million artificial hill on Park Lane was closed yesterday to everyone except those who had already paid for tickets - costing between £4.50 and £8.

Controversial cycle lanes that have infuriated motorists will no longer be removed after drivers' complaints - after Boris Johnson's government said they should be assessed for longer.

The women were at the summit of Snowdon in Wales when freak-weather hit the region yesterday afternoon.

Usually the heats are held in the mornings with the finals coming later on in the evening but this year the schedule has been flipped.

Case numbers are through the roof and by most metrics the pandemic is going in the wrong direction for New South Wales.

Senior NRL reporter, Josh Massoud has had his defamation case thrown out of NSW District Court after he sued five news outlets reporting his vile threats against a young intern.

The Mayor of Shellharbour City Council in NSW's south coast has blasted Premier Gladys Berejiklian for leaving the area in lockdown as it hasn't seen any new Covid cases since mid-June.

A 1920's Queenslander hoarder house has hit the market in Townsville's coveted West End and may be home to some hidden treasures.

Dominic Raab said it is 'unlikely' he will visit Beijing for the event next year, but suggested the UK will not 'politicise' the Games by shunning them entirely.

Dominic Raab insisted there will still be the 'right level of security and assurance' at UK borders because only the fully-vaccinated from the EU and US are in line for special treatment.

Sydneysiders can be fined $500 for forgetting to bring a mask with them when they leave the house - even if you are going out to exercise and don't need one, under a rule brought in on July 20.

Former Trump White House advisor Jared Kushner is launching a new investment firm with offices in Israel and the Persian Gulf, a sign he is backing away from politics for now.

Sen. Ted Cruz called out the CDC over their guidelines that saying vaccinated Americans should wear masks indoors.

Romeo Georges stormed Sydney's CBD on Saturday demanding an end to lockdown. Now, the anti-lockdown protester has admitted his cause has cost him close friendships.

Annastacia Palaszczuk may have accidentally revealed she is quarantining in a luxury suite with 'heavenly' pillows, a lavender-scented 'superking' bed and a rain-style shower.

NSW has called in the Australian Defence Force to help enforce Sydney lockdown as Police Force significantly expands its enforcement activities over the coming days

Chalmers recorded the sixth fastest time during the semi finals which put him in lane seven for the main event where he won the silver.

Despite a current umbrella 'ban' on its participation in international events like the Olympics because of state-sponsored doping, Russia has been allowed to send 335 competitors to the Tokyo Games.

Electrical Trades Union declared power company Ergon should be charged with manslaughter over the death of Cody Smith in Bungundarra, north of Rockhampton, Queensland.

The Department for Education said 2,820 mainstream secondary schools have volunteered for the scheme, which is equivalent to 74 per cent of those eligible.

Fines for Covid rule breakers in NSW have doubled and police given wide-ranging new powers to shut down businesses and construction sites.   

Australians wanting to be served at restaurants and pubs could soon be made to produce vaccination certificates like France and Greece. Restaurant owners are fed up as Sydney is locked down.

Faith Moore, 16, was found near the Verde River around 4 p.m. on Wednesday after she was swept away by dangerous flooding during a monsoon in rural Arizona on Saturday.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has ushered in a raft of new restrictions after NSW recorded 239 new cases of locally acquired Covid cases on Thursday.

Bethany Martin, 17, and her 16-year-old friend found the 25-year-old man's body lying in a drainage ditch in southwest Bexar County, Texas, on Monday morning.

Australia's athletics team have been forced into self-isolation after being exposed to a positive Covid-19 case in the Olympic village.

George Thompson, 26, was fined almost $10,000 for flouting lockdown restrictions by Queensland Police who said they didn't charge him with a criminal offence to 'deal with it immediately'.

Residents of an inner-Melbourne suburb have been asked to stay vigilant for Covid symptoms after detection of the virus in wastewater in Thursday morning.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce is set to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for international travellers when Australian borders reopen.

As Australian coach Dean Boxall's wild antics at the Tokyo Olympics continue to draw both praise and ridicule, Australia's male-dominated coaching ranks have been slammed as a 'boys' club'.

Steve Christou, the mayor of Cumberland Council, said the announcement of another four weeks of lockdown was the 'point of no return' for his residents.

NSW had 239 new cases on Thursday, with 70 of those people active in the community throughout their infectious period. Health bosses say people are making mistakes when they get tested.

Australia has been stunned in the final of the women's 4x200m freestyle with China and the USA beating the strong favourites and the nation's Golden Girls. 

Twitter on Wednesday announced the permanent closure of its two largest offices - San Francisco, where its headquarters are, and New York - owing to the latest CDC guidance on COVID.

The nose of Fox's kayak was in need of some urgent repairs following her heats and finals for the canoe slalom K1 in Tokyo where she won a bronze.

The New South Wales premier said even some of her own loved ones questioned her about sending Sydney into a stay-at-home lockdown to slow the spread of the Delta strain.

An airman assigned to the 81st Training Wing died on Wednesday following a road traffic accident involving pedestrians on the Keesler Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi.

As unlikely 60-year-old femme fatale Lulu Lakatos starts a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence, we reveal the full story behind the audacious 2016 raid on society jewellers Boodles.

Australians who get their vaccines will be able to take advantage once the federal government removes the outbound travel ban which is in place until at least September 17.

Gladys Berejiklian has been accused of lying when she claimed Sydney had the toughest restrictions Australia has ever seen.

An emotional Gladys Berejiklian admitted she should have locked down Sydney earlier as NSW recorded another 239 cases of Covid-19.

A tenth of workers are likely to lose their jobs during Sydney's extended lockdown and rising inflation and prices mean they will struggle when only getting $750-a-week government support.

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert reportedly threw a COVID-19 face mask at a House staffer who tried to hand her one on Wednesday morning.

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, DC, on Wednesday announced that she wants to hire 20 more police officers this year, and 150 more in the fiscal year 2022, amid rising crime.

Dusty Hill, a bassist for the band ZZ Top, died in his sleep while at home in Houston, Texas, according to his band mates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard, who shared the news on Wednesday.

A man who allegedly punched a police horse at Sydney's anti-lockdown protest will be kept behind bars after refusing to take a Covid-19 test.

New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has promised 99 per cent of businesses affected by Sydney's extended lockdown will be able to get $1,500 to $100,000 a week in help.

Whistleblowers have alleged migrant children at the Fort Bliss facility near El Paso, Texas are receiving poor care and were told to downplay a coronavirus outbreak earlier this year.

Aussie sprint king Kyle Chalmers came in 0.06 seconds behind America's Caeleb Dressel to finish second in the final of the 100m freestyle.

On Thursday morning, Mr Morrison warned he can't guarantee lockdowns won't be needed next year to control the spread of Covid-19 even after all Aussies are offered a vaccine.

Ron Popeil, the father of the infomercial and creator of such items including the Pocket Fisherman, Hair in a Can and Set it and Forget it' Rotisserie has died at 86 in Los Angeles.

A terminally ill man is the first person in Western Australia to use state's voluntary assisted dying laws to end their life as Premier Mark McGowan says it's a historic moment for the state

Residents of Fort Mill, South Carolina, have claimed that a nearby paper mill plant is releasing noxious gases that cause migraines, dizziness, vomiting and nosebleeds.

Bob Odenkirk, 58, is stable in hospital, his rep confirmed on Wednesday night, after a 'heart related incident' on the set of Better Call Saul saw him rushed to hospital in New Mexico on Tuesday.

Larry Nassar has been allowed over the past three and a half year to spend $10,000 on prison perks while paying only $100 a year to a victims' compensation fund, it has emerged.

Victoria Police has launched an extraordinary manhunt for young lockdown protesters who wielded flares at last weekend's protests. 

New South Wales has recorded another 239 cases of Covid-19 as Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned Sydney's outbreak 'would get worse before it gets better'.

Netflix on Wednesday ruled that all those in 'Zone A' - the actors and those in close proximity - must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to continue working in the United States.

'The outpouring love & support I've received has made me realize I'm more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before,' Biles tweeted on Wednesday night.

White House keeps Biden meeting with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya under wraps as it balances supporting democracy movement with angering Russia's President Putin.

Frightening security footage showed the group of thugs lurking around their target's house on a quiet street in Tarneit, in Melbourne's west, at 11pm on Tuesday, before knocking on the door.

The Jewish co-founders of Ben & Jerry's have penned an op-ed expressing that they 'unequivocally support' the company's decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank to boycott Israeli settlements.

Victoria has recorded seven new cases of coronavirus on its second day out of lockdown but is still desperately tracing a mystery case.

Australia's Jeremy Hayward played against his brother Leon in the men's hockey at the Olympics last night after a 'ridiculous' rule saw the siblings compete.

The 22-year-old from Queensland had been a favourite to win after taking out first place in his semis with the fastest time of two minutes and 7.35 seconds.

A man is set to appear in court today charged with murder following the death of a man after an alleged assault at South West Rocks on the New South Wales north coast.

An Italian tennis star has blamed the intense heat for repeatedly shouting homophobic slurs during his Olympic loss - while his Russian opponent wants a reporter banned for asking about his nation cheating.

Mr Barilaro on Thursday defended the decision to lock down Sydney for four more weeks after the first five weeks of stay-at-home orders did nothing to stop the spread of the Delta Covid-19 strain.

Police released photos of three people, two men and a woman, seen holding flares at the protest onside the Victorian Parliament and urged them to surrender themselves.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Wednesday confirmed restrictions would remain in effect until at least August 28 as the state recorded 177 new locally-transmitted cases. 

Aussie boxer Skye Nicholson was inconsolable after her shock loss in the women's featherweight on Wednesday saying she'd failed herself and the country.

The joint state and federally-funded package announced on Wednesday includes $5000 grants for about 30,000 businesses hit by capacity limits under the current public health restrictions.

Day 5 at the Tokyo Olympic Games saw Ariarne Titmus thrash Katie Ledecky, Australia's rowers bring in consecutive golds and our Golden Girls set the standard in the pool again.

The man from Liverpool in Sydney's south-west was pulled over in Wollongong after police allege they caught him on a speed gun driving at 107km/h in a 80km/h zone on the M1 motorway.

Nine teenagers have broken lockdown in Sydney's west and gone on a 200km/hr joy ride. The car was found dumped in Newcastle, two hours north, after a police chase was called off.

The Real Facebook Oversight Board staged a protest with body bags Wednesday to call out Facebook for allegedly allowing the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine.

The 32-year-old man began speeding away from police at 11:30am on Tuesday in Anketell, Perth, after officers tried to stop a car they believe was stolen from a home in O'Connor on Monday.

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Wednesday described how he was overtaken by emotion at the vulnerability displayed by police officers as they recounted being attacked on Jan. 6.

Australian commentators have awkwardly tried to bridge the language barrier at the Tokyo Olympics by taking the time to explain the origins of 'g'day' to a Japanese colleague.

Fiji defended their Olympic title on Wednesday, beating New Zealand 27-12 at the final in Tokyo. They celebrated by singing E Da Sa Qaqa, which translates to 'we have overcome'.

A 14-year-old girl accused of stabbing her 10-year-old cousin to death on a farm at Gunnedah in the NSW north-west will plead not guilty of the crime as the case heads to a higher court in September.

Fourteen works on display at The National Gallery of Australia from the Asian art collection will be returned to the Indian government after being purchased by disgraced antiques dealer.

A video posted to social media shows the moment a group of bystanders rescued a father and son after their Ford Explorer was caught in Arizona floodwaters.

Travellers from amber list countries who have not been double jabbed will be allowed to attend the premier fashion event without the need to isolate on arrival.

The Texas firefighter who died of 'mechanical asphyxiation' while on vacation in Cancun was laid to rest at a funeral on Tuesday.

North Carolina woman Jenny Annette Skidmore Reel, 28, was arrested on the June 21 for burglarizing a home with her 7-month-old son, the McDowell County Sheriff's office reported.

'It's Lloyd Webber's new version: The Phantom has to self-isolate beneath the opera house'

Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis has gone from being dropped by his team mid-Tour de France because of mental health issues to Olympic bronze medallist.

Under sweeping changes being proposed by ministers, there are concerns that reporters could be hit with lengthy prison sentences if their stories upset the UK Government.

TOM LEONARD: The expression of disbelief that crossed Simone Biles's face as she completed the less than perfect move during the women's team final at the Olympics was shared by all.

Three young children wandering a dark San Antonio street early Tuesday morning told a police officer their 'mommy's dead' before leading cops back to their home.

TOM LEONARD: The Exorcist has had a deeply unsettling effect on many of those who watched it. And now it's coming back for one more attempt to nail us to our seats in terror.