Half of UK deaths from cervical cancer, which kills around 850 women a year, are among those aged 65 and over. Many of these women had long avoided smear tests.

Britons with Nationwide bank accounts today reported problems with delayed incoming payments - with some saying their wages had not yet been paid.

The Queen carried out 118 of her 192 engagements virtually in 2021, as the pandemic made meeting wellwishers too risky for the majority of the year.

George McMillan, 72, and his wife had been locked in a lengthy dispute with Edward Kelly over the towering cypress leylandii between their homes in Paisley, Renfrewshire.

Kevin Maxwell, a TV executive, believes his sister has been unfairly portrayed as paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's 'demon queen' accomplice.

The life-sized memorial was erected at a nature reserve in Hatton, Derbyshire, two days after the war veteran and NHS fundraiser died at the age of 100 in February earlier this year.

PC Ryan Connolly took photographs of himself lying down at the scene where Daniel Gee-Jamieson was mortally wounded in a stabbing in a Liverpool suburb on July 3, 2018.

Pub quiz experts at UK-based company SpeedQuizzing have put together a 25-question quiz designed to put your memory of this year's big news stories to the test.

Cancelo's partner, Daniela and baby daughter were in the house when the ordeal took place, an incident which left the full back shaken. City said that police are investigating the incident. 

People from around the world have taken to anonymous sharing app Whisper to share memories from their wildest New Year's Eve celebrations.

The Prime Minister spoke out as the number of people in hospital in England with Covid rose to 11,452 yesterday - up 61 per cent from a week earlier and the highest number since February 26.

Some lines in and out of Britain's second busiest station had been shut over the Christmas period due to Network Rail engineering work, with reduced services rerouted to London Bridge.

Victoria Beckham, husband David and a number of other shareholders have had to pump in millions of pounds to keep her fashion and beauty business afloat.

After the year we've been through, how can anyone (except Chris Whitty) expect us to go out and party but keep the brakes on, asks JANET STREET-PORTER.

Johanna Sjoberg was lured by Ghislaine Maxwell into Jeffrey Epstein's 'pyramid of sexual abuse' and says that within days she met Prince Andrew at the tycoon's Manhattan mansion.

President Biden spoke with his Russian counterpart on Thursday afternoon, hours after it emerged that the U.S. Air Force had flown a second spy plane over Ukraine amid a smouldering crisis.

JAN MOIR: Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking schoolgirls, but she is also guilty of betraying her own sex in unforgivable ways.

Attorneys representing Virginia Giuffre want the Duke of York to give them information about 'your alleged medical condition of anhidrosis, hyperhidrosis', court documents reveal.

RICHARD EDEN: Financial matters are rather pressing for Gervais, who lives in an £11 million North London mansion with Fallon and has an estimated fortune of more than £100 million.

Here Paul Donnelley takes a look at 50 of the funniest, wisest and most outrageous quotes of 2021 - but can you remember who said them?

The SNP leader has shut nightclubs and banned large groups from going out drinking - but with looser restrictions in England revellers are choosing to go there instead.

Lawyer Nick Freeman, known as Mr Loophole, said the move was a 'recipe for disaster'. It means riders in government-backed trials are exempt until the test period ends in November.

King's College London experts - who monitor the outbreak using a symptom-tracking app - estimate infections jumped 33 per cent in a week to around 192,000 per day.

Joshua and Anna Spedding were among the many Britons who enjoyed the unseasonable temperatures across the country while building sandcastles on the beach in Tynemouth.

Golf has proved especially popular as players sought an escape from living within four walls. Sales of bags and clubs have been 50 per cent higher this year than they were in pre-pandemic 2019.

Warning of a rise in the number of jet-skis and motorboats, The Wildlife Trusts said a bottlenose dolphin washed up dead in Ireland in September with injuries suggesting it had been struck by a boat.

Close to a million employees are now believed to be stuck at home, with restaurants forced to close and deliveries hit by the 'astronomical' numbers off sick.

Nearly half of UK adults admit they have gone into a shop specifically because it has a dog, while four in five say the presence of a pet encourages them to spend more time than planned.

Elsa was two when she began spending longer and longer out of owner Ruth Armstrong's home - until one day in June 2007 she just didn't come back.

Paul McNairney, 39, had been using his Omnipod - a wearable insulin pump - after he was given it on the NHS in July and an investigation into the device has now been launched.

It comes as the Conservative Party was fined £17,800 by the Electoral Commission for failing to register the donation from Tory peer Lord Brownlow in October last year.

Footage shows three men standing outside the Hare and Hounds in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, when a car travelling at a high speed smashes through benches and planters.

Boris Johnson has urged people to come forward for their Covid-19 booster shot after 189,213 coronavirus infections were reported yesterday, with a further 332 deaths.

DR MAX PEMBERTON: More than half the country is triple-jabbed and the Omicron variant, as Boris Johnson rightly said this week, is 'obviously milder' than its predecessors. Yet the frantic testing goes on.

General Sir Nick Carter said he wants officials to consider whether ecstasy could be used to treat traumatised troops suffering from PTSD, following research in the United States.

The story of Ghislaine Maxwell is a tragedy in two acts. The first was not of her making: she was the youngest and most spoilt child of a monstrous father who was also a financial criminal.

Chauntae Davies was a 21-year-old trainee massage therapist when she was lured into Maxwell and Epstein's depraved circle, where she was repeatedly raped over many years.

A Whitehall 'style guide' advises staff to avoid the word 'Brexit', arguing it should only be used when necessary for 'historical context'.

It is feared that the unexploded ordnance could cause 'mass damage and loss of life' after it was revealed an explosion could cause a 15ft high tsunami tidal wave.

Kelly Kennedy was killed in a crash when she came across two drivers racing at up to 90mph in South Wales, in 2016. Her mother Tracy (pictured), 54, subsequently launched a road safety campaign.

One e-scooter on sale claims that it's 'the perfect scooter for commuting' due to its long range between charges, with another being 'ideal for travel' because it can be folded up for easy storage.

The 113-year-old business was sold by the Weston family to Thai retailer Central Group and Austrian property firm Signa for £4bn.

Questions have already been raised over how the units will be manned, after the last set of Nightingales treated just 381 Covid patients.This was less than 0.2 per cent of admissions last winter.

The Health Secretary also revealed that supplies would be prioritised for vulnerable groups, such as care home patients. He also said the UK had trebled its order for January and February.

Around 75,000 people and businesses in the UK who were already set up to receive payments from 2,000 companies with Santander accounts were wrongly paid twice.

Leona reported missing after last being seen in the Hele Park area of Newton Abbot at 9.15am on Monday, December 20. She was found safe and well in Boston, Lincolnshire earlier today.

Tom Williams, chief operating officer for Parkrun Global, is asking the Welsh government to allow the organisation's New Year's Day event. Pictured: Cardiff Parkrun, Christmas Day.

Dozens of marchers entered the facility in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and shouted 'shame on you' at testing staff yesterday, throwing traffic cones and pushing over signs.

One paramedic today warned patients in Sheffield considered Category 3 - those suffering burns, diabetic problems or in late stage labour - were now waiting almost 24 hours for care.

One flood warning in Lostock, Greater Manchester, and 43 flood alerts have been issued across England today, with the Met Office predicting showers in 'many areas' for tonight.

The NHS is still yet to prominently display the update to guidance a week after the change was made. Ministers have slashed self-isolation to seven days for those that test negative for the virus.

Annie Farmer said she is 'grateful that the jury believed us and sent a strong message that perpetrators of sexual abuse and exploitation will be held accountable.' She testified in Maxwell's trial.

Liverpool Women's Hospital bomber Emad Al Swealmeen died from the explosion and fire caused by the improvised device he manufactured with "murderous intent", a coroner has ruled.

The animal charity has revealed its craziest animal rescues from 2021 as the year comes to a close including the rescue of a 4ft python from the toilet of soap star Harry Visinoni's Cheshire home.

The 60-year-old daughter of disgraced media mogul Robert Maxwell, who was a billionaire at the height of his wealth, also reportedly transferred £15m to her husband Scott Borgerson (pictured).

Zhang Bo, 27, threw his two children, aged 2 and 1, from his apartment building in Chongqing, China, because his new girlfriend Ye Chengchen did not want another woman's kids.

Africa Health Research Institute scientists found Omicron fighting antibody levels spiked 14-fold, but those against Delta also rose 4-fold. The tests were carried out in Durban, South Africa.

Boris Johnson - already in a sleaze row over the lavish redecoration of his Downing Street flat - faces another headache, this time over noisy renovations in the loft.

The future of warfare will see the use of hypersonic missiles and the internet cut off in seconds, experts warned today.

The rapid home testing kits were available to order around 1pm today. But by 1.15pm the Government's website shared a message saying 'Sorry, there are no home delivery slots left for these tests right now'.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Lawyers for Moskvin say that after nine years of treatment, he is now well enough to become an outpatient, and that he wanted to move to Moscow and get married.

Savvy employees have figured out a way to turn 26 days of annual leave into 62 days of 'holiday' in 2022, by carefully placing annual leave around weekends and bank holidays,

John and Beverley Taylor, both 66, were discovered at the property in Regent Crescent, Skipton, on December 21. David Michael Taylor, 35, has been charged with their murder.

The capital, which is usually among the top locations for property price rises, ranked bottom of regional growth figures for 2021, new analysis by Halifax shows.

Acusensus, the Australian firm who designed the cameras, admits that they can be used to catch motorists doing anything from eating, drinking, smoking, or using navigation devices.

Sue Gray is carrying out out inquiries into three alleged gatherings at No10 and the Department for Education in November and December last year, when indoor mixing was banned.

Dane Rowe, 41, who worked for British food producers David Wood Baking, had been off work for three months with severe depression and anxiety.

TV presenter Michaela Strachan frequently flies from South Africa to the UK for work but said she makes every effort to mitigate the impact by being a vegetarian and using solar panels

There were 50 fire engines out of 142 (35 per cent) that were not able to run during the day shift on December 25, according to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).

Cameras are not allowed in federal court, so it was down to New York's courtroom artists to depict Maxwell's trial, and her transformation from pre-trial haggard figure into confident woman.

Katrina Jones, who joined the firm as a risk and compliance analyst in 2015, alleges that the 'oppressive and abusive' behaviour of Christopher Holliday, 44, caused her psychiatric harm.

Marcello Distefano, boss of the San Carlo Italian chain, admits he will have to close several of their 23 UK restaurants due to staff shortages with staffing for New Year's Eve still touch and go.

The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell cast a spotlight on the lives of her siblings who put their own reputations on the line by showing public support for her.

Ryan Connolly, 37, had his phoned seized during a separate police anti-corruption investigation into him in February last year. The content included 'an act which threatened a person's life'.

The Prime Minister opted not to impose new curbs between Christmas and New Year's Eve but rising Covid case numbers are fuelling fears that new measures could be on the horizon.

Gosha, a 20-month-old pet raven showed off impressive tricks as instructed by his owner Alexander Sergeevich in a video filmed in Lysva, Perm Krai, Russia on December 28.

Cleaner River Rosenquist, 26, could face criminal charges for allegedly sticking his arm into an enclosure at Naples Zoo, Florida before being bitten by Eko, an eight-year-old Malayan tiger.

Argentinian Alejandro Pueblas was supposed to provide an update to a studio presenter on his search for a dog who had disappeared in August when he received the news.

Cleveland Police said it would pay £264 to repair Amy McQuillen's (pictured left) Nissan Qashqai after they tried to save her daughter Darci's toy.

The Met Office said the conditions in the UK were 'ridiculously warm' for the time of year and more akin to temperatures seen in early April - with the average daytime high for December being just 7.6C.

Police were called at 7.34pm on yesterday to reports of an injured male at the Philpotts Farm Open Space close to Heather Lane in Yiewsley.

A rescue mission is underway to save four people who became trapped by falling debris after a cliff gave way south-west of Melbourne.

Assunta Maresca, who was known as Pupetta, meaning little doll, was 18 years old and six months pregnant when she gunned down Antonio Esposito, a witness at her own wedding.

A little girl who suffers multiple seizures a day faces an uncertain future and will need ongoing care for the rest of her life as her condition deteriorates.

Colorado on Thursday suffered the most devastating wildfire for homes in state history, with 580 properties lost in a wildfire near Boulder, sparked by high winds downing power lines.

Die-hard New Year's Eve revellers are heading out for a night of fun despite warnings from health authorities to avoid crowds amid rising Omicron case numbers.

Former US presidential hopeful Ted Cruz was mocked for an embarrassing gaffe in which he mixed up Western Australia with Washington State in a twitter rant on Covid rules.

Nicola Sturgeon has banned large Hogmanay celebrations and advised people to limit socialising as much as possible.

Elephants, polar bears, sharks, frogs and fish are all under threat according to the environmental organisation in its Winners and Losers of 2021 report.

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: A 22-year-old security guard was shot dead on his first day at work in the city of Cúcuta, in a dramatic shootout which ended the life of the assailant as well.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was seen having a maskless meal in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday.

Nikole Hannah-Jones has said Americans are being taught false history, as she defended her controversial 1619 Project. In the same AP interview, she admitted the work was 'agenda-driven'.

Cmdr. Richard Zamberlan and Lt. Cmdr Phillip Lundberg of the Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery were relieved on Thursday from their commands by Capt. Marc Crawford.

'For far too long, communities of color in New York have been held back by systemic racism and inequitable treatment,' Hochul said in a statement on December 23.

The US broke a world record for average daily COVID cases for the second day in a row with 512,533 reported on Thursday.

Professor Adrian Esterman, a leading Australian epidemiologist, said long Covid was an 'invisible' problem and that its damaging long-term effects will soon be seen in Australia.

South Australia's Chief Health Officer Professor Nicola Spurrier caused confusion on Friday when she said the state's close contact rules were different to those agreed to at national cabinet yesterday.

The Melbourne Stars have revealed seven players and eight staff members now have the virus.

Western Australia's 'backpacker outbreak' linked to a French tourist at a Perth nightclub has grown to 14. The latest case has been revealed as WA bans visitors from Queensland and SA.

Best-selling author Patricia Cornwell has taken to Twitter to clarify she is not the now infamous Patricia 'Delta Karen' Cornwall, who was arrested by the FBI after the attack.

Bill de Blasio hosted two separate farewell press conferences following a morning media appearance on his last full day as mayor.

Aguilera-Mederos, 26, was driving a semi-truck on April 25, 2019, along Interstate 70 in Lakewood, Colorado, when he crashed, killing four peole and slamming into two dozen vehicles.

Marisa Fotieo tested positive for Covid on her flight from Chicago, Illinois to Reykjavik, Iceland after she started to feel ill despite providing a negative pre-departure test.

Footage of the aftermath of a stabbing and of an elderly man being attacked inside a Manhattan bank have rounded off a year of rising crimes in the Big Apple.

Mayor-elect Eric Adams promised to keep the private sector vaccine mandate that de Blasio initiated but promised that he would not lean on punishments and fines to enforce the policy

In a Thursday filing in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss claims against Tova Noel, 33  and Michael Thomas, 43.

William Dorsey Jones Jr, 42, has served in the LAPD for more than 10 year. His lawyer confirmed Jones is the officer who shot 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta.

Australia's variable summer weather will look a lot more stable in the country's south-east over New Year's, with fine weather and high temperatures for most of the major capital cities.

In a recorded New Year video message, the Prime Minister said Aussies should enter 2022 full of confidence as the economy continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic.

As lame duck Bill de Blasio heads out the door on New Years Day and Eric Adams looks to replace him, he also looks to try and slow three years of rising murder totals in the Big Apple.

Videos shared on social media show at least one demonstrator stoking the fire at the door of the historic building with a pile of sticks.

Addison Stewart and Chace Harrison were celebrated in Devonport on Friday. They were among six children who died while enjoying end-of-year celebrations earlier this month.

Dr Kerry Chant's plea to stay home comes as the state reeled from Covid case numbers almost doubling again in just 48 hours as the Omicron strain rips through the state.

There's an eye-watering $40 million up for grabs for tonight's New Year's Eve Megadraw lotto event in Australia.

The Northern Territory will be enforcing mask mandates from 6pm Friday night following 60 infections recorded. All North Territorians will now have to wear face masks in all indoor settings.

A nurse has shared the heartwarming random act of kindness she received. Sarah Claudette shared that she found a thank you note and $10 bill on her car after her shift.

A group of campers came within inches of being crushed to death by a falling tree during a New Year's holiday in Victoria.

NSW Police revealed on Friday they had repeatedly been called out to a series of post-Covid thrashes across Sydney which got out of hand and ended in violence.

The Marine Corps announced it has kicked out a total of 206 troops for refusing the vaccine, up from 169 last week - and that 95 percent of active-duty Marines are partially vaccinated.

National Cabinet agreed to the new rules on Friday after health advice that said cases are rarely infectious after a week.

Veteran radio broadcaster Ray Hadley has launched an astonishing attack on one of 2GB's fill-in hosts, Joe Hildebrand, over his interview this week with NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.

Queensland has posted another sharp rise in new cases of Covid-19, with 3,118 infections recorded but only one person in ICU.

University of Edinburgh musicologist Morag Grant has written a book about Robert Burns' best-loved song. Burns, a Freemason, died in 1796 - and she says the organisation was key in promoting his work.

'Construction is expected to begin the second half of 2022,' a MilliporeSigma spokesperson told DailyMail.com. 'We estimate that the facility will be capable... in the latter part of 2024.'

South Australia has reported 2093 new Covid infections overnight plus the deaths of two aged care residents. The new cases mark a massive spike in cases as SA Premiere eases rules.

The Doherty Institute director has warned Omicron cases will continue to surge but is unlikely to lead to greater hospitalisations as it is less severe than other strains.  

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Ben Affleck welcomed a van to his $20m home from POOP 911 on Wednesday.

One of the Australian batsman is said to have been been diagnosed with the virus and urgent tests are now underway to see if it has spread through the playing group.

New South Wales is preparing to ditch mandatory QR code check-ins by the end of January.

Ashraf Ghani (pictured) said more blood would have been spilled had he resisted the militants, who apparently broke a pledge to stay out of the capital after taking control of the rest of the country.

A two-year-old girl has died after she was found unresponsive in the pond at Footscray Park, Melbourne. The little girl was found in the pond around 8pm Monday night.

Alison Lobb has urged her social media followers to call Newcastle television station NBN to complain about her husband Paul 'Lobby' Lobb's sudden removal as fans rally in support of the newsreader.

The prime minister's refusal to provide Australians with free or at least cut-price rapid antigen tests has drawn a furious response from health professionals.

As Ghislaine Maxwell prepares to face the rest of her life behind bars, attention has turned toward her minions who allegedly had a hand in helping her procure girls for Jeffrey Epstein.  

Tasmania's previous daily record was 92 cases recorded on Thursday - but that has now been smashed as the Omicron variant continues to spread.

After Aboriginal rights protesters set the historic building alight on Thursday, Lidia Thorpe tweeted: 'Seems like the colonial system is burning down. Happy New Year everyone'.

The 28-year-old was sprayed with bullets as he stepped out of his black BMW SUV at Leppington on Wednesday.

The Big Apple hit another day of record COVID-19 infections with 44,000 new cases reported on Thursday alone. State numbers also shattered previous highs with 74,000 positive tests recorded.

Four people have been injured and one unconscious after a small toyota crashed into the front of a Chemist Warehouse in Richmond, Melbourne, on Thursday.

NSW has recorded 21,151 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths while Victoria has reported 5,919 infections and seven deaths in major New Year's Eve spikes.

Cuauhtémoc Gutiérrez De La Torre, a political party director wanted by Mexican authorities and the Interpol, was arrested Wednesday for 'operating a human trafficking and prostitution ring.'

Michael Cohen said Thursday that his lawyers showed up at Bill Barr's house to serve him with a lawsuit claiming that Donald Trump retaliated against him by sending him back to prison.

Former Sky News presenter John Mangos accused the government of stirring confusion as it made a series of changes to handling the latest outbreak in Australia.

The tiger clamped down on his arm, leaving the worker screaming out in pain: 'Please help me! Please help me!' Deputies attempted to free the man but ultimately shot the cat so it would retreat.

Cedric Lofton, 17, reportedly attacked an employee at a juvenile detention center when he was released to use the restroom, causing staff to put him in a prone position. He died minutes later.

Taiwan-based vaccine maker Medigen has hired the lobbying firm of Jeff Richetti, the brother of counselor to the president Steve Richetti.

Chace Harrison's 'cheeky grin' and 'beautiful angel' Addison Stewart will be remembered at separate funeral services on Friday as the final victims of the Tasmanian school tragedy are farewelled

Adrienne Klein, 43, from Gulf Breeze, Florida, and Gesart Hoxha, 20, from Buford, Georgia, have been charged in connection with the alleged molestation of the woman's 12-year-old child.

At least U.S.1,200 flights are canceled and 5,000 are delayed today as travel chaos drags into a seventh day JetBlue also announces it has cut more than 1,280 flights through mid-January.