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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:01:54 GMT
Love Thy Neighbour star Jack Smethurst dies peacefully while surrounded by loved ones aged 89
Love Thy Neighbour star Jack Smethurst has died at the age of 89 - he died peacefully and was surrounded by loved ones.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:55:34 GMT
British man, 35, is mauled to death by a great white shark in Sydney
Simon Nellist, 35, who lives in Sydney, was attacked from below by the 13ft-long predator at Buchan Point near Little Bay about 500ft from the beach on Wednesday afternoon.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:50:34 GMT
'Tell us where Andrew will get £12m': Calls grow for no public money to be used in settlement
Demands for Buckingham Palace to reveal how Prince Andrew will pay for his £12million sexual abuse lawsuit intensified after royal aides refused to say whether it will be partly funded by the Queen.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:10:14 GMT
Social broadband tariffs: How 4m on Universal Credit could get internet half price
Millions of households could save up to £144 a year on broadband by taking advantage of 'social tariffs', but have yet to claim their discount.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:09:23 GMT
England will offer Covid jabs to ALL over-5s: Vaccines will be rolled out on 'non-urgent' basis
The UK's vaccine advisers stressed the offer is not urgent because Covid poses such a tiny risk to healthy children. Its main purpose is to safeguard against future waves.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:08:16 GMT
Widow hits back at Post Office bosses over IT scandal she believes pushed her husband to early grave
Widow Karen Wilson (pictured) broke down as she told a public inquiry that her husband Julian's wrongful conviction over an unexplained £27,000 shortfall 'massively contributed' to his death.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:03:48 GMT
Record 28,000 students from China apply to study in the UK
There has been a 12 per cent increase in applicants from China, to 28,930 - up from 26,000 last year and 6,900 in 2013.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:00:02 GMT
Boris faces police Partygate form deadline TOMORROW
Boris Johnson received his formal questionnaire last Friday, and the Met has given all those contacted seven days to respond.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:50:28 GMT
Inside woke world of headteacher who banned meat and forbade teachers from raising their voice
The meat ban comes after Rachel Tomlinson (pictured) previously forbade teachers at the school from raising their voice and holds a belief that there is no such thing as a 'naughty' child.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:42:01 GMT
British man, 26, killed after his plane span out of control and crashed down in to fields in Spain
The 26-year-old British man is believed to have died instantly after the light aircraft came down in a field by a main road near the town of Pinzon, 25 miles south of Seville.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:33:19 GMT
Lottie Moss admits rehab stint is due to a 'bad coke addiction' - but she's been sober for 18 days
The 24-year-old has confessed to a 'really bad' cocaine addiction after checking herself into a rehab facility in the US.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:29:32 GMT
New rules for schools will ban teachers from discussing topics such as Black Lives Matter
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi unveiled the new directive to stop school teachers 'promoting contested theories as fact'.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:14:46 GMT
'Problem? Don't sweat it!' Prince Andrew is mercilessly mocked
The British royal - who infamously insisted a medical condition left him unable to sweat - agreed to an undisclosed deal said to be worth £7.5million.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:38:12 GMT
Ioan Gruffudd 'files restraining order against estranged wife Alice Evans'
Court documents seen by MailOnline show the Welsh actor wants the 53-year-old - who he is in the process of divorcing - to stay 100 yards away from him.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:49:32 GMT
Beaming Katie Price, 43, displays the results of her eye and brow lift
The glamour model, 43, escaped time behind bars on Monday after striking a last-minute deal to pay off debts amid her bankruptcy case and two days later headed out to the pricey Sheesh restaurant.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:39:48 GMT
Police officers who took explicit photographs of a woman are found guilty of gross misconduct
PC Ben Pitelen, 45, and PC Mark Crompton, were on duty for Hertfordshire Constabulary when they went to the home of the woman, known as Ms A, in January 2013.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:12:10 GMT
Farmer is celebrating the cream of the crop after breaking world record for heaviest strawberry 
Ariel Chahi's specimen weighs 289g (over 10oz) - more than 24 times the average. Grown by his family strawberry business in Israel, it is 34cm around.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:07:58 GMT
Delays to Christmas post hit 15million people and caused many to miss important bills, survey shows 
More than half of those affected (54 per cent) went at least a week without letters, according to the survey of 4,165 customers by Citizens Advice. Royal Mail has apologised.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:58:51 GMT
India drops travel curbs for fully jabbed travellers meaning no pre-departure tests or quarantine
Double jabbed UK travellers heading to India will not need a pre-departure test or have to quarantine. Unvaccinated visitors will continue to need the former.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:46:15 GMT
Priti Patel hires Australia's migrant guru in bid to help solve Channel crisis 
It is understood that Mr Downer will cover all of Border Force's work, including immigration checks at ports and airports, counter-smuggling operations and asylum claims.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:25:07 GMT
Country Life magazine parks its typical cover of society debutantes to publish heroine in uniform 
The 125-year-old magazine on sale now has strayed from its usual high society debutantes to present Natalie Turner, 30, beaming on the stairs of a Kent fire engine in her uniform.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:20:18 GMT
Barrister says sorry over false claims of victory in Matt Hancock case 
Jolyon Maugham, QC blamed being 'under-staffed' when a Twitter user pointed out that his campaign group the Good Law Project (GLP) had incorrectly claimed victory against Matt Hancock.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:20:54 GMT
Boris Johnson announces £25m partnership with Australia to deal with security threats 
Boris Johnson spoke to Australian prime minister Scott Morrison (pictured) yesterday to strengthen the two nations' ties following a Free Trade Agreement signed last December.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 23:18:02 GMT
Finance professor, 51, 'battered Old Harrovian businessman at his £2m home'
A finance professor battered a bloody and bruised Old Harrovian businessman, 77, at his £2m home after he told him he was sleeping with his 28-year-old girlfriend, a court heard.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:42:17 GMT
Lord Sugar reveals he fears anti-Semitic attack as man who sent him threatening letters is jailed
Patrick Gomes, 70, told the Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar he wanted 'to murder all Jews in Britain' as part of a threatening letter campaign.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:28:18 GMT
Car's 22ft death PLUNGE caught on camera: Moment boyfriend high on cocaine killed girlfriend
Andrew Vowles, 35, managed to escape from the wreckage on the Coryton interchange on the M4 in Cardiff in November 2020, but his girlfriend Danielle Andrews, 28, died.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:15:48 GMT
DAN WOOTTON: The Queen must resist any attempt from Prince Andrew to worm his way back
DAN WOOTTON: Prince Andrew will still die a disgraced royal outcast... In signing that cheque Andrew has also written his public resignation letter - there is no way back now

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:05:08 GMT
UK's Covid cases, hospitalisations and deaths all fall AGAIN
Government dashboard data revealed another 54,218 Covid cases were recorded over the last 24 hours, down a fifth on the tally from last Wednesday.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:29:37 GMT
Met Police WON'T reopen Prince Andrew sex abuse probe
Britain's biggest force dropped its investigation into Andrew last October, saying they would take 'no further action' - but the latest development raised questions over whether he would still be quizzed.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:17:08 GMT
Welsh Government slammed over £20million basic income pilot scheme handing teenagers £1,600-a-MONTH
In what is one of the most generous schemes of its type in the world, young adults leaving the care system will be eligible for monthly £1,600 payments for two years, with no conditions attached.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:10:43 GMT
The prefab homes still standing in Moseley: How temporary 'tin can homes' became a local landmark
The pre-fab homes in Wake Green Road, Moseley, were only mean to last a decade. But more than 70 years on they still stand and now have Grade-II listed status.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:00:24 GMT
Met Police launches 'cash for honours' probe into Prince Charles' former right hand man
Prince Charles could be questioned by the Met Police as part of its criminal 'cash for honours' investigation into his aide and charity.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:49:58 GMT
Drink-driving mother-of-four admits killing two of her children in M1 crash after going on run
Mary McCann, 35, has admitted two counts of causing death by careless driving while unfit through drink following a fatal crash on the M1 near Milton Keynes in August last year.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:42:15 GMT
Families face squeeze as inflation creeps up to new 30-year high of 5.5%
The headline CPI rate nudged up to 5.5 per cent in January from 5.4 per cent the previous month, with clothing and footwear costs adding to the burden.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:32:25 GMT
Horrifying last moments of swimmer who was eaten alive by a 14FT great white shark
A swimmer killed in Australia spent his final moments screaming for help and struggling to fight off a massive 14ft great white shark before being eaten alive as horrified witnesses watched on.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:50:35 GMT
Bristol bar is branded 'Britain's most right-on pub' for refusing to serve 'unethical' major brands
The Red Lion in Bristol revealed it will not serve Coca-Cola, Heineken, Polish lager Tyskie, Thatcher's or Bacardi because of concerns over the brands' history.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:34:24 GMT
Police officer caught on camera hitting a football fan is found dead
The body of PC William Sampson, known as Billy, 26, was found at his terraced home in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, last Friday. His family say that he had taken his life.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:27:22 GMT
Keir Starmer receives a poll boost as Rishi Sunak's popularity slides
Sir Keir Starmer has taken an eight point poll lead over Boris Johnson on who would make the best prime minister, with support for the Labour leader now at an all-time high.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:24:52 GMT
Stammerer with history of suing companies refuses to pay a £500 deposit
Lorenzo Garcia took a marketing firm, which was based 200 miles away from his London home, to an employment tribunal demanding compensation.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:06:37 GMT
Two teenage girls claimed they were 'spiked' in Stoke nightclub
Elle Vickers, 18, and Ellen Baldwin, 19, believe they were injected with an unknown drug on a night out at a club in Stoke-on-Trent that left them incapacitated and needing medical assistance.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:01:51 GMT
Tracey Cox reveals what women would REALLY say about their partner's bedroom performance
Tracey Cox spoke to men and women from around the UK to find out what they'd tell their partner if they were being really honest, including telling men to stop taking cues from porn,

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:08:15 GMT
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Laila Rouass SPLIT!
The 50-year-old actress revealed on Twitter that she and the six-time world snooker champion had gone their separate ways after a decade together - but didn't give a reason why. 

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:42:45 GMT
Now Scotland will allow all over-5s to get Covid vaccines as Nicola Sturgeon follows Wales
There is still no word on whether England will follow suit but MailOnline understands there could be an update later today. The offer to children is 'non urgent' because their Covid risk is low.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:22:31 GMT
Royal Military Police corporal thrown out of army for sexually assaulting female soldier
Corporal Edward Gadd, 30, of the Army Training Centre Pirbright in Woking, Surrey, had asked the woman to have sex and, after she refused, tried to 'bargain' with her to carry out other sex acts.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:21:29 GMT
Stockton mother, 25, says violent ex, 33, 'should have warning sticker' after he shattered her jaw
Kendra Mcquilling, 25, had to undergo an operation to fix the bones around her mouth after Jay Curry, 33, attacked her, both pictured.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:16:51 GMT
Outrage as Malaysian female minister advises husbands to beat their 'stubborn' wives 'gently'
Malaysian minister Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff was accused of 'normalising' domestic violence by urging men to strike their wives to show how strict he is and 'how much he wants her to change'.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:58:23 GMT
Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex on a family skiing trip to glitzy St Moritz
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, wasted no time hitting the slopes with their son James Viscounts Severn, 14, and daughter Lady Louise, 18.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:53:35 GMT
Tech giants face having to remove 'legal but harmful' content or face huge fines
Tories today warned against creating 'unclear' rules amid claims tech giants could face fines for failing to remove 'legal but harmful' content.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:38:37 GMT
Man, 30, only discovered he needed a new heart after borrowing his friend's FITBIT
Ryan Gabb, from North Wales, discovered he had a resting heart rate above 100 beats per minute - the maximum end of the healthy range - after putting on the gadget.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:27:30 GMT
Women's groups and mothers blast new hit BBC drama This Is Going To Hurt
Mothers, midwives and pregnancy campaign groups have blasted the BBC show, which is based on the bestselling memoir by Adam Kay and stars Ben Wishaw.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:17:24 GMT
Let's find Joe! Hunt is on for generous six-year-old who sent his football team's star player 26p
The boy sent in a note to Swindon Town FC, signing his name simply as 'Joe, Aged 6½', with a 20p, 5p and 1p taped on at the bottom for Harry McKirdy, who plays as a forward.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:07:17 GMT
NYT is accused of wrecking Wordle AGAIN after another obscure answer leaves fans in uproar
CONTAINS SPOILERS: Gamers took to Twitter to say the answer was the most difficult yet and only people who 'know about ship maintenance' would know the term.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:31:05 GMT
PC charged with misconduct after 'taking selfies at scene where teenage boy was stabbed to death'
PC Ryan Connolly, 37, is on trial for committing misconduct in a public office. He is accused of taking selfies while on duty at the scene where Daniel Gee-Jamieson, 16 was fatally stabbed in 2018.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:52:49 GMT
Russian skater Kamila Valieva, 15, 'had THREE different drugs in her system' claim New York Times
In addition to testing positive for the banned angina drug trimetazidine, the New York Times said the laboratory that analysed Valieva's sample also found evidence of two other heart medications.

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:23:25 GMT
JANET STREET-PORTER: I am one of Novak's superfans but I don't want him to play again 
JANET STREET-PORTER: Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic (pictured) is suffering from a serious condition - extreme self-importance complicated with delusions of grandeur.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:56:33 GMT
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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:00:21 GMT
Ioan Gruffudd's estranged wife Alice Evans lays into his 'vixen' new girlfriend
The Welsh actor submitted a raft of abusive texts as he applied for a restraining order, claiming she threatened to do to him 'what Amber Heard did to Johnny Depp'.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:56:08 GMT
Biden loses support in California as new poll finds most voters disapprove of his job performance
The poll of 8,937 registered voters in the Golden State showed 48 per cent currently disapprove of Biden's presidency, compared to 47 per cent who approved.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:54:12 GMT
Mother releases horrific CCTV of her 20-year-old son's one-punch death
CCTV caught Brandon Sillence, 25, launching the vicious attack on Dean Skillin outside the Waverley Hotel in Bangor, Wales. Pictured: The victim on the ground after the attack.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:53:08 GMT
Little Bay shark attack victim Simon Nellist's chilling post - Sydney, Australia
A swimmer penned a chilling post about shark nets and drum lines months before he was mauled to death by a great white at Sydney's Little Bay Beach..

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:52:06 GMT
County Durham baby death: Police investigate 'unexplained' death of baby in Chilton
Emergency services were called to a home in Chilton, a village east of Bishop Auckland, at around 2pm on Wednesday. The child died in hospital shortly after arriving.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:51:51 GMT
Tailgating in Australia: Nearly EVERY driver does it
When it comes to safe driving it seems we are massive hypocrites - we can't stand aggressive driving by others but a staggering 98 per cent of us are guilty of doing the same.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:48:25 GMT
Labour's Emily Thornberry blasts 'selfish' people who refuse Covid jab
Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry has said she would not date someone who has not had a coronavirus jab as she labelled the unvaccinated as 'selfish'.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:45:39 GMT
Showdown in Ottawa looms: Police hand out notices to evacuate
DailyMail.com was given an exclusive tour of one of the Freedom Convoy camps in Ottawa, Canada.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:45:31 GMT
Canada's women's hockey team beats US team for Olympic gold
Canada got revenge over the US women's hockey team tonight by snatching back the Olympic gold medal America won against them at the last winter games.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:45:28 GMT
Workers find 121-year-old 'time capsule' as they take down Jefferson Davis monument in Virginia 
Masonry workers discovered what appears to be a 121-year-old time capsule on Wednesday as they were dismantling the remnants of a pedestal that once held a Jefferson Davis statue.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:41:59 GMT
VIDEO: Manson the husky climbs into a tumble dryer
Manson the husky, pictured, hid out in a tumble dryer inside his owner Nicole Cordova home in Dover, Delaware and refused to leave despite constant appeals.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:37:01 GMT
Retired cop who shot man for texting in movie theater reveals he thought he was going to be attacked
Curtis Reeves, 79, on trial for shooting a man in a Tampa-area movie theater for texting, said he thought the man was going to attack him, audio from a recorded interview revealed Wednesday.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:31:12 GMT
Health minister admits Government KNEW about links between Tory peer and PPE firm given £200m
Michelle Mone - nick-named 'Baroness Bra' -has faced increasing scrutiny for her links to PPE Medpro, a firm founded just weeks before it sealed two deals to supply the UK with PPE.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:30:32 GMT
Jonathan Dimbleby compares 'cash for honours' scandal to PM's Jimmy Savile slurs against Starmer 
The BBC journalist, 77, has insisted it is 'extraordinarily unlikely' the Prince of Wales knew one of his charities may have been helping a Saudi billionaire get a knighthood and British citizenship.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:30:28 GMT
IOC hits back at American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson after she accused them of double standards
The IOC has rejected claims from U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson of racist double standards in their handling of her anti-doping case and that of Russian prodigy Kamila Valieva.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:25:27 GMT
Horror as woman is viciously stabbed by a STRANGER who burst into her home Ballarat Victoria
A woman has been violently stabbed by a man who entered her home in regional Victoria on Thursday afternoon.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:19:58 GMT
White House says Russia has sent 7,000 more troops to the Ukrainian border
'Every indication we have now is they mean only to publicly offer to talk and make claims about deescalation while privately mobilizing for war,' said a senior administration official.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:15:29 GMT
Ukraine crisis: Fears Russian 'false flag' operation is underway to justify invasion
Moscow-backed rebels fighting in Ukraine's eastern regions claimed government troops fired mortars at them four times over the last 24 hours, a claim that was quickly refuted by Kiev.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:11:57 GMT
Former Bunnings worker reveals secret about the store loudspeaker security announcements
A former Bunnings worker from Queensland has revealed on TikTok that the hardware store's security announcements might not be what they seem. 

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:08:25 GMT
Mask rules NSW: What you need to know
Long suffering retail and hospitality workers will no longer be forced to wear masks as most Covid rules are abolished by the NSW Government after Dominic Perrotet announced major rule changes.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:06:36 GMT
Covid-19 Australia: NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant's four predictions for 2022
NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant has warned Australians should expect a bad flu season and that a fourth booster shot may be on the horizon.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:06:08 GMT
Staff at estate agent KFH in Hampstead seen 'inhaling hippy crack' from balloons at post-work party
The extraordinary scenes took place at the offices of the Kinleigh, Folkard and Hayward estate agency in West Hampstead, North London, after the office had closed for business on Friday night last week.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:01:30 GMT
Homicide detectives raid Brisbane transport depot over disappearance of Lachlan Griffith
Lachlan Griffiths, 35, has not been seen for more than three weeks after he mysteriously vanished from Brisbane's CBD around the 16th or 17th of January.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:57:17 GMT
Shark attack victim identified as experienced Sydney diving instructor
The swimmer mauled to death by a great white shark in Sydney's first fatal attack in 60 years has been identified as a 35-year-old British expat.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:49:36 GMT
Climate change: Experts warn Sydney could face long periods of 'extreme heat' by 2050
Parts of Sydney are on track to experience five times the number of extreme heat days a year if something is not done to curb emissions.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:46:50 GMT
Australian's Adam Scott tees up for Genesis Invitational tour at Riviera
Adam Scott is adamant a 'big win is around the corner' and PGA Tour events don't come much bigger than this week's Genesis Invitational at Riviera.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:42:55 GMT
Dame Cressida Dick 'quit the Met after being told by Sadiq Khan to sack Charing Cross officers'
The Met commissioner announced she was quitting the country's top policing role last week after losing the confidence of the mayor of London.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:37:22 GMT
Bizarre moment police monitoring a anti-vaxx protest in New Zealand have their patrol car TOWED
A TikTok video showing a police car getting towed in New Zealand has gone viral online. The footage is believed to be from Wellington, where a Covid protest has reached its tenth day.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:36:50 GMT
Priti Patel plans to scrap £2m 'dirty money' visas amid fears scheme is exploited by crooks 
There has been long-standing unease that the Home Office's 'Tier 1' investor scheme was being abused by criminal gangs and the super-rich from overseas to benefit from 'golden visas'

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:30:39 GMT
Australia urges Russia at G20 meeting to de-escalate tension with Ukraine
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Jakarta on Thursday the current tensions surrounding Ukraine were 'deeply concerning'. '

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:24:21 GMT
Covid WA: Mark McGowan dodges quarantine after super-spreader event at Fremantle's Gage Roads pub
Mark McGowan has confirmed he attended Fremantle's Gage Roads pub last Friday night. WA Health overnight classified the venue as a higher-risk exposure site after it was linked to nine Covid cases.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:20:06 GMT
How could Charles not have known? Scotland Yard says it WILL investigate offer of knighthood
Probe follows revelation Mr Fawcett allegedly offered to help a Saudi billionaire upgrade his honorary CBE to a knighthood in exchange for donations to Charles's charitable foundation.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:20:01 GMT
TOM RAWSTORNE: The utter folly of Prince Charles' obsession with toxic 'Fawcett the Fence' 
TOM RAWSTORNE: Even in ordinary circumstances, a royal investiture is a very special occasion. The ceremony held one afternoon in November 2016 was to be very different.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:57:46 GMT
Fake Sydney child abduction goes viral on Facebook
A Sydney 'mother' claimed her 14-month-old daughter was the victim of an attempted anduction at a Woolworths supermarket - only for police to confirm the story was fake.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:23:15 GMT
Cargo ship carrying Porsches VWs catches fire Atlantic and goes adrift rescue ship rushes to save it
The cargo ship Felicity Ace which was carrying vehicles from Emden, Germany, to Davisville, Rhode Island, caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean close to the Azores.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:19:50 GMT
Father charged with murder of son whose body was stuffed in a freezer is freed on $50K bond
Kassceen Weaver will be released on a $50,000 bond once a GPS monitoring system is installed in his Richmond home. He is not allowed to contact his wife, Dina, or his 10-year-old son.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:09:22 GMT
Squad member Ilhan Omar defends Ottawa cafe owner who donated to Canadian Freedom Convoy truckers
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeted in defense of a donation made by the owner of an ice cream parlor. The owner, Tammy Giuliani, had her name listed among donors who gave.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:08:08 GMT
New study shows items age at different rates of time when just the distance of a millimeter apart 
Using the most accurate clocks in the world, JILA researchers found time varied on clocks placed a millimeter apart. They claim the findings could better predict volcanic eruptions or sea level rise.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:06:02 GMT
Allegiant passenger kicked off flight because 'he had a Let's Go Brandon mask on'
The video was posted by Libs of TikTok and stars a man arguing with the flight attendant from Allegiant. The steward references the 'comment you've written on there' in regards to the mask.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:55:25 GMT
Higher-speed passenger trains killed one person and seriously injured another in separate accidents
Tuesday night's death was the ninth involving Florida's privately owned passenger railroad since it resumed operations in November after an 18-month shutdown caused by the pandemic.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:53:22 GMT
Transgender swimmers post fastest split times in relay race at Ivy League women's championship
Two transgender swimmers - Lia Thomas, left, and Iszac Henig, right - swam the fastest split times on Wednesday night in the 800 yard relay, pouring further fuel on the sporting controversy.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:49:23 GMT
Hollywood Ending! Matthew Stafford and the Super Bowl champion Rams toast NFL title with parade
Tens of thousands of Rams fans are eagerly anticipating Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and the rest of the Super Bowl LVI champions for a curiously short victory parade.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:42:49 GMT
Pilot dies in small plane crash with tractor-trailer engulfed in flames; shuts down NC highway  
A pilot died after a small plane crashed onto a highway before being struck by a tractor-trailer shut down part of I-85 in North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon, according to Fox 8.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:38:51 GMT
Fatal shark attack sparks memories of two maulings a century ago at a Sydney at Coogee beach
Sydney has a long history with shark attacks. In 1922 two fatal shark attacks saw a culling of the sea beasts as the government introduced rewards for their deaths.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:38:34 GMT
Republicans tear into Biden's pro-police reform judicial nominee: say HER policies increased crime
Republican senators including Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley attacked Joe Biden's nominee for District Judge for the Eastern District Of New York, accusing her of being soft on crime.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:36:23 GMT
Video emerges of Anthony Albanese speaking Chinese at gala dinner
The Labor leader gave a short speech at a dinner held by the Australia China Economics Trade and Culture Association at the Star Event Centre in Sydney in June 2018.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:23:47 GMT
Jeff Zucker's lover Allison Gollust is spotted in NYC for the first time since resigning from CNN
Allison Gollust was spotted in New York City for the first time since resigning as CNN 's executive VP and CMO on Tuesday after an internal probe found she violated company policies.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:20:08 GMT
Little Bay Sydney shark attack: Man-eater great white 'mistook swimmer for a seal'
The ferocity of the deadly shark attack in Sydney on Wednesday has shocked even marine experts who believe the great white mistook the swimmer for a seal...but would normally swim off after first bite

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:11:10 GMT
Protesters camping outside New Zealand's parliament have said they'll stay for THREE MONTHS
The hundreds of anti-vaccine mandate protesters gathered outside New Zealand's Parliament are expected to camp on the front lawn for up to three months, police sources have claimed.  

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:08:39 GMT
Sydney shark attack: Chilling reason behind horror at Little Bay
The 4.5m shark attacked its helpless victim at Buchan Point, near Little Bay in Sydney's south east, about 4.30pm on Wednesday, in the city's first fatal attack in almost six decades.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:06:39 GMT
Bickering between Scott Morrison and Labor over who is tougher on China benefits Beijing
Dennis Richardson, a former ASIO director and Australian ambassador to the US, said both parties had the same policy towards the Asian superpower.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:04:14 GMT
Lisa Wilkinson pays tribute to TV icon George Negus as the star reporter is diagnosed with dementia
The Project host said Negus had been a generous mentor when she she first joined the Today show in an Instagram post that featured a picture of the pair together.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:59:54 GMT
NRL player Lachlan Lewis shares heartwarming video with daughter on TikTok
Life was looking bleak for footy star Lachlan Lewis after he was sacked last year by the Canterbury Bulldogs - but the father of two has since become a social media sensation on TikTok and Instagram.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:55:32 GMT
Sydney shark attack video emerges as Ben Fordham slams push to call shark attacks 'shark bites'
The radio host mocked the changes by NSW and Queensland bureaucrats after a swimmer was attacked by a 4.5m great white shark at Little Bay Beach in Sydney's east on Wednesday afternoon.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:51:20 GMT
Woman 'jumps off' Carnival Valor cruise ship after 'being held in handcuffs following disturbance'
A 32-year-old unidentified woman allegedly jumped off a Carnival Cruise ship and into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday afternoon shortly after being in handcuffs following a disturbance with security.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:50:51 GMT
FDA executive officer is caught on hidden camera admitting Biden will force an ANNUAL Covid shot
FDA executive Christopher Cole was secretly recorded by a Project Veritas reporter while on dinner dates, and caught on camera making stunning comments about Covid vaccines

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:32:37 GMT
Parents of 6-year-old Paislee Shultis in court for charges of custodial interference and endangering
Kirk Shultis Jr., father, Kirk Shultis Sr. and Kimberly Cooper all appeared in court Wednesday. The men refused to answer questions, as did Cooper, who covered her face with a hoodie.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:25:25 GMT
Texas National Guard troops with to Operation Lone Star unionize with Texas State Employees Union
National Guard troops in Texas are legally organizing and forming unions while serving on state active duty orders. Federal laws had earlier prohibiting members of the military from organizing.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:25:16 GMT
Jurors in Sarah Palin libel lawsuit against New York Times received push alerts of judge's decision
Jurors in Sarah Palin's libel trial found out, during deliberations, that their case had been dismissed, it emerged on Wednesday. The revelation strongly helps her lawyers' grounds for appeal.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:23:05 GMT
Western Australia Covid case surge ahead of border announcement
Western Australia has reported 189 new Covid cases in the latest sign the state's days of 'zero' are over.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:57:10 GMT
Omicron 10 times better at punching through Covid vaccines and immunity as Delta
As Australia's Omicron wave subsides a surprising graph from the Kirby Institute shows exactly how much more contagious the variant is and why that is important for emerging variants.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:42:29 GMT
Grace Tame demanded to speak out against drugs
The now-deleted Instagram photo from 2014 showed the then-19-year-old sitting on a couch and smiling with the very large marijuana-smoking apparatus perched at her feet.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:40:00 GMT
Little Bay, Sydney, shark attack: How afternoon at beach turned to confusion, calamity
I was one of the many beachgoers at Sydney's Little Bay on Wednesday afternoon, lazing around in the water for almost an hour, not knowing an attack was happening metres away.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:32:57 GMT
Sydney shark attack video: Calls for fishing to be BANNED near swimming spots
Angry locals took to social media hours after the mauling at Buchan Point near Little Bay, saying fishing off the rocks would have attracted the apex predator.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:18:05 GMT
Death of elderly man who waiting 40 minutes for ambulance is blamed on Covid response times
The death of Stewart Grant, 82, on January 29 after waiting 40 minutes for an ambulance 'should never have happened' according to his daughter, Lisa Hennessy.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:17:31 GMT
Woman at centre of Tim Paine sexting scandal claims Cricket Tasmania boss made lewd remarks
Stephen McMullen, a former Cricket Tasmania boss, stands accused of making a number of lewd comments to the woman at the centre of the Tim Paine sexting scandal back in 2017.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:16:21 GMT
Equestrian champ whose Olympic dream was shattered after being accused of rape is cleared 
Equestrian champ Callum Buczak has been cleared of damning rape allegations that destroyed his dreams of competing at the Tokyo Olympics. 

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:13:40 GMT
Consumer watchdog gets 5,000 complaints about RAT rip-offs
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission was receiving 450 complaints about rapid antigen tests every day during the peak of the Omicron wave in January.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:10:23 GMT
NSW Covid rules end with Dom Perrottet scrapping face masks, QR codes
Masks will be dumped in NSW and nightclub revellers able to party on packed dancefloors this weekend as Dominic Perrottet announces a major overhaul to NSW's Covid restrictions.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:02:36 GMT
Why do sharks attack humans?
A study by Macquarie University in Sydney has found Great White Sharks attack surfers and swimmers due to their likeness to seals and sea lions.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:02:19 GMT
Shark attack at Little Bay: Trolls attack stunned Sydney fishermen who witnessed mauling
A man was taken by a shark off Buchan Point, near Little Bay in Sydney's south east, at around 4.30pm on Wednesday in front of horrified fisherman. 

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:50:15 GMT
Dan Andrews bans gay conversion therapy in Victoria
Victorian LGBTIQ+ organisations have welcomed the banning of conversion therapy practices which the state's attorney-general describes as 'total quackery'.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:49:57 GMT
ACT Covid: Tragedy as man in his 20s dies with Covid in Canberra
A young man in Canberra has died of Covid-19. The state's death toll is now 32. The ACT also recorded 537 new cases, taking its total active cases to 2,565.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:45:27 GMT
TikTok stunt sees women kicked out of Woolworths store in Asutralia
Two women say they were 'kicked out' of a Victoria Woolworths after filming a TikTok video in activewear. Footage shows the women dancing on top of produce boxes in a bread and snack aisle.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:37:50 GMT
Covid Novavax vaccines available in Australia from today with hopes it'll persuade vaccine-hesitant
Unvaccinated Australians can now book their first and second doses of Novavax at general practices, community pharmacies and state clinics across the country.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:20:08 GMT
Grill'd investor and CEO Geoff Bainbridge's meth pipe video sees company lose millions
The value of shares in growing whiskey business Lark Distillery have dived sharply, losing more than $70million in value, after a video of its CEO smoking from a glass pipe was published.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 03:12:29 GMT
Australians could need five doses of Covid vaccine
Australia's immunisation regulator cannot rule out four or even five doses of COVID-19 vaccine being required to be considered 'up to date'.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:58:14 GMT
Bundaberg Rum advertisement in Melbourne sparks debate over name of chicken parmigiana
A new Bundaberg Rum ad in Melbourne has sparked debate for an odd reason. The well-intended sign reads ' don't forget the parmies' and encourage people to support their local pub.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:53:31 GMT
Carpet Python sneaks into school science class in Queensland
With schools around Australia back from summer break, one carpet python on the Sunshine Coast forgot to vacate a science classroom.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:53:18 GMT
Kerry Chant takes a break as Covid rules end in NSW
NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant will take a well deserved break as Covid restrictions on indoor mask wearing, QR codes and density limits are set to lift by the end of the month.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:46:44 GMT
Little Bay Sydney shark attack: Diver ripped him apart relives the moment and tells how he survived
Paul de Gelder was diving in Sydney Harbour when he was attacked by a bull shark which locked onto his arm, sawing through it with its teeth before ripping it off.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:33:06 GMT
Dan Andrews scraps most Covid rules including dancing bans and QR codes
Daniel Andrews has scrapped most Covid restrictions across Victoria in a radical shift in how his state handles the pandemic.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:19:28 GMT
Smart meter rollout near RAF base stopped amid fears the devices' signals could harm warning systems
People living near RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire are said to have been refused meters as the signals they send could disrupt radar equipment which warns of attacks to the UK and US.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:19:03 GMT
Australia gun laws: Criminals who import firearms will face 20 years in jail
The Government introduced a bill to Parliament on Wednesday which also includes a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for adult gun traffickers.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:18:44 GMT
Sydney shark attack updates: Swimmers are spotted getting into the water
People have been spotted swimming at a Sydney beach just a day after a man was eaten alive by a four-and-a-half metre great white shark.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:18:30 GMT
New Uber setting will let you see how many one- and five-star ratings you get
The rideshare company will now allow users to see how many one-star and five-star ratings they've gotten from the person taking them to their destination

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:15:38 GMT
He was partnered with music boss and probably killed him. Now he has cheated justice - by dying
Alexandre Despallieres was this year due to stand trial for the murder of his former partner Peter Ikin, a music executive, whose loyal coterie of friends included Sir Elton John and Sir Rod Stewart.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:10:37 GMT
Why do we miss the '80s? Because they were the last blast of freedom, writes JULIE BURCHILL 
JULIE BURCHILL: The 80s were a free-for-all - not just free meaning unbridled but free as in freedom of expression, to a degree which makes these days seem like the Dark Ages.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:54:58 GMT
Victorian Supreme Court judge sexually harassed two women
Victoria's top judge is 'profoundly sorry' for the sexual harassment of two women by a judge but says apologies are not enough.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:51:16 GMT
Female Air Force officer becomes first to win court injunction against Covid vaccine mandate
U.S. District Court Judge Tilman E. Self III, based in Georgia, has temporarily blocked the Air Force from punishing an officer who is against the military-wide COVID mandate due to her religious beliefs.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:47:56 GMT
Photo diary from six months in French Riviera with Rolling Stones in 1971 feature in new exhibition
The striking, mostly black and white images, show the Rolling Stones in their prime after they moved to the now infamous Villa Nellcote in 1971 to escape the 'tax collector' at home.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:47:45 GMT
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Her Majesty does not deserve such indignity 
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Charles and Andrew's folly has gifted the ghastly anti-monarchist mob a massive propaganda coup. After a life serving the nation impeccably, the Queen really deserves better.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:33:23 GMT
Disney to resume building residential communities designed by its theme park creators
Disney is to design a 618-acre, mixed-use development in Rancho Mirage, California as part of a new line of business called Storyliving by Disney.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:32:41 GMT
Prince Andrew will be allowed to KEEP the rest of his royal titles despite fury after settlement 
Andrew will for the time being remain one of four counsellors of state who could step in temporarily to take the Queen's place on official duties if she falls unwell or is abroad.



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