International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, pictured, is planning to fly to Ottawa to open negotiations on a new trade deal with the Canadian government.

The toll of the pandemic on the nation's wellbeing has been laid bare. Not only are we lonelier, Covid has also hurt our sleep and made us more addicted to screens, research reveals.

Governments and defence and security experts have warned for weeks Britain, the US and the EU should brace for a wave of crippling malware attacks.

It is understood that the Chancellor will pledge to build a 'a stronger, more secure economy' as he faces renewed calls to spike the National Insurance hike in tomorrow's mini-budget.

A Dutch scientist said she is 'not convinced' that a person is infectious for a shorter period of time with Omicron than they would have been with previous variants.

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling, who was born in Kingston, accepted a personal invite from the Duke of Cambridge to attend an event in the country.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were accused of benefitting from the 'blood, tears and sweat' of slaves as they arrived in Jamaica to be met by a protest calling for reparations.

A female passenger on the flight from Manchester to Antalya became unruly around half-way through the scheduled four-and-a-half hour flight on Monday, including 'slapping' others,

Olympic medallist Sharron Davies (pictured) has accused Labour MP Charlotte Nichols of 'abandoning' women's rights after she defended a transgender swimmer.

South London district Tulse Hill could possibly be renamed in the future due to its namesake's historic connections to slavery, as Lambeth Council asks residents for their views.

Prospect, that represents around 28,000 civil servants, claimed civil servants could tailor office and home-working around 'life events', despite No10 saying it wants to see offices at 'full capacity'.

Scheherazade, which is currently docked for repairs in Tuscany, is said to be staffed by Putin's 'personal guards' and owned by him through a secretive shell company.

Save the Children said they did not want the £750,000 donation for Ukrainian children from Neptune Energy because it 'didn't want to endorse fossil fuels'

A poll has found the nation has swapped hearty mainstays such as kippers, black pudding, fried bread for more 'woke' and trendy alternatives such as veggie sausages and oat milk.

Over £2.3million was raised in last year's Mail campaign to provide a memorial for the lives lost during the pandemic, and now the structure at St Paul's Cathedral is rising.

Boris Johnson urged India to join the West in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, amid growing anger over its neutral stance. He spoke to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi.

Claire Reynolds and partner Ben Binks, from Ossett, Wakefield,are raffling off their four-bedroom detached house, with all legal fees and stamp duty paid for the lucky winner .

The BBC should move to a 'top-up' subscription model as its reliance on the licence fee has left it as a 'stagnating organisation', the broadcaster's former head of strategy has said.

P&O Ferries claimed without sacking 800 members of staff the company would have faced administration. This evening the firm announced a financial deal for the sacked staff.

Leticia Smith, a resident of California, fled to Mexico with her two daughters after allegedly killing her husband in 2015 is finally in police custody. She was recently arrested and extradited to the U.S..

Collapsed airline Flybe has announced it will return to the skies next month with 520 flights a week across 23 routes, two years after it went into administration.

PC David Carrick, 47, has been charged with 41 offences and was remanded in custody after a new tranche of charges were brought to him in a hearing at Old Bailey.

A £30,000 reward is on offer to help catch the killer of football fan Tom Kirwan, 23, who was stabbed to death outside of a nightclub in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, ten years ago.

Iranilda de Sousa Medeiros Araujo, 47, and her son Gabriel died instantly from gunshot wounds in the attack at the family home in Patos in the Brazilian north-east state of Paraiba.

University of California experts followed 90 people in a Phase 3 clinical trial to study the effects of the psychedelic drug also known as ecstasy or E on people receiving therapy for PTSD.

The Eclipse - a 533ft superyacht owned by Roman Abramovich - arrived in Marmaris around 6am UK time today having set sail from the Caribbean on February 21.

Lewis Meehan, 27, (pictured) was 'given' the huge payout after a male worker on a P&O cruise ship repeatedly asked him if he was 'sure' he wasn't gay and whether he wanted to 'have some fun'.

A receptionist of 12 years at a practice in the UK has taken to Mumsnet to reveal what it's really like, explaining that it's a lot more than answering the phone and she comes home 'exhausted'.

A teaching assistant left on crutches after she was beaten up by a five-year-old has won £140,000 from Hillingdon Council, because it should have protected her from the pupil.

Jade Marsh, 27, was 'stabbed, slashed and strangled' at her home in Shotton, North Wales after ending her relationship with husband, Russell Marsh, 29. He is charged with her murder.

Priyank Thakkar claimed he had been the victim of discrimination after leaving his job at City firm Gallardo Securities in February 2020, something an employment has now rejected.

Ed Sheeran could face weeks of waiting to learn the outcome of a London High Court dispute over the copyright of his 2017 hit Shape of You.

The new accusations from three different women were aired last Thursday on Israel's Channel 12, who broadcasted the first set of allegations of Grant sexually harassing women back in January.

Chris Mullin (pictured today), 74, challenged an application by West Midlands Police to require him to disclose source material dating back to his investigation in 1985 and 1986.

An exercise scientist with qualifications as a nutritionist has revealed exactly why people fail to reach their health goals and what they can do to succeed.

Alexander Bowes, from Lancaster, suffered from a stomach illness and tiredness over the festive period.

Research led by King's College London tracked 45 men over a month to see how cranberries affected their blood pressure, heart rate and arteries. The superfood improved artery width.

Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden made the comments as figures within the Government put pressure on Scotland Yard to wrap up its investigation into alleged law-breaking during lockdown.

Anonymous is responsible for several attacks of Russian state-controlled media, swapping Kremlin-directed programming for videos of the bloodshed on the ground in Ukraine.

Jade Fitzpatrick breached the profession's code of conduct, according to a fitness to practice committee in Wales. Now, social media photos show her cosying up to new partner, Kelly Tushingham.

The M6 in the West Midlands is currently the only major toll road in the UK, which charges £7.10 for cars and £12.90 for HGVs on weekdays.

Eluned Anderson, 22, from Cardiff, was rejected despite the workplace telling her she 'performed well throughout' the interview process and was 'fantastic'.

Work on the proposed Cambo oilfield development off the west coast of Shetland was paused in December after the energy company decided to withdraw from the project.

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The headline CPI rate came in above expectations, underlining the pain being inflicted on families ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Statement.

The change, which comes as authorities are expected to sign off within days on a fourth Covid vaccine dose for five million Australians, is making people fearful new rules could ruin Easter.

Danielle Swindells, 28, was arrested after she hit Anthony Newell (pictured, together) over the head with a Budweiser when he accused her of flirting with another man in Manchester.

Australia's best-ever women's tennis player looks set to dwarf the career earnings of the Aussie men who won at the sport's top level - even though she is retiring at just 25.

Hilarious footage shows seven-year-old Gizmo diving into the tunnel as soon as his owner Kayla Delcoure, 29, tries to tidy it from her living room in California.

Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, was asked three times on Tuesday night to rule out the possibility of nuclear weapons being used by Russia and three times he refused to do so.

IAN BIRRELL: Defections have been encouraged by the Ukrainian army with Russia now drawing up drastic measures to prevent their soldiers from leaving the battlefield.

Jayana Tanae Webb, 21, was hit with felony charges on Tuesday after she allegedly rammed the troopers on I-95 moments after they had pulled her over for drunk driving.

Joe Biden said that recent Kremlin propaganda claiming the US and Ukraine had chemical or biological weapons were a clear sign that Moscow was 'considering using both of those'.

Bella-Rae Birch was attacked by the 'Staffie or Pitbull Terrier' - bought by her parents just a week earlier - at home on Bidston Avenue in Blackbrook, St Helens on Monday afternoon.

Some 394 people, including tiny babies wrapped in blankets, arrived in Kent on 11 small boats, while the French intercepted a further 467 people after attempting to make the journey.

The military only has two weeks before it uses up its supply of anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles, foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba reportedly told friends last week, as supplies begin to run short.

Homicide detectives and other police officers executed warrants on Wednesday and arrested six males and a female aged, who are aged between 13 and 17.

US Indo-Pacific commander Admiral John Aquilino has warned Australia's vast north is open to attack amid the most concerning security challenge the region has seen in recent years.

Australia is on the brink of a massive technology-skilled worker shortage after Covid changed the way companies operate with demand for IT and digital savvy workers soaring,

Satellite images demonstrate the scale of the Russians' bombardment of Mariupol. The besieged port city's remaining residents are without food, medicine, power or running water.

The royal couple were mobbed by huge crowds of well-wishers desperate to shake their hands and share high-fives as they travelled to Trench Town and visited Bob Marley's former home.

Bredan Harvey, 28, was arrested and charged with sexual battery on Sunday night after attempting to sexually assault a female shopper at a Miami Walmart before customers apprehended him.

American doctor Gregory Poland is suffering from a shocking condition he believes is linked to the Covid vaccine - after nearly crashing his car due to a piercing whistling in his ears.

The melee, which allegedly happened Friday night, is just one example of the disorder that takes hold in the beach town this time of year.

Prince William and Kate were seen donning their face coverings before heading inside King's House in Jamaica with Sir Patrick Allen and his wife, Lady Denise.

Kate wooed arriving in a yellow dress before changing into a multi-coloured outfit as the royal couple arrived in Trench Town to greet sport stars including Manchester City's Raheem Sterling.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travelled to Bob Marley's home in the Kingston neighbourhood, and played drums in the courtyard where Jamaica's biggest superstar learned to perform.

The store told reporters that the merchandise taken was valued between $3-5million, with one necklace alone worth nearly $500,000.

A relentless downpour is expected to hit NSW for the next seven days with 100mm of rain due to fall across parts of the state this weekend, as experts also warn of wild wind and powerful thunderstorms.

Daniel Andrews has refused growing calls for the Victorian government to offer free public transport for citizens for at least a month because of rising petrol prices.

WA recorded 8,429 Covid cases on Wednesday. Along with the record daily infections, WA Health confirmed a man aged in his 90s has died with the virus.

Matthew Donald Tilley has been given his non-parole period after being sentence to jail for life for the murder of Suzanne Poll in 1993. He was caught after police tested DNA on his coffee cup.

China expert Prof James Laurenceson told Daily Mail Australia the Morrison Government is missing an opportunity to show we don't just see China as a nation of 'iron ore sales and military threats'.

The woman, known as Person 17, is describing her tumultuous relationship with the VC recipient, which began at a time Mr Roberts-Smith says he was separated from his then wife.

The Roy Morgan survey of 1,409 Australians found Scott Morrison is the least trusted politician in the nation. Labor senator Penny Wong was the most trusted, the survey said.

Jamaican politicians, business leaders, doctors and musicians have called in an open letter for the British monarchy to pay slavery reparations as the country marks its 60th anniversary.

Evan Neumann, 49, received documents confirming his refugee status in a ceremony broadcast by Belarusian state media on Tuesday, after first entering the country last summer.

A Townsville man has filmed his hilarious encounter with a beautifully patterned but hungry snake outside his home after he caught it attempting to eat his pet birds.

Andrew Bates accused Sen. Josh Hawley of an 'embarrassing, QAnon-signaling smear' for his criticisms of Ketanji Brown Jackson's sentencing record in child pornography cases.

Lidia Thorpe's allegations of 'racism' at Canberra Airport have been dismissed by Radio host Ben Fordham and the Minister for Women, who claim she's the 'senator who cried wolf'.

Sonja Kovacevic, 48, and Barry Houston, 52, were found dead in a Caloundra West backyard, on the Sunshine Coast, about 6.30pm on Monday. The property had only been leased since last August.

Little more than a third of Millennials bought their first home when they were still in their twenties after Australian property prices last year surged at the fastest annual pace since 1989.

Twisted Rowan Baxter displayed 29 out of 39 'lethality indicators' of domestic violence before he set his family on fire - but what are the red flags to watch out for?

Mike Braun, 67, made the controversial remarks during a media call on Tuesday. 'They're better off having states manifest their point of view,' Braun said

Buzzfeed is offering voluntary buyouts in its high-profile, 100-person newsroom and some top editors are leaving

Officials at the University of Arizona and TCU have been in contact after guard Bennedict Mathurin seemingly tapped a TCU cheerleader's chest.

Los Angeles has achieved the dubious distinction of becoming the first US city to pass $6 per gallon for gas on average, as soaring fuel costs continue to hammer West Coast drivers.

Colonel Alexei Sharov became the latest Russian commander to die in what has become the country's biggest loss of military leaders since World War II.

Hannah Clarke's husband Rowan Baxter used a recording device to monitor her conversations, an inquest into the late mother-of-three's horrific death has heard. 

The family members of an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach who was shoved to her death in a random attack are speaking out after her accused killer was arrested.

A heartwarming video shows a Tasmanian devil that was discovered in a pit of oil getting soapy baths and pampering before being released into back into the wild.

A Brisbane grandmother alleged she suffered burns (left) from using a Bag and Bake (right) from Woolworths. Angela Mikronis said she used the deli product on February 14 when it 'exploded'.

A Queensland court of appeal ruling has found Daydream Island's owners were 'vicariously responsible' for a staff member urinating on his room-mate's face, causing him serious impairment

In a Today Show interview on Wednesday morning, Mr Morrison said Labor's higher spending agenda would increase inflation and prompt the Reserve Bank to push up rates.

The prime minister has taken a swipe at Anthony Albanese while spruiking a new $5.4billion dam to be built in north Queensland, suggesting Labor would be reckless managing the economy.

Financial planner Mark Babbage (left), 38, and his mate, Melbourne bar owner Hayden Burbank (top right), 49, hopped the border into the NT before travelling to WA to watch the AFL grand final.

Sonja Kovacevic, 48, and Browns Plains man Barry Houston, 52, were found dead at a Teal Street home, in Caloundra West, about 6.30pm on Monday after police were called to the property.

The church's acting senior pastor told staff that it was a time of 'humble reflection' for the church, which was founded in Sydney's west and has since spread around the world.

The crash took place at the intersection of Highway 377, 22 and 99 in Johnston County, about 120 miles from Oklahoma City.

Balwani, a tech executive who reaped a $40 million windfall during the dot-com boom of the 1990s, faces a dozen counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud.

Australia's east coast is set to be hammered by even more rain and floods as another rain bomb moves across the area. Rain will stretch from Wollongong through to the Northern Rivers.

Lila Ammouri, 54, a palliative care doctor, and Susan Frazier, 49, a nurse, traveled to Basel, Switzerland on February 3 and died by assisted suicide, according to Swiss authorities.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a lifting of Covid restrictions on Wednesday including a removal of most vaccine mandates, on the same day as 20,087 new cases.

The war goes on and the population of Kyiv is in the middle of its second 35-hour lockdown in a week. Curfew will end at 7am local time today. A series of explosions shook the city this afternoon.

A Long Island events coordinator has handed herself into police for the death of an 87-year-old vocal coach who died after being shoved over in the street.

The woman, known as Person 17, told the Federal Court on Tuesday she learnt she was pregnant while on a holiday with her husband and their children in Europe.

Richard Pusey has worn a towel on his head to tell a magistrate he is transitioning into a woman from behind bars. 

A 25-year-old woman in Colombia escaped with fractures on both hands and lacerations in the upper extremities after she was mauled by her pet pit bull last Thursday.

Biden is preparing to sanction hundreds of Russian lawmakers, including most of Russia's State  Duma on Thursday, just as he jets off to Europe to meet with NATO leaders.

West Australian police launched a homicide investigation after a woman died in hospital after she was stabbed in the chest and neck at a home in Perth's northern suburbs.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The Chancellor insists he is 'on the side' of families on the financial rack. His actions must now match his words in the Spring Statement today.

Lambeth Council in south London is asking in a consultation whether streets, statues and areas should be renamed after the Black Lives Matter movement, inviting residents to comment.

NSW has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases in a week as fears grow the new sub-variant BA.2 may lead to some restrictions being brought back in.

New images show NATO's latest military hardware as 30,000 troops from 28 countries in Europe and North America train in Russia's neighbour Norway.

Travelling to the idyllic resort island of Bali isn't as simple as dusting off your passport and booking a plane ticket as an Australian tourist shared an insight into the strict process.

They may not be dressed for war, but these women training to use assault rifles show Odessa is determined to repel invaders.

Project Veritas claimed Tuesday that the DOJ 'spied' on their employees' emails and used gag orders to cover it up during the investigation into the group's purchase of Ashley Biden's diary.

A Sydney Council has threatened to not collect rubbish from wheelie bins with political stickers saying such advertising shouldn't be done on public furniture.

William Tyrrell's foster father potentially faces up to two years in prison if he is found guilty later this year on two charges of allegedly lying to the state's secretive top crime fighting body.

Transmission of the virus has risen by 57 per cent across Australia in the past week - up to 53,376 cases on Tuesday -  driven by Omicron's more transmissible BA.2 sub-variant.

A recent survey by the Finance Sector Union found skyrocketing fuel prices was the leading reason workers want to continue to work from home and avoid returning to the office.

A NT man has been charged over the death of an indigenous man who was allegedly found in his home after midnight near the Cutta Cutta Caves tourist attraction in the Northern Territory.

Kamala Harris's office kicked up a fuss over a Vogue cover that pictured the vice president in sneakers before being told to back down by President Biden's office.

Boris Johnson (pictured) is facing a potential Cabinet revolt after it emerged the Government wants to make it easier to build onshore wind farms by easing planning controls.

The Russian president appeared in the £10,500 coat, worth double the average Russian salary. Almost 1,300 people have signed a petition calling on luxury brand Loro Piana to denounce the despot.

The driver slowly moved towards the group who were blocking Northbourne Avenue in the city's centre on Tuesday morning, prompting those in the rally to accuse him of trying to mow them down.

The former first lady tweeted: 'Well, I've tested positive for COVID. I've got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine.'

The former federal Labor MP was taken into custody on the NSW Central Coast on Tuesday, accused of breaching an AVO.

TOM LEONARD: Nearly 60 years on, the portraits that came to be known as the 'Shot Marilyns' may yet again provide an explosive 'happening' as one of them goes under the hammer at Christie's.

Money from our generous readers is going to major aid organisations in Ukraine and surrounding countries helping refugees fleeing the invasion, which Dame Joan Collins praised on Monday.

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that Ukraine was invaded by Russia because it 'just kept poking the bear' and predicted the Ukrainians can't win the war against Vladimir Putin's forces.

Dominque M. Hullum, 30, of Cleveland, was arrested after a failed robbery at a Starbucks in the 27100 block of Lorain Road in North Olmsted.

Police are at the scene of a protest in Banksmeadow in Sydney's south, where a man is suspended from a pole above a bridge.

A little ginger tabby, named Ed by his rescuers, was found on Saturday hanging two-metres up in a tree by his rear leg after it became stuck in a steel-jaw trap.

Dr Maria Vorontsova, 36, pictured, is reportedly the eldest daughter of Vladimir Putin and his former wife Lyudmila. She was hoping to open a medical clinic for rich foreigners in St Petersburg.

Anthony Albanese has again dismissed calls for an inquiry into claims Senator Kimberley Kitching was bullied by senior Labor women before her death.

Tomeka Willis, 20, and her boyfriend Blake Whell, 22, were sleeping in their Logan Central home when it exploded after a faulty electric scooter battery caught fire, and Mr Whell shielded her from flames.

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee is on Wednesday expected to discuss rolling out a fourth dose to vulnerable residents to combat falling immunity levels.

A bitter feud between neighbours in the ritzy Gold Coast suburb of Sovereign Island has resulted in a spate of complaints against each other.

Anastasia Taran, a waitress working in Irpin prior to the invasion, claimed conditions in the Russian-occupied town are like 'hell' and alleged the invaders engaged in horrific treatment of locals.

The reason Russia used hypersonic missiles to destroy a Ukrainian ammunition dump and a fuel depot may be because it had no choice but to use one of its most sophisticated weapons.

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) called China 'complicit' in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and called on the U.S. to unleash sanctions on China until it steps back.

Ketanji Brown Jackson said she has not studied critical race theory but does not believe it is taught in schools, during a rapid-fire round of questioning from Sen. Ted Cruz.

Actress Kerry Washington, who starred on Disney-owned ABC's drama Scandal is the latest celeb to slam the company for not publicly opposing Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill.

Connie Uhre, 76, posted comments on Facebook, banning Native Americans from staying at the Grand Getaway Hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota, after a shooting took place there on Saturday morning.

DeSantis said in a proclamation on Tuesday that the NCAA was putting 'ideology over biology' and that he would not stand for it.

A senior defense official on Tuesday cited frostbite among Russian troops lacking cold-weather gear as another example of how Moscow had failed to adequately prepare for the invasion of Ukraine

Google says Robin Frewer was sacked for sexually harassing two female colleagues nut Mr Frewer claims he was actually fired for blowing the whistle on 'anti-competitive' practices.

White House press secretary Jen Psak tested positive for covid and will miss President Joe Biden's trip to Europe this week, she announced on Tuesday.

The super cold first appeared in the UK in November with victims suffering almost flu-like or Coronavirus-like symptoms and now a similar outbreak is being seen in Australia.