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World’s new oldest man, 111, who retired 55 years ago has a cheeky message for Her Majesty

Bob Weighton is spry, beady, dryly funny and has better hearing than me. He pops down to Waitrose, does his own cooking, reads avidly, writes poetry, makes fur... read more

Ministers rush in emergency laws to keep public services operating if coronavirus crisis worsens

Emergency laws to tackle coronavirus are being rushed in after the outbreak claimed its first British life yesterday. The measures will be announced next week t... read more

Two more coronavirus cases are confirmed in Australia

Two more coronavirus cases are confirmed in Australia taking the total number to 25 – as worrying development about the spread of infection is revealed A ... read more

How Boris Johnson inspired Margaret Thatcher’s defiant ‘No! No! No!’ speech

How Boris Johnson inspired Margaret Thatcher’s defiant ‘No! No! No!’ speech with a newspaper story about plans for a European superstate Marga... read more

Emma Thompson swaps virus-hit, flooded Britain to become a citizen of (virus-hit, flooded) Venice 

Dame Emma Thompson memorably once described this country as ‘a tiny little cloud-bolted, rainy corner of sort-of Europe, a cake-filled misery-laden grey old i... read more

Trump could ban travel from ITALY ‘very soon’ he says as coronavirus crisis there mounts

Donald Trump could ban travel from ITALY ‘very soon’ he says as coronavirus crisis there mounts – but he steps up attacks on Democrats and the... read more

Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran gets back almost $400k after phishing scam by fraudsters

After giving up hope that she would ever see the nearly $400,000 that was stolen from her in a phishing attack, Shark Tank co-host Barbara Corcoran learned that... read more

One in ten Britons could end up in hospital with coronavirus, warns NHS

One in ten Britons could end up in hospital with coronavirus according to NHS officials who are drawing up a ‘battle plan’ to tackle the deadly outb... read more

Second ‘unknown origin’ case of coronavirus is confirmed in California

BREAKING: Second ‘unknown origin’ case of coronavirus is confirmed in Californa The second ‘unknown origin’ case of coronavirus to hit t... read more

Weinstein juror says the decision to find him guilty of rape was NOT a message about #MeToo

Harvey Weinstein juror says their decision to find him guilty of rape was NOT a message about the #MeToo movement A juror for the Harvey Weinstein case declared... read more

Was Boris Johnson’s neighbour killed by a gun from her own secret armoury?

Living in a picturesque valley beside the River Exe in Somerset, the life of John and Debbie Zurick seemed utterly enviable. Thanks to their roles as top-class ... read more

Donald Trump nominates ultra-loyalist John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence

Donald Trump said Friday he was nominating ultra-loyalist Texas Congressman to be director of national intelligence – a move he had ditched last August am... read more

Paulina Porizkova feels ‘hurt and betrayal’ after husband Ric Ocasek cut her out of his will

Paulina Porizkova faced a terrible loss when her husband of 30 years Ric Ocasek died in September 2019. The pain only grew worse when she found out the Cars mus... read more

Mike Pompeo will sign peace deal with the Taliban TOMORROW says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s dispatching Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the signing of an agreement with the Afghan Taliban aimed at be... read more

So what does self-isolation actually mean? Former CDC official explains

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, health experts have been scrambling to find a way to quickly and accurately diagnose patients, and contain the ... read more

Member of Central Park Five rips Michael Bloomberg

Member of Central Park Five rips Michael Bloomberg for blocking their multimillion-dollar settlement after the group were wrongfully convicted of raping a femal... read more

Epping North mother Liz Albornoz held hands with her husband as she died after Sydney crash

A Sydney mum-of-two was comforted by her husband and mother as she died in hospital after being smashed by a car while sitting at a cafe.  Events manager Liz A... read more

Is Bali REALLY safe from coronavirus? Why Indonesia’s claim to have no deadly virus is likely WRONG

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now conf... read more

Katherine Knight killed John Price in horror murder

When John Price left work one February afternoon in 2000, he told his colleagues if he didn’t come in the next day had probably been murdered by his partn... read more

People from rich countries ‘French kiss’ their partners less than people from poorer countries 

People from countries with higher levels of income inequality ‘French kiss’ their partners more often, new study finds A survey of 2,988 people in 1... read more

KFC is looking for a superfan to star in a new campaign

A Colonel in training! KFC is looking for a superfan for a one-day ‘finger lickin-tership’ – where they’ll get to eat chicken and star i... read more

Girl, 17, steps in front of a train two months after her friend died the exact same way

A teenager has died just two months after one of her best friends also decided to take his own life.  17-year-old Alexis Jane Marion’s life ended on Mond... read more

How Australia handled the devastating 1919 Spanish flu which killed 15,000 people

A man wears a face mask during the Spanish flu of 1919 in which 15,000 Australians died A century before the coronavirus emerged from China, the so-called Spani... read more

RICHARD EDEN: Princess Beatrice and fiance pick his three-year-old son Wolfie to be best man

The Queen has seen many things in her 68-year reign but she will never have witnessed anything like this. I can reveal that a three-year-old boy will be the be... read more