A mainly rebel-held province in north-west Syria has confirmed its first coronavirus case, sparking fears of a devastating outbreak in crowded camps holding displaced people. A doctor contracted the virus at a hospital in a town in Idlib near the Turkish border, aid groups said. They said the doctor was self-isolating and his contacts were […]

Buckingham Palace intruder Michael Fagan, 69, says he does not regret his ‘adventure’ breaking into the Queen’s bedroom 38 years ago The intruder famously broke into Buckingham Palace in London on July 9, 1982 He had previously snuck into the palace in June the same year to admire the art Mr Fagan says he ‘does […]

Desperate search is launched on Loch Ness after man ‘failed to resurface after trying to free his boat’s snared propeller’ One local said he failed to return to surface after trying to free boat’s propeller The alarm was raised at around 6.50pm after two people ended up in the water Boat has been tied up […]

DELAYS for life-saving cancer treatment are the worst on record as a result of the Covid crisis. NHS figures also show the number of non-urgent operations plummeted by 82 per cent in May, compared to the same time last year. Just 54,550 patients received planned hospital treatment, with surgeons warning the waiting list “time bomb […]

City Hall put the kibosh on the summer parade and street fair season Thursday, extending the Big Apple’s coronavirus closure of major public gatherings until at least Sept. 30. “As New York has begun its reopening process, accessible open spaces are more important than ever,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement released late […]

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canada’s decision to allow some pilot training normally performed in simulators to be conducted in the air because of coronavirus is facing opposition from pilots afraid of increased risk in the cockpit. Regulators globally are granting extensions on pilot medical licenses, along with exemptions for certain training requirements, as hard-hit carriers wrestle […]

The director-general of the World Health Organization warned this week that the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating and the virus has not reached its peak worldwide. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the statement at a weekly webinar Tuesday as he announced the UN was forming a panel to evaluate its response and the response of countries […]

NOTORIOUS gunman Raoul Moat told how he would "kill innocent members of the public" in a chilling recording to be aired for the first time in a new ITV documentary. The story of the murderer, who sparked a week-long manhunt after going on a shooting rampage 10 years ago, is set to be retold in […]

THE BBC has announced it is going ahead with plans to cancel the free TV license scheme for people aged over-75. More than 3 million households will now be asked to start paying the the annual £157.50 fee from August 1. Is the BBC scrapping free TV licenses for over-75s? The BBC confirmed on Thursday, July […]

AMAZON has joined corporate and social voices pressuring the Washington Redskins to change their name, which has been increasingly viewed as racist. Amazon announced on Wednesday that it has given sellers 48 hours to remove Washington Redskins merchandise as the team considers renaming. The Washington Redskins has faced a lot of renewed pressure to change […]