THE BBC could delay the scrapping of free TV licences for the over 75s until October, it was reported today. The corporation has already put plans to force more people to pay the£157.50 fee on ice until August due to the coronavirus pandemic. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates […]

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbians go to polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament in Europe’s first national election since coronavirus lockdowns took effect some three months ago, with the ruling conservatives seen winning a comfortable majority. Polling stations will be equipped with face masks and hand sanitisers for the use of the country’s 5.5 […]

The black birdwatcher falsely accused of threatening a white dog walker wants more police in Central Park. Christian Cooper, who clashed with Amy Cooper over Memorial Day weekend because her pooch was running loose, is backing an Upper West Side community board proposal that calls on the Central Park cops and Park Enforcement Patrol to […]

Who does Britain recognise as president of Venezuela: disputed incumbent Nicolás Maduro or his western-backed rival, Juan Guaidó? And why is this question so important to the Bank of England? Over the course of the next four days, the high court in London will have to decide. In an extraordinary case that will have profound […]

New mother, 35, dies of coronavirus before she could hold her baby as she was put into an induced coma for a month after giving birth Sarah Scully, 35, from Birmingham developed Covid-19 while heavily pregnant  She gave birth by emergency caesarean before her condition deteriorated  Ms Scully spent a month in a coma before […]

Mother, 29, walks free from court despite glassing her boyfriend and severing his earlobe in pub row about him ‘not paying her enough attention’ Sophie Ellis, 29, twice smashed a pint glass over the head of Jamie Marshman He had been standing at the crowded bar in the Saracen’s Head pub in Worcester The mother-of-one […]

North Korea has decided to take a leaflet out of South Korea’s playbook. Outraged officials in the Hermit Kingdom are sick of the anti-regime propaganda leaflets that have been launched in balloons and bottles by North Korean defectors from the south for years. To get back at Seoul, and by extension its ally the US, […]

‘I saw horrors posted on Facebook daily… and it nearly destroyed me’: Man hired to moderate content – including beheadings, graphic sex and even child murder – says more MUST be done to block harrowing uploads To be honest, I don’t remember the first time I watched an execution. When you’ve seen so many that […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The two sides fought for eight hours in the Galwan Valley. According to the Sun, Indian soldiers have claimed the enemy was armed with spiked clubs, iron rods and batons wrapped in […]

Two female thugs kick and stamp on woman’s head knocking her unconscious and ‘breaking her nose and jaw’ in horrifying attack WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Two women repeatedly kick another’s head The victim was motionless on the floor on Southsea Common in Portsmouth People tried to help the 20-year-old but she was seemingly unconscious already Her […]