‘Why should public stick to rules when No10 didn’t?’ Tory fury at Boris’s Plan B after PM orders return to WFH, more masks and Covid passports – with Javid told to RESIGN by his own Commons colleagues as anger boils over about ‘illegal’ Christmas party Boris has bowed to alarm about risk of NHS being […]

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Washington: BioNTech and Pfizer said on Thursday (AEDT) a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralise the new Omicron variant in a laboratory test, an early signal that booster shots could be key to protection against infection from the newly identified variant. The […]

A new guaranteed income pilot will give hundreds of dollars per month to poor Black women in Georgia in an effort to improve their financial stability and mental health and tackle the racial wealth gap. The program, called In Her Hands, will give about $850 in monthly cash, no strings attached, to up to 650 […]

A gang of drug thugs climbed onto the sleigh of Santa Claus and threatened to punch him during a Christmas parade. The brutes threatened Father Christmas and attacked a female volunteer, ripping a badge from her chest, as shocked families watched. The incident occurred on Monday evening at around 7 pm on the streets of […]

BBC Breakfast: Jon asks Carol about Christmas Day's weather We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Britain has been battered by Storm […]

DECEMBER 8 marks the 41st anniversary of John Lennon's death and his widow Yoko Ono used this anniversary to speak out against gun violence. The Beatles star was shot four times outside The Dakota in New York City in 1980, leaving behind his wife and sons, Sean and Julian. Who are John Lennon's sons Sean […]

Customer ‘HYPNOTIZES shoe shop worker, 30, and rapes her’ at Italian store: Victim ‘only realised after watching store’s CCTV the next day’ Adil Muhammad, 45, allegedly pretended to be a scarf salesman in Padua, Italy He pulled a scarf’s thread, releasing fumes and stupefying the shoe shop clerk Then allegedly made sounds to hypnotise the woman […]

They say all publicity is good publicity – and Belgian death metal band Omicron will not be changing its name, despite sharing it with the new COVID variant. The group’s founder and lead guitarist, Philippe Delhaute, told Sky News things were “really crazy” when the latest coronavirus strain hit the headlines – and that his […]

A massive financial scandal linked to a wealth sovereign fund owned by Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance helped sink former prime minister Najib Razak’s political career and end the six-decade rule of his coalition at the 2018 national elections. On Wednesday, his appeal against a corruption conviction and 12-year jail term handed down last July was […]

Mountaineer who discovered treasure trove of precious gemstones from 1960s plane crash on Mont Blanc in 2013 lands a £127,000 share of the loot after failed eight-year bid to track down dead owner’s family A climber has received 150,000 euro share of a set of gems found on Mont Blanc Gems were concealed in a […]