McDonald’s milkshakes are undoubtedly one of the most popular items on the fast food chain’s menu. But it seems they are even more popular than anyone could imagine, with one bloke revealing he was “distraught” at the news of shortages of the sugary drink. A combination of the fallout of Brexit, lorry driver shortages and […]

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. NSW has reported 919 new local coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest daily number ever recorded in Australia. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said there had been two deaths since yesterday’s update: Ianeta Isaako, aged in her 30s, whose death was reported yesterday afternoon and a man in […]

A woman's final words were recorded on Facebook Live as she filmed the moment deadly floodwaters were rising around her home. Linda Almond began the video on social media at 10.15am on Saturday morning, trying to show the dangerous situation developing around her. The one-minute clip would be her chilling last words before she was […]

Denver Public Schools has had 44 staff members and 22 students test positive for COVID-19 in August so far. Most schools started back with on-site classes Monday. In the first two days this week, the district had 18 positive cases — 10 students and eight staff members, said Will Jones, a district spokesman. The 18 […]

Now Taliban fighters ‘stop Westerners getting to Kabul airport’ after they BANNED Afghans from leaving the country and ordered Joe Biden to get his troops out by August 31 deadline Taliban spokesman said only foreigners will be able to access Kabul airport  He ordered locals to return to their homes amid the desperate attempts to […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Another pandemic on the same scale as Covid-19 is likely to come within the next 60 years, a new study has warned. Experts at Duke University in the USA found that the number of diseases spreading to humans is set […]

Grammy Award-winning musician Lil Nas X is taking Crunchwrap Supremes to the “Old Town Road” after being named Taco Bell’s first chief impact officer, in the latest example of brands partnering with candid and uninhibited voices. The fast-food chain’s collaboration with the Georgia native kicks off with a campaign tied to its breakfast menu, which […]

RACINE, Wis. — A Missouri man who died after rescuing two young relatives from the choppy waters of Lake Michigan is the fourth person to drown in the lake this summer in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Racine. Racine County sheriff’s officials on Monday identified the man who drowned Sunday as 40-year-old Thomas Walker. They […]

On Bachelor in Paradise Monday night, Victoria Paul, whom some may remember from Peter Weber's season of The Bachelor, was being a little shady on the beach. With the first rose ceremony of the season quickly approaching, and with the roses in the men's hands this week, Victoria P. was getting a little nervous about the […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Tuesday pulled off its biggest day of evacuation flights from Afghanistan since the operation began. But deadly violence that has blocked many desperate evacuees from entering Kabul’s airport persisted, and the Taliban signaled they might soon seek to shut down the airlifts. Amid the tense operation to get people […]