Beirut counts the human cost: 300,000 people are left homeless with 50% of buildings damaged

Beirut has been brought to its knees by the devastating explosion which damaged half of the city’s buildings and left hundreds of thousands homeless. At least 135 were killed and 5,000 wounded on Tuesday following the blast at the port where 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded. The international community has rallied to send aid … Read more

Up to 24 TIMES more Americans have had coronavirus than current case counts show, study suggests

As many as one-quarter of Americans may have contracted the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, a new study suggests. Current case counts show that 3.8 million people in the US have fallen ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. But a team, led by the … Read more

Matt Hancock launches urgent review into the way PHE counts coronavirus deaths

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for an urgent review into the way Public Health England counts coronavirus deaths.   PHE is ‘over-exaggerating’ the daily coronavirus death toll because it counts people as victims if they die of any cause at any time after testing positive for Covid-19, top academics revealed last night. People are never truly … Read more

Matt Hancock launches urgent review into the way PHE counts coronavirus deaths

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for an urgent review into the way Public Health England counts coronavirus deaths.   PHE is ‘over-exaggerating’ the daily coronavirus death toll because it counts people as victims if they die of any cause at any time after testing positive for Covid-19, top academics revealed last night. People are never truly … Read more

Ex-USA Gymnastics coach arrested and charged with more than a dozen counts of lewdness with a child

A 52-year-old former coach of the United States gymnastics team will appear in court in Las Vegas on Monday to face 14 charges of lewdness with children. Terry Gray, who helped prepare Morgan White and Alyssa Beckerman for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was arrested by police in Las Vegas on Friday. John C. Manly, a … Read more

Police charge man with three counts of murder and three of attempted murder following Reading attack

Police investigating a suspected terror attack in Reading have charged Khairi Saadallah, 25, with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder.  The charges follow an investigation into the incident at Forbury Gardens in Reading on June 20, where a number of people were stabbed. James Furlong, 36, and his friends David Wails and … Read more

Well, it IS the thought that counts! Dads share the VERY funny Father’s Day

Well, it IS the thought that counts! Dads share snaps of their funny Father’s Day gifts – including a tin foil trophy and a VERY questionably shaped card Parents have shared the funny photographs of their youngsters doing DIY gifts  Father’s Day in lockdown has made many put their crafting skills to the test   The … Read more

Derby counts cost of Covid: Jobs crisis looms over city

In Derby, they have a saying: ‘If you don’t work at Rolls-Royce, you know someone who does.’ The catchphrase, often repeated with pride, now has an element of poignancy as people wait, filled with trepidation, for the jobs axe to fall. The East Midlands town has three claims to global fame: its Royal Crown Derby … Read more

Pollen counts are soaring across the US – making allergy symptoms worse each year

Flowers are budding and temperatures are rising, which can only mean one thing: allergy season is upon us. Several states including Illinois, North Carolina and Tennessee are already reporting increases in patients complaining of itching, watering eyes, sneezing and coughing. Meteorologists are predicting that 2019 may be the worst year ever for allergies and the … Read more

Pregnant Millie Mackintosh shares bikini throwback snap as she counts down to giving birth

Pregnant Millie Mackintosh shares sizzling bikini throwback snap as she counts down to the birth of her baby girl with husband Hugo Taylor By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 14:41 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 14:42 BST, 4 April 2020 She’s just weeks away from the birth of her first child. And it seems … Read more