Julian Assange's partner crowdfunds to fight US extradition bid

The partner of Julian Assange has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise more than £500,000 to fight against the US government's bid to extradite him. Stella Moris, 37, said it is a 'David vs Goliath' legal case with 'unthinkable' ramifications, and accused the Trump administration of 'targeting' the WikiLeaks founder …...Read More

Test and Trace gets worse: Number of infected patients being reached drops for third week in a row

The number of potential coronavirus patients reached by NHS Test and Trace has fallen to its lowest level ever, official figures show. Tracers managed to track down just 71.3 per cent of close contacts of infected people in the week ending August 12, the lowest since the service launched. This …...Read More

Girl, 10, with 'growing pains' diagnosed with rare bone cancer

A 10-year-old girl has begun treatment for an extremely rare bone cancer which was initially dismissed as nothing more than growing pains. Amelia Spalding, described by her family as having 'a wicked sense of humour and endless optimism', underwent two operations to remove the cancerous bones in her leg during …...Read More

Premier League remain silent over 14 positive coronavirus tests amid fears that numbers will grow

The Premier League have remained tight-lipped over the sudden surge in positive coronavirus cases that have been sweeping pre-season training camps since the weekend. It comes after a total of 14 cases were recorded at just 12 clubs, though Sportsmail understands that the positive tests have been recorded by staff …...Read More

Teaching assistant shocked to get £50 ticket after leaving her car TWO INCHES over parking bay line

A mother was shocked to get a 'petty' £50 ticket minutes after parking her car because one of the wheels was just two inches over a line. Rebecca Edge, a higher learning teaching assistant from Teignmouth, was out with her three-year-old twins Teddy and Peggy in Cockington, south Devon. She …...Read More

Coronavirus UK: One in eight workers still on furlough

One in eight workers are still on furlough ahead of the winding down of the Government's job retention programme, according to new figures which suggest the UK economy remains heavily reliant on state support. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that its latest fortnightly survey into the impact of …...Read More

Train passenger knocked unconscious in row over face masks

The man who was knocked unconscious by a pram-pushing rail passenger as he argued with station staff over face masks has told the horrific moment he was knocked to the floor with blood pouring out of his head. John Adam spent 24 hours in hospital being treated for severe laceration, …...Read More

Three staff at Wetherspoon pub in North Wales test positive for coronavirus

Three workers at a Wetherspoon pub in North Wales have tested positive for coronavirus. The cases were at the North and South Wales Bank, on High Street in Wrexham. Other members of staff are also now self-isolating and Public Health Wales have been informed. A JD Wetherspoon spokesman said the …...Read More

Steve Bannon's links to Brexit: Indicted Trump aide is an ally of Nigel Farage

For almost two years, Steve Bannon had his hands on the levers of power as Donald Trump's maverick White House adviser. But across the Atlantic, he was also wading into another political earthquake after the UK defied expectation and voted for Brexit. A friend of Nigel Farage and a cheerleader …...Read More

Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago all added to quarantine list

Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago have been added to the Government's quarantine travel list, Grant Shapps announced this afternoon, plunging thousands of Brits' holiday plans into chaos. The Transport Secretary said spikes in infection in those countries meant they could no longer be treated as safe destinations. However, he …...Read More