Victoria could be headed for a New Zealand-style lockdown after suffering its second worst day since the coronavirus pandemic began. The state recorded 627 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths on Friday, just a day after announcing a record number of cases. Victoria had 723 cases on Thursday - the …...Read More

Bumping into just one of them on the street would be a surprise, so you can understand this dog walker’s shock when she found Donald Trump, the Duchess of Sussex and Taylor Swift standing side by side in central London. Also hanging around were Prince Harry, Victoria Beckham and Beyoncé... …...Read More

Airlines have been accused of getting away ‘with a slap on the wrist’ after brazenly breaking the law for months and denying holidaymakers millions of pounds in refunds. The aviation watchdog has named and shamed easyJet, Virgin Atlantic and Ryanair as being among the worst airlines for cash refund delays. …...Read More

Britons are being urged to book a virus test whenever they feel unwell under plans to alter the nation's mindset on testing. Baroness Harding, chairman of the test and trace programme, has promised to make testing more accessible to the public with the rollout of 200 new walk-in centres. She …...Read More

The findings were part of a study by researchers at University College London Experts warned mixed messages could contribute to a second wave of the virus This is compared to 90% of people in England understanding the rules in March Only 45% of people in England have a 'broad understanding' …...Read More

The Centre has said that herd immunity cannot be a strategic choice for a country of India’s size as this would come at a huge cost in terms of lakhs of infected people and many deaths. This is a wise assessment. Given India’s large population, high density of people in …...Read More

Visitors to Mount Snowdon may have to pay a £1 toll to reach the summit of Wales’s highest peak. Councillors are proposing the levy on those scaling the 3,560ft mountain by rail or on foot. The peak attracts around 475,000 tourists a year. The funds raised will be invested in …...Read More

Ellen DeGeneres has apologized to staff members of her daytime television talk show after several complaints surfaced that she lorded over a toxic work environment while it is reported that a top producer is going to get the ax. Ed Glavin, one of three executive producers at Ellen, is going …...Read More

Several curvier TikTok users have accused the app of deleting videos of them in swimsuits and crop tops. Mikayla Zazon, Denise Mercedes, and Nikki Garza all told the New York Post that they have had multiple videos flagged and then removed by TikTok, with the app claiming that they violated …...Read More

Wanted: One articulate, telegenic (and, whisper it, preferably female) candidate to serve as an all-round flak jacket to the Prime Minister. She/he must possess a laserlike focus for detail, a canny news sense, razor-sharp wit — and above all a hide like a white rhinoceros. The successful applicant can expect …...Read More