A yob drove his car towards a rival during a horror seafront brawl before smashing it into a parked motor. The extreme scenes happened on Southend-on-Sea front in Essex last night and was captured on shock video by a bystander. A black Fiesta could be seen driving on to the …...Read More

The World Health Organisation should be stripped of its responsibilities to warn about future pandemics after its failures over coronavirus, David Cameron warned today. The former prime minister called for the WHO's current role to be given to a new body, saying it had been too concerned about upsetting China …...Read More

Opening schools 'fully' in September could lead to hundreds of families being infected with coronavirus and force parts of the economy to close down again, the government's scientific advisers fear. Although children are thought to be less likely to transmit Covid-19, schools link up large numbers of households, meaning the …...Read More

Segway is to end production of its £4,000 namesake vehicle after 19 years, admitting that its longed-for transport revolution has failed to materialise. The Segway PT was billed as an easy way to get around for short trips, with riders standing on a platform suspended between two wheels and leaning …...Read More

A mother-of-two has been spared jail after hitting her cheating boyfriend's lover over the head with a picture frame while he hid in a wardrobe after a judge said she suffered 'emotional abuse' over his infidelity. Care worker Rachel Parkinson, 33, struck Jacqueline Hunter with the glass piece of furniture …...Read More

Most dogs run away from their owners when they are being told off for chewing up things in the house. But one dog in Paragould, Arkansas, tried out a bizarre new trick when he realised he was in trouble. Reno the dog crept towards his owner in slow-motion in strange …...Read More

Leonardo da Vinci had a 'super-fast eye' that let him capture momentary changes like the flutter of a dragonfly wings or the 'enigmatic magic' of Mona Lisa's smile. This superhuman trait is similar to one top tennis players and baseball player share and allowed the great master to capture the …...Read More

Boris Johnson announced an unwinding of the lockdown in England last night, saying coronavirus had dwindled enough to make 'life easier'. But ministers admit that the new rules are more complicated - and people will have to use 'common sense' to navigate the new 'normal'. The government has issued guidance …...Read More

Pictures never before seen of Vladimir Putin's two daughters from his ex-wife have emerged from the private collection of his one-time closest confidant. The images show Maria and Katerina as teenagers soon after the Kremlin leader took power in the early 2000s. They appear to have been released to enrage …...Read More

British tourists are back in Benidorm - and have got the resort virtually to themselves. Julie Broom, 61, was one of the first to arrive after boarding a flight to Alicante airport from Leeds Bradford at 9am on Sunday. Sitting in a bar along the deserted seafront while enjoying a …...Read More