The administration has come under withering criticism for not acting aggressively enough to confront the virus and failing, for example, to push through bureaucratic red tape in the pandemic’s early stages to develop diagnostic tests that would work. White House officials say the president is now doing exactly what his …...Read More

With thick smoke blanketing large parts of Washington, Oregon and California and tens of thousands of people evacuated, the fires have been the worst in decades, exacerbated by climate change. By Saturday, fires in California had burned 26 times more territory than at the same time last year. Across the …...Read More

Advertisement Britons have flocked to beauty spots and the beaches as temperatures hit 70F (21C) today before soaring to 87F (30C) next week. The UK will see a north-south split in terms of weather over this weekend - the last before more stringent coronavirus restrictions come into effect. The Met …...Read More

PALMER, Alaska — Reaching into remote territory where they usually have little chance of victory, Democrats are mounting serious efforts to pick up Senate and House conservative-leaning seats here, reflecting rising hopes about their chances of winning control of the Senate and tightening their grip on the House. And the …...Read More

SAN FRANCISCO — The new thing we do here when we get up in the morning, even before the tooth brushing and the coffee making, is to look at the sky. Then we look at the internet to see if our eyes deceive. “Purple again,” I said to my wife …...Read More

This is the shocking moment an unmasked man on a flight from London to Turkey throws a punch at an African woman. Footage shows people shouting and swearing at each other before easyJet staff intervene. Witnesses said the brawl broke out when the male passenger allegedly racially abused another flyer. …...Read More

Iran said it executed a young wrestler on Saturday despite international and social media calls for his release, including a plea from Donald Trump. Iran claims Navid Afkari was responsible for the murder of a public sector worker during anti-government protests in 2018. The 27-year-old was executed in the morning …...Read More

An NHS allergy trial has been so successful a British boy, 12, who had to completely avoid traces of peanuts or die can now eat seven - offering hope the treatment will be available for other sufferers within two years. James Redman, from Heathfield in East Sussex, was diagnosed with …...Read More

Zara Tindall appeared in her element today as she beamed while riding at the Cornbury International Horse Trials in Oxfordshire. The Queen's eldest granddaughter, 39, sported a double breasted navy tailcoat with white riding slacks and black boots which she paired with a black helmet as she sat horseback. The …...Read More

Top Gear has released a first look trailer with hosts Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris ahead of the new series. In the 60-second adrenaline-pumping video, it features Paddy's, 47, dramatic car crash where he lost control of a £250k 1990 Lamborghini Diablo in June. The upcoming series only …...Read More