Coronavirus cases are rising in the UK because ministers pushed lockdown easing measures 'to their limits', England's chief medical officer warned today. Professor Chris Whitty poured cold water on Boris Johnson's plan to get the UK back to normal by Christmas, warning that relaxing rules further would 'absolutely, inevitably' lead …...Read More

This is the horrific moment the owner of an animal refuge found 24 dogs had been killed after three men tortured and force-fed puppies bleach in Tunisia. Photographs and videos taken by Tiziana Gamannossi show dogs lying in pools of blood after they were beaten to death with sticks on …...Read More

Advertisement Adorable images show a baby gorilla clapping and dancing for joy. The photos, taken by Lucie Stepnikova, 33, at Prague zoo show earlier this month show the gorilla entertaining members of the public. She said: 'I have been going to this group of gorillas for 14 years. 'The photos …...Read More

Old tyres and building rubble could be used to make sustainable roads while recycling waste that would otherwise end up in landfill, researchers have claimed. Developed by researchers from Australia, the new road-covering material is the first to combine rubble and rubber in a mix optimised to meet road safety …...Read More

Good morning. You cannot give a massage over Zoom. And that means California’s decisions to declare many massage therapists as nonessential workers has made their lives especially challenging in the pandemic. As part of our effort to answer reader questions — we call it Your Lead — we heard from …...Read More

One Marine died, two service members were injured and eight others were missing after an accident involving an amphibious vehicle off the coast of Southern California on Thursday, the authorities said. Search and rescue efforts were continuing early on Friday, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force said in a statement on …...Read More

Around 10 migrants have landed in Kent this morning as Border Force scrambled to deal with a number of incidents - after a record-breaking 202 made the journey yesterday. One young man seen giving a double thumbs up sign in Dungeness, Kent, this morning, while a woman was seen holding …...Read More

Advertisement Teenagers formed an emotional bicycle procession at the funeral of a boy, 13, who was killed on the pavement by a Jaguar in a 'hit and run' as he went to play football with his friends. Jack Worwood was hit by a car in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, on July …...Read More

A man who raped an 11-year-old girl in Germany was released from custody after 12 days and then went on to rape a 13-year-old just five weeks later, it is alleged. The Afghan migrant's alleged sex crimes have caused outrage in Germany where politicians are calling for his deportation if …...Read More

A journalist has slammed the 'black and white' selfie challenge saying that the Wonderbra had done more to support women than the social media challenge. This week Instagram feeds were flooded black and white selfies taken by women with vague captions about supporting each other, with the aim of empowerment. …...Read More