The abandoned town in Cyprus where celebrities used to frolic

Advertisement The Cypriot resort of Varosha, which was abandoned decades ago when it suddenly became a battleground of a war between Greece and Turkey, may become a tourist hotspot once again under new post-coronavirus plans. The once-glittering Mediterranean seaside town, a southern suburb of the eastern city of Famagusta, has …...Read More

Tourist had part of his arm ripped off by a LION

A couple who were attacked by a lion who crept into their tent while they were on a luxury safari are suing the British company that organised their holiday. The snarling beast ripped part of Patrick Fourgeaud's left arm off during the horrifying mauling in the Ruaha National Park, in …...Read More

Where in California Are People Getting Coronavirus?

What makes me pessimistic over time is that there is fatigue with this pandemic, which can make people lapse into a narrative of “It’s those communities. I can get it under control, so what’s the problem?” The reality is that we when our rural counties get overloaded, they airlift the …...Read More

LSE law graduate, 24, begged 'Don't leave me here' as she lay dying after falling 40ft from flyover

A 24-year-old LSE law graduate begged her friend 'Don't leave me here' as she lay dying after she fled from a burning car and fell 40ft from a flyover. Azra Kemal, 24, was on her way home from a night out with friends and was in the car with a …...Read More

Orville and Emu are at centre of battle between Keith Harris and Rod Hull's widows and toy-maker

The puppets (pictured, Orville with Harris) had been put up for sale by merchandiser Roger Shaw with auctioneers Bonhams - and were expected to make up to £20,000 Orville and Emu have become embroiled in a legal battle as the widows of Keith Harris and Rod Hull fight for the …...Read More

China's CDC expert claims coronavirus could be linked to seafood sales

China’s top disease-control expert has claimed that the coronavirus could be associated with the trading of seafood after identifying similarities in the country’s first and second waves of COVID-19 outbreaks. Wu Zunyou, a chief epidemiologist at the Chinese CDC, told state broadcaster CCTV that the coronavirus crises in Wuhan, Beijing …...Read More

Is Waitrose planning deal with Amazon Fresh? John Lewis chief hints at tie-up with online giant

Waitrose could be on the brink of selling through online giant Amazon's new free delivery service - after the supermarket's parent company chairman told staff they were looking at 'other routes'. John Lewis chairman Sharon White made the remark in an update to partners this morning about the future of …...Read More

Ministers are urged to speed up their review into 'inflated' daily Covid-19 death figures

Professor Heneghan, director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the prestigious university, questioned why the review was taking so long and claimed it should be a 'straightforward' fix Pressure is mounting on ministers to speed up an official review into the way coronavirus deaths are calculated amid claims the …...Read More

Obsessive hoarder, 69, is run over and killed by church minister on busy motorway

Collector Colin Roberts (pictured above), 69, was run over after stopping to pick up a box on a busy motorway in November last year An obsessive hoarder was run over and killed by a church minister after stopping to pick up a box on a busy motorway. Collector Colin Roberts …...Read More

Beijing warns UK will 'pay the price' for 'hostile' treatment of China

Beijing today warned the UK it will 'pay the price' for treating China like a 'hostile country' amid rising tensions over Hong Kong, coronavirus, Huawei and human rights abuses. China's ambassador to the UK said Britain will have to 'bear the consequences' of its foreign policy decisions and that will …...Read More