Mother's tooth abscess led to a life-threatening infection on her brain

A single mother spent five months in hospital after an abscess on her tooth led to a life-threatening infection on her brain. Rebecca Dalton, 35, suddenly saw her 'personality change completely' in March and thought she was suffering a mental breakdown. She had just finished a course of antibiotics for …...Read More

Luxury trackside apartments worth up to £1.6million are to be built next to Silverstone

Formula One fans will be able to buy luxury £1.6million trackside apartments that are set to be built at Silverstone - with free access to all major racing events. The 60 new homes are being developed by Escapade Living and will be completed by 2022, as reported by The Times. …...Read More

British company develops artificial voice that can speak with 'deep human emotion' - and even cry

A British company has developed an artificial voice that can speak with 'deep human emotion' — and even cry — with complete realism. The digital helpers that we are used to — like Alexa and Google Assistant — tend to speak in close-to monotones, without real inflection to convey emotion. …...Read More

Newborn girl's ears are 'riddled with maggots' after she was abandoned

A baby has been rescued after being abandoned in the backyard of a gym in southern China. The girl's umbilical cord and placenta were still attached to her when a cleaner found her, doctors told reporters. Her body was covered with mud, and her ears were filled with wiggling maggots, …...Read More

Chinese citizen light firecrackers outside the US consulate in Chengdu to 'celebrate' it being shut

Chinese citizens have allegedly lit firecrackers outside the US consulate in Chengdu to celebrate the closure of the diplomatic mission. Footage shows a man setting off braids of fireworks as they flare up with smoke in the front-end of the building in the western city of Chengdu on Friday. Tens …...Read More

Coronavirus Germany: Merkel ally says country has second wave

A senior ally of Angela Merkel has said that a second wave of coronavirus has already hit Germany and that they are seeing new clusters of infections every day. Politician Michael Kretschmer, premier of the eastern German state of Saxony, gave the warning this weekend as daily infections rose to …...Read More

New York doctor distracts baby with tickles and a silly tune as he gives him his first jabs

A doctor has made getting shots fun for his young patients by humming a silly tune and lightly poking the babies to distract them. Dr. William Gerba at MDS4KIDS, in Great Neck, New York, used his comedy routine on five-month-old Noah who did not cry once during his vaccinations. In …...Read More

Shocking details emerge about sexual assault of a two-year-old girl at a Sydney play centre

A children's play centre where a two-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a storeroom has said it is 'devastated' by the sickening attack - as a manhunt continues for the perpetrator. The toddler was found by another child in the storeroom of the Lollipop's Playland and Cafe in Penrith in …...Read More

Brighton con artist, 71, faces jail for selling make-believe Wimbledon tickets

John Clugston (pictured), 73, from Brighton, went to Soho-based independent entertainment company Parkland Pictures offering tickets to the tennis event in 2018 A con artist dubbed 'Champagne Charlie' who once fooled the boss of Prince Harry's charity is facing jail for selling bogus corporate packages for Wimbledon. John Clugston, 73, …...Read More

Biden vs. Trump: Live 2020 Election Updates

With the Capitol closed to the public amid the coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Lewis will spend only a few hours lying in state under the Capitol dome after an invitation-only ceremony on Monday afternoon. Among those paying their respects will be Vice President Mike Pence and Joseph R. Biden Jr., the …...Read More