Nearly a quarter of Delhi's population infected with coronavirus, study says

Nearly a quarter of Delhi's population has been infected with coronavirus, according to antibody tests which suggest that millions of cases have gone undetected. India's capital territory has officially recorded 126,000 cases, making it one of the world's worst-hit capitals - with a higher infection rate than London or Rome …...Read More

Guy Ritchie gets six-month driving ban after cyclist catches him texting while behind the wheel

Guy Ritchie has been banned from driving after an angry cyclist caught him behind the wheel texting on his phone. The Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director, 51, was clocked by biker Mike van Erp in Hyde Park. He alerted the police and videoed Ritchie - who used to …...Read More

Chinese state TV blacks out Premier League games

China's state TV has blacked out Premier League football matches as the diplomatic fallout between the UK and Beijing spreads to sport. China Central Television (CCTV) played last night's blockbuster tie between Liverpool and Chelsea on CCTV+5, rather than its main football channel CCTV-5. And it is expected to dump …...Read More

Two British climbers cheat death on French mountain

Two British climbers have cheated death after one lost consciousness and fell down a crevasse on a French mountain. Matthew Tomlinson, 38, and Daniel Acquah, 54, both from London, were in the final stages of a four-day climb up the infamous Peuterey Integral on Mont Blanc when a storm blew …...Read More

Biden vs. Trump: Live Updates for the 2020 Election

A full video of that conversation will be released at 10 a.m. on Thursday — a high-profile step by Mr. Obama to lend a hand to Mr. Biden, his former vice president. Hours ahead of the release, the Biden campaign put out another excerpt, this time on the subject of …...Read More

First-class delivery! Heartwarming moment postman hopscotches up garden path as he delivers the mail

A postman was clearly enjoying the sunny weather this week when he was caught on camera hopscotching up a path to deliver mail. CCTV above Jessica Hamersteen's doorway caught her postman happily jumping up to their house in Caversham, Reading, on July 21. The game was chalked onto the path …...Read More

People with psychopathic or narcissistic traits are less likely to follow face mask rules

People with psychopathic and narcissistic personality traits are more likely to ignore coronavirus restrictions and hoard food and toilet paper, research shows. Two studies published today found these people often flouted mask-wearing, hand-washing, social distancing and stay-at-home measures at the height of the pandemic. The researchers believe people with these …...Read More

Covid-19 cases in Britain are still plateauing, data shows

Covid-19 cases in Britain are barely dropping with almost 2,000 people still becoming infected each day, experts say. King's College London's COVID Symptom Tracker app estimates cases have remained stable over July for the UK as a whole, but appear to be 'creeping up' in the north of England. Some …...Read More

Queen's £2million royal barge will get new sumptuous home on Greenwich peninsula

The Queen's £2million royal barge that led the Diamond Jubilee flotilla down the Thames in 2012 will get a new sumptuous home on the Greenwich peninsula. The 88-foot-long vessel will be moved from St Katharine Docks in the borough of Tower Hamlets to a boathouse on the Greenwich Peninsula. It …...Read More

Nazi concentration camp guard, 93, is spared jail

A 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard has been spared jail after being found guilty of accessory to 5,230 murders. Bruno Dey was handed a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday by a court in Hamburg. In what could be one of the last such cases involving surviving Nazi guards, Dey …...Read More