7 m. ago UK's Covid rules around going outside during lockdown were too strict and should have been 'more liberal', Chris Whitty admits

Professor Sir Chris Whitty told the Covid-19 Inquiry that the approach to the first lockdown should have been 'more liberal', as the evidence showed that being outdoors was safer than being indoors.

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1 hour ago American man Nicholas Rossi who faked his own death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges is jailed

Nicholas Rossi (pictured), 38, from the US state of Rhode Island, has been sentenced to at least five years behind bars for raping two women in northern Utah in 2008.

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3 h. ago Pride of Britain 2025: Susan Boyle shares exciting life update amid stroke recovery

Britain's got Talent star Susan Boyle has revealed the latest development in her career after earlier announcing her return to the studio. This is the first time the star has recorded music since 2019

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3 h. ago Rapist Nicholas Rossi finally jailed after faking death and fleeing US to Scotland

Nicholas Rossi had fled justice for 17 years after raping two women in Utah, US, but his past caught up with him and a judge jailed the sex fiend in Salt Lake City on Monday

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4 h. ago US man accused of faking own death after rape conviction gets at least five years in prison

Nicholas Rossi, who fled US, gets first of two sentences after being convicted of raping two women in Utah in 2008A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest of at least five years in prison for rape.The sentence handed down Monday for Nicholas Rossi, 38, was the first of two he faces after being convicted separately in August and September of raping two women in northern Utah in 2008. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November for the second conviction. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago DNA recovered from Madeleine McCann’s pillow case does not match family’s alleged stalker

DNA recovered from the pillow case of Madeleine McCann does not match that of her family’s alleged stalker, a forensic expert has told a court.  The sample was taken from the white, embroidered bedding at the McCann home, days after the three-year-old vanished in Portugal in 2007.  But it did not match the profile of...

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5 h. ago Google employees in New York told to stay home after apparent bed bug breakout at $2.1 billion campus

The outbreak may have been connected to a number of large, stuffed animals on the Chelsea campus

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5 h. ago Trump nominee reportedly boasted of ‘Nazi streak’ in group chats

Special counsel nominee Paul Ingrassia also said holidays commemorating Black people should be ‘eviscerated’A Donald Trump nominee who is scheduled for a confirmation hearing this week told other Republicans he “has a Nazi streak” and that holidays commemorating Black people should be “eviscerated,” according to a report based on a private group chat.Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to serve as special counsel of the United States, a role charged in part with safeguarding federal whistleblowers from retaliation. His confirmation hearing is set for Thursday. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Two victims quit grooming gangs inquiry over ‘concerns about its ability to get to the truth’

TWO victims resigned from the grooming gangs inquiry yesterday over “concerns about its ability to get to the truth”.  Fiona Goddard, who was groomed while living in a care home in Bradford, said the “treatment of survivors” had prompted her decision.  And Ellie-Ann Reynolds also resigned, saying that the inquiry process had become a “cover...

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5 h. ago Tories will seek to prevent early release of rapists in sentencing reforms

The Sentencing Bill will include an ‘earned progression scheme’, which allows prisoners who demonstrate good behaviour to be freed earlier.

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6 h. ago Houston residents protest as crews remove rainbow crosswalks from city street

‘We are wasting time on a distraction and a vilification of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans people,’ one protester told local news

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6 h. ago Adele makes rare public appearance after 6 months with striking new look

Hit singer Adele has been seen for the first time in six months after she told crowds that she was 'going away for a long time'

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6 h. ago Adele makes rare public appearance after six months with striking new look

Hit singer Adele has been seen for the first time in six months after she told crowds that she was 'going away for a long time'

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6 h. ago Comey asks judge to dismiss criminal charges claiming selective prosecution

Ex-FBI director claims he is victim of selective prosecution and charges were filed by unlawfully appointed attorneyFormer FBI director James Comey formally asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him, arguing he was the victim of a selective prosecution and that the US attorney who filed the charges was unlawfully appointed.“The record as it currently exists shows a clear causal link between President Trump’s animus and the prosecution of Mr Comey,” Comey’s lawyers wrote in their request to dismiss the case, calling a 20 September Truth Social post in which he disparaged Comey and called for his prosecution “smoking gun evidence”. “President Trump’s repeated public statements and action leave no doubt as to the government’s genuine animus toward Mr Comey.” Comey’s lawyers attached an exhibit to their filing on Monday, which contains dozens of public statements from Trump criticizing Comey. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 'Fit and healthy' student, 20, died as his brothers rushed out to buy him paracetamol for stomach pain

Joshua Adiefeh (pictured), from Nottingham, passed away at his accommodation in Manchester. His grieving brothers have now told the Daily Mail of his tragic final hours.

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6 h. ago Airbnb host rents out spare room to woman... only for another to show up, refuse to leave and make her life a NIGHTMARE

Barbara Jordan has told the Daily Mail she was expecting a woman called 'Juliana' to arrive for a two-week stay at her property, only for 'Katia' to rock up instead.

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7 h. ago Coronation Street fans fear for favourite in death 'foreshadowing' with Becky Swain

Those who follow the ITV soap have been trying to figure out Becky's next move after they were told she's 'not to be messed with'

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7 h. ago Sri Lanka keep slim World Cup hopes alive with four wickets in Bangladesh’s final over

Sri Lanka, 202, bt Bangladesh, 195-9, by seven runsBangladesh needed nine runs from final over to winSri Lanka snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to record their first win of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, edging out Bangladesh by seven runs in a nerve-jangling finish in Navi Mumbai on Monday.With Bangladesh cruising and only nine needed off the final over with five wickets in hand, having mustered just three runs off the penultimate over, the captain, Chamari Athapaththu, took the ball herself and turned the game on its head. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Inquest into death of mother and baby told that hospital scare stories have led to huge increase in women wanting difficult home births

The warning came during an inquest into the deaths of Jennifer Cahill, 34, and her baby daughter Agnes, who both died following a traumatic home birth in Prestwich, Manchester, on June 3 last year.

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7 h. ago ‘I don’t like you either’: diplomats hold their breath as Trump chides Rudd over previous comments

President’s comments were greeted with laughter as diplomatic pressure valve finally releasedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“I don’t like you either. And I probably never will,” US President Donald Trump told Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd at the White House cabinet room table.It was the testiest and most uncomfortable remark at a typically freewheeling and chaotic presidential press conference. Continue reading...

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