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Dramatic moment coronavirus patient is dragged off flight

Holidaymakers were left gripping their seats in horror last night as hazmat-clad officials rushed onto a Ryanair plane as it say at London Stansted...

Details about Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s first meeting revealed

Some rare details about Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's early relationship is coming to light in a new National Geographic documentary. In a rare recording...

Boy, 7, drowns at home with mum found hanged after pair were reported missing

A seven-year-old boy was found drowned and his mother hanged at their home after they were reported missing. Detectives from Metropolitan Police are not looking...

12-day-old baby girl has tooth removed

A baby girl born with a tooth has had it removed at just 12 days old. Isla-Rose Heasman's mum Jasmin, from Plymouth, Devon, said she...

Man marries daughter after doing this to her boyfriend

An incest dad tortured and dismembered his daughter's biker boyfriend - then had sex with her and married her. Larry McClure, 55, was sentenced to...

Widower makes amazing statue of dead wife to keep her memory alive (photos)

An Indian widower has commissioned a lifelike statue of his late wife after she was killed in a car crash.  The statue holds pride of...

BBC pundit cries in court for breaking Coronavirus rules

The former England women's footballer, Eni Aluko cried in court after breaking coronavirus quarantine rules in Barbados. This was after she left her...

Man United legend, Paul Scholes in trouble!

Former Manchester United and England footballer, Paul Scholes, has been spoken to by police over claims he flouted lockdown rules by staging a house...

Man who lost his pen!s gets a new one

45-year-old Malcolm MacDonald who lost his penis to a horrific blood infection has become the first man in the world to have a new one built...

Couple win battle to name their son ‘Lucifer’

A registrar tried to bar them because it is another name for the devil. The horrified official told them their four-month-old son “wouldn’t succeed in...

Lawyer tears apart Amidu’s Interpol arrest warrant on Samuel Mahama

Private legal practitioner, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has described the Interpol red alert issued for the arrest of Samuel Adam Fosters as an attempt by...

FBI director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has said that acts of espionage and theft by China's government pose the "greatest long-term threat"...

English-born Ghanaian footballer, Derrick Otim has died

Former Nottingham Forest footballer, Derrick Otim has died aged 24 after he drowned in a lake in the US. The English-born Ghanaian midfielder drowned in...

From Uganda to Nigeria, activists are calling on govt’s to remove colonialists names from streets

Ternan Avenue, a long stretch of road named after British Col. Trevor Ternan lies beside the presidential state house in Uganda. In the heart of...

Survivors of coronavirus ‘at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder’

People who were seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus need to be urgently screened for post-traumatic stress disorder, leading doctors say. The Covid Trauma Response...

The Queen offers a glimpse inside Buckingham Palace with her gold-leaf piano and chairs embroidered in her initials

The Queen has given royal fans a sneak peek inside the lavish Buckingham Palace on her Instagram.  Each summer, the extravagant royal residence opens its...

Four devastating ways black Brits health is suffering because of racism

Why in Britain, in 2020, are black people still marching against racism and injustice? In a hard-hitting series, launching today on Windrush Day – the...

Boris Johnson’s convoy crashes outside Parliament [photo]

Boris Johnson's convoy was involved in a minor collision outside Parliament when a protester ran towards the cars. This forced the lead car in the...

Life-saving coronavirus drug has been found

A cheap and widely available drug called dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus, according to a...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson lifts the sex ban

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has given the green light for two households to merge into 'support bubbles' from Saturday, but only if one...

This is how much Ghanaian-UK returnees will pay for quarantine daily

It has emerged that stranded Ghanaians in the United Kingdom to be evacuated amid the border closure will pay between GH¢500 to GH¢600 daily...

Covid-19 ‘ends’ Queen Elizabeth’s reign as monarch of England

The Queen's reign is 'effectively over' due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the virus 'practically putting Charles on the throne', a royal biographer has...

New York advises ‘make sex kinky and wear a mask’ to lower coronavirus risk

New Yorkers are being encouraged to make sex "a little kinky" by wearing a mask and getting creative to avoid too much body contact. The...

UK’s £2.5m musicians’ fund runs out of cash

A £2.5m fund set up to help musicians during the coronavirus crisis is set to run out of cash after just five days. More than...

Queen’s incredible wedding present to Meghan Markle and Harry – and why it caused huge row

Despite asking people to donate to charity instead of sending them gifts, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were still treated to some incredible presents on their wedding day. But...

Coronavirus – all you need to know as new figures indicate true UK death toll

The death toll in parts of the UK are 11,000 more than first thought - with 51,000 victims across the country, according to a...

Anthony Joshua hobbles on crutches as he joins Black Lives Matter protest [Photos]

Boxer Anthony Joshua joined protesters in Watford, north London, during a demonstration to call for an end to racial injustice. The professional boxer was seen...

George Floyd: Powerful photos show cops take part in protests

Prosecutors have brought forward new criminal charges against the four policemen implicated in the death of George Floyd. One of the officers was already...

All four former officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face charges

The former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck was charged on Wednesday with a new, more serious count of...

Brits clubbing in Spain will have to wear masks and dance in allocated squares

Brit clubbers heading to Spain this summer will have to wear masks and dance in their own squares to prevent the spread of coronavirus. DJs...

Coronavirus has affected my eyesight – Boris Johnson

The prime minister has said he was ‘having to wear glasses for the first time in years’ after suffering coronavirus. Boris Johnson told today’s...

Comedian detained ‘for bullying the president’

Popular Tanzanian comedian and former Big Brother Africa winner Idris Sultan is being held by police for allegedly bullying President John Magufuli. According to his...

Two-day-old baby dies from Covid-19

A two-day-old baby has died with coronavirus in South Africa - one of the world's youngest victims of the virus. The mother had tested positive...

Covid-19: Cambridge University lectures to be online-only until 2021

There will be no face-to-face lectures at the University of Cambridge over the course of the next academic year due to coronavirus, it has...

Nurse ‘flouts coronavirus travel ban to visit boyfriend’

The government has restricted travel in and out of Nairobi except for cargo trucks to curb the spread of coronavirus. Health workers are among...

Uber ‘expected to lay off thousands of workers’

Uber is reportedly preparing to cut thousands more jobs in another wave of layoffs just weeks after 3,500 employees were laid off during a Zoom...

Coronavirus vaccine: Animal trial offers hope

A vaccine against coronavirus appears to have provided protection against the disease Covid-19 in six rhesus macaque monkeys. It gives early hope for the vaccine, which is...

Watch: How quickly Coronavirus can spread in restaurants

This terrifying video shows how coronavirus can spread in a restaurant in just 30 minutes - after just one person is infected. Scientists from Japan...

Compulsory coronavirus vaccines in the UK, other rumours fact-checked

We’ve been fact-checking the most widely shared dubious coronavirus claims this week. There’s no mandatory vaccine law in UK First, we’ve looked at a widely shared...

Black people in the UK four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people

Black people in the United Kingdom (UK) are four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people and a number of other...