Olympic surfing hopeful, 22, dies after being struck by lightning while training at El Salvador beach Katherine Diaz, 22, was struck by lightening shortly after entering the ocean She was training at El Tunco beach, south of the capital San Salvador Medics attended the beach but the surfer was pronounced dead at the scene She … Read more
Half of Britain’s coronavirus cases are now being checked for jab-resistant variants that could derail the lockdown exit strategy. Scientists tasked with tracking the ever-evolving virus have been sequencing more than 20,000 positive swabs a week for strains since February. But fewer than 40,000 positive Covid tests were detected last week, meaning No10 is now … Read more
Another two 18-year-olds have been arrested over the death of law student Hussain Chaudhry, who was fatally stabbed in east London last week. Scotland Yard said they were arrested on suspicion of murder and of assisting an offender at an address in Bedfordshire yesterday. Both remain in custody. A third 18-year-old, Marvin Ward of Ilford, will appear at … Read more
Welsh supermarkets can return to selling electronics, clothes and toys while garden centres reopen TODAY as national lockdown further eases – but non-essential shops remain closed All non-essential retail was ordered to close in Wales on Christmas Eve last year Supermarkets stayed open, but items like books and DVDs could not be sold Shoppers raged … Read more
Shocking moment a bull elephant charges at a man and his two-year-old daughter after he risked their lives breaking in to a zoo enclosure so he could pose for pictures Jose Manuel Navarrete has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment On Friday, he entered the elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo, carrying his young … Read more
Ex-Green Beret and his son ‘who smuggled Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a speaker box’ face up to three years in jail as they are charged in Tokyo Michael Taylor and his son Peter face up to three years in a Japanese prison The US pair were extradited to Japan on a charge … Read more
The RSPCA is on the look out for the next sighting of a walrus spotted in South Wales just six days after being seen in Ireland – as experts fear it fell asleep on an iceberg and drifted across the ocean. The walrus is described as ‘about the size of a cow’ and was first spotted … Read more
The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is 100 per cent effective at keeping people out of hospital, a US study has confirmed. An extra trial of the vaccine in the US found it was more effective than it was in the UK research – preventing 79 per cent of all infections – and nobody got seriously ill. … Read more
More incredible images have emerged of the widespread devastation and havoc caused by the one-in-50-year superstorm battering the east coast of Australia. Streets were transformed into rivers of floating debris, submerged excavators and cars were abandoned, and kangaroos swam through flooded backyards trying to reach higher ground. Dead fish washed up in children’s playgrounds while … Read more
Hunt for vicious prowler who attacked PREGNANT woman in alley: CCTV shows thug throw pillow case over victim’s head and repeatedly punch her in belly – as fears grow over rise in assaults on lone females A 27-weeks pregnant woman was stalked into an alleyway and brutally attacked Horrific footage shows suspect follow her, before … Read more