A driver who called 999 to try to order officers to stop following him as he led them on a high-speed pursuit into an English city is facing jail after...
August 3, 2020
The government of the Australian state of Victoria declared an official "state of disaster" and imposed new lockdown restrictions yesterday afternoon.
August 3, 2020
Two Nasa astronauts returned to Earth last night in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to finish an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's...
August 3, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit out at demonstrations calling for his resignation, accusing protesters of trampling democracy and the media of encouraging them.
August 3, 2020
South Africa has become the fifth nation to record more than half a million coronavirus cases and now accounts for more than 50pc of Covid-19 infections in Africa.
August 2, 2020
US President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party,...
August 2, 2020
US President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party,...
August 2, 2020
A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester in the UK due to increases in coronavirus infection rates across “multiple localities”.
August 2, 2020
Nasa astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are back on Earth after the first splashdown return in 45 years.
August 2, 2020
A cellist has delighted the internet by performing and editing together a four-part rendition of the Super Mario Bros theme.
August 2, 2020
The White House and Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president's musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying there will be an election on November...
August 2, 2020
THERE have been no new deaths from Covid-19 but there has been 53 new cases, according to the latest figures.
August 2, 2020
Five friends who cycled to 21 London football stadiums in one day hope their charity effort will inspire others during the coronavirus pandemic.
August 2, 2020
US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew Dragon, were riding the capsule home for a splashdown in the Gulf...
August 2, 2020
Isaias, downgraded from a hurricane but still a powerful tropical storm, moved along Florida's eastern coast on Sunday, bringing strong winds but no longer posing a storm surge threat.
August 2, 2020
Finland's prime minister has announced she has married her long-time partner, eight months after becoming the head of government.
August 2, 2020
Bands of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Isaias have lashed Florida's east coast while officials dealing with surging cases of coronavirus kept a close watch on the weakened front.
August 2, 2020
The Houthi rebels' air defense has shot down a US-made drone over the Jizan Region of Yemen near the border with Saudi Arabia, their spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced....
August 2, 2020
Finland's prime minister has announced she has married her long-time partner, eight months after becoming the head of government.
August 2, 2020
India reported nearly 55,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and Japan recorded more than 1,500 for a second day, while Florida was braced for a tropical storm that threatened to...
August 2, 2020
India reported nearly 55,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and Japan recorded more than 1,500 for a second day, while Florida was braced for a tropical storm that threatened to...
August 2, 2020
Boris Johnson has ordered officials to work-up a plan for avoiding a second national lockdown, according to reports.
August 2, 2020
Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included...
August 2, 2020
Isais, downgraded from a hurricane but still a powerful tropical storm, churned toward Florida on Sunday, set to brush the state's east coast with strong winds and potential coastal flooding.
August 2, 2020
Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and churned toward the Florida coast, threatening to complicate efforts to contain the coronavirus in...
August 2, 2020
Ivan Scalfarotto, junior minister at the Italian foreign ministry and someone who has long campaigned for gay rights, is a rare bird in Italian political life: namely he openly declares...
August 2, 2020
A manuscript featuring a detailed account of Prince Andrew's alleged sexual encounter with a woman who claims she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein is among newly released court documents.
August 2, 2020
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who looked at raw data and correctly predicted Ireland's death and infection rate would "burn itself out" in the last two weeks of May is back...
August 2, 2020
The biggest surprise in James Murdoch's departure from the board of News Corp is that it took him so long. In May last year, the Sunday Telegraph reported that after...
August 2, 2020
Too late to salvage their electoral prospects, but perhaps not too late to salvage their honour, America's Republicans have remembered what they are supposed to stand for. Donald Trump's suggestion...
August 2, 2020
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who looked at raw data and correctly predicted Ireland's death and infection rate would "burn itself out" in the last two weeks of May is back...
August 2, 2020
'Can I swear?" asks Mary Trump on a Skype line from her home in New York. "This is the simplest way to explain it," she says. "Everyone in the family,...
August 2, 2020
Herman Cain, who has died from complications of Covid-19 aged 74, was an American businessman, radio host and politician who in 2012 embarked on an unsuccessful campaign to run for...
August 2, 2020
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who looked at raw data and correctly predicted Ireland's death and infection rate would "burn itself out" in the last two weeks of May is back...
August 2, 2020
A manuscript featuring a detailed account of Prince Andrew's alleged sexual encounter with a woman who claims she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein is among newly released court documents.
August 1, 2020
South Africa has surpassed 500,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases, representing more than 50% of all reported coronavirus infections in Africa's 54 countries.
August 1, 2020
Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made just one mistake during the FA Cup final – fortunately for Gunners fans, it came when he was attempting to lift the trophy.
August 1, 2020
Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the US operations of TikTok – the popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns, according...
August 1, 2020
No new deaths from Covid-19 were reported today but there were 45 new cases confirmed.
August 1, 2020
Acting chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn has warned against large gatherings and house parties over the bank holiday weekend as 45 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed.
