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For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Johannesburg: As the Omicron variant sweeps through South Africa, Dr Unben Pillay is seeing dozens of sick patients a day. Yet he hasn’t had to send anyone to the hospital. That’s one of the reasons why he, along with other doctors and medical experts, suspect that the Omicron version really is […]

Evil step mum Emma Tustin, who murdered innocent 6-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes by torturing him to death, is going to ‘get parenting lessons’ in prison. The 32-year-old, who has four children of her own, was jailed for 29 years for the murder of the six-year-old boy. Coventry Crown Court heard of the “cruel and inhuman treatment of Arthur” in a catalogue […]

Kate Middleton has revealed that her first Christmas gift for the Queen “could have gone horribly wrong”. Speaking in a documentary to mark Her Majesty’s 90th birthday, the Duchess of Cambridge revealed the sweet homemade present she gave to the Queen in 2011. While Kate was excited to celebrate her first Christmas at Sandringham, the thought of finding a gift […]

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Australia is edging towards British and American levels of inequality, with the COVID-19 crisis widening the gap based on wealth and where people live. Nine out of 10 Australians believe there is a growing social divide that has worsened during the pandemic, according to the report Australia’s social fabric: Exploring features […]

Santa Claus is hitting the town! Revellers make the most of it while they still can – before new restrictions forcing them to wear masks and show Covid passes in clubs next week Hundreds of partygoers are spotted wearing their festive finest on a 15-strong Otley Run pub crawl in Leeds  Long queues were pictured outside packed out bars and […]

GHISLAINE Maxwell’s trial has seen the prosecution release shocking pictures that have give an insight into her life with Jeffrey Epstein. The 59-year-old socialite is charged with sex trafficking after allegedly grooming girls for the multi-millionaire paedophile to abuse – which she denies. Maxwell faces six charges of sexual abuse and trafficking over her alleged role in convicted sex offender Epstein's […]

Treasury staff held a boozy party to celebrate Rishi Sunak’s spending review during lockdown, government sources reveal Two dozen civil servants attended drinks party in Treasury last year Government sources revealed that officials stayed for the event after work Treasury officials insisted it was a spontaneous event and unplanned Comes after Allegra Stratton resigned following video released by ITV which […]

A ROYAL Navy serviceman who was found dead at a high-security nuclear submarine base has been named as engineering technician Stephen Cashman. Police are probing the 25-year-old nuclear submarine engineer's sudden death at the Faslane naval base in Scotland. A Royal Navy spokesperson said that Mr Cashman’s relatives had now been informed. “Our thoughts and sympathies are with Stephen’s family […]