Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today said that she will make an announcement next week regarding the reopening of the Auckland border. Aucklanders eager to make plans to see loved ones out of the city boundary over Christmas will next week find out when they came travel from. Ardern also said the city is on track to reach 90 per […]

Finally… it’s lift-off to the US! America eases travel ban for fully vaccinated British tourists as transatlantic travel reopens TODAY US ban on British travellers lifted after more than 600 days Thousands jetting off to see family and friends in boost for travel sector Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said it was a ‘significant moment’ Transatlantic travel finally reopens today as […]

One of two sisters killed in a crash on the Port Hills above Christchurch messaged a friend just seconds before the fatal accident to say, “Bro I’m going to die tonight”, adding, “Haven’t gone so fast around Port Hills before”. Teenager driver Levi Fiddymont says the brakes on his Subaru WRX failed that night, while the Crown says he was […]

Warsaw: Poland’s Health Ministry issued instructions on Sunday to doctors confirming that it is legal to terminate a pregnancy when the woman’s health or life is in danger, a directive that comes amid apparent confusion over a new restriction to the country’s abortion law. The document addressed to obstetricians comes in reaction to the hospital death of a 30-year-old mother […]

High winds delay SpaceX crew homecoming after six months in orbit (and the capsule’s toilet is broken – leaving all four astronauts in diapers!) The US, French and Japanese astronauts were supposed to leave the International Space Station on Sunday With gusts exceeding safety limits, SpaceX bumped the departure to Monday afternoon, with a night-time return to conclude their six-month […]

A British man has died after being attacked by a shark in Western Australia. Paul Millachip, 57, was bitten off the coast near Perth on Saturday morning – with his wife and adult children on the beach. Two teenagers on a boat witnessed the incident and were praised for their ‘heroics’ at Port Beach. Police have now called off the […]

Astroworld concertgoers describe terrifying scene: ‘Dead bodies in front of us’ Timothy Perez and Joseph Gonzales, who attended the Astroworld Festival in Houston, recount the deadly concert stampede they witnessed Three of the eight concertgoers who died at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday have now been identified. The disaster unfolded as the crowd surged toward the stage to […]

Indian cricket coach who stole man’s identity to overstay his visa in UK by SEVEN years is caught out when victim went to get his Covid jab and was told he had already had it Harshil Patel, 30, got married and obtained bank cards in the name of his victim Melvin Dias, 31, realised his identity was stolen when he couldn’t […]

An Australian woman has become a millionaire after winning the country’s vaccine lottery prize. Joanne Zhu, 25, was among almost three million Australians who were in the draw for the AU$1m (£550,000) cash prize just for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The money was put up by a group of philanthropists and companies known as the Million Dollar Vax Alliance in […]