An “unbelievably selfish” couple who travelled from Auckland to a Wānaka holiday home have jeopardised people’s health and livelihoods, Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says. Police were equally as scathing of the couple’s actions, calling them “calculated and deliberate” and saying they would be prosecuted. The couple, a 35-year-old man and 26-year-old woman, used a travel exemption as essential workers […]

The Front Range will cool down this week after a few days of record-breaking heat. Temperatures will top out in the high 80s this week — instead of the high 90s — as a cold front moves across the state, said Caitlyn Mensch, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service at Boulder. “At least compared to last week, any relief […]

A man slashed his ex-wife's throat five times after reading Quran verses on whether Allah would forgive murderers. Anil Kahraman, 39, proceeded to casually tuck into lunch as though nothing happened, a court in Turkey heard. The monster who confessed to the grisly murder in Antalya, on November 2, has now been jailed for life. Local media did not report […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! On October 8, 2009, Bobby Jamison, 44, his wife Sherilynn, six-year-old Madyson, and their dog Maisy headed into the mountains in their pickup truck and were never seen again. It took four years for their bodies to be found again in 2013 and there are […]

New South Wales has reported 1262 new local cases of Covid-19, yet another record of daily infections for the state and for Australia. Seven Covid-related deaths were also reported by NSW Health, including a man in his 20s, a woman in her 40s, and two others in their 50s. The death toll in the outbreak is now 177. There are […]

TV binges really do shrink your brain if you’re middle-aged: How an extra hour of screen time each day for those aged 30 to 50 is linked to 0.5% less grey matter People who spent more than two hours a day in front of TV had less grey matter  Average Brit spent five hours 40 minutes watching TV or videos […]

AN arson attack took place in a Greater Manchester mosque last night, prompting cops to launch an investigation into the “hate crime”.  Cops have urged anyone with information to come forward after a fire broke out at the Didsbury central mosque.  Emergency services rushed to the scene just after midnight on Saturday following reports of the fire on the junction […]

TERRIFYING footage shows the moment a young man jumps from his bed after realising a huge COBRA has slithered under his blanket. The CCTV footage shows the snake moving towards the lad, named Jai in local media, as he sleeps on the ground of a temple in Rajasthan, northern India. Incredibly, the deadly beast managed to creep under the lad's […]

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