AT least 74 people have tested positive for Covid-19 on Martha's Vineyard since Barack Obama hosted his controversial maskless 60th birthday party on the island last weekend. Critics have been quick to blast the former president online by using the hashtags "#superspreader" and "#ObamaVariant" when referring to his star-studded soiree that was held on August 7. The positive test count […]

A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 has struck western Haiti, as people fled their homes fearing that buildings might collapse. The quake struck 8km (five miles) from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 150km (93 miles) west of the capital Port-au-Prince, at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. The United States Geological Survey […]

Vaccine row: European Union warned about contracts by Wallace We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Ever since the UK voted to leave the EU in its […]

The Taliban are reportedly just seven miles from the capital as Afghanistan’s rapid descent into civil war continues. Islamist fighters have this morning arrived at a district within walking distance of Kabul, according to a local witness. The feared group were removed from power after international forces invaded the country in 2001, but recent weeks have seen a stunning resurgence. […]

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Thursday announced the UK is sending military personnel to help with the mass evacuation. And […]

A statewide lockdown of New South Wales has begun after it set a new record in its Covid-19 outbreak. Stay-at-home orders are in place across the state until 12.01am on Sunday, August 22. Anyone who leaves their home will need to have a reasonable excuse. They also cannot have visitors in their home from outside their household, including family and […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Hopes have been dashed for a sweltering heatwave to return to the UK at the end of August. The Met Office have said the blistering heat travelling through Europe isn't likely to make its way to the UK, and it appears a heatwave at the […]

Ex-supermodel Carré Sutton sues former boss of the Elite agency dubbed the ‘Harvey Weinstein of the fashion industry’ for ‘repeatedly raping her at his Paris apartment when she was 17’ and for ‘trafficking her to wealthy men across Europe for sex’ Gérald Marie, now 70, was the former head of Elite’s European division He allegedly supplied Sutton with vials of cocaine […]