A takeaway owner used a knife and curry pot lid to fight off a robber, a court heard. Derek Tang, 44, said he shoved what he thought was a gun out of the road beforehand, jurors were told. He said he used the items to fend off Allan Fordyce, 54, who allegedly robbed the China Town takeaway, the Daily Record […]

A handful of health specialists selected to provide care to New Zealand athletes at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo pulled out of the team because of concerns around Covid-19. Chairman of Sports Medicine New Zealand Stephen Kara said, while the organisation had not been involved, he was personally aware of two or three doctors and some physiotherapists from either […]

When Iraqi film stars and political leaders posted videos of themselves getting Covid-19 vaccines in an effort to encourage inoculations, most Iraqis ignored them. But officials say that the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr’s decision to bare his upper arm for a shot last week has persuaded thousands to follow his example. Iraq received its first coronavirus vaccine shipment in March, […]

Warning: graphic imagery. Rio de Janeiro: At least 25 people were killed in a police raid on Thursday morning in what police and researchers are calling one of the deadliest police shootings in the history of this notoriously violent oceanside metropolis. Shortly after dawn, police entered the sprawling favela called Jacarezinho early on Thursday morning, sending in bulletproof helicopters, armoured […]

A MMA fighter has revealed how he passed out after snapping his penis in a horrific sex injury. Ray Elbe, 38, spent a week in hospital after a wild lovemaking session with his girlfriend turned into a bloody nightmare while on holiday in Malaysia. "We got a little bit intimate in the heat of passion, and she happened to be […]

Embracing a nature-saving goal championed in Congress by lawmakers in Colorado and other western states, President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled plans for preserving 30% of U.S. land and water by 2030 — a core of his agenda for addressing climate warming. Natural land and water could draw down the heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that causes climate change, […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox A 13-year-old student who died after falling from Tower Bridge on his way to school has been pictured. Zaheid Ali was seen getting off a bus going towards Ark Globe Academy in Elephant and Castle, south London, on April 20. The Year […]

Is Nepal the new India? Covid cases soar in the impoverished nation amid fears the country facing a crisis to rival its neighbour Nepal has seen Covid cases a soar amid fears the country is facing a crisis that could be worse than the one unfolding in neighbouring India It is highly likely that more-infectious variants driving India’s outbreak have […]