The world’s most effective malaria vaccine has been developed by scientists in the UK. Researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners reported their Phase IIb trial of a candidate malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, showed 77% efficacy over 12 months. That makes it the first ever to achieve the World Health Organisation-specified 75% efficacy goal. The team behind the new […]

A HUGE blaze erupted at a factory with more than 100 firefighters scrambled to tackle the inferno and 40 homes evacuated. Dramatic photos show the building in Birmingham completely gutted by the flames. The fire broke out at around 11pm last night with locals urged to keep their doors and windows closed as black smoke billowed across the area. Around […]

The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Happy St George’s Day! Today we celebrate the patron saint of England who died on April 23 in 303 AD. It’s a national day, but no bank holiday sadly, celebrating all things English – and what better way to celebrate than with […]

The parents of Kristin Smart, a California college student who disappeared in 1996 while walking home from a party, have filed a lawsuit against the father of the suspect charged with her murder, saying he caused them “severe emotional distress” over allegedly removing her body from his property. Ruben Flores, 80, was arrested last week and charged as an accessory […]

MEXICO CITY — Drought conditions now cover 85% of Mexico, and residents of the nation’s central region said Thursday that lakes and reservoirs are simply drying up, including the country’s second-largest body of fresh water. The mayor of Mexico City said the drought was the worst in 30 years, and the problem can be seen at the reservoirs that store […]

Where is the best bet for a foreign holiday this summer? Spain wants to welcome British tourists but is set to miss out on the ‘green list’ – but Portugal, Dubai and Barbados could be on Countries will be split into three categories with varying degrees of restrictions  Destinations on the hotly anticipated green list will not require quarantine Barbados, […]

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A mother has been accused of the brutal murder of her 10-year-old son after police found his body in the trunk of her car. Kaitlyn Higgins, 28, was arrested in the early hours of April 21 after allegedly attempting to cut her child's tongue out before shooting him and hiding his body. The Louisville Metro Police Department received a call […]