Mount Etna spews spectacular lava in Italy

Italy's Mount Etna spews a spectacular lava flow on April 1.

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  • Susanna Reid shares funny Prince Philip story on Good Morning Britain following royal’s death

    Pair met at an event for the Duke of Edinburgh award

  • Father of three children allegedly murdered by their mother had warned she ‘needed help’, relatives say

    The children were reportedly found dead one day before they were due to be handed over in a custody battle

  • Newsmax host under fire for blaming black army officer pepper-sprayed in traffic stop

    Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario filed a lawsuit against two Virginia police officers who reportedly pepper-sprayed and assaulted him

  • Have your say: Which lockdown rule change today are you most excited about?

    A number of lockdown restrictions eased in England on Monday.

  • Corrie's Sally Lindsay confuses Tenable fans as she steps in to host

    "Where. Is. Warwick?"

  • Ash Falls 'Like Snow' on Barbados After Volcano Erupts on Saint Vincent

    Ash fell on Barbados and plunged the island nation into darkness on April 10 as the fallout from a volcanic eruption on nearby Saint Vincent made its way east.The sky emitted a dark reddish tone as day turned to night in some parts of Barbados on Saturday.A thick plume from the La Soufriere volcano caused visibility to plummet, The Barbados Meteorological Service said":https://twitter.com/BarbadosMet/status/1380945411456782342. Ash continued to effect the island on Sunday, prompting a volcanic ash warning from the weather bureau.This video from Bajan Lifestyles shows ash falling on the island’s east coast. “Right now, it looks like night,” the uploader can be heard saying in the video.“Ash falling like snow in Barbados from the La Soufriere in St. Vincent,” the uploader wrote in a Twitter post. Credit: Bajan Lifestyles via Storyful

  • ‘They do not work’: COVID expert’s warning over face shields as pubs and salons reopen

    Prof Christina Pagel warned that face shields should be worn with masks.

  • Boris Johnson hails ‘hugely significant milestone’ as all UK adults over 50 offered first Covid vaccine

    Boris Johnson has hailed a “hugely significant milestone” as all UK adults over 50 have been offered their first vaccine. It means the Government has met its target of offering jabs to its top nine priority groups, including the clinically vulnerable and health and social care workers, three days ahead of the April 15 target date. It comes as Ireland became the latest country to restrict the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying it should not be given to people under the age of 60, amid concerns over possible links to rare blood clotting.

  • Midnight beer gardens and beauty treatments as people brave snow for England’s relaxed COVID lockdown

    England's COVID-19 lockdown was eased on Monday.

  • UK Covid live: Lockdown restrictions ease on ‘manic Monday’ as vaccine for under 50s in England could begin imminently

    Pub gardens and restaurants with outdoor dining have opened as further lockdown restrictions were eased on Monday. From April 12 shops, hairdressers, nail salons, libraries, gyms and outdoor hospitality venues such as beer gardens were allowed to reopen. Most outdoor attractions, such as zoos and theme parks, can reopen, and funerals can continue with up to 30 people, and the numbers able to attend weddings, receptions and commemorative events such as wakes will rise from six to 15.

  • Dillian Whyte questions ‘joker’ Tyson Fury’s heavyweight credentials

    Brixton boxer is still after a fight with the ‘Gypsy King’

  • Iran vows revenge against Israel for strike on Natanz nuclear plant

    Iran’s foreign minister on Monday vowed vengeance against Israel for an explosion a day earlier at the Natanz nuclear site that he blamed directly on Tehran’s arch enemy. “The Zionists want to take revenge because of our progress in the way to lift sanctions ... they have publicly said that they will not allow this. But we will take our revenge from the Zionists,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying by state TV. Israel has all but claimed responsibility for the apparent sabotage operation that damaged the electricity grid at the Natanz site on Sunday, with multiple Israeli outlets reporting that Mossad carried out the operation, which is believed to have shut down entire sections of the facility. The sabotage could set back uranium enrichment at the facility by at least nine months, US officials briefed on the operation told the New York Times. Iran on Monday said the person who caused the power outage at one of the production halls at Natanz had been identified. "Necessary measures are being taken to arrest this person," the semi-official Nournews website reported, without giving further details. Iran's foreign ministry also said on Monday it is suspending cooperation with the European Union in various fields following the bloc's decision to blacklist several Iranian security officials over a 2019 protest crackdown. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh "strongly condemned" the sanctions and said Iran is "suspending all human rights talks and cooperation resulting from these talks with the EU, especially in (the fields of) terrorism, drugs and refugees". The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards, over a deadly crackdown in November 2019.

  • Nikki Grahame death: Big Brother winner Pete Bennett opens up about reality star’s death in tearful interview

    Reality star rushed to see Grahame weeks before her death

  • EU, Britain seek to bridge differences over Northern Ireland

    Britain and the European Union are slowly working to overcome differences regarding trade flows between Northern Ireland and the British mainland after a month-long legal dispute and more than a week of rioting in the province. The EU is expecting a formal reply shortly from London to explain Britain's unilateral change to trading conditions that Brussels said breaches the Brexit divorce deal. A European Commission spokesman said the two sides were holding technical discussions and there could soon be a meeting of Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic and British negotiator David Frost.

  • Over-40s set for COVID vaccines from this week – but many could face longer wait

    Coronavirus vaccines could be offered to over-40s from Tuesday – though supply constraints mean many will have to wait longer.

  • Holidaymakers being 'ripped off' by 20 per cent VAT on Covid tests

    Holidaymakers are being "ripped off" by being forced to pay 20 per cent VAT imposed on imposed on PCR tests, The Telegraph can reveal. The Treasury is raking in hundreds of thousands of pounds from taxing PCR tests conducted by Government-approved private testing firms on travellers coming into the UK. The charge has been introduced by the Treasury despite an EU recommendation last year that testing kits should be exempt from VAT, as is the case with personal protective equipment. In the EU, the average cost of PCR tests is less than half the price in the UK, where they average around £130 apiece compared with just £60 in most EU countries. The disclosure follows the Government's decision to require every holidaymaker returning to the UK to pay for a "gold standard" PCR test on or before day two of their arrival even if they have been to a "green list" country and have been fully vaccinated.

  • China deploys jets and bombers into Taiwanese airspace in 'biggest incursion to date'

    Twenty-five Chinese military aircraft have entered Taiwanese airspace in the largest reported incursion to date, according to officials. Taiwan's government has complained in recent months after repeated missions by China's air force near the island. The incursions have been concentrated in the southwestern part of Taiwan's air defence zone.

  • William and Harry's tributes to the Duke of Edinburgh show just how far apart they are

    The sentiments may have been similar – but the styles could not have been more contrasting. As the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex released very different tributes to their grandfather within 30 minutes of each other on Monday, it was impossible to resist reading between the lines. In days gone by, the royal brothers would have put out a joint statement commemorating such an important role model in both their lives. Yet with tensions between the two princes seemingly still bristling ahead of Prince Philip's funeral on Saturday, we were left to decipher the coded messages contained within. William's 173-word missive was the first to drop on the Kensington Palace website at 2pm, paying tribute to "a century of life defined by service". Praising his grandfather as an "extraordinary man and part of an extraordinary generation", the seemly eulogy gave a nod to the Duke of Edinburgh's "infectious sense of adventure as well as his mischievous sense of humour". There was also acknowledgement of his "enduring presence... both through good times and the hardest days", a reference to his stalwart support following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, when he encouraged William to walk behind their mother’s coffin with the words: "If I walk, will you walk with me?"

  • Abolishing the police might scare you — but what happened to Daunte Wright is scarier

    We’ve been asking for reform for a long time now and it hasn’t happened. It’s time to explore the evidence-based alternatives