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  • Police officer fired for pepper-spraying Black army officer in ‘horrifying’ traffic stop captured on film

    Army lieutenant has filed a federal lawsuit against two officers

  • Prince Philip thought Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview was 'madness' and 'no good would come from it'

    Prince Harry arrived back in the UK on Monday.

  • Michelle Heaton apologises for being too scared to visit Nikki Grahame in her final days

    The 'Big Brother' star died last week after a long battle with anorexia.

  • Police Break Up Scuffle at California 'White Lives Matter' Protest

    Police broke up a fight during a planned “white lives matter” rally in Huntington Beach, California, on Sunday, April 11, according to reports.Pierce Singgih filmed the moment when he said police stopped a clash between “white lives matter” supporters and counter-protesters.In this video, officers are seen standing in a circle to separate the crowd from several people who are lying on the ground. One policeman can be seen using a baton to force a protester to the ground.The Huntington Beach Police Department declared an unlawful assembly and arrested six people by the time of writing on April 11.Media reported the “white lives matter” rally in Huntington Beach was promoted by a KKK-affiliated group, the Loyal White Knights of the KKK. The event was one of several planned “white lives matter” protests to be held across the United States, reports said. Credit: Pierce Singgih via Storyful

  • Coronavirus deaths fall to single figures for first time in seven months

    Deaths from coronavirus in Britain fell to just seven on Sunday, the first time the UK has reported single figures for nearly seven months, and the lowest number since mid-September. The low figure came ahead of non-essential shops and outdoor hospitality opening on Monday and demonstrates that lifting restrictions has, so far, not led to a rise in cases. Britain has not seen such a low figure since five cases were reported on Sept 13, which was also a Sunday. It is the first time the UK has recorded single figures since Sept 14. The death figure is likely to be artificially low because of the weekend effect, and is expected to rise early next week. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus has also fallen by more than 30 per cent in a week, with just 1,730 lab-confirmed cases reported on Sunday, the lowest figure since August. The total number of deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate is now 149,968, while those who died within 28 days of a test is 127,087. The Government said that, as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 1,730 lab-confirmed cases in the UK. It brings the total to 4,369,775. It was also another record day for second vaccine doses, with 475,230 receiving their booster jab on Saturday. Government data up to April 10 shows that of the 39,587,893 jabs have been given in the UK so far, of which 32,121,353 were first doses.

  • Attack on Natanz nuclear plant ‘will set back Iran’s programme by nine months’

    Attack on Natanz nuclear plant ‘will set back Iran’s programme by nine months’. US intelligence sources believe Israel was behind Saturday’s cyber-attack on heavily guarded facility

  • COVID-19: As pub gardens, hairdressers and outdoor dining reopen in England, PM urges nation 'behave responsibly'

    Boris Johnson has urged the nation to "behave responsibly" as pub gardens reopen and restaurants resume outdoor dining in England. In the next major step in the easing of England's coronavirus lockdown, shops deemed non-essential are also reopening, as are hairdressers, indoor gyms, swimming pools, nail salons and zoos. The prime minister has postponed his long-awaited pub garden pint out of respect for the late Duke of Edinburgh.

  • ‘Stay away’ warnings swept aside by mourners who would not be deterred from ‘duty’ to Prince Philip

    No one was meant to be there. Signs around Windsor called for restraint among the public grieving for Prince Philip, asking people to “not gather at royal residences”. But by lunchtime yesterday, so many people had come to lay flowers for the Duke of Edinburgh that Castle Hill, the street leading to Windsor Castle, had to be blocked off for safety. “There were just too many vehicles and too many people”, said a staff member. “It was too dangerous – we had a few near misses this morning.” Measures are expected to stay in place for the rest of the week, with mourners instead having to take a detour along the high street then on to the Long Walk. “We didn’t expect the visitors’ entrance to be closed off”, said Catherine Crampton, 61, who came from her home in Windsor to lay flowers with her daughter and two granddaughters. “We were able to lay flowers eventually after [walking for] about 10 minutes … We wanted to be here to pay our respects.”

  • Piers Morgan claims Sarah Ferguson sent supportive text message after Meghan interview row

    Piers Morgan said members of the Royal Family had shown gratitude after the row.

  • Quiz! Can you remember all these retro children’s TV shows?

    Do you remember these classic television shows from your childhood?

  • Iran says mysterious power cut at Natanz atomic facility is act of ‘nuclear terrorism’

    Natanz facility has been repeatedly targeted. Incident came just hours after national nuclear celebration

  • 12ft alligator caught in South Carolina had five dog tags inside that were almost 25-years-old

    The 445lb alligator was trapped by a hunter from Ravenel, outside Charleston, and had five dog tags inside

  • South Pacific tribe that worshipped Prince Philip as living god prepares to hold day of mourning

    The island tribe in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu that has for decades worshiped the Duke of Edinburgh as a deity will hold a day of mourning and feasting on Monday. Hundreds of people are expected to converge on the rainforest village of Yaohnanen on the island of Tanna to pay their respects to Prince Philip after he died on Friday at the age of 99. The village is the focus of a visionary movement in which Philip is viewed as a god, a pale-skinned mountain spirit who left Tanna decades ago to seek a rich and powerful woman to marry. The belief was reinforced during the colonial era when islanders saw the respect that was accorded to Prince Philip, whose portrait hung in government offices and who visited what was then an Anglo-French colony, the New Hebrides, in 1974. The prince was supposed to have returned to the island bringing wealth and wisdom but those hopes, which persisted for decades, have now been dashed. Islanders, who live in thatched huts and hunt wild pigs and flying foxes in the forest, have been left grief-stricken by the death of the prince, said Jean-Pascal Wahé of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, a national museum of anthropology.

  • China considers mixing its Covid-19 vaccines to make them more effective

    Chinese vaccines ‘don’t have very high rates of protection’ its top official admits

  • Line of Duty series six episode four – open thread

    Line of Duty series six episode four – open threadInterrogations, convoys and OCGs – Jed Mercurio delivers a ‘best of episode’ that will tick all the boxes for long-time fans Steve Arnott ponders the case in front of AC12. Photograph: Steffan Hill/BBC/World Productions

  • US army lieutenant suing two Virginia police officers after he is pulled over and pepper sprayed

    A US army lieutenant is to sue two Virginia police officers after they pulled their guns on him and used pepper spray during a traffic stop. The law suit has been filed by Caron Nazario in Virginia against Windsor police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker, and alleges that they violated his constitutional rights. It comes amid high tensions over the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin, who is accused of murdering George Floyd last year by kneeling on his neck.

  • Kate Garraway Opens Up Over ‘Overwhelming’ First Weekend At Home With Husband Derek Draper

    The Good Morning Britain presenter's husband has returned home a year after being admitted to hospital with Covid-19.

  • Sinn Fein deputy First Minister acknowledges impact of royal family

    Michelle O’Neill also explained her formal statement on the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing on Friday as the ‘right thing to do’.

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

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

  • ‘Mother of God!’: Line of Duty fans thrown into disarray after explosive fourth episode

    Warning: this article contains spoilers