Aggressive bear chases car before hanging off the tyres of an open-backed truck

Terrifying moment rampaging bear chases cars and tries to climb into a moving truck on forest road in India – days after two villagers were mauled to death Incident happened on an empty road cutting through forest in Ambikapur, India The best would not give up as it tried to attache itself onto the wheel … Read more

Top researchers say Britain’s R rate has dropped to 1

Fears England may have jumped the gun with a second national lockdown grew today after top scientists claimed the R rate has already dropped to the crucial level of one and that Covid-19 cases are actually ‘flatlining’. King’s College London academics, who have been tracking the size of the coronavirus outbreak since the summer, argued … Read more

Boris Johnson scrambles to head off Tory revolt before crunch lockdown vote

Boris Johnson is facing demands to release estimates of the economic hit from coronavirus lockdown as ministers desperately scramble to defuse a Tory revolt before a crunch vote tomorrow. The PM told his Cabinet this morning that the draconian month-long restrictions in England were essential to avoid ‘fatalities running in the thousands’.  He said the R … Read more

The world is watching: Newspaper front pages from around the globe on the day of US election

The world is watching: Newspaper front pages from around the globe reveal fear and excitement on US election day By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com Published: 15:37 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 15:46 GMT, 3 November 2020 The world is watching with baited breath on Tuesday as Americans head to the polls to decide the … Read more

£8.5million Chelsea mansion collapses during building work to create mega-basement at the property

A Chelsea mansion worth £8.5million has collapsed during mega-basement construction work in the heart of the celebrity-filled suburb.  Neighbours reported hearing a huge thud as loud as thunder in the middle of the night as the mid-terraced house was completely destroyed.  Emergency services were still at the scene this morning in Durham Place, London, where … Read more

Sick VIP paedophile ring fantasist Carl Beech LOSES bid to have his 18-year sentence slashed

Sick VIP paedophile ring fantasist Carl Beech has today lost his appeal to have his 18-year prison sentence reduced. The 52-year-old, who made up a string of false claims about being raped and abused by famous Westminster figures, was today told by a Court of Appeal judge his sentence was ‘fully justified’. His lawyers had … Read more

Coronavirus: Is the NHS QUIETER than usual? Leaked document claims England’s hospitals are 84% full

NHS hospitals in England appear quieter than usual for this time of year even though they are treating more than 9,000 patients with coronavirus. A leaked document claims 84 per cent of all hospital beds were occupied across the country yesterday, which is lower than the 92 per cent recorded during autumn last year. Prime … Read more

US election 2020: Voting underway as polling places open across US

Americans have started casting their election day ballots in support of either Donald Trump or Joe Biden as polling places opened across the United States. Long lines started forming before dawn on Tuesday with polls opening in some eastern states as early as 6am EST.  Record numbers of Americans – nearly 100 million – have … Read more

Tour operators record 10,000 bookings in a day as Britons scramble to airports before lockdown 2.0

Up to 10,000 people have booked holidays in a day ahead of the second national lockdown which will see borders slammed shut from tomorrow night. Holiday firms are reporting sales surged by a quarter since last week as Britons capitalise on 11th-hour deals. It comes after package holiday companies were accused of illegally withholding £1billion … Read more