Coronavirus US: South Dakota cases up 50% after motorbike rally

Coronavirus cases across the United States have now declined for the fifth straight week but South Dakota has seen a 50 percent increase in infections following its annual motorcycle rally that drew in tens of thousands of people.  The country is now averaging just over 42,000 new COVID-19 infections a day for the first time … Read more

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after body found at tip

Horrified tip workers find body of elderly man in freezer that had been removed from flat in house clearance as man, 50, is arrested on suspicion of murder The body of an elderly man was found inside the freezer in Exhall, Warwickshire It had been moved from a Birmingham flat by a housing association Man, … Read more

The families who dig up their dead relatives

Families gathered to raise their dead loved ones from their tombs, clean and redress the corpses in this year’s Ma’nene ritual to honour the spirits of their mummified ancestors in Indonesia. Every August the Torja community in Panggala, Nort Toraja, South Sulawesi, re-dress their relatives’ bodies, clean them, speak with them and even light them … Read more

Save the Last Night of the Proms: Sign MailOnline’s petition

Save the Last Night of the Proms: Sign the MailOnline petition urging the BBC to immediately reinstate Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia By Mailonline Published: 14:44 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 16:38 BST, 25 August 2020 MailOnline is calling on readers to urge the BBC to reverse its censorship of Land … Read more

Laurence Fox urges Britons to buy Vera Lynn’s Land of Hope and Glory

Vera Lynn’s rendition of Land of Hope and Glory reaches 13 in the charts as Laurence Fox urges Britons to download it in defiance of BBC’s decision to censor its lyrics Actor said it would be ‘great’ to push the chart to top of the UK singles chart Post was shared thousands of times and … Read more

‘Nonsense’: Boris Johnson rubbishes claim he is planning to QUIT as PM in six months

No10 said the claim the PM (pictured today in Devon) would quit was ‘total nonsense’ Boris Johnson insisted he was fighting fit today – after Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law suggested he was planning to quit after struggling to recover from coronavirus.  Downing Street blasted as ‘total nonsense’ a suggestion that Mr Johnson could hand over power … Read more

Amazing pooch is taught to collect her owner’s Chick-fil-A from restaurant and bring it to the car

Pure will-paw! Dog is taught to collect her owner’s Chick-fil-A and bring it to the car without eating a morsel Ellie the golden retriever picked up the order for her owner, Nick, in Chapel Hill Gorgeous dog filmed grabbing the bag of food in her mouth and taking it to him What’s even more incredible … Read more

Now Jeremy Corbyn’s wife Laura Alvarez promises book that ‘tells the actual truth’

Jeremy Corbyn‘s wife has hinted at a new book about how her husband was the victim of a media slur when he was leader of the Labour Party. Mr Corbyn’s third wife, Laura Alvarez, 51, made the announcement to her 16,600 Twitter followers on Sunday. It is unclear whether Mrs Alvarez will be writing the … Read more

Coronavirus: New powers to close Birmingham bars and restaurants which flout rules

Birmingham on brink of lockdown: Council gets new powers to shut down restaurants and bars which flout social distancing rules, to close parks and ban large weddings from TOMORROW to stop spread of COVID 19 New powers have been agreed by Birmingham City Council and the Government Will allow council and police to shut down … Read more

Neighbour vandalises £80,000 Porsche after blaming driver for ‘splashing’ his dog

This is the shocking moment a vandal delibrately scratched an £80,000 Porsche Cayenne before leaving an abusive note blaming its driver for ‘splashing’ his dog while out walking in the rain. CCTV captured the man deliberately scratching the new luxury car after seeking out the owner for the minor accident in a downpour. The vandal … Read more