I ran away to Ethiopia age 15… but couldn’t hide from myself: LORD OATES was a vicar’s son, tormented by his sexuality, who set off with a stolen credit card to help Africa’s starving – but ended up suicidal. What happened next is a life-affirming tale  A cold sweat seeped through my pores as I endured the immigration official’s scrutiny, […]

FOR years Paul Barney was in a living nightmare – trapped by the horrors he witnessed when a 15,000 ton passenger ferry sank in the icy Baltic Sea. The once adventurous traveller was so depressed he could no longer get out of bed and loud sounds would transport the 61-year-old Brit back to his desperate fight for survival in the […]

Tom Brady — or whoever runs his social media — is generally good at Twitter. Monday was no exception. A day after LeBron James claimed his fourth NBA championship, Brady shouted out his NBA contemporary on Twitter. He managed to roast himself at the same time. Tom Brady’s stunning gaffe In case you insulated yourself from all things NFL in […]

President Trump pressed his attack on Dr. Anthony Fauci Tuesday, after his campaign declined to take down an ad quoting the country’s leading infectious disease expert that Fauci himself said was misleading. In the campaign ad released last week, Fauci is quoted as saying, “I can’t imagine … that anybody could be doing more,” with the context of the ad […]

THE terrifying moment a police officer was stabbed in the neck by a suspect was caught on bodycamera on Sunday afternoon. Nicholas Furgason, 21, was trying to run away from a Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy in Lithia, Florida, as he was undergoing an involuntary mental health evaluation. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that deputies responded to a […]

A WOMAN in the Netherlands has become the first reported person to have died after becoming reinfected with the coronavirus. The 89-year-old had a compromised immune system as she had been suffering with a rare bone marrow type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates The condition, known as Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia had […]

Holland’s bars, restaurants and cafes face two-week closures as country races to contain spiralling number of covid infections Dutch ministers are set to unveil new measures today amid spiralling infections  New restrictions could also include a four-person limit on gatherings outdoors  Dutch leaders are advising masks after months of downplaying their usefulness  The Netherlands is preparing to shut down bars, […]

Madeleine McCann suspect’s lawyer claims telephone records prove Christian Brueckner could not have kidnapped the girl Lawyer for chief suspect Christian Brueckner insists phone records that police believe place him at the scene will actually help prove his innocence Friedrich Fulscher says witness accounts of girl’s disappearance reveal a 90 second window when the kidnapping could have taken place  But […]

AN orthodontist has been accused of slashing her ex-fiance's new girlfriend with a razor blade in a vicious attack that allegedly saw her lunge out from behind the victim's driver's seat. Alika Crew, 42, of New Rochelle, was arraigned Wednesday for charges of second-degree attempted murder, three counts of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault, first-degree unlawful imprisonment and […]

Lung cancer referrals are down 50% because patients believe a persistent cough and chest pains are signs of Covid-19 and self-isolate instead of seeing a specialist, experts warn 16,000 fewer patients were urgently referred for lung cancer tests in England Common symptoms of the disease include a persistent cough, breathlessness Patients ‘mistake it for Covid and ignore getting help in […]