HORRIFYING pictures show the burns suffered by a seven-year-old girl after she fell asleep on a charging Samsung phone. The girl, from a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, had reportedly taken the phone from her parents while they were napping. The girl's parents released the images to publicise the incident and warn others of the potential danger. According to national news […]

BORIS Johnson has introduced new rules limiting social gatherings to six people in England from Monday. The fresh restrictions come after a three-day surge in infections and rising fears over a second wave of coronavirus. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Are children included in the new six person limit? Yes.The new rules mean […]

Before COVID-19 reached Melbourne, if 82-year-old Raissa Outchitel wasn't busy attending a party, she was playing board games with her friends. But like most people in the city, her active social life ground to a halt. She has been reduced to Skype calls with her daughter and phone chats with other members of her Russian and Jewish seniors clubs. Delivery […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci said a coronavirus vaccine likely won’t be ready by the Nov. 3 presidential election – despite President Trump’s suggestion this week that one could be available by next month, according to a report. The nation’s top infectious diseases expert said it’s more likely an inoculation will be ready by “the end of the year” as drugmakers Moderna […]

A man was killed by a shark Tuesday while surfing along Australia’s Gold Coast, officials said. The victim, a 46-year-old man who was not immediately identified, was pulled to shore by other surfers at Greenmount Beach in Coolangatta, where he was pronounced dead with severe leg injuries, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. A witness said she saw the man and […]

The presidential election is the top concern of business owners — and most of them want President Trump to win another term in the White House, according to a new survey from UBS.   More than half – 53% – of business owners surveyed said they support Trump, while 47% said they support former Vice President Joe Biden. The survey showed Washington is […]

THE Government is poised to slash the number of people who are allowed to gather indoors or out to six after the number of coronavirus cases have soared for the past two days. Brits will face new £100 fines if they meet in groups of more than six indoors or out under tough rules to halt a second Covid wave. […]

A Victorian child with a rare inflammatory illness linked to coronavirus has made an "excellent recovery" and is likely to be discharged from hospital this week. The nine-year-old boy was admitted to the intensive care unit at Monash Children's Hospital with a severe immune response condition known as Paediatric Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome or PIMS-TS. Swabs are tested for coronavirus at […]

Why IS this a bridge too far? It says everything about modern Britain’s paralysis: an iconic bridge across the Thames shut even to boats passing beneath it… because squabbling officials can’t agree who should pay to fix it, writes ROBERT HARDMAN Standing by the Thames, enjoying one of London’s prettiest views, I can’t help humming the tune from that children’s […]

THE Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial has been put on hold after a Brit volunteer suffered a suspected serious adverse reaction, say reports. Researchers have paused the crucial medical experiments to allow them to investigate exactly what happened to the trial participant. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates The shock setback was revealed by AstraZeneca […]