Investigators probing one of the world’s largest financial frauds have said they suspect $340m (£255m) held in the bank account of a major London law firm is linked to money allegedly embezzled from the Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB. According to court papers, Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency is urgently trying to prevent City firm Clyde & Co from releasing the large […]

EATING too much chocolate can raise bowel cancer risk, a study suggests. Antioxidant-rich foods — such as chocolate, nuts and berries — interacted with gut bacteria. A protein that ­usually protects against cancer then fuelled the disease instead. Researchers did tests on mice where they introduced the mutated protein into the colon. It made their cancer worse. But protein put […]

NEW on-the-spot tests that take just an hour to confirm Covid-19 will help the return to school and air travel. Scientists say the ground-breaking, Brit-made checks are the best in the world. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Millions will be rolled out to help NHS bosses halt local outbreaks. Experts say the kits […]

Teaching unions urged to ‘stop playing political power games’ after trying to stall Government plans for schools to reopen Two teaching unions resumed battle against children returning to classrooms  NASUWT warned schools will need time to review & adjust reopening measures  Ministers insisted it remained the Government’s ‘absolute priority’ to get all students back to school next month  Teaching unions […]

Let’s not panic now – we CAN deal with this virus, writes Professor KAROL SIKORA Hard to imagine now, but it was only a fortnight ago that Boris Johnson set today as the date when the nation should scrap the previous exhortation to ‘work from home’, and, where possible, get back to the office. So this week should have been […]

NYPD cop causes a stir by posting a provocative TikTok video of herself dancing in her uniform top and a pair of tiny hot pants Christine Galgano, a housing officer in the Bronx, recently shared the TikTok video of herself performing a parody of the ‘new boot goofin’ skit from Reno 911 In the clip Galgano is seen wearing the […]

The jailed Ghislaine Maxwell was taunted Saturday night by her alleged former teen sex slave Virginia Giuffre  — with a poolside selfie. “Like the view?” Giuffre’s searing tweet asked Maxwell, who is in a Brooklyn lockup awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. “Hey #GhislaneMaxwell (sic) just sitting outside, taking some time to de-stress after you & your lawyers shenanigans. Like […]

Lawmakers reported progress on a huge coronavirus relief bill Saturday, as political pressure mounts to restore an expired $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit and send funding to help schools reopen. “This was the longest meeting we’ve had and it was more productive than the other meetings,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who was part of the rare weekend session. […]

New York: Thirty-three crew members have tested positive for COVID-19 onboard Hurtigruten's MS Roald Amundsen, currently docked in Troms, Norway, according to a statement provided by line spokesperson Oystein Knoph. But the virus might not have been contained onboard. Passengers from the two voyages had already disembarked a cruise on July 24 and the last cruise on Friday, leaving ample […]

THE first murder hornet has been captured prompting a rush to find the ferocious insects' colony before the mating season. Washington State says over 1000 traps have been laid to capture the “shockingly large” and violent insects before their numbers explode. The two-inch hornets get their name because they rip the heads off honeybees in large numbers. A single sting […]