LESLEY Stahl found herself on the frontline of yet another major story last month after testing positive for COVID-19. The 60 Minutes anchor, 78, announced at the end of Sunday night's program that she was even hospitalized – before applauding the nation's medical staffers and thanking the group that saved her life. "One of the rules of journalism is 'Don't […]

BREAKING NEWS: North Korea fires gunshots towards South Korea South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staffs said in a statement that North Korea had fired a series of gunshots towards the country early Sunday  The shots were fired towards a guard post in South Korea South Korea said it responded by firing two shots back towards North Korea  The South said it […]

News of the first Covid-19 death at the Tyson Foods poultry plant in Camilla, south-west Georgia, spread slowly. “It was like they were keeping a secret,” said Tara Williams, a 47-year-old worker at the plant, as she described her account of management’s response to the death of her colleague Elose Willis. “It took them about two weeks to just put […]

England and Wales announce 414 more coronavirus deaths – taking Britain’s total fatality count to 27,594 NHS England confirmed another 370 COVID-19 victims in hospitals in last day But the number of deaths elsewhere in the community has yet to be revealed Wales has suffered 44 more fatalities in all settings, including care homes Here’s how to help people impacted […]

A MOURNING family expecting to watch the funeral of a loved one online were shown the wrong service. Relatives of Mary Cullen, 93, were given a code to access a live webcast as they could not attend in the lockdown. But when they logged in they saw someone playing a guitar for “Terri”. Mary’s daughter Margaret Swift said the mix-up […]

TENS of thousands of kittens could be born this year because of coronavirus. With many vets closed because of the lockdown, owners have not been able to have their cats spayed to stop them getting pregnant. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Cats Protection said 17,000 cats were neutered between March and June last […]

PRESIDENT Trump suggested multiple times on Friday that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should challenge "overrated loser" Chuck Schumer for his Senate seat. Trump wrote in a series of tweets that Schumer would be vulnerable if the congresswoman ran against him. The president then made a bold prediction while speaking on Dan Bongino's podcast. “I think AOC’s gonna kill him when she runs […]

EXCLUSIVE: Agony of husband who can’t afford to pay for funeral of wife, 36, who died five weeks ago from coronavirus after paramedics said she ‘wasn’t a priority’ Kayla Williams, from south London, died aged 36 from coronavirus in March The hairdresser had been feeling unwell but paramedics told her to stay at home  Husband Fabian and daughter Omika, 10, […]

MILLIONS of remdesivir treatment courses could be released by the end of this year, the CEO of Gilead Sciences said on Friday. Daniel O’Day told NBC’s Today that because of the antiviral drug’s success in helping treat severe coronavirus cases, they’re working on getting it to patients immediately. “We’re moving very quickly with the [Food and Drug Administration],” the chairman […]

NORTH Koreans are "secretly elated" Kim Jong-un might be dead as he remains missing after last being seen 20 days ago – but authorities appear to have stopped trying to quell the rumours. Kim's people have suffered greatly under his rule as crushing sanctions pile on top of the country's already fragile economy, leading to widespread poverty and malnutrition. Reports […]