Coronavirus UK: 17 new fatalities in preliminary daily death toll

Coronavirus cases in Britain have been on the up for three weeks – with 835 Britons now getting diagnosed each day, on average. The rolling rate is 53 per cent higher than the 546 on July 8, which was the lowest figure since before lockdown. And health chiefs yesterday recorded 950 more infections in the … Read more

Britain announces 17 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll

Britain announces 17 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll — taking the official number of victims to 46,430 Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final lab-confirmed figure, which is often much higher  The early count is calculated by adding up the daily updates that are announced by each of the home … Read more

The Met is condemned for Caroline Flack charge: Top QC says fame influenced ‘over active’ officers

Police and CPS who prosecuted Caroline Flack were today accused of ‘taking a baseball bat to the problem’ by one of the UK’s leading barristers, who said they over-scrutinised the case because she was famous. Chris Daw QC said the Love Island star was a ‘victim of her own celebrity’ because it made authorities focus … Read more

Amazon shoppers are going wild for these TOZO true wireless headphones, which are now just £29.99

Similar to AirPods without the Apple price: Amazon shoppers are going wild for these £29.99 TOZO true wireless headphones By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 14:24 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 14:24 BST, 7 August 2020 Are you looking for Apple AirPods alternatives that don’t break the bank? If so, you might want to … Read more

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is now worth $100 billion after launching TikTok rival Reels 

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth surpassed $100 billion for the first time on Thursday after the company released its TikTok competitor, Reels. Optimism in Facebook Inc. hit record levels following the release of the new Instagram feature which comes as TikTok faces a possible ban in the U.S. as the Trump administration … Read more

US: Border tunnel appears to be ‘most sophisticated’

An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be ‘the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history,’ authorities said. The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis, Arizona, to a Mexican neighborhood and had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement, federal officials said Thursday. ‘This … Read more

Lachlan Murdoch fires back at James in memo to Fox staff in which he praises their news coverage

Lachlan Murdoch appears to have fired back at younger brother James in a memo to Fox staff Thursday in which he praised the network’s news coverage.   James, 47, quit the board of News Corp at the end of last month blaming ‘disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company’s news outlets’. On Thursday Lachlan, 48, who … Read more