Twitter gave the president’s son a 12-hour time out from tweeting on Tuesday after he posted a link to a video containing what Twitter said was misleading information about COVID-19. Donald Trump Jr posted a video promoting the drug hydroxychloroquine, which his father has also promoted and claimed to be taking himself as a precaution
A man has been accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $4m (£3.1m) in coronavirus relief loans and using some of the money to buy a Lamborghini sports car. David T Hines was arrested and charged last week with bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution and engaging in transactions in unlawful proceeds, the US
Love Island star Dani Dyer, daughter of actor Danny Dyer, has announced she is pregnant with her first child. She announced the news on Instagram along with a picture of herself and boyfriend Sammy Kimmence. The couple can be seen holding up their baby scan in the photo. The 24-year-old mum-to-be wrote: “Little bubba can’t
Boris Johnson has warned the signs of a “second wave” of coronavirus are surfacing in Europe, as he defended changing travel advice on Spain. The prime minister backed the decision taken over the weekend to tell any travellers returning from Spain to the UK to quarantine for 14 days over fears COVID-19 levels there are
The UK – having imposed new restrictions on those returning from Spain, and previously introduced its first local lockdown in Leicester – is far from the only country to have had to respond to resurging coronavirus infection rates. Below are some of the countries that have toughened their rules as a result of an increase
German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are searching an allotment near Hanover. Footage from the scene shows forensic officers and heavy machinery being used in the search. The site is around 40 miles from the city of Braunschweig, where main suspect Christian B was last registered as living. Sky’s crime correspondent Martin Brunt
A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections can be used to tackle antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists say. Antibiotic resistance is an increasing challenge for modern medicine as more naturally occurring antimicrobials are needed to tackle infections capable of resisting treatments currently in use. New research from the University of Warwick has investigated natural remedies to fill the
British Airways (BA) has been warned it faces the prospect of strikes as the deadline for tens of thousands of staff to accept new pay deals looms large. The airline had announced at the height of the coronavirus lockdown in April that it could make up to 12,000 staff redundant to help prepare the airline
Two teenage girls from India have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said on Monday. The asteroid is presently near Mars and its orbit is expected to cross that of Earth in about one million years’ time, said SPACE India, a private
Holidaymakers in Spain have been given hope after the UK government revealed it is considering setting up regional travel corridors to let those travelling from low-risk areas escape quarantine. Transport minister Baroness Vere of Norbiton confirmed the idea was being investigated after pressure from Madrid over the change to travel advice made by the government
With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover. The spacecraft Perseverance — set for liftoff this week — is NASA’s brawniest and brainiest Martian rover yet. It sports the latest landing tech, plus the most cameras and microphones ever assembled to capture the sights and sounds of Mars. Its
8:25 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Golf Australia said Tuesday that the Australian Open tournament will be postponed indefinitely and if played will not be held until early 2021. The tournament was scheduled for Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, which has been in lockdown due to a large increase in COVID-19 deaths
The White House is planning to send more federal troops to Portland in a bid to quell ongoing protests, reports claim. Donald Trump’s administration wants to deploy an additional 50 US Customs and Border Protection personnel to the Oregon city adding to the 100 sent last week, according to the Washington Post. Federal troops arrived
The government was “too slow” to repatriate Britons at the start of the pandemic, according to an influential group of MPs. The report by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee found that there was a lack of “empathy and compassion” shown to some of those stranded abroad. The chair of the committee, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat,
Cycling fanatic Boris Johnson is promising £50 repair vouchers as part of his coronavirus crusade to persuade people to get on their bike. The first vouchers will be available online late on Tuesday in England and the prime minister is also pledging more spending on cycle lanes, training and bikes on prescription from GPs. The
The transport secretary will cut short his holiday in Spain and return to the UK after being caught out by the reintroduction of coronavirus quarantine measures for the country. Grant Shapps flew there on Saturday morning to start his summer holiday, just hours before the government announced it was scrapping its travel corridor for Spain.