British man behind massive hack of celebrity Twitter accounts including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk is jailed in the US for five years Joseph James O’Connor, 24, has been jailed five years over a hacking plot His group targeted accounts of Apple, Uber, Bill Gates and Barack Obama A British man […]

Bizarre moment council tells emergency callers trying to reach firefighters on 999 to ‘visit your nearest fire station’ instead in now-deleted tweet – after nationwide technical fault meant people couldn’t get through on hotline Norfolk County Council tweeted the advice earlier which has now been deleted Police forces shared news 999 was experiencing ‘technical fault’ […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. At least 659 Victorians have died after catching COVID-19 while being treated for other conditions in hospitals, with doctors warning that patients are delaying care over infection fears. Health Department data obtained under freedom of information laws reveals […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Defence was warned as far back as 1981 that it was “unacceptable” that its firefighting pollution was escaping towards homes but waited more than 30 years to alert the public and begin investigating the extent of the problem […]

After Sarah Ferguson’s shock cancer diagnosis… here’s how YOU can check your breasts for cancer and the key signs to look out for Sarah, Duchess of York, has undergone an operation to treat breast cancer Roughly 55,000 women and 370 men diagnosed with breast cancer each year Sarah, Duchess of York, has undergone an operation […]

Malfunctioning metal detector sparks mass evacuation of a beach after alarm was raised over ‘wartime ordnance’ The metal detectorist raised the alarm at Ainsdale Beach, Southport, on Sunday But the false alert was down to a dodgy metal detector, Merseyside Police said  A malfunctioning metal detector led to the mass evacuation of a Merseyside beach […]

Sarah Ferguson reveals she has been diagnosed with breast cancer: Duchess of York has ‘successful’ operation and is recovering at home in Windsor with family after routine mammogram detects disease Sarah, Duchess of York, has undergone an operation to treat breast cancer She will discuss it on podcast ‘Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah’ […]

Man in his 40s collapses and dies at Glastonbury Festival Police said it responded to incident between two stages shortly before 4am Man’s death is not being treated as suspicious and his next of kin were informed The latest news and updates about Glastonbury Festival are on our live blog  A man in his 40s […]

‘Well, it’s Glastonbury!’ Fans queue from 4am to watch Elton John perform ‘completely unique’ set with surprise guests as festivalgoers revel in 26C heat with star-studded lineup on final day including Blondie and Lil Nas X Thousands of fans flocked to Glastonbury to see Sir Elton John’s closing show Superfan Gregg Rathbone from Coventry has […]

‘One dead’ in Swedish rollercoaster accident while several are reported injured after ride which goes up to 56mph ‘derailed’ This is a breaking news story. More to follow.  One person has been killed and several others are reported injured after a Swedish rollercoaster which goes up to 56mph ‘derailed’. The horrifying incident took place on […]