Read the full text of Donald Trump’s 20-minute final farewell message

President Donald Trump has released a farewell video on his last full day in office, thanking Americans for ‘this extraordinary privilege’, listing his achievements and wishing the next administration well – although he failed to directly name his successor Joe Biden. As Biden’s chartered plane arrived in Washington DC on Tuesday night, the White House … Read more

Meghan Markle asks High Court judge to decide privacy claim without proceeding to full trial 

Meghan Markle asks High Court judge to decide privacy claim over publication of ‘private, personal and sensitive’ letter to her father without proceeding to full trial Duchess is suing the publisher of The Mail on Sunday after it published extracts Justin Rushbooke QC, for the duchess, said it was a ‘triple-barrelled’ assault Lawyers for the … Read more

US passes 400K COVID deaths on Trump’s final full day as President

The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly the same number who died in World War II  … Read more

America passes 400K COVID deaths on Trump’s final full day of office

The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.  That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined and nearly the same number who died in World War II. … Read more

Diet full of fried food could increase your risk of heart failure by almost 40%, study suggests 

Diet full of fried food could increase your risk of heart failure by almost 40%, study suggests Eating lots of fried food could increase risk of heart failure by 37 per cent The diet is linked to having a 28 per cent higher chance of heart attacks or stroke The risk rises with each weekly … Read more

Matt Hancock says vaccination drive is ‘a full seven-day’ service

Matt Hancock has insisted the UK’s ambitious vaccination drive is a ‘full seven-day service’ – despite an apparent drop in the number of people receiving jabs at the weekend. This week’s figures showed a total of 321,951 people received a dose of the Oxford or Pfizer vaccine on Thursday – followed by a further 328,260 on Friday. The … Read more

Liv Tyler reveals she tested positive for COVID-19 on New Year’s Eve after making a full recovery

Liv Tyler revealed Friday on Instagram that she had been sickened with COVID-19 at the start of the new year. The 43-year-old actress shared the news in a sweet post showing her joyous reunion with her son Sailor Gene, five, and daughter Lula Rose, four. Ironically, the health scare came months after Tyler exited her … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: Wayne Rooney’s incredible records don’t tell the full story of his remarkable career

He put the team first again, as he always did. The day Wayne Rooney moved into management permanently with Derby, he announced his time as a player was done. From here, he will focus completely on his executive role, and it is a big one. There has been evidence of an upturn since Rooney became … Read more

Emirates says its FULL FLEET of A380s and Boeing 777s will return by the end of 2021

Emirates says its FULL FLEET of A380s and Boeing 777s will be back in the skies by the end of 2021 thanks to a boost in travel confidence from the vaccine rollout Emirates is currently flying 17 of its 115 A380s and 137 of its 160 777s  Last week, Emirates was flying to 120 places, … Read more

Woman, 106, reveals the secret to long life is full fat milk and whisky 

A resilient pensioner who has survived two world wars and three flu pandemics, has celebrated her 106th birthday by beating Covid-19 for a second time.  Mary Nicholson who lives at the Elizabeth Court Care Home in St Helen’s, Merseyside, tested positive for Covid-19 on New Year’s Eve but said she felt ‘healthier than ever’ after overcoming … Read more