The microbiologist who co-discovered Ebola and the presence of Aids in Africa warns that Britain is at risk of a ‘major’ coronavirus outbreak likely to become a pandemic. Professor Peter Piot, an ex-under-secretary-general of the UN who championed the fight against Aids, said he was ‘increasingly alarmed’ by the speed at …
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A rogue Thai soldier has been shot dead after killing at least 21 people in a gun rampage inside a shopping mall after becoming angry at a financial dispute. Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma, 32, hadbeen hiding out in the basement of Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, a city 155 miles …
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Hundreds of flights into and out of European airports were cancelled as Britain’s biggest storm in seven years swept into Scotland and the rest of the UK was put on warning for 90mph winds today. Storm Ciara first brought gusts of up to 70mph on the west coast of Scotland …
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King George VI is said to have advised his daughter Elizabeth that when she became Queen, she should never forget that, although she would not remember them, everyone she ever met would remember whatever she said to them for their rest of their lives. Advice she seems to have taken …
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Taxpayers face a bill of hundreds of thousands of pounds to cover security at Princess Beatrice’s wedding, it was claimed today. Beatrice, 31, the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York, will marry her fiancé, Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 37, on May 29 at St …
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have pocketed $1 million for their first post-Megxit appearance – but experts say they could be damaging the credibility of their ‘brand’. The couple broke their self-imposed exile in Canada to attend J P Morgan’s ‘Alternative Investment Summit’ in Miami on Thursday, but …
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An evacuation flight carrying more than 150 British passengers has left coronavirus-hit Wuhan for the UK amid the outbreak in the Chinese city. The Britons were airlifted from the Hubei province and flown back home in what will be the second and final flight to be chartered from the region by …
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Five Britons – including a nine-year-old boy – have been diagnosed with deadly coronavirus in France after being whisked to hospital from a ski chalet high in the Alps. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that environmental consultant Bob Saynor, 48, and his nine-year-old son have been named locally as …
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The wedding planners: Prince Andrew drives ex-wife Sarah Ferguson from his Windsor home as they look ahead to their daughter Princess Beatrice’s nuptials The beleaguered Duke of York was pictured stony-faced behind the wheel He was under spotlight this week after US Epstein case attorney tore into him Princess Beatrice …
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are thought to have been paid ‘up to $1m’ to speak at a star-studded JP Morgan summit in Miami. During his keynote speech on Thursday night the Harry, 35, told American bankers he has been in therapy for seven years to cope with loss of his …
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