Canary Islands reopens all but one airport after Saharan dust storm

British holidaymakers will be able to return home after all but one of the Canary Islands’ airports reopened following closures caused by a Saharan sandstorm. Flights from Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma and North Tenerife Airports will be able to take off, according a statement from airport operator Aena. But those departing South Tenerife continue … Read more

Priti Patel allies rage at ‘sexist and spiteful’ Home Office briefings

Priti Patel’s allies launched a furious counter-offensive against a wave of hostile briefing today – saying she is a victim of sexism and ‘spite’. The Home Secretary is understood to be ‘livid’ at reports security chiefs do not trust her with some intelligence, and that she has created an ‘atmosphere of fear’ among officials. A … Read more

China BANS eating wild animals amid fears the practice sparked coronavirus outbreak 

China BANS eating wild animals amid fears the practice sparked coronavirus outbreak Beijing today passed a proposal to ban trade and eating of all wild animals Experts have linked the virus epidemic to the consumption of exotic species  The measure aims at ‘safeguarding public health and ecological security’  The virus likely came from a Wuhan … Read more

British boy, three, drowns at Thai waterpark after falling into the flume slide ‘landing area’

British boy, three, drowns at Thai waterpark after falling into the flume slide ‘landing area’ By Tim Stickings For Mailonline Published: 07:49 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 07:49 GMT, 24 February 2020 A three-year-old British boy drowned in front of his horrified parents after falling into a pool at a water park in Thailand. … Read more

Crowds line up to greet Donald and Melania Trump as first couple touches down in India

Donald Trump hugged Narendra Modi when he touched down in India on Monday for a two-day visit, a rare display of affection from the president that showed the friendship he feels for the prime minister.   Thousands of people have lined up in Ahmedabad to welcome the president and first lady Melania for their two-day visit.  Indian … Read more

Leading medical bodies write letter to ministers urging them to tackle doctors’ pension crisis 

Leading medical bodies write letter to ministers urging them to tackle doctors’ pension crisis Representing hospital doctors and GPs, the organisations say action is overdue Many are turning down overtime, including important clinic and theatre sessions The tax dilemma principally affects doctors earning more than £110,000 By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:58 GMT, 24 February … Read more

From Donald Trump’s son to Billy Dib: How world reacted to Quaden Bayles’ heartbreaking video

Famous names from the world of politics, sport and entertainment have rallied around a nine-year-old boy with dwarfism after a video of him in tears about being bullied went viral.  Quaden Bayles, from Brisbane, Australia, rose to international attention on Wednesday after his mother Yarraka filmed him saying he wanted to kill himself after being … Read more

Bernie Sanders defends ‘not all that bad’ Fidel Castro

Bernie Sanders has praised Fidel Castro‘s ‘massive literacy program’, standing by comments he made praising the dictator’s rule of Cuba in the 1980s.  The Democratic frontrunner, 78, defended the Communist regime as ‘not all bad’ during a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview which aired Sunday.  In it he told Anderson Cooper: ‘We’re very opposed to the authoritarian … Read more