First humans who crossed the Bering Strait some 15,000 years ago had indigenous Australian DNA that is now found in the bloodline of South America tribes, study finds Previous work found ancient Australian DNA in modern-day Amazonians However, a new study finds the ancestral DN runs deeper in South America A genetical analysis found tribes along the Pacific … Read more
Girl, 19, dies after car being chased by police crashed into lamp post in south west London Vauxhall Astra failed to stop for police and crashed into lamp post in Streatham Five women were injured during crash and 19-year-old was in critical condition Police now confirm teenager has died while two others suffered serious injuries … Read more
Shocking moment man, 44, spits at bus driver during height of coronavirus lockdown as he is jailed for more than four months Michael Aidoo, 44, refused to pay a fare when boarding bus in Peckham, London He tried to walk past driver in February and, when challenged, became abusive CCTV shows passenger spitting at the … Read more
Shocking moment man, 44, spits at bus driver during height of coronavirus lockdown as he is jailed for more than four months Michael Aidoo, 44, refused to pay a fare when boarding bus in Peckham, London He tried to walk past driver in February and, when challenged, became abusive CCTV shows passenger spitting at the … Read more
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine still works against the South African and Brazilian variants of the virus, studies suggested today. The jab prevented 100 per cent of infections in a study run by Pfizer in South Africa and UK lab tests on the P1 Brazilian strain of the virus found it worked against that. Scientists had been … Read more
Man is knifed to death on south London street and two others are in hospital after ‘triple stabbing’ Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Alpha Road in Croydon at 9.10pm A man was pronounced dead at the scene and no arrests have yet been made Two men, thought to be connected to incident, … Read more
New York health officials are worried that some coronavirus variants will reinfect people who have had COVID-19 before. At a press conference on Tuesday, Dr Dave Chokshi, the city’s health commissioner, said that reinfection appears to be rare. However, he noted that the coronavirus variants that were first identified in South Africa and Brazil have … Read more
A lawyer who completed a solo trek to the South Pole in 44 days has told how she twice turned down doctors’ pleas to evacuate her after suffering an agonising injury 150 miles before the end. Jenny Wordsworth, 34, from London, undertook the 715-mile expedition from the Antarctic coastline between December 2019 and January 2020, … Read more
The Miami skyline is set to be transformed in spectacular fashion. Renderings have been released of a sensational new tower that will rise 100 stories and 1,049ft (319m) above the city in Biscayne Bay, becoming the tallest residential building south of New York City. The property – Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami – will consist of … Read more
Harry Baker (pictured) desperately ran for his life as he was chased by up to seven people for around a mile through Barry, South Wales The heartbroken mother of a teenager brutally stabbed and beaten to death by a rival drugs gang today confronted her son’s killers in court, as they were jailed for at … Read more