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Story behind Chris Whitty, the Oxford graduate who is leading Britain's fight against coronavirus

Professor Chris Whitty, who was born in a quiet Surrey village but spent most of his childhood in Nigeria, was little known outside of medical circles before his appointment as England's top doctor.




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Khloe Kardashian leads tributes for sister Kourtney's 41st birthday

Khloe Kardashian led the birthday tributes for her elder sister Kourtney on Saturday. Kourtney turned 41 and was given plenty of love from her famous family.




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Prince William and Kate Middleton lead royal tributes on International Women's Day

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined members of the royal household to pay tribute on Instagram to the 'inspiring' women they have met on International Women's Day.




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Prince Louis looks to 'leader' Prince George for 'reassurance' in the 'clapping for carers' video

The Cambridge children's behaviour in the 'clapping for carers' video reflects their individual roles within their sibling group, British parenting expert Angela Spencer explained.




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Kate Middleton is 'leading' the homeschooling of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, is 'leading' the efforts to help Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis, 1, settle into homeschooling, a source told The Sun.




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Prince William leads messages on the Queen's 94th Birthday

Prince William and Kate Middleton paid tribute to the Monarch this morning with the message: 'Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a very happy 94th Birthday today!'




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Princess Charlotte is 'a little leader', says body language expert

Body language expert Judi James has analysed footage of the Cambridges with their three children as they led the weekly Clap For Carers from their Norfok Home, Anmer Hall, last night.




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Joan Collins and Geri Horner lead stars in nationwide singalong for VE Day

The 86-year-old cut a very stylish figure as she sang her lines to camera as part of a video compilation created by the Royal British Legion, which was released on Tuesday.




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Gwyneth Paltrow and Renee Zellweger lead stars reading HILARIOUS texts from their mothers

The 52-year-old host made it clear that the videos were all shot in previous months before the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine.




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Booing Trump after he rid the world of ISIS leader was an unpatriotic and shameful moment

Yesterday was a truly great day for America and the world as the head of ISIS was killed. It should have been a day that once again unified all Americans. But shamefully many opted to boo Trump.




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Remains of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi have already been buried at sea

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's remains have been disposed of at seat after blowing himself up in his Syrian compound on Saturday after being cornered by U.S. forces.




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Princess Beatrice leads 'high level delegation' to Pakistan for a heli-skiing trip

Photographs were shared online as Princess Beatrice, 31, met with Pakistan's president Dr. Arif Alvi during a visit to the country, before heading to the mountains for a heli-skiing expedition.




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Coronavirus UK: Leading NHS eye doctor and paramedic die

Opthalmologist Dr Paul Kabasele, 58, died at King's College Hospital on April 24 after contracting coronavirus. 63-year-old nurse Cecilia Fashanau passed away on April 30 at the Cumberland Infirmary.




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Pentagon releases video of raid on ISIS leader al-Baghdadi's Syrian compound 

Marine Corps General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr, commander of U.S. Central Command, released the footage at a press conference on Wednesday at the Pentagon.




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Orphaned puppy is rescued from the rubble of ISIS leader's compound

A puppy (pictured) orphaned by the destruction of the Syrian compound which housed abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been rescued after being found next to its dead mother.




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Trump says he knows 'exactly' who mysterious new ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is

Donald Trump bragged on Twitter that the US knows 'exactly' who Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is after ISIS unexpectedly named him as their new leader, leaving terror experts stumped.




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New ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraish is a 'nobody', says US official 

The new leader of the Islamic State group is 'a nobody' with little apparent reputation even amongst adherents of the terror group, an anonymous US official said Wednesday.




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Jeremy Corbyn says ISIS leader should have been ARRESTED

He questioned the US operation that wiped out the Islamist mass-murderer, saying: 'If we want to live in a world of peace and justice we should practice it as well'.




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ISIS reveals guide to killing world leaders - telling lone wolf jihadis to pretend to be journalists

ISIS has revealed a guide to killing world leaders, urging lone wolves to masquerade as journalists so they can smuggle bombs near to politicians like President Trump.




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London Bridge terrorist's knife rampage 'was a revenge attack over the death of ISIS leader'

Usman Khan, 28, was previously convicted of a plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange in 2012. He was a member of a nine-strong Al Qaeda-inspired gang known to the police.




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FBI offers $5m reward for Wisconsin-born leader of African terror group al-Shabab

Officials unsealed a new indictment against 37-year-old Jehad Serwan Mostafa on Monday, claiming his leadership of the terrorist outfit al-Shabaab has led to the slaughter of hundreds.




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HARRY COLE: Labour leader said Islamic State is not great threat to the UK

HARRY COLE: Jeremy Corbyn claimed that Islamic State was 'not a great threat to the UK' only hours after a video of Jihadi John beheading a British aid worker horrified the world.




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Barack Obama welcomed leader of US embassy attack at the White House

Hadi al Amiri joined Iraq's then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as his Minister for Transport when he stood in the Oval Office in December 2011.




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Boris Johnson pleads with Iraq not to kick out UK and US forces

In a phone call with Iraqi counterpart Adil Abdul Mahdi, the PM tried to cool anger by stressing his commitment to 'Iraq's stability and sovereignty' after the Iranian commander was killed.




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MICK HUME argues that new powers to protect children online could lead to censorship

MICK HUME: The great danger is that Ofcom's powers to police the internet will not actually make us or our children safer, but will instead give rise to censorship.




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Female financial mastermind behind El Chapo's cartel pleads guilty to drug trafficking

Guadalupe Fernández Valencia, 59, entered the two guilty pleas in a Chicago courtroom on Wednesday - almost two years after she was extradited to the United States from Mexico.




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Celebrity Apprentice 2012: Lou Ferrigno leads male team to victory while Tia Carrere fires herself

The two teams were charged with the task of creating a viral video to advertise a new mop.




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Celebrity Apprentice 2016's Brooke Burke-Charvet and Laila Ali lead the way

The Terminator star's crop of famous contestants were spotted filming for the reality game show at an office building in Los Angeles on Thursday.




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Female Maori leaders say Chris Brown SHOULD be let into New Zealand

RnB artist Chris Brown has found new allies in Maori women leaders after they supported his plans to perform in New Zealand despite his conviction for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.




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Chris Brown pleads not guilty to battery charges

Chris Brown pleaded not guilty to felony battery charges on Monday after he was accused of punching a photographer during a 2017 appearance at Club Air in Tampa, Florida.




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EOIN MORGAN: My pride at leading these multi-cultural World Cup winners

EOIN MORGAN: As we took the field to defend 15 in the super over in the World Cup final last summer, Jos Buttler told me he hoped I had a couple of shamrocks in my pocket.




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Ben Stokes named world's leading cricketer by Wisden after World Cup win and great Ashes innings

Ben Stokes, the hero of England's dramatic World Cup triumph and the miracle of Headingley last summer, has been named the leading cricketer in the world.




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Ban on using saliva could lead to ball-tampering being given the green light when cricket restarts

The prospect of the sanctioned use of artificial substances to alter the condition of the red ball, under the supervision of umpires, has been debated this week by the ICC's medical committee.




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England increase lead at the summit of international ODI rankings

Eoin Morgan's world champions are now eight points clear of India following their dominance in the format over recent years with New Zealand, the defeated finalists at Lord's last July, in third.




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Hillary Clinton trails EVERY top-tier Republican in national poll as Marco Rubio leads her by 8 points – and even Chris Christie could edge her in a general election

Everyone in the field – including Clinton – improved their 'honesty and trustworthy' scores except for Ben Carson, whose number has plummeted by 7 points since the beginning of the month.




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Donald Trump leads New Hampshire primary race by 24 points

After a second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump is poised to bounce back with a crushing victory in the New Hampshire primary.




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Donald Trump leads Republican field after a USA Today and CBS News poll

Just one day after Sen. Ted Cruz christened himself the 'new national front runner,' two new polls show that it's Donald Trump who remains the commanding leader of the Republican field.




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Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith says the public must ‘think again’ about Brexit

Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has warned he will use parliament to try to block us from leaving the EU if he takes charge of the party.




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Lionel Messi leads his Barcelona team-mates back in training as stars arrive for work

The Argentine superstar was spotted dribbing through posts on Friday as he prepares for LaLiga to resume. Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez were back at it.




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MARC JURADO Q&A: Manchester United are set to swoop for one of Barcelona's leading La Masia talents

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Sportsmail runs the rule over the Barcelona full-back to see why United have targeted him, his style of play and the reaction from Barca fans at news of his departure.




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Wayne Rooney was pilloried for his 2010 World Cup attack on England fans... four years on the Manchester United and Three Lions captain has matured into a fine leader

PATRICK COLLINS, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: One balmy evening in Cape Town, in the summer of 2010, a television camera followed Wayne Rooney from a football pitch.




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Who will replace Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as leading stars once they retire? 

The evergreen pair of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may continue to defy the laws of time but a changing of the guard has started to emerge at football's elite level.




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Juventus striker Alvaro Morata ready to lead the line for Spain at Euro 2016 after overcoming thigh injury

Alvaro Morata is ready to lead Spain's attack at Euro 2016 if called upon after declaring himself fully fit on Thursday. He missed the 1-0 home defeat by Georgia on Tuesday with a thigh injury.




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Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia, Euro 2016 RESULT: Late Tomas Necid penalty rescues point but match marred after flares thrown on pitch lead to fighting among fans

Czech Republic snatched a crucial draw against Croatia in Saint-Etienne after it looked as though they were all-but out of Euro 2016, but fan violence marred Group D clash.




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Jamie Vardy will NOT play for England at Euro 2020 despite leading Premier League scoring charts

Following news that Kane would be out of action until April after tearing his left hamstring while playing for Tottenham, there were calls to bring Vardy out of international retirement.




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Gwen Stefani, Uma Thurman and Nicole Kidman lead the stars at Monte-Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean

Gwen Stefani, Uma Thurman and Nicole Kidman led the celebrity arrivals at the Gala for the Global Ocean hosted by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco at Opera of Monte-Carlo on Thursday.




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Former American Idol contestant faces up to ten years after pleading guilty to drug charges

Antonella Barba, 32, faces a minimum of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charge that she tried to deliver almost two pounds of Fentanyl to a stash house in New Jersey.




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Chelsea lead chase for Wilfried Zaha as Eagles ace drops representative to work with super agent

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The Israeli super-agent has excellent relationships with many at Chelsea and is even close to Roman Abramovich, the owner of the Blues.




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David Beckham leads the tributes as Manchester United prepare to pay homage to Busby Babes

On Thursday, Manchester United will hold a service at Old Trafford for the eight players and three members of United's staff who passed away on February 6 in 1958 in Munich.




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The Ferdinands and The Beckhams lead the celebs home-schooling their kids amid coronavirus

Taking to Instagram, the stars have begun sharing insights into how they're keeping their children active, educated and entertained while at home during the coronavirus lockdown