The Australian government missed critical opportunities to secure the country's borders against a coronavirus outbreak, a leading health expert says, as the nation plunges into shutdown.

The British Horseracing Authority have closed their offices at High Holborn in London until further notice because some members of staff are self-isolating as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.

The British Horseracing Authority have stood down 80 per cent of its staff in an emergency financial plan to cut a third of its normal monthly budget. Over 200 out of 260 staff will be furloughed from work.

Racing has produced a provisional list of big races it hopes to stage over the last two weekends of May in the hope that the sport has been given the go-ahead by the Government to return.

More than 90 people have contracted the infection in just one month - a staggering figure for the 1.4 million-strong state in such a short amount of time. Hawaii is also battling Zika.

Mr Abbott sensationally revealed he was told by the 'very top levels' of the Malaysian government just days after the tragedy Captain Zaharie Shah was a suicidal killer.

The ship, MS Westerdam, has 650 Americans on board and has finally been allowed to anchor down in the port of Sihanoukville this afternoon.

Two of cycling’s governing bodies pledged their support for Glasgow 2014 and distanced themselves from claims by the sport’s ‘golden couple’ Jason Kenny and Laura Trott that the Commonwealth Games are a ‘devalued’ competition.

More than 700 detainees have been released from immigration centres up and down the UK, according to official figures revealed today.

Jan Morris, 93, who lives in the Llyn Peninsula has penned new book, Thinking Again. She would become the first transgender person honoured if made Dame Jan Morris.

EXCLUSIVE: Hafsa Lodi, an American fashion journalist who lives in Dubai, told FEMAIL that increasing numbers of women are turning embracing a more demure style.

President Erdogan said today that a suspected American jihadist trapped in the no-man's land between the Turkish and Greek borders was 'not our problem'. The man has been deported by Turkey.

British literary expert Patricia Nichol, shares a selection of fascinating book son embroidery including The Testaments and A Single Thread.

The sporting authority released a statement on Monday to address its general investigative processes - after it came under heavy fire for not revealing the results.

Donald Trump's Senior Advisor Stephen Miller compared the Ukrainian saga to a 'little Nancy Drew novel.' Miller told Fox News Sunday that Trump is the real 'whistle-blower.'

Author David Baldacci revealed he is currently reading A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais - who is a 'good friend and a helluva writer'.

It's a great day for fans of The Hunger Games, with author Suzanne Collins revealing on Monday that a prequel novel would be released on May 19, 2020, with a movie to follow.

President Donald Trump authorized taking out top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani seven months ago, but retained final authority to sign off on the move, according to a new report.

The woman, who is in her 30s, travelled to Victoria from Tehran via Kuala Lumpur and Bali. She arrived about 6am on Friday morning.

Author Patricia Nicol suggests Victor Victoria Hislop's most recent novel Those Who Are Loved and Kate Atkinson's Life After Life.

Emily Giffin, 48, the author of the 2005 international bestseller Something Borrowed, made the comments on her Instagram account on Wednesday.

Announcement comes after the president told legislators, including Rubio, yesterday that the firearms should be confiscated before due process has been afforded to them.

Author Sue Monk Kidd reveals she would take her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor's book The Shark Club with her if she was trapped on a desert island because it would be a comfort to her.

Hillary Clinton is fueling her beef with Facebook, slamming Mark Zuckerberg as 'authoritarian' and 'Trumpian' for how he runs the social media platform.

In June 2016, Bill Clinton met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the tarmac at Phoenix Airport in what was brushed aside as an impromptu friendly chat.

Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert discusses losing the love of her life and rediscovering joy through writing her new book City Of Girls

Elisabeth Moss has found her next tortured soul to play.

Kate Middleton, 37, has 'won people over' by working hard and 'doing her duty' according to royal author. Ingrid Seward told Hello! that the Duchess has earned respect by 'not putting a step wrong'.

Property developer Malik Riaz Hussain has given up his Grade II listed building 1 Hyde Park Place, valued at £50million and £140million in funds frozen by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

Author Laurence Dillon, of Manchester, has described how he feels 'pointless' and 'stripped of any worth' in a searingly honest memoir about life as a eunuch.

John le Carré  also claimed the UK's death toll was a result of 'running down of the NHS.' Le Carré, 88, is in lockdown at his Cornish home where he is writing a new book.

El Chapo's lawyer revealed that the arrest warrant for Ovidio Guzman Lopez that led to Thursday's violence in Culiacan, Mexico, stemmed from a federal judge in Washington, DC.

Jorge Mendes' house in Portugal has been searched by Portuguese tax authorities as part of an ongoing investigation.

The writer was supposed to fly from Geneva to London City yesterday. But the flight was delayed, meaning London City had closed and the flight had to be diverted to Southend, 35 miles away.

Paying visitors to the French-owned archaeology-cum-holy site in Jerusalem's eastern sector can see the tomb's impressive courtyard which dates back over 2,000 years.

In October, WhatsApp told 1,400 users - including a terror suspect that authorities in a Western European country were tracking - that their phones had been hacked into by spyware.

British royal author Tina Brown has claimed that Prince Harry is still deeply affected by Princess Diana's death and by his unclear role as the second son. 

In the Saturday Essay, DOUGLAS MURRAY warns that Britain is being forced into remaining a member of the European Union by a political class that never wanted to do Brexit.

The fund needs to be signed off but should it be ratified as expected, it would help a series of authorities across the planet who are already struggling thanks to a lack of revenue and cashflow.

The Only Plane in the Sky, by journalist Garrett M. Grath, focuses on the men and women who experienced first-hand the unprecedented drama of that tragic day in New York on September 11, 2001.

To grown-ups, David Walliams (pictured, with child fans Evie and Ed) is the Little Britain star who brings his humorous touch to Britain's Got Talent. But to children, he's the reigning king of fiction.

The FDA may announce its decision allowing emergency use authorization of an antiviral remdesivir for coronavirus patients as early as Wednesday.

James Patterson, author of the 2016 book 'Filthy Rich: The Billionaire's Sex Scandal - The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein,' said on Tuesday he hoped the alleged pedo will get his 'just deserts'.

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Boris Johnson is said to have been unhappy about imposing his lockdown on the country, and that his naturally liberal instincts are troubled by it.

Racing in England will continue as normal despite most other sports closing down because of the coronavirus risk. The only limit in Scotland with meetings behind closed doors.

I booked a free cancellation hotel on Hotels.com which said no deposit would be taken. However, money was taken from my account as 'pre-authorisation'. Is the website in the wrong?

Kate Robertson's mother Elisabeth was the creator of the famous 'Wombles of Wimbledon'. Now Kate who lives in West Sussex is giving away her mother's toy collection.

I looked for a safe investment and came across Wellesley & Co. I received a call, apparently from Wellesley but which turned out to be from a scammer. And I instructed my bank to transfer cash.

The Civil Aviation Authority is readying contingencies, which could include having to repatriate thousands of customers if the travel agent goes bust during their holidays.

Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of the acclaimed memoir Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America, has died at the age of 52 following a long battle with breast cancer.