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.

Planners of the famous event, held each year in the streets of Notting Hill in London, say the decision has been taken to cancel this year's event due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Greater Manchester Police said they are hunting for the perpetrators , in what they described as a 'particularly sickening crime' given the coronavirus pandemic.

Clap for Carers is now in its seventh week, with Britons up and down the country stepping onto their doorsteps, balconies and front gardens to applaud frontline workers at 8pm tonight.

Stars were seen joining the nation outside their home for the weekly applause which has rang out across the country each Thursday for the last seven weeks.

The couple dressed up as they joined the nation in the 8pm clap for carers on Thursday.

Shameless opportunists are buying up supplies of personal protective equipment and hiking prices by as much as 10,000 times, a Mail investigation has found. 

Duggar, who rose to fame with his family on their TLC show but resigned after admitting that he molested four of his sisters when they were all underage, works at a car dealership in Arkansas.

Billy Dee Williams, who plays Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, opened up to Esquire recently on his candid thoughts regarding the reported romance

They have been dating since December 2017. And on Saturday, Leonardo DiCaprio showed sweet affection towards girlfriend Camila Morrone as the two left dinner in Beverly Hills.

A reader asks DR ELLIE CANNON whether his wife's carer will still be allowed to call to the house during the coronavirus outbreak or will he have to cope with this situation on his own.

An Arizona border sheriff says Mexican drug cartels like the one behind the Mormon family massacre pose an ISIS-like threat as authorities fear the same group could be running drug operations in Utah.

Funerals began on Thursday in Sonora state for three of the nine LeBaron family victims after the Mexican government said they were ambushed by drug cartels.

Customer assistant Omar Emwazi, 26, took cash from drivers at an NCP car park in south London. He pleaded guilty to fraud but was bailed until sentencing on December 23.

The ten rock reliefs were unearthed in the Kurdistan region of Iraq just 15 miles away from ISIS at the height of its powers and are believed to be the first discovery of its kind in 150 years.

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.

El Chapo's deadly Mexican drug cartel is flooding Melbourne streets with meth, aiming to cash in massive profits to be made in Australia. 

Dayron Luna Viera died Wednesday as a result of the severe burns he suffered when a group of armed men torched the family home in northwestern Mexico.

Claudia Ochoa Felix, 35, was found dead in a house in Isla Musala in the city of Culiacan, north-west Mexico. The model had consistently denied involvement with drug gangs in the country.

Claudia Ochoa Félix ,who allegedly led a gang tied to El Chapo's old Sinaloa Cartel, was not murdered and instead died of a drug overdose in Mexico last weekend.

El Chapo's wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro (second from right), could reportedly become a reality TV star on VH1's Cartel Crew after she met with Griselda Blanco's son, Michael (right) in Miami.

Guanajuato state authorities told DailyMail.com on Monday that they are investigating a video that shows the Sinaloa Cartel arriving in the city of Allende to lend support to a local gang.

VH1 executives confirmed to DailyMail.com on Monday that Emma Coronel Aispuro, 30, will appear on the second season of Cartel Crew, beginning with an episode on November 18.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman spoke of her plans to launch a clothing range in his name as she appeared in VH1 reality show Cartel Crew.

Noel 'El Flaco' Salgueiro - founder of the ruthless Gente Nueva hit squad - was taken into the custody of the FBI on Thursday and transferred to a jail in El Paso, Texas, on a narcotics charge.

The son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán treated residents in the family's home state of Sinaloa with a car giveaway, concert and food during an event ahead of Christmas.

The DEA says El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel poses a threat to the United States like no other Mexican criminal group even with the notorious leader sitting behind bars in the U.S.

W Series, the all-female racing championship, has broken into the Formula One family 15 years after Bernie Ecclestone said that 'women should wear white like all other domestic appliances'.

McLaren have unveiled the car they hope will take them another step forward on their journey back to the front of the Formula One grid.

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled the new Mercedes he hopes will fire him to a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship.

The Grove outfit endured a turbulent 2019 in which they failed to make the start of pre-season testing before finishing last in the constructors' championship with just one point.

JONATHAN SPENCER IN SALZBURG: When we rocked up to the iconic Hangar-7 in a Red Bull themed double-decker party bus, we knew we were in for one special night.

Lewis Hamilton's decision to get out of the car saw a red flag deployed on the session so that the car and the British driver could be retrieved and taken back to the Mercedes garage before action resumed.

Formula One boss Chase Carey has issued a public apology for the last-minute cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix. It was called off 90 minutes before first practice.

Formula One have banned teams from developing their cars in line for the 2022 season when a revamp of rules and regulations are set to kickstart a new era for the sport.

Carey's salary figure is a guarded secret but it is thought to be several million pounds a year. The London -based company have put half of their 500 F1 staff on furlough this week, it can be revealed.

Nico Rosberg (right) has praised Max Verstappen (left)'s role and influence in F1 - but has called the Red Bull racer one of the most annoying rivals he faced in Formula One.

The decision to cancel the French GP on June 28 seemed unavoidable after French president Emmanuel Macron placed a ban on mass gatherings in the country until at least mid-July.

In a sneak preview for the reality competition, the 33-year-old pop rock star is seen selling sandwiches in busy Time Square as part of a challenge given to his team by Donald Trump.

It seemed to be a Celebrity Apprentice task tailor made for a former racing car driver. So when former Formula One star Michael Andretti decided to step forward and lead a task promoting a new car on this week's edition, he was certainly taking a risk.

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

Her orange dress couldn't have been much tighter.

He is going to become a grandfather thanks to his wife Shawna Craig, who is four-months pregnant with his eldest daughter Shayne's child.

The singer seems to be getting ready to re-enter the limelight as she has been making several posts on Instagram. On Sunday the 47-year-old star went for shock value as she went makeup free.

Piers Morgan has revealed his Christmas card for this year which is a photograph of him sat next to president-elect Donald Trump above the caption 'Relax, everyone - I've got this'.

JAN MOIR: Are you panic buying yet? I was tempted to stick another pack of loo rolls in my supermarket trolley yesterday but resisted the impulse. Why? Because I want to be British about this.

Her hair tied and her flawless skin completely make-up free, the model looked ready to work up a sweat as she hit a fitness centre with a female friend.

Chris Brown got to work with his adorable daughter Royalty during a fun photoshoot this week.

The ex-girlfriend of AFL great Wayne Carey was sipping champagne with troubled singer Chris Brown the night before his 11-hour stand-off with police at his $4 million mansion.

Vanessa Carlton made it clear on Thursday that she doesn't care for Chris Brown after he shared an appreciation post about her song A Thousand Miles.