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RoboCop! Automated machine gently scolds park-goers for failing to adhere to social distancing

Singapore had deployed a social distancing robot that patrols a popular park and gently scolds people who are breaking the rules.   




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Sean Cronin's World Cup hopes not dented by omission from Ireland squad, insists Simon Easterby

Ireland insist hooker Sean Cronin has lost no World Cup ground despite being dropped from the squad for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with France in Dublin.




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Cardiff set for chaos with 275,000 fans expected for Wales game

EXCLUSIVE: Cardiff is preparing for pandemonium on Saturday, with Wales' Six Nations Grand Slam match-day in the city expected to break all records.




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'This is England's Gun XV. I can't wait to see it fire': Woodward excited for Ireland warm-up game

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It is exactly the team I would have picked for a must-win game at the tournament. This is the first time he has put his full strength side out in these warm-up games.




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World Rugby admitted THREE refereeing errors went against Ireland in defeat by Japan

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has revealed World Rugby admitted there were three incorrect offside calls given against his side during their shock 19-12 World Cup Pool A defeat by Japan.




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SCRUM'S THE WORD: Uruguay's legacy at the Rugby World Cup tainted

WORLD CUP DIARY: Uruguay's legacy at this World Cup has been tainted after a drunken bar fracas the weekend before they flew home.




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Rejuvenated Ireland head to Twickenham aiming for clean sweep of home nations 

Ireland are desperate to show green shoots of recovery after a harrowing World Cup under Joe Schmidt. Sportsmail analyses their threats, and what has changed under new coach Andy Farrell.




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DYLAN HARTLEY: Eddie Jones is being painted as a villain but my message to the RFU is simple

DYLAN HARTLEY: A lot of people have been chucking stones at Eddie Jones but my message for the RFU is clear: give him a new contract. Dave at the pub might disagree.




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Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola was targeted by KIDNAPPERS while playing for Parma in 1990s

The astonishing revelation about Gianfranco Zola has come from former Italian footballer Fabrizio Maiello, who turned to crime after seeing his career end abruptly due to injury.




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Gianluigi Buffon rejected offers from Manchester City and United

EXCLUSIVE BY ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Gianluigi Buffon rejected the chance to move to either Manchester United or City as he did not want a repeat of his underwhelming spell at Paris Saint-Germain.




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Barcelona ponder shock move for Manchester United's Matteo Darmian

Darmian - predominantly a right-back - has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford following the arrival of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, while Luke Shaw has nailed down the spot on the left flank.




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Chelsea suffer injury blow as full back Emerson limps off with suspected hamstring problem for Italy

The 25-year-old defender started the top-of-the-table Group J Euro 2020 qualifier against Finland at the Tampere Stadium. But left-back Emerson sustained the problem after just six minutes.




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Inter scramble to 'increase release clause of Lautaro Martinez' with Barca interested

The Argentine striker has been in enthralling form this season, bagging three goals in nine appearances in all competitions, including a strike against the Catalan giants in the Champions League.




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Coronavirus: Number of deaths in Italy has relegated the importance of football

SHERIDAN BIRD IN ITALY: Italy's love for football is on another level. But there is no live action. No sport. Where does all that energy go, and with no matches to talk about, what are fans doing?




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Tony Awards 2019 host James Corden is supported by his wife Julia on red carpet

James Corden was joined by his glamorous wife Julia on the Tony Awards red carpet at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday night.




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Sienna Miller cuts a chic figure in a sophisticated black gown

Sienna Miller looked phenomenal once again on Sunday as she arrived at the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York ahead of presenting an award.




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Jussie Smollett celebrated Pride Month in first social media post since alleged hate crime attack

Jussie Smollett returned to social media for the first time since alleged hate crime attack to pay homage to Pride Month on Monday.




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Selena Gomez bundles up in teddy coat... as mash-up of her song and ex Justin Bieber's goes viral

The 27-year-old pop star's new single Lose You to Love Me landed the No. 4 spot on first Billboard Hot 100 and it's currently topping Billboard's Streaming Songs chart




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Selena Gomez confirms she has not dated anyone since splitting from Justin Bieber

Selena Gomez has a big year ahead of her as she will soon release her first album in four years, the already critically acclaimed Rare. And she seems ready for the challenge, she told WSJ Magazine.




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Selena Gomez says she's done 'protecting people that never protected her' as she releases new album

The Lose You To Love Me singer, who released her critically acclaimed third album Rare on Friday, recently told Billboard that she's done living her life by other people's rules and opinions.




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Lord John Prescott, 81, suffers a stroke and is admitted to hospital

Former deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott has been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke, his family has said in a statement.




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Carl Beech who invented VIP paedophile ring is found guilty of LYING

Carl Beech's lies were swallowed by bungling Scotland Yard detectives who launched a £2.5m witch hunt that resulted in Thatcher's Home Secretary dying under a cloud of suspicion.




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Hugh Grant confronted by protesters over Labour anti-Semitism

Hugh Grant was repeatedly challenged in Chingford & Woodford Green over how he could support Jeremy Corbyn's party when it faces condemnation from the Jewish community.




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BBC's Laura Kuenssberg 'is reported to police' after she is accused of breaking election rule

The comments infuriated Labour supporters. They claimed she breached the Representation of the People Act, which bans reporting of how people voted until after polls close at 10pm tonight.




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Love Island's Montana Brown attends Deported premiere in LA

Love Island's Montana Brown turned heads in a midriff-flashing beige tracksuit on Tuesday when she attended the Deported movie premiere in LA with pal Georgia Harrison.




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Mabel review: The Brits-nominee is greeted like a conquering heroine as she performs in Liverpool

Pop may not be as meritocratic as it once was, but it still beats most walks of life. Pedigree counts for very little - just ask Sean Lennon or James McCartney.




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Special condoms created to stop the spread of sexually-transmitted Zika virus

Melbourne based pharmaceutical company has produced condoms that can fight the spread of the Zika virus. The condom is available in Australia and marketed as Ansell dual protect with VivaGel.




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Zika virus detected on Queensland tourist returning from Bali and Thailand

A North Queensland resident has tested positive for Zika virus after a trip to Thailand and Bali, with a team sent to a town south of Cairns to spray for mosquitoes in case the disease spreads.




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Zika virus may be transmitted by ORAL SEX

Doctors from the French Institute of Health and Medical Research who treated the 24-year-old woman have now warned the virus (pictured) may well be transmitted orally through semen.




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Zika virus case in Miami is not related to travel

Until now, there has been no sign that mosquitoes carrying Zika have arrived in the continental US, but officials have warned that the possibility was looming.




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First baby with Zika-related microcephaly defect is born in Spain 

The mother had been diagnosed with the virus in May and had decided to keep the baby, a spokeswoman for the regional health authorities of Catalonia, where the baby was born, said today.




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Zika virus in Florida warning to tourists after four new cases reported

Fears of a Zika virus outbreak in Florida have been raised after the first reports of the disease in the US. The virus was found in the southern counties of Miami-Dade and Broward.




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Zika virus hits Yorkshire with three cases reported and total number reaches 53

Fifty-three cases of the Zika virus have now been reported in Britain, health officials have revealed. It is thought that all of those affected by the virus had recently travelled back from abroad.




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Hope Solo taunted with 'Zika virus' chants during Rio Olympics 2016

American goalkeeper Hope Solo was heavily booed during Team USA's opening soccer match in the Rio Olympics.




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Zika babies birth defects and miscarriages 'have only been spotted in certain climates'

Brazil should have seen thousands more babies born with shrunken skulls. But all of these cases are restricted to a northern region of the country. It suggests Zika alone may not cause birth defects.




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Zika virus-related microcephaly found in 2 babies in California 

The news means 13 babies have now been born with the condition in the United States since the Zika epidemic began last year.




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Zika virus hits Palm Beach in first case that's non-travel related

As insecticide rained down on a popular district in Miami, state health officials began to investigate Palm Beach County's first case of non-travel related Zika, Gov Rick Scott's office announced Monday.




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Zika virus has spread in Florida confirms governor as 5 new outbreaks are reported

The mosquito-borne infection arrived in the US last month, but has so far been restricted to a few blocks in Wynwood, a neighborhood of Miami-Dade County.




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Pregnant woman REFUSED refund for flights to a Zika-infested Caribbean island

Alice Rowland, 28, from Northampton, attempted to cancel her and 26-year-old partner Jefferson George’s flights to Dominica after her doctor advised her against travelling.




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Pregnant woman refused £1k refund after cancelling Thomson holiday to Zika-affected Orlando

Zabina Mirza was due to travel with Thomson Airways to Orlando but decided to cancel her trip after the outbreak of the virus but says the alternatives offered were not suitable.




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WHO urges men AND women to abstain from sex after traveling to Zika-infected region

Previous advice published on June 7 only urged men to abstain, and only for a maximum of eight weeks.




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Zika virus detected in Texas after female catches infection

The state reported its first case of Zika likely transmitted by a mosquito on Monday after lab results confirmed their suspicions. The patient is a woman near the Mexico border.




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First case of sexually transmitted Zika in the UK

Cases of sexual spread of Zika have been reported in other countries such as the US. Experts said the UK case was ‘not unexpected’.




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Death In Paradise's Tony Gardner was infected with Zika while filming in Caribbean

Tony Gardner said he was bitten by an infected mosquito while shooting scenes for the crime comedy in the islands of Guadeloupe this summer.




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Rare case of sexually transmitted Zika reported in LA

In a first for the California county, a Los Angeles woman has contracted Zika by having sex with a man who was infected with the virus. It is rarely sexually transmitted, and women are at worse risk.




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Zika-carrying mosquitoes can be tested with smartphones

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a device they call a LAMP OSD which can plug into a smartphone to reveal whether a mosquito is the Aedes aegypti species.




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Germany 0-0 Poland, Euro 2016 RESULT: Stalemate sees Ukraine first side eliminated

The German machine showed itself to be functioning perfectly as die Mannschaft brushed aside Ukraine in their opening game. You can follow their clash against Poland with DAN RIPLEY.




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Robert Lewandowski left frustrated by Poland's goalless draw with Germany

Tightly marked by past and present club teammates who know him well, Poland striker Robert Lewandowski endured another frustrating match inside the Stade de France on Thursday.




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Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs impresses on ITV debut

So it was ITV who were first out of the blocks for the quarter finals. Which meant that they didn’t get the Welsh game.




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Bayern Munich boosted ahead of Borussia Dortmund clash as Poland release Robert Lewandowski

The Bayern striker, who scored twice in his country's 3-0 World Cup qualifier win over Romania on Friday, will not be in the squad for the friendly against Slovenia after returning to Germany.