Millions of pieces of vital personal protective equipment in the UK's national pandemic stockpile were out of date when the coronavirus hit, an investigation has revealed.

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. 

Lawyers have warned the lack of PPE for NHS and care workers could result in corporate manslaughter charges as 54 Covid-19 healthcare deaths were reported to the Health and Safety Executive.

Like many people, I'm now facing the possibility of several weeks confined with my four-year-old, a prospect only marginally less alarming than being cooped up with Frankenstein's monster

Its special opening episode (set in South Africa) was slightly longer than the usual hour and evidently so incredible the notion of just cutting it by five minutes was unthinkable.

The bookies' favourite to win The Great British Bake Off, Steph Blackwell, narrowly failed to make history and become Star Baker for a remarkable four weeks running.

The Apprentice was basically a lesson in how to ruin an ice-lolly. And then mess up selling them.

The Apprentice usually makes it impossible not to conclude that the candidates' only actual talent is getting dressed quickly.

Lord Sugar dubbed this week's task on The Apprentice 'the Great British Bike Off.'

After last week's million pound triumph, The Apprentice reverted to type with its traditional task featuring the teams sourcing and purchasing a list of nine items.

The puppeteer who brought Admiral Ackbar and other Star Wars characters to life reminisced on a podcast about the time Harrison Ford tried to get him fired from Return Of The Jedi.

Screen legend Harrison Ford rocked a casual look with some friends in New York City, just hours after appearing at the United Nations Climate Summit and General Assembly.

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John Krasinski was joined Tuesday by his co-stars Noomi Rapace and Dina Shihabi at the New York City premiere of Jack Ryan season two, which premieres November 1 on Amazon Prime.

The Hollywood legend, 77, kept warm on a chilly winter morning in Southern California in a navy blue fleece over a sage green button-up shirt, blue jeans and brown shoes.

The film is based on Jack London's 1903 novel about a dog called Buck who is stolen from his California home and sold as a working animal in the Yukon during the 1890's Gold Rush.

Harrison Ford has a relationship spanning 18-years with wife Calista Flockhart, and he believes that the secret to making a marriage last is a simple one. 'Don't talk, nod your head,' urged the actor.

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President Trump tweeted a photoshopped image of him placing a medal around the neck of Conan, the hero dog who chased down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before he blew himself up.

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.

Warrior Dog Foundation founder Mike Ritland asked for the last word during an interview when suddenly he mentions the conspiracy theory behind disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Esptein's death.

The woman, who cannot be named, was kept as a slave for months while the on-the-run boss (pictured) desperately moved to towns and deserts in eastern Syria.

Colin Theaker, 30, was jailed for three years in March after pleading guilty to manslaughter after he accidentally killed Scott Hetherington, 22, when they were on deployment in Iraq in 2017.

The alleged cell, lead by Idris Alibekov, had reportedly been plotting attacks on a school and a police station in Moscow over the New Year holidays.

Mohammed Zahir Khan from Sunderland was jailed in 2018 for encouraging acts of terror and could be released within the next few months.

Paul Newey, 49, and Samuel Newey, 19, were changed with illegally assisting 27-year-old Daniel Newey by allegedly sending him £150 while he was in Syria fighting against ISIS.

A woman accused of recruiting an Islamic State fighter has faced a Melbourne court on terrorism charges.

The brother of a British volunteer kidnapped and murdered by Islamic State says he believes the abduction was an 'inside job' by someone on the aid convoy he was part of (pictured, Reg Henning).

Police sources said today that British-Egyptian jihadist Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was the 'foreign terrorist fighter' detained in a raid in Almeria on Monday.

Spanish state broadcaster TVE said the jihadi reached the city of Almeria in a patera, the wooden boats Africans traditionally use to reach Europe from as far afield as Senegal.

British 'ISIS rapper' Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was identified by his ears after sneaking into Spain by boat, it emerged today. Bary, 29, took advantage of coronavirus lockdown to hide behind a face mask.

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.

Luis Arellano-Romero, who was part of El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel, was extradited to the United States last Friday and appeared before an El Paso, Texas, judge, for the murder of a drug dealer.

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.

Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán visited the poor in the Guadalajara metro area. She's using the earnings from her company Chapo 701, a fashion line inspired by her father, for the donations.

Max Verstappen, who is largely considered the biggest emerging threat to Lewis Hamilton's supremacy on track, is quietly confident his Red Bull team can do big things in 2020.

After taking a stunning victory in Brazil last time out, the Dutchman narrowly pipped Hamilton to the fastest time as he looks for back-to-back wins for the first time in his career.

JONATHAN McEVOY AT YAS MARINA: His trainer was hanging Lewis Hamilton's laundered overalls on the balcony railing while inside his boss speculated over a move to Ferrari.

Max Verstappen rattled the top of the drivers' market on Tuesday by committing his future to Red Bull for £40million a year and the promise of a title-winning car.

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Red Bull's 22-year-old star Max Verstappen is convinced that, with the right car, he can become Formula One's world champion in 2020 as he insists rival Lewis Hamilton 'is not God'.

Lewis Hamilton has hit back at criticism from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen , calling the Dutchman's comments 'a sign of weakness' after he recently lit the fire ahead of the upcoming season.

The Dutch driver, heading into his seventh season in Formula One, lost control and spun around, going off the track at turn five. He was unharmed in Thursday morning's session in Barcelona.

Red Bull's No 1 driver Max Verstappen, who is expected to seriously test Lewis Hamilton's dominance going forward, starred heavily during the documentary that premiered last month.

Max Verstappen admitted he is focused on winning the Formula One Championship this year with Red Bull and believes he now has the experience to do so. 

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 Dutch Grand prix may have to wait that little bit longer for its return, but that didn't stop Max Verstappen and Alex Albon taking their Red Bull racers out for a spin and embarking on an epic trip.

The fiery reality TV personality, 39, is among a host of contenders for the fifth season of Donald Trump's TV show.

To right hand woman and daughter Ivanka, 30 , Trump is obviously just a teddy bear, as today, she was spotted gently brushing flecks from her father's overcoat before cameras rolled in Manhattan.

She's never had any trouble spending cash, but Teresa Guidice is hoping to prove she has earning power too on the new series of Celebrity Apprentice. The 39-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star, who first filed for bankruptcy with her husband Joe Giudice in 2009, joined the new line of up of contestants in New York today.