Populist shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's calls for a 'million man march' in Baghdad on Friday fell well short and the crowds dissipated after a few hours.

The statistics, taken from over 2,000 adults in the UK by a Christian website, found that from last year's events, people prayed most often over the Australian wildfires (18 per cent).

As hot spots emerge, trouble finding each source - the first patient who sparks every new cluster - may signal the disease has spread too widely for public health steps to stamp it out.

Officials in the US are worried that some developing countries do not have effective countermeasures in place to combat the a widespread outbreak of coronavirus.

A beautician who was diagnosed with coronavirus after she returned from Iran could have infected up to 40 people in Australia.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary leave from prison in Tehran, Iran, in response to the Covid-19 epidemic, has been extended by two weeks and will now run until April 18.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from an Iranian jail has been extended for one month, with her husband revealing how the family have been video calling every day for several hours.

A report by a media analytics firm shows Facebook posts which are said to have been fabricated by Iran in an effort to boost the candidacy of Ron Paul and sabotage Mitt Romney.

Postboxes on Canvey Island have been taped up as a precaution after the postman lost his set of keys. A councillor said all were cleared of mail using a spare set of keys before being closed.(stock image)

Alexanda Kotey, 35, is in custody in northern Syria. Kotey, from London, has been accused of torturing IS hostages and reported that CPS has evidence to charge him with murder.

ALEX BRUMMER: Labour wants to spend £400billion on a radical green agenda and investment splurge. It would spend an estimated £200billion nationalising rail, utilities and Royal Mail.

From commemorative 50p coins to predicted increases in the value of the average home, here's how our lives will change when Britain leaves the European Union on January 31.

A factory worker stockpiled weapons and supplies including 14 exploding Kinder Eggs at his home to prepare for an apocalypse, a court heard (pictured, Daniel Magee).

The Muse frontman, 41, married model Elle, 29, on Saturday, five years after his split from former fiancée Kate, 40.

The Almost Famous star, 40, looked effortlessly chic as she wore a pair of black flares with a polka dot silk pyjama shirt over the top.

The 41-year-old actress and her mother have such a close bond that they regularly discuss their sex lives with one another, as she revealed Goldie was the one who taught her how 'fun' sex can be.

She's the proud mother of three children, and she just graced the cover of People Magazine's Beautiful Issue with her baby daughter and movie star mother.

Actor Natasha Hodgson from Warrington has accused an unnamed card retailer of sexism after spotting two cards on display which seemed to promote gender stereotypes.

We're keeping up with Kourtney Kardashian's style and the fashion formula the mom of three has repeatedly been reaching for as of late is pantsuits worn with an exposed bra.

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of UK job search site Adzuna, has revealed nine ways to nail your CV - including perfecting the structure, and avoiding buzzwords and intricate personal detail.

A five-bedroom federation home located in Queensland has been renovated to include a hidden modern extension out the back. This allows it to maintain original characteristics.

Recently, experts revealed the five beauty products you can buy from pharmacies including Priceline and Chemist Warehouse that they are obsessed with.

San Francisco-based company Juicebox released an app entitled Slutbot. The app helps guide people on how to sext their partners through a conversation.

Next have created 'in-between' sizes (inset) for some of its jeans, to allow their customers to get the 'best fit'.The new sizes start at 11 and also come in 13, 15 and go up to a size 17.

Queen Maxima, 48, and Princess Alexia, 14, made the revelations on a Zoom call with Dutch Youtube vloger Enzo Knol, from the Royal Palace Huis Ten Bosch in the Hague,AD reported.

Bob Morrell, of Brighton, signed up to the RAF in 1938 at the age of 21 and was captured in Java, Indonesia. He told BBC Radio 4 how he was forced to work at a Japanese POW camp.

London sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street released a statement urging people to get tested, saying that if new cases are picked up now it can reduce transmission when lockdown ends.

A British wonan, 22, took to Mumsnet for advice, revealing that her boyfriend caring, but she's worried he might be controling after red flags, such as saying her best friend is a 'bad influence'.

Harry Styles fans can start to get excited since the One Direction star was spotted filming his new music video in Mexico on Sunday, shutting down the city centre with a late night shoot.

Harry Styles, 25, showed off his two bird tattoos on his chest in a low cut t-shirt and open blazer at an exhibition, which was curated by Jefferson Hack, 48, in London on Friday.

The textured wool garment, adorned with the Italian brand's distinctive G logo, inevitably caught the eye as Styles, 25, arrived at the venue with a security guard.

Harry Styles got the chance to 'take things to the next level' at Saturday Night Live this weekend, as the former One Direction-er got to host the comedy sketch show for the first time.

The Lights Up hitmaker, 25, discusses his previous relationship during the track Falling on his latest album Fine Line, which will be released later this month.

Liam Payne's fans have been left outraged after accusing him of 'fetishising' bisexuality in his new tune.

Speaking to The Guardian 's Weekend magazine, he revealed that he doesn't mind being asked about his sexuality but insisted he has no plans to definitively provide an answer.

They also mused over the possibility of Kendall hooking up with their fellow jungle mate Myles Stephenson, 28, as Roman claimed she likes British boys

Harry Styles appeared to share a second tribute to his late ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack after sporting a black ribbon at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday evening.

Savage Garden are known hits including Truly Madly Deeply and I Knew I Loved You.

Asked how he felt about exes writing songs about him, he told Howard: 'I think about what it means to me to write a song about somebody else and for somebody else to do that, it's like flattering.'

The model took to Instagram to share a throwback snap of herself in a basketball net posing with Harry Styles, 26, at last year's Met Gala and revealed she stayed up all night partying.

Head of the FDA drug research arm, Dr Janet Woodcock, warned in a webinar that if every potential coronavirus drug is trialled separately, we could run out of scientists to run them the studies.

Yale University resarchers found that between March 1 and April 4, 15,000 more Americans died than would be expected absent the pandemic. It suggests a significant undercount of coronavirus deaths.

A new study from Penn Vet will have eight dogs be exposed to COVID-19 positive saliva and urine samples and then test if they can discriminate between positive and negative samples.

Leronlimab is a drug in development for treating HIV and cancer. Two of seven critically ill coronavirus patients who were given the drug were taken off ventilators in a matter of days.

Scientific evidence suggests that people who are overweight - which two thirds of adults in the UK are - have a 39 per cent higher risk of dying if they catch the coronavirus.

An urgent review has been launched by Health Secretary Matt Hancock into whether obesity, ethnicity and gender raise the risk of death from coronavirus.

Just yesterday University of Sheffield researchers claimed that a new, more infectious type of COVID-19 had been racing through Europe. But the finding was today dismissed as 'unfounded'.

Some institutions have said that if their coronavirus vaccine trials go well, its jab could be available as early as Fall 2020, but most people would not be able to get it until Fall 2021.

A new study from San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy, found that 72% of 29 coronavirus patients given anakinra, an arthritis drug, had improved respiratory health and markers of inflammation.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I must admit to just shaking my head earlier this week when Eddie Jones started talking about making England into the greatest-ever rugby team.