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Opera-singing bodybuilder says he will give himself up over murder of Brit dad in Thailand

Roger Bullman, 54, from Oslo, in Norway, went on the run after killing British IT expert Amitpal Singh Bajaj, 34, in his Phuket hotel room on August 21 following a row over his yodelling on the balcony.




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Selena Gomez is worried she has gone to 'desperate' lengths

The 27-year-old singer released Rare on January 10 and has been going out to various stores to buy as many copies as she can in order to boost the record's chances of taking the top slot.




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Walmart to check temperatures of store workers and provide protective gloves and masks amid pandemic

Walmart announced Tuesday it will check the temperatures of its store workers and provide them protective gloves and masks when they come to work.




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Amazon will roll out temperature checks and masks for workers by next week

Hundreds of thousands of employees will be tested each day for fevers. Amazon has reported virus cases among warehouse staff and faced protests.




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Walmart starts temperature checks and Amazon is building its own COVID-19 testing lab

Doug McMillon (left), the president and CEO of Walmart, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (right) are pictured. The retail giants started temperature checks of employees at their facilities.




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ISIS brides desperate to return to Australia promise to obey strict controls if they can come home

The restrictions mean that Australian women and anyone over 14 in the Al-Hawl camp in Syria would be told who they can and can't associate with, banned from social media and meet curfews.




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Trump says he did not share operation to raid ISIS with Congress

Donald Trump said Sunday morning he didn't inform Nancy Pelosi in advance of the U.S. operation to raid ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's lair in Syria.




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Trump watched drone video not body cam footage of al-Baghdadi operation so 'didn't see him whimper'

Trump described Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as 'whimpering and crying and screaming' when he killed himself in his Syrian compound. But the president did not have live video or audio footage.




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London Tube commuters bake as temperatures hit 97F during rush hour

Commuters cooked in 97F heat inside crammed Tube carriages tonight on their way home from work. They wiped sweat from their brows and undone their shirts ahead of the sticky, stuffy journey.




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Tube workers warn temperatures could hit 103F on London Underground

Incredible thermal images captured today show the tropical heat commuters are braving on the London underground. London Underground staff said temperatures could soar past 104F.




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Poor puppy named George left on London Tube in soaring temperature

A tiny dog abandoned on the tube in soaring heatwave temperatures is now looking for a loving new home. The poor Chihuahua cross - now named George Michael - was scared and confused.




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Weather: Temperature in London: Thermal imaging photos show extreme heat on Tube

The pictures show temperatures as high as 100F (38.2C) on the 220 bus from Willesden to Wandsworth and 97F (36C) on the Northern Line today.




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Uber is given a two-month licence extension to continue operating in London

Transport for London (TfL) said the app-based ride-hailing firm must meet new conditions to 'ensure passenger safety'. It could have granted Uber a new five-year licence.




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La Traviata review: It's time for a change from the Royal Opera House

Richard Eyre's take on La Traviata celebrates its 25th birthday with performances through until late March, with four different Alfredos seducing five different Violettas.




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Alice's Adventures Under Ground review: Gerald Barry's opera will delight audiences of all ages

Hats off to the little-known Irish composer Gerald Barry, whose late-flowering career (he's almost as old as me!) has produced a generally joyous take on Lewis Carroll's oeuvre to his own libretto.




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Police launch desperate hunt for missing mother, 19, and baby

Maisey Roberts, 19, and her one-year-old boy Leighton Jones have not been seen since Tuesday, when they were spotted by the Tesco on Hawthorne Road in Litherland.




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Apple 'won't co-operate to break into Paris attackers' mobile phones'

Apple and other tech companies have been accused of not doing enough to help French security services access two phones which belonged to suicide bombers from the Paris attacks.




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 A delightful Royal thriller. But would we really have hidden the wartime Princesses in Tipperary?

Over the past few years, an increasing number of novels have included real-life members of the Royal Family as characters. Now B W Black has written a novel involving the Royal princesses




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Every arrival at Sydney Airport will FINALLY have coronavirus temperature checks

A shocking video shows Australian passengers standing within touching distance as they queued for immigration, ignoring government advice to keep 1.5 metres apart to slow the spread of coronavirus.




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Cloudy skies as temperatures dip to 59F in northern parts of the UK with showers expected

The heatwave is over and is being replaced with lower temperatures, a cool breeze and patchy mist and fog in the UK in to this evening, according to a Met Office meteorologist.




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Britain is to enjoy a balmy Bank Holiday as temperatures nudge 86F at the end of the month 

Britons will be able to enjoy some sunshine over the Bank Holiday as temperatures creep up towards 30C (86F) by the end of the month. In London on Friday the mercury could reach 25C.




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Britain's steamiest ever August bank holiday as temperatures hit 91F TODAY

Sales of beer, ice cream and burgers soared as the mercury hit 29 Celsius (84F) in London yesterday, with much of the country also basking in the high 20Cs.




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UK weather: Temperatures dip to ZERO as showers sweep across swathes of Britain

The first week of meteorological autumn has brought a chill in the air as temperatures fell to 0C (32F) in Scotland and 4C (39F) even in the South East of England overnight.




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Autumn is put on hold with Britain set to bask in 79F temperatures as heatwave brings Indian summer

Temperatures have remained approximately one or two degrees warmer across the UK today as southerly winds bring a late warm spell dubbed the 'Indian summer heatwave'.




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Britain's TROPICAL Autumn! UK is hotter than Bondi Beach today as temperatures hit 80F

After around 27C today, the Met Office forecasts a showery 21C Monday before widespread sunshine from Tuesday as highs climb back to 25C from Thursday for the weekend.




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Britain will be hotter than Madrid this weekend with temperatures as high as 78F 

Warm air from Spain will bring dry and sunny weather across the UK this weekend, starting on Friday, according to the Met Office, with temperatures soaring.




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Britain could face temperatures of 104F over the next few decades, the Met Office warns

The Met Office say the chance of the UK experiencing an 'extreme summer' like the one in 2018 will increase year-on-year, as will the temperatures experienced.




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Temperatures are set to plummet to 4C this weekend

November's dismal wet weather will finally change with torrential downpours making way for drier, colder conditions across Great Britain - with the big freeze expected to begin by the weekend.




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Britain is shrouded in freezing fog with temperatures set to plunge to a chilling -10C

Northern parts of the UK will see freezing temperatures and Scotland and the Highlands may see temperatures as low as -9.7C tonight.




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Arctic blast threatens to bring temperatures as low as -14C

With more sub-zero conditions and snow forecast, there are concerns for parts of Britain that thousands of people could struggle to get to the polls on election day on December 12.




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Britain wakes up to temperatures of -5C this morning

Snow can be expected at higher levels in Scotland today, with some parts of the UK seeing the arrival of freezing fog - while heavy rain continued to cause problems in other parts of Britain.




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A mini-heatwave! Britain will enjoy a rise in temperatures and prolonged dry spells over New Year

The Environment Agency has issued 34 flood warnings meaning flooding is expected - along with 110 alerts, which mean flooding is possible, despite the rain expected to ease this weekend.




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UK Weather: It's the post-Christmas heatwave! Temperatures in Britain could reach 59F today

Temperatures today and tomorrow could reach highs of 14-15C (57-59F), figures not normally achieved until April or May. The warmest places are likely to be parts of North Wales and the North-East.




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Met Office issues yellow weather warning with temperatures to plunge to freezing causing ice

Ice patches are expected to form across northern Britain tonight. A light dusting of snow may also fall on north-west England, Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Welsh hills, forecasters have warned.




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Mini 'Beast from the East' brings -8C temperatures and even SNOW to UK as British Summer Time begins

Snow is expected to hit parts of the UK while temperatures plummet to -8C in mini 'Beast from the East' set to batter lockdown Britain until next week (pictured, snow settling in Co Durham).




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Britain is set to bask in a mini spring heatwave with temperatures soaring to 68F by Sunday

Britons feeling blue because of the coronavirus lockdown are set to bask in some sunshine with forecasters predicting temperatures could soar to 68F by Sunday.




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Britain is set to enjoy the hottest April for 361 years with temperatures soaring to 75F by Thursday

A 2,000 mile-wide 'high pressure bubble' will see temperatures climb in Britain from 68F (20C) on Monday to 73F (23C) by Thursday, which would make the UK hotter than Essaouira, Morocco.




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Temperatures are set to plummet by as much as 18F by tomorrow

The country's worst-hit areas, most likely England's midlands and Wales, are facing up to 30mm of rain in the next 24 hours.




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May bank holiday meltdown! Temperatures are set to soar to 77F on VE Day

The Met Office forecast temperatures to hit up to 77F (25C) on Friday, with London possibly seeing 79F (26C) on Saturday, as a plume of hot air from the southern Mediterranean wafts across the UK.




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Elizabeth Day: Crazy crushes for desperate times 

In times of crisis, it's important to focus on the important stuff. And by this, of course, I mean the nurturing of a wholly inappropriate crush




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Desperately happy housewives!

Four professional, busy women tell HELEN CARROLL how they've been shocked to discover their deeply buried inner domestic goddesses during lockdown...




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Simon Cowell is 'desperate to sign up Madonna for X Factor live show performance'

The superstar is rumoured to have been courted by Simon Cowell for a live performance on his flagship show.




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Players to wear shorts as temperatures at Leopard Creek expected to reach forty degrees celsius

Players have been given permission to wear shorts on competition days for the first time after forecasts showed temperatures at Leopard Creek were set to hit forty degrees celsius.




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World No 1 Brooks Koepka back from knee operation with a warning to rival Rory McIlroy

Brooks Koepka gathered all his crew around him on the practice ground here on Monday for a rallying cry at the end of his three-month break following knee surgery.




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Russia boasts that intercontinental hypersonic missile is OPERATIONAL

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Mr Putin that the first missile unit equipped with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle entered Russian combat duty, the Defence Ministry said.




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Lava resumes operations at Noida factory with 600 employees

Domestic mobile brand Lava on Saturday said it has resumed production at its manufacturing facility in Noida with over 20% production capacity.Nearly 600 employees of its 3,000-strong workforce are now back at the factoryNearly 600 employees of its 3,000-strong workforce are now back at the factory.The company has arranged special buses for the transportation of its employees.All major smartphone players like Samsung, Vivo, OPPO and Realme resumed limited operations in the Noida-Greater Noida manufacturing belt from May 8.Domestic mobile brand Lava on Saturday said it has resumed production at its manufacturing facility in Noida with over 20% production capacity.Nearly 600 employees of its 3,000-strong workforce are now back at the factory after the company received an approval from the state




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Zoe Kravitz channels Audrey Hepburn wearing a timeless peach gown and opera gloves to the SAG Awards

Some looks are so incredibly timeless, they need to be revisited time and time again.




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Lighting up the sails: Sydney's iconic Opera House glows with grandeur designs on opening night of the harbour city's VIVID light festival

The Opera house has been lit up in galactic-inspired designs (pictured), surreal snakeskin and multi-coloured digital patterns, with one stage of the sequence looking as though Jackson Pollock has taken to the landmark with his famous abstract paintbrush.




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Sydney Opera House transforms into giant snake in stunning Vivid Festival snaps

The stunning 'reptilian' Opera House was captured in photographers taken by local snapper Richard Hirst, as the city's Vivid Festival kicked off on Friday.




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Morrissey bans meat from Vivid LIVE concert at Sydney Opera House

Controversial former Smiths singer Morrissey has banned meat from being served backstage when he performs at Vivid at the Sydney Opera House in May.