A new Covid variant, XFG, is spreading across the world, with Southeast Asia countries reporting a surge in cases. In the UK, the Health Security Agency has said the variant accounted for 30 per cent ...

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Lidl has warned customers to stop using an air fryer it sold “immediately” due to a “fire hazard” associated with the product. The retailer issued an urgent recall notice for the Tower 8L Dual Basket ...

A child rapist who bragged he was scarring his young victim for life while he abused them has been jailed for 15 years. Stephen Fish, 28, had previously been warned about having sex with an underage ...

A BBC News presenter has gone viral after replacing the term “pregnant people” to “women” while reading the autocue during a live broadcast. Martine Croxall was reporting on research from the London ...

Jrue Holiday is headed to Portland. The Trail Blazers struck a deal with the Boston Celtics to acquire Holiday on Monday night, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. In exchange, the Trail Blazers are ...

The Israeli military opened fire near hundreds of Palestinians waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, according to hospitals in the Strip. The Awda hospital in ...

England brilliantly paced a mammoth chase of 371 runs to beat India by five wickets and take the series-opening Headingley test on Tuesday with 14 overs to spare. England pulled off the 10th highest ...

NEED TO KNOW Nicole Curtis' series Rehab Addict will return to HGTV on June 24 after a three-year hiatus The HGTV star tells PEOPLE the show's ninth season came about after a big "setback" in her life ...

NEED TO KNOW A 30-year-old woman took in her younger sister after she abruptly quit her job with no savings or plan The sister makes no effort to find work, sleeps in, and contributes nothing while ...

Motorists using the Orwell Bridge are suffering severe delays following the start of major roadworks. A lane has been closed on the bridgem which carries the A14 over the river at Ipswich, while ...

CBP didn’t immediately respond to a HuffPost request for comment. After the CBP memo, Homeland Security released a more general bulletin cautioning Americans that the U.S. and Israel’s conflict with ...