Geoff Crowther, whose advice in artisanal Baedekers and later as a pioneering author for the Lonely Planet backpackers’ guidebooks lured intrepid travelers to offbeat destinations, died on April 13 in South East Queensland, Australia. He was 77. His son, Ashley,…
Read MoreThe U.S.and Europe debate how to get vaccines to countries that need them most.
A global debate is heating up over how to get Covid-19 vaccines to the nations most in need. The United States supports an effort to suspend intellectual property protections on Covid-19 vaccines, and European countries say that richer nations should…
Read MoreRental crisis: Would you pay $30,000 upfront to get a rental? Tenants desperate measures
A man who, after two months of rental rejections, offered to pay potential landlords $30,000 upfront.A Rotorua couple so desperate for a rental they pay more than they can afford and “are broke all the time”.A migrant family from South…
Read MoreBoJo of Blackburn wins seat after posing by X-rated graffiti in viral video
The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox A politician who went viral after posing next to a piece of penis graffiti in a bizarre video has triumphed in a…
Read MoreWhere Brits can holiday without quarantine including Portugal under new changes
Fancy an escape? Sign up to the Chill newsletter for weekly inspiration and advice on UK holidays Brits can finally get booking some much-needed sun, sea, and sand after the government revealed its much anticipated holiday green list. Holidays to…
Read MoreGlam model attacked cop in drunken rampage after being thrown out of club
A glam Instagram model went on a drunken rampage during which she spat on a bouncer and pushed a police officer into a window sill after she was kicked out of a nightclub. Hannah Pierson, 30, appeared to be "highly…
Read More"The Water Man" screenwriter drew from Colorado childhood — The Know
In the engaging family film “The Water Man,” Gunner Boone braves the woods searching for the seemingly apocryphal figure of the movie’s title when something zips past him in the darkness. Twice. Or does it? Filmgoers might be forgiven for…
Read MorePentagon has no plans to blow up China space rocket that could land anywhere
There are no plans to blow up a Chinese rocket that could hit inhabited areas when it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has confirmed. Speaking during a press conference with the Chairman of the Joint…
Read MorePfizer and BioNTech apply for full U.S. approval for their Covid vaccine.
Pfizer and the German company BioNTech have become the first companies to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for full approval of their Covid-19 vaccine for use in people 16 and older. The vaccine is currently being administered…
Read MoreSerial killer mum convicted of killing 4 kids may be innocent, scientists claim
A female serial killer jailed for murdering her four babies could be innocent, scientists say. Experts are backing the claim the tragic tots could have died of natural causes rather than been killed by their mum Kathleen Folbigg. She is…
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