Meghan Markle’s friends say the royals should be relieved that she didn’t name names

Friends of Meghan Markle say she has no regrets about the bombshell Oprah interview and that the royal family should be ‘relieved’ that she didn’t go into more detail about what went on behind palace doors.   An insider with close ties to Meghan tells DailyMail.com exclusively, ‘[Meghan] said she has absolutely no regrets about what was … Read more

Israel is roaring back to life thanks to Covid jab passports as gyms and swimming pools open

There is a new rule at Meir Elbaz’s synagogue near Tel Aviv. Only people who can produce a green pass, Israel’s new Covid passport, may cross the threshold. If you don’t have one of the highly-prized passes, you are relegated to the courtyard and forced to listen to prayers through the open windows. ‘It’s a … Read more

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: We need a jump-start, not just this roadmap 

As roadmaps go, it’s hardly the full AA atlas. Yes, it leads us out of the cul-de-sac we’ve been stuck in since December, but sadly not as far as the open road. That page appears to be missing. If advance indications are to be believed, Boris Johnson’s chart for national reawakening is cautious, highly conditional … Read more

Australian Open could be played with no crowds and players may be forced into repeated quarantines

Australian Open organisers are considering holding the tournament without fans and could force players into repeated quarantines after a positive case of Covid-19 at the players’ hotel forced 600 people into isolation. Tournament directors say they are confident of starting the Open on Monday despite warm-up matches being cancelled on Thursday after an employee at one … Read more

Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso join Elsa Pataky at a park in Byron Bay after quarantine

Matt Damon and his family have spent their first day out of quarantine soaking up the sun with the Hemsworth clan in Lennox Head, near Byron Bay.  Matt, 50, his wife Luciana Barroso, 45, and their daughters Isabella, 14, Gia, 12, and Stella, 10, were officially released into the Byron Bay community on Sunday morning, … Read more

The City’s last ‘open outcry’ trading ring at the London Metal Exchange could close permanently

The City’s last open outcry trading ring – at the London Metal Exchange (LME) – could close after 144 years. The site where traders shout at each other across the floor to set the world’s metal prices has been shut since Covid struck in March. But bosses at the LME now believe it is the … Read more

Russia QUITS Open Skies treaty which allows nations to carry out reconnaissance flights

Russia QUITS Open Skies treaty which allows nations to carry out surveillance flights and see if countries are preparing for war – two months after US withdrew Moscow announced it was pulling out of 1992 agreement observed by 34 states  Comes two months after the US quit the treaty, citing Russian breaches  Moscow said US … Read more

Melting icebergs in the Antarctic could trigger a chain reaction leading to a new ice age

Icebergs in the Antarctic gradually melting further and further from the frozen continent could be the trigger that plunges Earth into a new ice age, study finds.  Researchers from Cardiff University reconstructed past climate conditions and identified tiny fragments of Antarctic rock dropped in the open ocean as part of a study designed to understand … Read more

Ray Liotta makes his way to Gold’s Gym… 10 days after announcing engagement to Jacy Nittolo

Ray Liotta looks ready for a workout as he makes his way to Gold’s Gym in Venice… 10 days after announcing engagement to Jacy Nittolo By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 07:07 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 07:07 GMT, 8 January 2021 Ray Liotta and Jacy Nittolo announced their engaged just 10 days ago. … Read more

Maths teacher, 30, struck off for pursuing ‘inappropriate sexual relationship’ with former pupil

Maths teacher, 30, is struck off for pursuing ‘inappropriate sexual relationship’ with former pupil immediately after she left the school Scott Leavold-Davey quit teaching to pursue a relationship with a former pupil The student left school in July 2018, while the maths teacher quit in January 2019 He was previously warned ‘not to undertake one … Read more