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According to her brother, a body has been discovered in the search for a British woman who was swept away by the tsunami in Tonga. Angela Glover died trying to save her dogs, and her family was "devastated," according to Nick Eleini. Her body was discovered by her husband James, who had managed to cling to a tree when the tsunami hit after an undersea volcano erupted, he claimed. "Angela and James enjoyed the Tongan people and loved their life in Tonga," Mr Eleini added. Mr Eleini, speaking outside their mother's home in Hove, said that Angela, 50, was born in Brighton and had lived in Tonga since marrying James. They were "well-loved by locals and ex-pats alike," he claimed, because he ran the Happy Sailor tattoo parlour, which employed and trained Tongans, and she started the Tongan Animal Welfare Society. Mr Eleini said Angela had a "strong love of dogs" and that her organization harbored and treated stray animals before trying to find the

Heavy snow and ice have blanketed areas of the United States and Canada, putting more than 80 million people under weather warnings. In several south-eastern regions, more than 145,000 people are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been canceled. North and South Carolina, as well as Virginia and Georgia, have all proclaimed states of emergency. The National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States predicts more than a foot (30 cm) of snow in certain regions. The NWS cautioned that snow and ice could cause "dangerous travel, power outages, and tree damage." According to the Associated Press news agency, highway patrols reported hundreds of automobile accidents. On Sunday morning, officials in Canada's Ontario province, which shares a border with New York state, issued storm warnings for much of the south. Toronto, the province's capital and largest city, is expected to receive seven inches (20 cm) of snow. According to the FlightAware data tracking web

In England, the minimum self-isolation period for people who test positive for Covid-19 has been reduced to five days. Following a review of the medical evidence, the quarantine period has been reduced to help alleviate staff shortages across the economy. However, on days five and six of their isolation, people must produce negative lateral flow tests. Meanwhile, 16 and 17-year-olds in England can now book a booster shot or visit a walk-in vaccination center. In the beginning, invitations will be sent to the 40,000 teenagers who received a second vaccine dose at least three months ago. More than 600,000 people aged 16 and 17 who have received two doses will eventually be eligible for the booster. In addition, approximately 500 clinically vulnerable 12- to 15-year-olds who are most at risk from coronavirus will be able to receive a booster. Day zero, according to isolation rules, is the day symptoms appear or people test positive. The first day of the isolation period is the following d

Two teenagers were arrested in England as part be of the investigation into a hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue on Saturday. Malik Faisal Akram, 44, of Blackburn, was shot dead by police after a standoff in Colleyville. The ages and genders of the two people arrested in south Manchester on Sunday evening were not revealed. Greater Manchester Police said it was in contact with local communities and would continue to assist with the US investigation. The two teenagers were arrested "as part of the ongoing investigation into the attack," according to the police, and are being held in custody for questioning. According to US police sources, Akram entered the country two weeks ago through New York's JFK International Airport. Akram's brother Gulbar confirmed his death in a Facebook post on the Blackburn Muslim Community page. He apologized to the victims and stated that his brother had mental health issues. The Met Police had previously confirmed that counter-te

According to a new Oxfam International report released on Monday, the wealth of the world's top ten men has more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, fueling inequality that contributes to the deaths of at least 21,300 people every day. "We enter 2022 with unprecedented concern," warns Oxfam's Inequality Kills (to add link) report, arguing that the world's current state of extreme inequality is a form of "economic violence" against the world's poorest people and nations. In this deeply unequal world, structural and systemic policy and political choices are skewed in favor of the richest and most powerful, causing harm to the vast majority of ordinary people worldwide, according to the report, which cited the COVID-19 vaccine divide as an example. "Millions of people would be alive today if they had received a vaccine — but they are dead, denied a chance while big pharmaceutical corporations maintain monopoly control of these technologie

According to court filings, the Duke of York believes Virginia Roberts Giuffre is suffering from "false memories" in her accusations that he sexually abused her and wants to interrogate her psychologist as a witness. His attorneys have requested an interview with Dr. Judith Lightfoot on Ms Giuffre's claims of "serious emotional distress and psychological harm" as a result of the Duke's alleged actions. They also want to interview her husband Robert Giuffre under oath about her "claimed childhood trauma and abuse," her association with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and any communications she has had with him regarding the civil lawsuit she is bringing against Prince Andrew. According to the Duke's lawyers, he firmly disputes Ms Giuffre's claims that he sexually assaulted her and sexually abused another victim in front of her in court records. The Duke has sketched out a number of assertions of his own, each with t

At a 2020 engagement celebration, Carrie Johnson admitted to breaching Covid guidelines by hugging a friend. After a photo of the PM's wife with chef Anna Pinder surfaced on September 17, 2020, she apologized for a "momentary slip in judgment." Ms Pinder's approaching wedding was celebrated outside at The Conduit, an exclusive members' club in London's West End, and the duo were spotted giggling together. Mrs Johnson looked to have her arm around Ms Pinder in a photograph obtained by The Telegraph, and one of her legs was over her friend's knee. As the country faced a second wave of diseases, her then-fiancé had cautioned, 'you should keep your distance from anyone you don't live with.' People should stay two metres apart from individuals in other families, and people should not gather in groups of more than six, according to coronavirus advice at the time. Millions of people have painstakingly obeyed the regulations, with one NHS worker statin

After being apprehended at a Glasgow hospital, an American man suspected of faking his own death faces extradition. Nicholas Rossi, 34, was wanted by Interpol and is accused of rape in Utah. In December, he was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with Covid-19, under the alias Arthur Knight. He was held under an international arrest warrant, according to Police Scotland. Mr Rossi was also known as Nicholas Alahverdian in the state of Rhode Island, where he was involved in local politics and a critic of the state's child welfare system, according to US authorities. Mr Rossi revealed to the American media in December 2019 that he was suffering with late-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma and only had weeks to live. He died in February 2020, according to multiple sources. His ashes were thrown at sea, according to an online memorial that called him a "fighter who fought on the front lines for two decades" for children's rights. Mr Rossi is thought to have been tr

Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, the former chairman and chief executive of supermarket chain Sainsbury's, has died at the age of 94, according to the firm. During his 40-year tenure with the company, he had a variety of positions, rising through the ranks to become a director in 1958 before being promoted to CEO in 1969. In 1992, Lord Sainsbury left the corporation and became its life president. Simon Roberts, the current CEO of Sainsbury's, called him "one of the great retailers of his time." He was "a shopkeeper to his core" and "was ambitious for the company and led Sainsbury's through an extraordinary time of expansion; he was a truly inspirational man," according to the statement. After national service and university, John Davan Sainsbury began working in his family's business in 1950, initially in the grocery department. Sainsbury's grew from a regional, middle-sized grocery chain to a national household name during his time

According to their daughter, a couple celebrating their 81st wedding anniversary were told "it wouldn't last long." Ron and Joyce Bond, who live at Shenley Wood Retirement Village in Milton Keynes and are 102 and 100 years old respectively, are claimed to be the UK's longest-married couple. In January 1941, they married in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. Eileen, their daughter, stated: "At the time of their wedding, it was predicted that they would not last long. How far did people get it wrong?" Ron, from Blaina in Blaenau Gwent, and Joyce, from Bow Brickhill in Milton Keynes, met in Bletchley and married on a day when there was three inches of snow on the ground at Newport Pagnell Register Office. "There were lines of couples because Ron's section was being transported overseas to help in the war effort," Mrs Bond explained. The two agree that it was love at first sight and that their relationship is balanced. "In our partnership, ther