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A man accused of trying to snap his partner's neck with a meat cleaver denies attempted murder claiming her injuries were an accident, an Old Bailey judge heard. William Clapperton, 58, allegedly slashed his partner's throat during a furious argument at their flat in Varsity Drive, Twickenham, south west London, on February 17, before impaling himself on a knife, the court heard.  Prosecutors said he intended to kill his partner Napangkawarin Clapperton, a Thai national known as Pat, but Clapperton argues her injuries inflicted by the meat cleaver were an accident. Clapperton denies the charge of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, telling London's Central Criminal Court that his partner 's injuries happened when he tried to wrestle the weapon away from her during the argument.   William Clapperton, 58, denies attempted murder claiming his partner'sinjuries were an accident, a judge heard at London's Central Criminal Court Dressed in a

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home just two days after appearing at a virtual news conference in which he warned of new lockdown measures to contain the spread of the virus. The second-term Democrat said a routine test on Tuesday detected the coronavirus. 'I have no symptoms and am feeling well,' Wolf said in a statement.  'I am following CDC and Department of Health guidelines.' Wolf's spouse, Frances Wolf, has been tested but has not received the result, Wolf said.  She is quarantining with him at their home in Mount Wolf, near York. Wolf is one of several governors who have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, including the governors of Oklahoma, Missouri, Virginia, Nevada and Colorado.  Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (seen left at a news conference in Harrisburg on Monday and right in a file photo) announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19  'During a routi

A mother-of-four hanged herself after breaking up with her boyfriend at a children's birthday party, an inquest heard, leaving her traumatised son to find the body.   Katrina Fuller, 35, wrote 'Sorry' on the wall of her bedroom before her body was discovered by her 'hysterical' son, 17, who immediately video called his girlfriend. An inquest heard Ms Fuller had become involved in a 'heated' argument and split up with her partner during a friend's daughter's birthday party - when there was an 'incident' on a bouncy castle. Her partner had gone to stay at his sister's house, the court heard, when Ms Fuller called him to say she 'would do something stupid' before hanging up. The boyfriend then got in touch with the shop assistant's son and asked him to 'keep an eye' on his mother, fearing she would carry out her threat. Katrina Fuller, 35, wrote 'Sorry' on the wall before her body was discovered by her 'hyster

The United States has crossed an ominous new threshold of 3,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in a single day as hospitalizations continued to surge to record highs.    At least 3,124 Americans died yesterday, which is the highest number of deaths in a single day throughout the pandemic. The previous single-day record was last Thursday when 2,879 deaths were recorded.  The number of COVID patients hospitalized across the country continues to surge to all-time highs with 106,688 currently being treated, which is up 18 percent over the previous two weeks. There were 221,267 new infections recorded yesterday.   Deaths from COVID-19 in the US have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the peak reached at the height of the pandemic last April, in the aftermath of Thanksgiving. Cases per day are now eclipsing 200,000 on average for the first time on record.  The virus has now killed more than 288,000 Americans and some 15.3 million have been infected since January.  The grim tolls co

The true number of COVID-19 cases in the United States could be much higher than what current figures show with only one in seven infections believed to have been reported, estimates from the CDC show.  The latest CDC estimates show there was a possible 52 million COVID-19 infections in the US between February and September - with about 45 million of those cases being symptomatic. The estimates, which are created using statistical models, show that only one in seven cases have been counted.  As of today, there have been 14.93 million positive tests reported nationwide. It means the total infection toll across the could be as high as 105 million.   The latest CDC estimates show there was a possible 52 million COVID-19 infections in the US between February and September. Of the estimated infections, those aged between 18-49 accounted for the largest percentage of cases and symptomatic cases at 56 percent. In terms of hospitalizations, those aged 65 and above accounted for the largest per

Scientists on the FDA's COVID vaccine advisory committee are finally discussing whether or not to approve it and are questioning how long it will protect people for against the virus and whether or not trial participants who were given a placebo should receive it.    The independent advisory committee is meeting today to discuss the findings of Pfizer's trial but the deliberations aren't due to begin until 3.10pm.    Then, the committee will vote on whether or not the vaccine should be approved and the FDA will take the committee's recommendation into consideration but it doesn't translate into immediate approval.    It prolongs an already slow response from the US to get the vaccine off the ground that has angered millions of Americans while COVID cases continue to soar. The vaccine has already been passed in the UK and Canada. Speaking at the virtual meeting on Thursday, Peter Doshi, one of the experts, questioned how long it would last.  'Preventing COVID for

Authorities in Peru uncovered an underground tunnel that was partly constructed to aid in the jail escape of a group of drug traffickers, including a Serbian man with connections to Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán's old Sinaloa Cartel. Peruvian agents discovered the secret passageway Monday near the Miguel Castro Castro Prison in the Lima district of San Juan de Lurigancho. According to the National Police of Peru, construction began about a year and a half ago after a Colombian national rented a property located only several hundred feet away from the prison. A National Police of Peru investigator inspects a tunnel discovered near the Miguel Castro Castro Prison in Lima on Monday. The tunnel was financed allegedly by the Sinaloa Cartel to aid in the escape of Serbian drug trafficker Zoran Jaksic and other prisoners View of a tunnel found near a maximum security prison believed to have been excavated for the escape of foreign drug traffickers with ties to Joaquín 'El Chapo&

Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers took off from the United States and flew over a swath of the Middle East on Thursday in what officials said was a direct message of deterrence to Iran.  The show-of-force  flyover - the second such mission in less than a month - was designed to underscore America's continuing commitment to the Middle East even as President Trump's administration withdraws thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The two B-52H bombers, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, departed from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Wednesday, flying non-stop for 36-hours to the Middle East. The long-range journey took the heavy bombers across Europe, through the northern Red Sea, across Saudi Arabia and into the Persian Gulf for a north to south transit.  The mission also included a counterclockwise loop around Qatar, all the time staying closer to the western side of the Arabian Gulf and outside Iranian airspace, NBC reported. Gen. Frank McKen