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Hawaii's Big Island has been hit by the largest wildfire it has ever seen with 40,000 acres of land already torched by its flames.  The blaze - blamed on climate change-related weather patterns - started Friday, and and consumed 14,000 acres as of Saturday, prompting a mandatory evacuation for all residents of Pu'u Kapu Hawaiian Homestead and Waikii Ranch.  Even though 26,000 more acres burned over the weekend and the fire has consumed 16-square miles of the island, Hawaii County mayor Mitchell Roth lifted all evacuation orders on Sunday evening.  But he has warned the orders could be imposed with no notice, because of swirling winds that make the route of the fire impossible to predict.   Thousands evacuated and at least two homes were destroyed.  Local reporter Tom George captured footage of the 62-square mile blaze - the largest Hawaii's Big Island has ever seen Forty-thousand acres have already been torched and thousands of Pu'u Kapu Hawaiian Homestead and Waikii

Nick Kyrgios has opened up about his mental health battle, claiming his state of mind was at one point '20 times' worse than tennis champion Naomi Osaka's. The 26-year-old has only played five events since March 2020 when the Covid pandemic began, admitting he sees himself as a 'part-time player'.  The tennis star revealed he has mixed feelings about his career in an illuminating interview about his mental health, saying the vile racism he endured forced him to be 'resilient'. 'I don't miss it that much any more,' Kyrgios told AFP of the demanding tennis circuit. Nick Kyrgios (pictured with his girlfriend Chiara Passari), has only played five events since since March due to Covid-19 and has mixed feelings about his tennis career 'I feel vibes, like every time I'm at a tournament it could be my last time I'm ever going to be here.' The world number 77 said it has taken strength to withstand the pressure, while he reflected on the a

Boris Johnson pledged Uk support for the Belarus opposition leader today amid growing international fury at the autocratic regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The Prime Minister welcomed Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Downing Street as international pressure continues to mount on Minsk, which is allied to Vladimir Putin's Russia. All eyes are on Lukashenko's government after activist Vitaly Shishov was found hanged in Ukraine on Tuesday. Local police are treating his death as a murder dressed up as a suicide. Also this week, Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was given a visa by Poland after claiming her own team officials tried to force her to return home from the Tokyo Olympics for criticising her coach.   Ms Tsikhanouskaya said she understood she could 'disappear at any moment', but added if this happened, the 'movement' she had started 'will continue without me'. At the Downing Street meeting, Mr Johnson said: 'We are very much on your side, ve

Covid can cause a 'substantial' drop in intelligence in people recovering from the virus, research has suggested. The Great British Intelligence Test examined the IQ of 81,337 people across the UK between January and December last year. Among those surveyed, 13,000 had caught coronavirus — and they were found to have the largest drop off in intelligence.  People recovering from Covid found problem solving, planning and reasoning more difficult, compared to people who were never infected.  And virus survivors who had spent time on a ventilator in hospital lost the equivalent of seven IQ points, data suggested. This 'brain fog' has already been reported by sufferers for weeks, even months after recovering from Covid. Some have told of losing the ability to recall everyday facts or hold a conversation. It has sparked fears the disease could have long-term cognitive impacts, in a similar way to the lasting effects strokes or microbleeds have on the brain. Covid can cause a

The Olympic sprinter who was almost kidnapped by her own trainers from Tokyo says it was 'made clear' that she would be 'punished' on her return to Belarus - before she escaped by handing herself over to Japanese police.  Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, speaking from inside the Polish embassy in Tokyo where she is currently holed up, said she expected to be kicked off the national team and that coaches made 'thinly disguised hints that more would await me'. She also called for sanctions against athletics head coach Yuri Moisevich and for a probe into 'who actually took the decision that I can't compete' - a decision that is thought to have been made by the regime after she criticised her trainers online. Tsimanouskaya spoke out even as the body of activist Vitaly Shishov, an opponent of dictator Alexander Lukashenko who helped his countrymen flee Belarus, was found hanged in a park in Kiev with friends claiming he was killed by regime thugs. Shishov's b