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Britain's coronavirus outbreak continued to grow today as another 140 victims were recorded — and infections and hospital admissions crept up again. Today's death toll marks a 24 per cent rise on last Thursday and means the country is now averaging 110 virus fatalities every day — the highest in five months. There were also another 38,281 infections in the past 24 hours across Britain, an increase of nearly 5 per cent on the previous week, according to the Government's Covid dashboard. Latest hospital data shows there were 818 patients admitted with the virus on August 22 — a small 1.7 per cent rise week-on-week. A raft of other datasets pointed to a steadily growing epidemic today.  King's College London's symptom-tracking study found the number of Britons falling ill with Covid every day rose by a fifth last week - the first time it's risen in three weeks.   Cases were highest in 18- to 35-year-olds, closely followed by under-18s, indicating that younger peopl

An animal charity boss who witnessed today's suspected suicide bombing on Kabul airport said his vehicle was targeted by AK-47-wielding gunman and his driver was almost 'shot in the head'. Pen Farthing, who founded the Nowzad shelter in Kabul, currently has 200 dogs and cats in a travel container outside the airport as he waits to board an evacuation flight. The former Royal Marine, who was in a car when the incident occurred, said: 'We're fine but everything is chaos here at the moment. 'All of a sudden we heard gunshots and our vehicle was targeted, had our driver not turned around he would have been shot in the head by a man with an AK-47. 'We've been in the airport, and back out of the airport; the whole thing's a mess. There's not much more I can say at the moment, I need to make sure the animals and everyone is safe.' Two separate explosions have rocked Kabul with at least 13 casualties including children and three US soldiers among the

The controversial blanket ban on playgrounds in Victoria's strictest lockdown yet  could soon be lifted after the state recorded 79 new Covid-19 cases on Friday. Premier Dan Andrews is said to be leaning towards scrapping the community restriction because there is no concrete evidence that the virus transmitted at any parks at all, despite a small scare.  The spike in case numbers - there were also 80 on Thursday - was the highest daily increase since September 2 last year, when 110 cases were reported. Victoria's latest lockdown, which is scheduled to end on September 2 at 11.59pm, will more than likely be extended, with more  mystery cases emerging each day as well as a high percentage of cases not in isolation. Victorian premier Dan Andrews angered many parents when he closed children's playgrounds earlier this month (pictured, a family out and about in Melbourne) The Premier defended the decision - despite authorities stating there was no concrete link to Covid-19 tra

Police in New York City are hunting for thieves who they say have been responsible for a pair of recent high-end jewelry heists in Manhattan, including one where a man leaving a restaurant was robbed of $4million worth of valuables. According to the NYPD, at around 4.20am on August 14, a 47-year-old man and his 27-year-old companion had just walked out of the trendy TAO Downtown on 9th Avenue when they were accosted by a duo that got out of a Mercedes-Benz parked on the corner of West 30th Street and Broadway.  As seen in surveillance video released on Thursday by the police, one of the occupants of the black Mercedes pulls a gun on the two men. The victims then remove and hand over various items of jewelry, which investigators said included chains, necklaces, rings, and a luxury Richard Mille watch, which was worn by the 47-year-old man. Police in NYC are looking for two robbers who stole $4million worth of jewelry from a 47-year-old man near the trendy TAO Downtown eatery in Manhat

Laurence Fox says he could remove his children from school because of his opposition to the Government’s Covid vaccination programme. Fox, 43, who played Sergeant Hathaway in ITV detective series Lewis, has two sons with his former wife, actress Billie Piper, 38. Fox says he will educate them at home rather than let them be vaccinated without his consent. ‘Every parent who loves their children should resist this insanity,’ said the actor-turned-political campaigner. ‘I will not be sending my kids back to school. I will educate my kids at home from now on. The rushed vaccination of children, for no reason whatsoever, shows how deeply morally corrupt this regime has become. I look forward to reading with them at home and staying the hell away from the authorities.’ Laurence Fox, 43, says he could remove his boys from school over fears they'll be vaccinated without his consent (pictured with ex-wife Billie Piper in 2015) Fox shares custody of his children with Miss Piper, whom he divo

U.S. energy companies began airlifting workers from offshore oil rigs and moving vessels in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, preparing for Tropical Depression Nine, which could become Hurricane Ida before it makes landfall this weekend.   The storm system brewing over the Caribbean Sea could bring hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall and a life-threatening storm surge, said the National Hurricane Center. It would be the ninth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season.   The system could strike anywhere from the Florida Panhandle to the upper Texas coast on Sunday or Monday, according to computer models, after ripping through the Cayman Islands Thursday, and through Western Cuba Friday.   The greatest risk for devastation, the agency said, is along the coast of Louisiana. Residents and businesses along the Texas coasts and the panhandles of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, along with fishing and oil operations, are being warned to monitor the storm's progress closely.  Due to a confluen