Republican Senators on Capitol Hill have released new COVID-era text messages from Dr Anthony Fauci's government-issued cellphone in a bombshell revelation Monday.

Ron Johnson and Rand Paul published a series of messages from January 25 and 26, 2021, which included discussions of the COVID vaccine as it pertained to pregnant women. 

The conversation in question was between Fauci, Rochelle Walensky, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Vivek Murthy, former United States Surgeon General.

One of the texts released by the GOP duo reveals that Fauci was concerned in January 2021 that the second dose of the COVID shot 'theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester.' 

In another text message, Murthy asked Fauci and Walensky if they had seen a WHO advisory, 'against pregnant women taking the Moderna vaccine bc of lack of data?'

'It has led to a flurry of questions. What is your take? I imagine we will all get asked about this,' Murthy probed his colleagues.

Fauci responded that 'pregnant

A 22-year-old passenger died after suddenly becoming unresponsive aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Los Angeles.

Rain McMillan Walmsey suffered a medical emergency aboard Southwest Flight 958 on Friday as the plane headed toward Southern California, according to the New York Post.

Crew members and fellow passengers desperately tried to save Walmsey, performing multiple rounds of CPR while the aircraft continued toward Los Angeles.

Emergency responders were waiting for the plane when it landed at Los Angeles International Airport but their efforts to revive the young passenger were unsuccessful.

Paramedics attempted to resuscitate Walmsey before firefighters pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office later identified the passenger as Walmsey, according to the Post.

His cause of death has been deferred and the case remains open while officials investigate what led to the medical emergency.

Authorities have not disclosed what symptoms Walmsey experienced before he became unresponsive or what may have caused his death.

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A Wyoming restaurant owner took matters into her own hands after a family of four allegedly ate $130 worth of food before running out without paying.

Zoey Aldahash, owner of Sweet Zoey Mediterranean restaurant in Casper, said the group ordered appetizers, drinks, entrees and desserts during lunch last May.

'They ate everything, appetizers, drinks, sweets, mains, everything,' Aldahash told news organization Cowboy State Daily.

'Then the four of them stood up in the same moment together, they walked to the door, and once they opened the door, they ran to the car.'

Rather than call the police, Aldahash posted a security camera image of the group on the restaurant's Facebook page and asked the community for help identifying them.

'Today at Sweet Zoey's, a family came in, ate and drank about $130 worth of food, then left without paying,' she wrote.

'As a small local restaurant, this really hurts. That food is not "just food" - it is labor, ingredients, bills, and the hard work of our team.'

Aldahash said she was not looking for 'drama' and left the possibility

Don't punish your children with cleaning chores unless you want them to become messy adults, TikTok's 'Cleaning Queen' Ann Russell has advised.

Ms Russell is famous on social media as 'that English cleaner lady', posting tips on housework along with her own reasoned musings on current affairs.

A professional cleaner for more than 20 years and the mother of four adult children, she has amassed a staggering three million followers and 100 million likes on TikTok alone.

Described in the Washington Post as 'a TikTok cleaning queen', Ms Russell's largely young fan base frequently compliment her non-judgemental style of issuing advice.

And she told the Mail this week: 'Cleaning is not a moral thing, and a lot of people – an awful lot of girls – have spent their childhood [believing otherwise]. My grandmother [who raised her] spent her time saying, "Oh, child, look at this mess! I don't know how I'm going to tidy it." 

'And I felt awful, but I didn't know how to do it. I didn't understand what she wanted, and I had to teach myself.

Tyson Fury has been dealt a blow after plans for a huge airport car park at the bottom of his garden were given the green light by the local council.

A 1,384-space parking area is set to be built next to the ex-world champion's home in the posh village of Styal.

It's part of Cheshire's 'Golden Triangle', an area that is hugely popular with footballers, soap actors and reality stars including Tyson's brother Tommy and his fiancé Molly-Mae Hague.

Cheshire East Council has given nearby Manchester Airport the thumbs up to build the car park as part of its 10-year, £1.3billion expansion plan, despite objections from four of Fury's neighbours.

The site, which is a stone's throw from Wilmslow, is one kilometre from the airport and is currently 'a series of large derelict horticultural glasshouse buildings', according to planning documents.

It is not clear if Fury was one of those who objected, although the huge lot will back directly onto a parcel of land he owns and which he has been trying to renovate for years. 

In 2023 he was denied permission to

Ellen DeGeneres has seen her bid to build a huge riding arena at her £15million Cotswolds home dashed after the local council rejected her plans.

The TV star, 68, had wanted to build an 'all weather' venue for her horse-loving wife Portia De Rossi, 53, as they look to cement their roots in the area after moving to Britain in November 2024.

They had previously said: 'When we decided to live here full time, we knew that Portia couldn't live without her horses.'

And, perhaps mindful of the torrential rain that left floodwater lapping at their doorstep last year, the couple had asked for permission to build a 22-metre by 39-metre arena on their land for use all year round.

The couple would have been encouraged from being given the nod of approval for new stables earlier this year despite local opposition.

But their latest move has been knocked back by planning officials at West Oxfordshire District Council, who say it would be too out of keeping with its idyllic surroundings and would bring 'unacceptable' development to the area.

In a scathing decision notice issued by the

A double murderer dubbed 'the most dangerous man in Australia' cannot be sent back there despite violently attacking his former partner in the UK.

Francis Carter, 71, spent 25 years in behind bars for killing two men in Australia, but authorities there will not take him back when he walks free from a UK prison after judges in Queensland said the monster should never be released, a court has heard.

The killer, who moved to Australia from Britain in 1973, beat a man to death with a baseball bat before slitting his throat and dumping his dismembered body in a barrel. He was jailed for the murder in 1989. 

Then, while in prison, Carter escaped and spent a week on the run before he was recaptured and thrown back in jail. 

But, behind bars once again, he then 'mutilated' and murdered an inmate he believed had told prison authorities about his escape plan.

The double killer was released from the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre, west of Brisbane, in 2015 and sent back to the UK.   

Carter was described by author Paul Kidd as 'the most dangerous man in

Photos of Britain's ten most unusual and extraordinary defibrillator locations have been released by the British Heart Foundation to raise awareness of the lifesaving devices.

From Lundy Island, where there are more puffins than people, to the summit of Mount Snowdon in Wales, the pictures show off some of the most unexpected places that the kit lives.

The BHF has published the images as it pushes towards a new milestone of having 125,000 of the heart jump-starters registered on the UK's national defibrillator network.

With more than 40,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the UK every year, the foundation said there is a need for a defibrillator in every corner of the country.

The current survival rate for non-hospital cardiac arrests is less than one in ten - but timely defibrillation and CPR can double the odds.

The pictures span from the most northerly device, at Hermaness National Nature Reserve on Unst in Shetland to the most southerly based outside a gin distillery in St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.

The unit in St Agnes is perched on a rock as waves crash into the beach behind it. The whole island is just a mile across, with no cars

Face-to-face GP appointments have been slashed and patient safety put at risk after Labour imposed changes to the booking process, doctors warn.

Since October 1 last year, all GP practices in England must accept queries and booking requests from an Online form from 8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

But a new poll of 330 GPs and 242 practice managers found a third (32 per cent) have been forced to reduce the number of face-to-face appointments they deliver as a result.

Meanwhile, a quarter (25 per cent) think the new requirements have put patient safety at risk, the survey by GP magazines Pulse and Management In Practice found.

According to NHS England's own data, the proportion of GP appointments in England that were carried out face-to-face is on a steady downwards trend, while the proportion performed by phone or online has been rising steadily.

In June, 60.2 per cent of patients were seen face-to-face, compared to 62.9 per cent in June 2025 and 64.9 per cent in June 2024.

Patient groups and MPs have warned swapping face-to-face appointments for phone consultations could put people at serious risk

Jeremy Clarkson has said the harvest at his Diddly Squat Farm is 'f*****' as the country prepared for the year's fifth heatwave.

Mr Clarkson, 66, posted a screenshot of the BBC weather forecast for Chipping Norton to Instagram on Sunday afternoon with the caption: 'Harvest already f*****. May as well just enjoy it now.'

The forecast for the Oxfordshire village – near to where the former Top Gear presenter owns the land made famous by the Amazon Prime series Clarkson's Farm – showed a high of 29C on Sunday.

Chipping Norton is set to endure heat of up to 33C this week as Britain faces a fifth heatwave of the year, while temperatures could reach 36C in parts of East Anglia and the South East.

Mr Clarkson's farming show, which has been filming for a sixth series in recent months, has featured candid reflection on the difficult realities of British farming and will likely focus on the impact of this year's hot weather.

Last week the National Farmers' Union (NFU) warned

A convicted Islamic terrorist sentenced to death for plotting to kill an Egyptian Prime Minister is running a honey and food supply business in north London.

Yasser Al-Sirri, 63, a one-time member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, first came to Britain and claimed asylum in the 1990s following a failed assassination plot.

He was turned down but fought the decision repeatedly through the courts and appears to have won a three-decade battle to stay in Britain.

In 2021, the Appeal Court ruled in the his favour on condition he took refugee status

The Daily Mail has now tracked Al-Sirri down to a £500,000 flat in upmarket Maida Vale, west London.

He was also present at a honey business in north west London, where he works and appears to be the boss.

It has a few employees and provides wholesale food and drink products.

Staff members initially said that Al-Sirri was not in his office when a reporter visited, despite his car being parked in the driveway.

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Patient safety has been put at risk after Labour changes to GP appointment bookings led to fewer face–to–face consultations, doctors have warned.

Since October 1, all GP practices in England must accept queries and booking requests made online between 8.30am and 6pm on week days.

But a poll of 330 GPs and 242 practice managers found a third (32 per cent) had been forced to cut in–person appointments they deliver as a result.

Meanwhile, 25 per cent say the requirements have put patient safety at risk, the survey by journals Pulse and Management In Practice found, because dealing with patients remotely makes it less likely that GPs will spot symptoms of serious diseases such as cancer.

According to NHS England, the proportion of GP appointments in England carried out face to face is falling, while that of those by phone or online is rising. 

In June, 60.2 per cent of patients were seen in person, compared with 62.9 per cent in June 2025 and 64.9 per cent in June 2024.