Virgil van Dijk's Liverpool dressing room role on match days comes to light The Dutch centre-back has been missed dearly by his Liverpool team-mates but he's clearly trying to make up for his lengthy absence

South African women are taking a stand against rape culture The recent accusations of rape against two popular DJs triggered a much-needed conversation on rape culture in SA.

Piers Morgan hits back at GMB guest after being branded Meghan's 'biggest troll' Combative host Piers, 55, was absent on the programme as he only hosts the show from Monday to Wednesday, but was furiously defended by co-star Susanna Reid

Queen shares touching pic of her and Philip as he recovers from heart procedure The Royal Family has released a beaming family photo of the Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral from almost half a century ago as the Duke of Edinburgh recovers in hospital from his heart surgery

Four cats rescued from sinking abandoned ship by Thai navy The cats were huddled together on a wooden beam to protect themselves from drowning

Woman shares 'game-changing' way she wears high heels so toes don't get squished A TikTok user named Veronica, who posts on @habit_forming_sty has shared the item she wears inside of her high heels to prevent pain in her toes as well as the ball of her foot

New ‘cohesive approach’ to tackling obesity is a milestone, Donnelly claims Strategy will include community-based programmes and health interventions

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford forced to shut pie business as orders surge after TV show It comes after the airing of Channel 5’s new show '22 and Counting', which documents the lives of Britain's biggest family, sparked a surge in demand for the Radford's Pie Company bakes

Covid-19: GP ‘drove around Connemara’ seeking needles for vaccines ‘It’s not rocket science’: Doctor criticises lack of clarity on delivery of doses and equipment

Joe Wicks does Dumbo while Myleene Klass' girl is a crayon on World Book Day Despite schools being closed due to lockdown, multiple celebs including Joe Wicks and Myleene Klass too the opportunity to have some fun on World Book Day

India ‘no longer a free country’, says global watchdog report ‘Modi and his party are tragically driving India itself toward authoritarianism’

Germany approves AstraZeneca vaccine for over 65s Chancellor says country stands ‘at threshold of new phase’ in pandemic

Russia says it could vaccinate 50 million in EU from June The EU’s medicines regulator has begun a rolling review as bloc seeks to speed up inoculations

Consumers warned over Flower/Leaf pyramid scheme Competition and Consumer Protection Commission cautions over social media scheme

Study suggests strong link between obesity and COVID death rate COVID deaths about 10 times higher in countries where half or more of the population is overweight, new study finds.