Authorities in Presicce are hoping to entice people to the Italian town to buy and fix up a home there. The town is just 15 minutes from the stunning beaches of south-east Italy.

It comes despite the All England Club benefiting from play on Middle Sunday for the first time ever, with almost 40,000 people passing through the gates on 3 July.

Ann Marie Cash has been given 18 points, fines totalling £25,646 and disqualified from driving for 18 months after being found guilty of 33 separate speeding offences across south Wales.

Imperial College London experts claimed it was possible admissions this autumn are up to five times higher than levels seen during the second wave, despite the hugely successful vaccine rollout.

An Austin, Texas-based artist who has a son with underlying conditions covered his yard with more than 25,000 small flags – one for each COVID-19 death in the Lone Star State.

Bradley Tomes, 25, was rumbled after he sold two tiny Humboldt penguins named Pablo and Penny on Facebook to an animal collector who became suspicious.

Australian building approvals have plummeted despite the federal government handing out $25,000 subsidies to those who want a new house.

Iowa State University has decided to allow 25,000 fans at the football team’s opener despite a recent coronavirus surge. The University of Iowa in Iowa City now has 922 confirmed cases.

Eliza Owen, the head of research with real estate data group CoreLogic, said Australian home owners in poorer suburbs risked losing money if they spent too much on renovations with a grant.