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Coronavirus is so bad in Bolivia bodies are being burned in a mobile crematorium

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Latin America, engineers in one of its poorest countries, Bolivia, have come up with a disturbing solution for families who can’t afford expensive funeral costs

Stolen pups left with horrific injuries after dognappers gouged out microchips

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Cruel dognappers who snatch families’ beloved pets had ‘surgically removed’ microchips from the stolen animals by digging them out

Brits driving through France could end up in quarantine if they get out of car

Brits travelling through France must take care to ensure they don’t have to self-isolate when they’re home after the country was added to the quarantine list last night

Rare look at ‘top secret’ cave where spies would be buried in walls if they died

Only 30 people a year are allowed to visit the secretive ‘stay behind cave’ in the Rock of Gilbraltar, which had enough room for six spies to live in its depths and even be sealed in cement if they died

Coronavirus chaos as new quarantine rules cuts bride’s wedding guestlist in half

A couple set to get married in The Netherlands have told of their devastation following the new quarantine rules, which mean only half of their guest list can attend

Majorca hotels close for the rest of summer as Islands stay on quarantine list

Hoteliers in Spain have been hard hit by the pandemic as Brits stay away this summer after the UK government reimposed a 14-day quarantine on all returning holidaymakers

Sightseeing tours of ‘ghost’ cruise ships becomes top summer attraction

Spotting empty cruise ships in the English Channel has become an popular tourist activity this summer after a company began to offer boat trips to see them up close

Brits in Spain towns told to stay in at night as 18 people hit by ‘mosquito bug’

A total of 16 people have been admitted to hospital with five in intensive care leading to health officials warning people to take extra precautions

Man survives shark attack after shoving surfboard in its mouth and punching it

Phil Mummert, 28, was surfing at Bunker Bay – 150 miles from Perth –  when he was knocked off his board by the giant 16ft predator and bitten on the leg

Girl, 11, with Covid may have died of organ failure syndrome linked to Kawasaki

Doctors say these complications are more frequent in children than in adults with coronavirus – with the unnamed girl, aged 11, from Spain, dying hours after emergency surgery