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Happy Eid al-Adha 2020! How Muslim festival is celebrated

Muslims around the world will be celebrating the festival of Eid al-Adha today, commemorating the story of the prophet Ibrahim

What Eid Mubarak means and whether there is a reply

Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha today will greet each other with the traditional Eid Mubarak – but what does it mean, and is there a reply?

Brit tourist seriously injured after leaping from 70ft Ibiza cliff edge

Horrified onlookers recorded the moment the thrill-seeking tourist hurled himself into the water before a loud thud is heard at a beauty spot called Cap Negret near the party resort of San Antonio

Two-legged puppy saved from death in dog meat slaughterhouse finds loving home

Poor pup Emma Roo was just eight weeks old when she was mutilated in a slaughterhouse as they prepared to sell her for meat. But now the playful Dalmatian is happy and safe in a loving new home

Chilling animation shows how coronavirus spread like wildfire in six months

The data visualisation was made by designers Global Stats who used information from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Situation Reports to show how the virus spread around the world

Seven babies stillborn in one night as medics go on strike over lack of PPE

WARNING – UPSETTING IMAGES: The maternity ward in Harare Hospital, Zimbabwe, was overwhelmed as nurses and doctors went on strike due to a lack of personal protective equipment

North Korea blames coronavirus outbreak on rape suspect who swam into country

The first case of coronavirus has been recorded in the town of Kaesong which 24-year-old Kim Geum-hyok returned to after he illegally swam into North Korea on July 17

Muslims in masks attend first ever Hajj with social distancing at Mecca

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca has been allowed to take place but with new measures, including less worshippers than previous years, to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus

Man kept child and 12 others as slaves and forced them to follow cruel ‘rules’

A shocking catalogue of abuse was discovered by investigators in New Zealand, who discovered Joseph Auga Matamata was forcing his victims – including a 12-year-old child – to work long days for no pay

Man brutally smacks child in public before swearing at girl in disturbing video

The alarming footage which has been condemned on social media shows the man repeatedly smacking the child in public, before swearing at a young girl next to him