The British men were among nine foreigners and five Thai women partying in Phuket, Thailand, on Wednesday night. Pictured: Scenes inside the apartment after the police bust yesterday.

More than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world's population, are now being called on to remain in their homes to combat COVID-19, according to an AFP tally on Thursday.

Mukda Juengthanasomboon, 53, boarded the train in northeastern Thailand. She 'became angry' after she was asked to wear a face mask as she appeared to be sick with a fever.

The Love Island beauty, 26, looked incredible in the high cut blue swimsuit as she  posed in front of an awe-inspiring sunset.

The monarch, 67, left the 4-star Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl in Bavaria on Saturday night so he could attend the Chakri Festival in Bangkok which began on Monday.

Eniko Hart, who is already a mom to two-year-old son Kenzo, looked cheerful, as she lovingly looked down at her stomach, which was on full display in a cropped band t-shirt.

The Love Island star, 26, looked sensational as she flaunted her figure in a skimpy black bikini for a series of sizzling Instagram snaps while in lockdown in Thailand on Tuesday.

The adult bird - dubbed 'Coco' - was found sprawled on the ground with a broken wing and its lower bill missing in Kanchanaburi, western Thailand, on April 18.

The Love Island star, 26, continued to take advantage of the stunning island of Phuket in Thailand as she enjoyed a sunbathing session on Tuesday.

Dave Mitchell, 46, was detained yesterday after his partner, Sukanda, 56, plunged from the seventh floor of the apartment block in Rayong, eastern Thailand.

Every week, FEMAIL sends two UK singletons on a virtual blind date amid lockdown. Sarah, 37, who is an operations manager and customer service provider Andy, 36, reported back on their date

Kaz Crossley looked sensational as she posed up a storm in enviable beach surroundings on Wednesday.

The Love Island 2018 star, 26, flaunted her eye-popping cleavage in the plunging dress which clung to every inch of her stunning frame

Police took Neil Henry Elliott, 46, from Northern Ireland on a parade in handcuffs today, to show them the spot where he collected the woman and drove her away on his motorbike.

The Love Island 2018 star drew attention to her taut midriff and pert posterior in the Baywatch-inspired bathing suit.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER:You can't be a Formula One driver and lecture on saving the planet. You might think you can. But you can't.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Max Verstappen has been singled out as Formula One's 'silly' dangerman after his gung-ho approach in last weekend's Mexican Grand Prix.

Formula One bosses have unveiled the first images of the sport's cars for the future. It is hoped that the new machines will provide closer action, and make overtaking easier.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: The next chapter of that attempt involves matching - and then beating - Michael Schumacher's record of seven titles and 91 wins. He is nine victories short.

Just a finish of eighth place was needed to secure the four points to land Hamilton out of reach of his last remaining title rival - Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. The Brit finished in second.

Ferrari have responded angrily after Red Bull driver Verstappen suggested the Italian team's poor performance on Sunday was linked to the closure of a potential engine loophole.

A triumphant Lewis Hamilton celebrated his sixth Formula One world championship with family and friends in New York - after admitting he clinched his latest title while 'battling demons.'

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Lewis Hamilton's stunning sixth World Championship triumph was achieved amid a backdrop of tragedy, Sportsmail can reveal.

The Austrian said that having secured the both championships this season, he would stay in Europe to attend to other matters, with Mercedes set to make its Formula E debut on November 22.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Formula One's image of oil and engines, noise and smells, is to be cast off as owners Liberty Media promise to make grand prix racing net zero carbon by 2030.

Champions Mercedes are likely to stay in Formula One after major changes come into play in 2021 but that cannot be taken for granted, team principal Toto Wolff said on Tuesday.

Schumacher clinched his first of seven titles in one of the sport's most controversial incidents when he collided with Hill to pip his British rival to the title by just one point at the race in Adelaide.

Lewis Hamilton has patched up his relationship with the man who launched his career, Ron Dennis. He revealed that after winning his sixth world title, he received congratulations from him.

A popular Australian radio presenter has conducted an exit interview with his ex-girlfriend of 10 years, asking her questions about what he could improve on and whether he was good in bed.

He's a six-time Formula One world champion and she's won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss.

Thom Evans has reportedly been bidding for Nicole Scherzinger's affections for the past six years.

The rugby hunk, 34, cut a casual figure as he stepped out for a low-key day with new love interest Nicole Scherzinger, 41, in Los Angeles, California on Friday.

The Chinese Grand Prix has become the latest sporting event to fall victim to the coronavirus after Formula One confirmed that it has been postponed. 

Lewis Hamilton has got behind Barcelona ahead of Sunday's El Clasico, admitting his admiration for the Catalan side and sending 'positive energy' for their crunch La Liga clash.   

Hamilton met the pair at an event in London on March 4 before flying out to Melbourne for the first race of the Formula One season, which was called off last Friday morning.

The 35-year old is second only behind Michael Schumacher in the all-time list of Grand Prix victors after emphatically winning his sixth Formula One Championship in 2019.

Pope Francis has approved altering 'lead us not into temptation' to 'do not let us fall into temptation' because he believes it shifts the responsibility onto Satan.

Madonna revealed she would like a meeting with Pope Francis in a wide-ranging interview with Andrew Denton which aired on Tuesday night. 

The most powerful figure in the Catholic Church took to social media to share a cryptic tweet in the hours after the Victorian Supreme Court turned down Pell's appeal against sex abuse convictions.

Francis had been addressing the Vatican Dicastery for Communication which he founded in 2015 to catapult the tradition-centred Church into the digital age.

Speaking at a three-day event, Pope Francis warned Silicon Valley and tech giants in the audience to be ware AI doesn't lead to a new 'form of barbarism', resulting in the manipulation of millions.

The Pope made the comments during a three-week meeting to discuss the priest shortage in the Amazon. The Vatican are considering ordaining married men and giving women ministries.

In a statement given on Wednesday, a Vatican spokesperson insisted comments published in La Repubblica by Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari were not a 'faithful account of what was actually said'.

Pope Francis has renamed the once 'secret' archive to the Vatican Apostolic Archive. He is also opening the archive of World War II-era Pope Pius XII next year, eight years early.

Speaking in Rome on Friday, Pope Francis said it's 'a duty' to introduce 'the sin against ecology' to the Catholic Church's teachings as a way to protect 'our common home'.

The Silence Of The Lambs star, 81, wrapped his arm around the 72-year-old actor's shoulders as they arrived in style on the red carpet during AFI FEST 2019 in Hollywood, California, on Monday.

Pope Francis warned that technology and globalisation were homogenising young people to the point where their uniqueness and cultural individuality were endangered.

The Vatican invested $4.5 million on films in 2019, one of which was the Elton John biopic Rocketman (bottom right) which features scenes of gay sex and drug abuse, a report has revealed.

Devout Catholic Susan Boyle joined Lionel Richie and Bonnie Tyler, 68, alongside other stars for an ensemble tonight at the annual Vatican Christmas Concert tonight at the Paul VI Audience Hall.

In a new document issued by the Vatican on Tuesday, Francis decreed that information in abuse cases must be protected by church leaders to ensure its 'security, integrity and confidentiality'.