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A 19-year-old New York City prison inmate says he was the victim of a secret scheme in which Rikers Island correction officers 'deputized' inmates to violently 'control' certain members of the jail's population.  In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court in early November, inmate Jomonni Morris claimed correction officers at the notorious NYC prison had allowed other inmates access to his cell and let them steal his property and beat him up. Injuries Morris sustained included a broken jaw and slashed face, the latter of which required 100 stitches, the New York Daily News reported.  Morris said in his lawsuit that he was the victim of a secret scheme known as the 'World Tour', where inmate victims are moved between different housing units at the prison and abused by guards and their favored prisoners. Morris' mother Darlene Pounder, herself a retired Rikers' correction officer, told the newspaper that she had learned that the 'World Tour'

Unsuspecting motorists driving along a busy Florida highway over the weekend were treated to an unexpected sight of two people having sex by the side of the road in broad daylight.  The graphic display was reported by multiple drivers on Saturday afternoon, leading to the arrests of 39-year-old Amber Gormley and 30-year-old Shawn McClelland.  According to a criminal complaint obtained by The Smoking Gun, the incident took place just before 2.45pm in the area of Whitney Road and US Highway 19 North in Largo. In the mood for love: Amber Gormley, 39 , and Shawn McClelland, 30 , have been charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition in Florida The pair were reportedly caught having sex on the side of the road in the area of Whitney Road and US Highway 19 North in Largo, Florida   The amorous pair were said to have been observed by multiple onlookers having intercourse in an open area. One driver reported seeing McClelland performing oral sex on Gormley and digitally penetrating her. When qu

 Annaliesse Ugle took her own life last month when her alleged rapist Peter Humes was granted bail An 11-year-old girl who took her own life when her alleged rapist was granted bail has been laid to rest by hundreds of mourners dressed in her favourite colour pink. Annaliesse Ugle, from the rural town of Boddington about 120km south of Perth, was flown to hospital on October 19 with self-inflicted injuries and died the next day. The month before, the young Aboriginal girl had identified Peter Frederick Humes, 67, as her alleged abuser but the accused was released on bail the same day.  Humes was then put back behind bars on remand just days later after being charged with 17 new offences relating to a alleged sexual assault on a five-year-old girl.  Annaliesse's heartbroken family - who gave Daily Mail Australia permission to picture and name the youngster in the hope her face can help change Western Australia's bail laws, farewelled the 11-year-old in an emotionally-charged ser

Social media giant Twitter Inc, under increased threat of regulation and plagued by serious security breaches, is appointing one of the world's best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation. The company on Monday named Peiter Zatko, widely known by his hacker handle Mudge, to the new position of head of security, giving him a broad mandate to recommend changes in structure and practices. Zatko answers to CEO Jack Dorsey and is expected to take over management of key security functions after a 45- to 60-day review. In an exclusive interview, Zatko said he will examine 'information security, site integrity, physical security, platform integrity -- which starts to touch on abuse and manipulation of the platform -- and engineering.' Zatko most recently oversaw security at the electronic payments unicorn Stripe. Before that, he worked on special projects at Google and oversaw handing out grants for projects on cybersecurity at the Pentago

Hundreds of councils are failing to install electric car charge points in residential areas in a blow to plans to ban sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. Just one in six local authorities has introduced on-street charge points, and dozens – including the Transport Secretary's constituency – have no plans to do so. In many cases, plans to install the charge points on residential roads have stalled while town hall officials squabble over who is responsible for managing and maintaining them.  Data from Freedom of Information requests by the AA show just one in six local authorities has introduced on-street charge points in their area and dozens have no plans to do so.  (Stock image) Some councils are also exploiting a loophole which allows them to install chargers in town centre car parks using taxpayer-funded grants intended for residential roads. The revelations, which emerged in Freedom of Information requests by the AA, underline serious flaws in the Prime Minister

Health Secretary Matt Hancock tonight warned it is 'too early' to know if coronavirus case numbers will have fallen enough to lift the England-wide lockdown on December 2.   Mr Hancock said 'most of' the positive tests which are emerging across the country now likely originated before the national shutdown started.  Health officials said this afternoon that 'if the lockdown is working' then they should start to see case numbers start to fall 'over the next week'.  It comes as figures today revealed how Britain's second Covid wave appears to be flatlining, with just a small rise in infection numbers when compared to this time last week. Mr Hancock also revealed tonight that Britain has now secured five million doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine after UK officials scrambled to strike a last-minute deal with the US firm.  The Health Secretary said ministers 'absolutely hope to be able to replace the national lockdown with a tiered system'

Volunteers without previous medical experience are being recruited to help with the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine. St John Ambulance is offering to teach those who are not first aiders how to administer injections. Vaccine regulations have been overhauled to allow those who are not healthcare professionals to give the jab. St John Ambulance is offering to teach those who are not first aiders how to administer injections (stock image)  In just two days, the organisation has signed up 1,500 of its existing volunteers to assist the NHS with the nationwide vaccination programme. It is now preparing to widen its recruitment drive to people who have not previously volunteered. St John Ambulance has told helpers it expects to begin training within days. It has described the operation as ‘like nothing seen in peace time’ in this country. Recruitment documents, seen by the Mail, show that vaccination volunteers are only required to have two or more A-levels. They will be ‘trained to deliv