2 hours ago Sydney to Hobart yacht race: sailors killed in double tragedy named ahead of ‘challenging night in the Bass Strait’

Roy Quaden, 55, and Nick Smith, 65, dead after being struck by booms on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and BowlineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo sailors on separate Sydney to Hobart yachts, Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline, have died at sea on the first night of the race. They were fatally struck by booms – a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail – on their respective boats amid wild weather conditions that forced line honours favourite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw, among mass retirements.The incident aboard Flying Fish Arctos occurred about 30 nautical miles east-south-east of Ulladulla on the NSW south coast, with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) receiving a mayday call just before midnight.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Four people found dead at home on Christmas Day after suspected carbon monoxide leak

Tragedy prompts police to remind householders of the importance of having working carbon monoxide alarms in their homes

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9 hours ago Pictured: 'Loving' father who was 'stabbed to death' in his own home in the early hours of Christmas Day

Mr Price was victim of a suspected attack at the house where he lived with his parents in the quiet Staffordshire village of Norton Canes

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9 hours ago Bombshell twist in death of AI whistleblower found dead by 'suicide' after speaking out

The mother of the AI whistleblower found dead of an apparent suicide just weeks after speaking out revealed that her son 'felt AI is a harm to humanity.'

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10 hours ago Hugh Dennis is a master of dry British comedy in Outnumbered, but the kids have lost their comedic instinct

Middle-class family life is back under a microscope as the BBC One sitcom returns after eight years

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11 hours ago Teenage boy, 17, fled home screaming 'he's stabbed me' after double murder in Christmas Day stabbing that also left a dog dead

Neighbours said the 17-year-old, who has not been named, suffered wounds to his head and chest in the attack in which the women, aged 38 and 24 also died.

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11 hours ago Horror moment reitred cop guns down neighbour over loud music on Christmas Day

Rafael Moreno, 74, can be seen approaching one of the attendees of a house party in Buenos Aires on Wednesday around 6am and pulling out a .38 caliber revolver before the victim, Sergio Díaz, 40, intervened

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12 hours ago Emmerdale airs huge death as villager collapses and dies in tragic soap twist

The Emmerdale star, who has been on the ITV soap since 2019, has been pronounced dead after suffering a heart attack on Christmas Day and collapsing to the floor

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12 hours ago Victim of horror Christmas Day stabbing heard screaming 'I can't breathe'

Two women died at the scene, while a man and a teenage boy are in a stable condition in hospital. Shocked neighbours heard screams of "I can't breathe".

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13 hours ago California residents urged to avoid ocean as high surf pounds coastline

At least one dead and three missing amid storm that has split wharf, wrecked boat and piled up debrisCalifornia residents are being warned to stay off wharves, piers and other waterside structures as 20-30ft waves are expected to batter the northern Pacific coast for the rest of the week.The National Weather Service advisory comes after a 150ft section of the wharf in Santa Cruz collapsed amid high waves on Monday, and storm debris was blamed for the death of a Santa Cruz county man on a beach in Watsonville. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Emmerdale's Will Taylor 'not really dead' as fans 'expose' true identity of body

Emmerdale viewers are convinced that Will Taylor isn't actually dead after he suffered a heart attack on Christmas Day

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14 hours ago Maria Shriver enjoys Christmas with three of her kids including her rarely

Former First Lady of California Maria Shriver appeared in the holiday spirit as she enjoyed some quality time with three of her four children on Christmas Day.

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14 hours ago Cindy Crawford, 58, shows off her ageless beauty as she poses makeup free in family Christmas card

Cindy took to Instagram on Christmas to share the stunning snap, which resembled a holiday card and saw her sitting pretty with her husband Rande Gerber and kids Presley, 23, and Kaia, 24.

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15 hours ago Coleen Rooney's adorable Christmas tradition after reuniting with Wayne and kids after I'm a Celeb

Coleen Rooney gave a peek inside her family's relatable Christmas tradition as they enjoyed some quality time together following her time in the I'm A Celeb jungle

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15 hours ago As other kids played with presents, this brother and sister did something very different for Christmas Day

“I’d love to show the kids that their hard work and kind actions don't go unnoticed and that they help make people smile”

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16 hours ago Robbie Williams says he thought he 'would be better off dead' as addiction took hold

Robbie Williams, whose biopic Better Man releases today, opened up about his struggles with addiction and claimed he 'didn't care' if he died at the hands of his drug problem

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16 hours ago The 'conservative' Harvard? TOM LEONARD reveals why the kids (and cash) of the new Trump elite are going to a school known for booze, not books

Lauren Sanchez, who dined at Mar-a-Lago on last Wednesday, could talk to Trump about their common connection - the university where her son, and his granddaughter are both expected to go.

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16 hours ago Family detentions to return in migration crackdown, says Trump ‘border czar’

Tom Homan also said that undocumented parents of US-born children will be deported, with or without their kidsUS immigration authorities will resume the controversial policy of putting families with children in detention centres as part of a drive to deport undocumented immigrants, the incoming Trump administration’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, has said.Homan, regarded as the “architect” of the widely vilified family separation policy applied to undocumented immigrants in the first Trump administration, also said officials would not hesitate to deport parents whose children were American citizens because they had been born in the US. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago 'My kids got nothing for Christmas – some say I'm an awful mum but I had good reason'

A mum-of-two has taken to social media to share how she refused to buy her children, aged 15 and 17, Christmas gifts this year for one very good reason, and people are divided

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22 hours ago Argos recalls Christmas game for kids over fears it could be contaminated

Parents are being urged to return the Orchard Toys Fun Food Bingo game for a full refund over fears there may be small amounts of mildew on the cotton bag included in the game

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