Ashanti Downey sustained third degree burns on 70 percent of her body following the horrific attack on December 16

Politics

Police received reports that three men entered a home on Harrow Road in Anfield, Liverpool and sprayed an unknown substance on the victim, who remains in hospital in a critical condition.

Society

Andres Torres shared footage of the moment the unidentified woman approached him as he was cleaning fish in Tampa.

Economics

With the much-awaited second season of Squid Game finally released on Boxing Day, some fans were left disappointed after their three year wait for the next instalment

Sport

Three Metropolitan Police officers who made light of a serious sexual assault allegation have been given written warnings.

Events

‘I’ll live with the consequences,’ he said

Culture

The social media site was great at first. I met my best friend there and it made my professional dreams come true. But the secondhand stress was ultimately too muchBefore it made me lose my mind, I loved X. Some of my happiest times were spent there: I forged lasting bonds, laughed lots and launched a new career.In 2009, when I joined what was then known as Twitter, I was bored, working a corporate job, blogging on the side, desperate to be a writer. Twitter made that happen: I posted my writing, gradually people started reading it and eventually some of them asked me to write for them, for money. Without hyperbole, it made my professional dreams come true. Continue reading...

Technology

An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night

Transport

Momoa will star alongside ‘House of the Dragon’ star Milly Alcock, who’s been cast as the film’s titular superhero

Politics

EXCLUSIVE: The woman's face cannot be seen in the video, which then cuts to Rooney inside the Devon flat as he stands in front of a TV next to a bare stone wall.

Society

Shoppers on the hunt for a brand new pair of trainers can pick up bargains from as little as £16 at Skechers massive online winter sale

Economics

GTA 6 fans were convinced Trailer 2's release date was December 27 but we're still no closer to finding out anything new – and some fans have grown particularly disheartened

Sport

The Afghan fugitives, responsible for illegally moving thousands of migrants across Europe, were detained in police raids after being convicted in their absence by a Belgian court.

Events

Apple TV has already announced details of a number of series due to be released on the streaming service in 2025, with two new titles landing in the coming months, and a second season of a hit series also on the way

Culture

There was early VAR drama in Ipswich vs Chelsea in the Premier League, with the Video Assistant Referee ruling on decisions at either end during the clash at Portman Road

Politics

Blake Lively filed a legal complaint against This Ends with Us co-star Justin Baldoni on December 20. Lawyers for the actor and director have now claimed the 'truth will come to light' as they launch a legal response

Society

Manchester United will make Marcus Rashford will be made available for transfer during the winter transfer window this January after being prepared to sell in the summer

Economics

Man United need to think about sending some of their younger players out on loan in January to aid their development plans.

Sport

Seven five-week-old lurcher puppies have been stolen from a home in the Shroton area of Dorset at the weekend, as police say they are too young to be away from their mother

Events

The new US president will almost certainly bring unpredictability but several themes will dominate the year ahead. Observer writers offer their guide on what lies ahead in politics, film, fashion, sport and moreThe only thing that can be predicted with absolute certainty about Donald Trump’s second term as US president is that it will be unpredictable. Trump does not really know what he wants to do on a range of issues. He talks a good game, which is how he got re-elected. But he often seems to decide policy on the basis of what the last person he spoke to told him. Is he serious about mobilising the military to carry out mass deportations of “illegal” migrants? Will he use the justice department to hunt down political enemies and media critics? Will he impose sweeping tariffs on foreign imports and trigger a global trade war? Or will he act with greater circumspection, using these threats as bargaining tools? Who knows? He doesn’t yet. Continue reading...

Culture

Jimmy Carter’s Washington DC funeral to take place on 9 JanuaryJimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100Writing in the New York Times, the administrator of the US agency for international development (USAid) Samantha Power, says of Jimmy Carter’s legacy:The former president’s regard for human rights was an outgrowth of his Christian faith — a faith so animating that he continued to teach Sunday school while president. Carter’s embrace of international human rights also grew out of his commitment to civil rights at home.His human rights message had broad appeal in the wake of Watergate and Vietnam, with Americans and many in Congress clamoring for ethics and decency from their leaders.Upon the death of former US president Jimmy Carter, the Norwegian Nobel Committee would like to repeat its praise for his “decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development...

Politics

Raider also made off with £150,000 worth of Hermes Crocodile Kelly handbags, police said

Economics

The cordons have since been reduced in size but a cordon remains in place on Whitechapel while officers carry out the initial stages of an investigation, including CCTV and witness enquiries.

Events

The video in question - which has been viewed over 2 million times appears to show Rooney opening his apartment door for a woman. He is then seen inside his spacious loft apartment with the television on.

Politics

Metropolitan Police are appealing for information after burglars stole £10.4million of jewellary from a home in Camden, London, after breaking into an upstairs window

Economics

Days before it is imposed, Downing Street insists 20 per cent tax will deliver more funds for state schools and so ‘drive up standards’ for majority

Events

Wayne Rooney has posted a statement on Instagram after a video of him appearing to let a woman into his apartment went viral over the weekend

Politics

Mr Odey is suing the publication over allegations that he had sexually assaulted multiple women, which he denies

Economics

Eduardo Javier Ordonez Godoy allegedly abducted a 22-year-old woman at gunpoint in a terrifying ordeal on Christmas Eve

Events

I lost my sense of taste and smell due to Covid three years ago - can I do anything to help regain them? I am a 71-year-old type one diabetic woman.

Politics

Mr Odey is suing the publication over allegations that he had sexually assaulted multiple women, which he denies.

Economics

Officials in Rhode Island say cybercriminals who hacked the state's system for health and benefits programs have released at least some of the files to a site on the dark web

Events

Third and final season of the hit Netflix thriller is expected to premiere sometime in 2025

Politics

Despite warnings from private schools over the impact of the policy, the prime minister is ploughing ahead and will charge 20 per cent VAT on independent school fees from the start of 2025

Economics

Search warrant was for different address than where Kentucky police shot, killed man  Lexington Herald Leader

Events

A jury awarded the former Elle columnist $5 million in her first defamation trial against the former president

Politics

Despite warnings from private schools over the impact of the policy, the prime minister is ploughing ahead and will charge 20 per cent VAT on independent school fees from the start of 2025

Economics

Deborah Steel, known as Debbie, has not been seen since she finished her shift at the Royal Standard in Ely, Cambridgeshire, on December 27, 1997.

Events

Defy gravity at home and get ready to watch the blockbuster smash-hit

Politics

Elmi used the Too Good To Go application to snag a mystery food bundle from Morrisons supermarket for £2 – and she couldn't believe her eyes when she opened it up

Economics

Young boys making the journey were seriously sexually abused, with gang members filming the harrowing attacks and using the footage to blackmail their victims.

Events

Josef Fritzl, now 89, claims he no longer feels confident driving, so the house or apartment must be close to a train line - he also reportedly wants it to have a basement

Politics

The Salomon XT-Whisper, a popular women's trail running shoe, has been re-released by the brand with a fresh aesthetic and build that's available for both men and women

Economics

Wayne Rooney has hit back at speculation suggesting that he took a mystery woman back to his upmarket flat, insisting it's 'simply not true' she entered alone after footage emerged.

Events

Carter signed treaties to hand over the Panama Canal and criticized Israel, drawing respect and fury past his one term In May 1989, the former US president Jimmy Carter walked into the lobby of a hotel in Panama and made it known he was determined to be heard in spite of attempts by the country’s military ruler, Gen Manuel Noriega, to shut him up.Carter was still widely held in contempt in his own country, where his reputation as a one-term president was crucified in the late 70s by interminable gas lines, Iran’s taunting seizure of American hostages and a general perception that he lacked the mettle to lead the free world. Continue reading...

Politics

A woman has detailed how she turned her drab home into her dream 'little haven of eclectic maximalism', all on a budget and using DIY to get the exact look she wanted

Economics

Incidents have increased by 15% in the past year, according to the AA, with some of them down to criminals trying to evade police or foreign drivers used to travelling on the other side of the road.

Events

The Cardiff City Fan Advisory Board have penned another letter to the club's hierarchy

Politics

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the case was 'nothing short of sickening' after three Afghan nationals who were convicted in their absence by a Belgian court were arrested in the UK

Events

A reader admits to agony aunt Coleen Nolan that when he saw sexual messages from his dad to another woman on his laptop, he went straight to his mum and told her

Politics

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that released hundreds of captives and was brokered with the help of the United Arab Emirates

Events

US president says ‘Jill and I have lost a dear friend’; Carter’s Washington DC funeral to take place on 9 JanuaryJimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100Writing in the New York Times, the administrator of the US agency for international development (USAid) Samantha Power, says of Jimmy Carter’s legacy:The former president’s regard for human rights was an outgrowth of his Christian faith — a faith so animating that he continued to teach Sunday school while president. Carter’s embrace of international human rights also grew out of his commitment to civil rights at home.His human rights message had broad appeal in the wake of Watergate and Vietnam, with Americans and many in Congress clamoring for ethics and decency from their leaders.Upon the death of former US president Jimmy Carter, the Norwegian Nobel Committee would like to repeat its praise for his “decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human righ...

Politics

A member of the public caught the arrest on camera following an incident in Manchester Airport. The footage appears to show police officers striking the man.

Events

WARNING, DISTURBING CONTENT: Footage shows the moment a police officer allegedly kneeled on a man on the ground at one of the bus stops in Manchester Airport's terminals during an arrest as people watched on

Politics

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland quoting incident number 1118 of 29 December, 2024.

Events

Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's pal, Sheesh restaurant owner, Dylan Hunt, appears to have revealed the gender of the couple's baby after they announced their happy news on Sunday

Politics

A woman was raped in the toilets of a seaside pub in Southport, in what police called an "incredibly shocking and frightening ordeal", and a man has now been arrested

Events

Joe Biden says predecessor was ‘extraordinary leader’ as Donald Trump says America owed him a ‘debt of gratitude’Writing in the New York Times, the administrator of the US agency for international development (USAid) Samantha Power, says of Jimmy Carter’s legacy:The former president’s regard for human rights was an outgrowth of his Christian faith — a faith so animating that he continued to teach Sunday school while president. Carter’s embrace of international human rights also grew out of his commitment to civil rights at home.His human rights message had broad appeal in the wake of Watergate and Vietnam, with Americans and many in Congress clamoring for ethics and decency from their leaders.Upon the death of former US president Jimmy Carter, the Norwegian Nobel Committee would like to repeat its praise for his “decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”Ear...

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Police believe the attack on Bury Old Road was targeted

Events

Joe Biden says predecessor was ‘extraordinary leader’ as Donald Trump says America owed him a ‘debt of gratitude’Writing in the New York Times, the administrator of the US agency for international development (USAid) Samantha Power, says of Jimmy Carter’s legacy:The former president’s regard for human rights was an outgrowth of his Christian faith — a faith so animating that he continued to teach Sunday school while president. Carter’s embrace of international human rights also grew out of his commitment to civil rights at home.His human rights message had broad appeal in the wake of Watergate and Vietnam, with Americans and many in Congress clamoring for ethics and decency from their leaders.Upon the death of former US president Jimmy Carter, the Norwegian Nobel Committee would like to repeat its praise for his “decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.”Ear...

Politics

Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney has taken to social media to address a viral video, which one online newspaper claimed showed him letting a "mystery woman" into his apartment

Events

The average woman in the UK will spend 474 days applying makeup. Without it, I have more time for a life well spentI am not sure when I gave up wearing makeup. I was never particularly good at it. As a student, I was thrown into an early 2000s performance of femininity that involved thick eyeliner flicks, dyed hair, doll-like blusher and bright pink lips. I felt the pressure of magazines, adverts and other women’s faces pressing me towards cosmetics like a hockey player being clapped into drinking beer out of their own shoe.The fact that I never had the patience or the money to pull it off didn’t seem to matter. I wore makeup to work and even more makeup to sweat off on the dancefloor when I wasn’t at work. As my 20s slid into my 30s, I still wore mascara most days. I still owned lipsticks and liquid eyeliners and a vintage powder compact. I could still slap it on in the office toilet mirrors, under the arctic glare of a unisex lightbulb. Continue reading...

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London’s annual fireworks display is sold out and the Met warned anyone trying to force entry without valid tickets could face arrest

Events