39 minutes ago Magdeburg Christmas Market attack: Organisers break silence after horror attack kills five

At least five people are dead and dozens more injured after a car ploughed through a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany in what is being described as a deliberate attack

Events

61 minutes ago ‘She should have a bit of me’: the Dutch mothers fighting for their children to carry their surname

Women are challenging the law that prevents them giving their kids both family names without father’s consentWhen 43-year-old Rebecca Lee took her birth mother’s Korean surname, it was a revelation. “I was adopted and got a Dutch name but I never felt completely Dutch,” she says. “When, a few years ago, I first went to Korea, things fell into place. You don’t just go ‘one, two, three’ and change your name, but now I feel more whole.”The entrepreneur from Groningen split from her husband and wants to give her five-year-old daughter “Lee” as part of a double-barrelled surname – but she cannot, under a Dutch law that some women, a leftwing MP and legal experts believe is unfair. Continue reading...

Politics

61 minutes ago Exclusive: photographs reveal first glimpse of uncontacted Amazon community

Automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest show images of the Massaco people, who are flourishing despite environmental threatsRead more on this story: New images show Brazil’s uncontacted people are thriving – but with success comes a new threatRemarkable images taken by automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest reveal an isolated community that appears to be thriving despite pressure from ranchers and illegal encroachment into the Amazon.The pictures, of a group of men, offer the outside world its first glimpse of the community – and give further evidence the population is growing. The group is known as the Massaco after the river that runs through their lands, but no one knows what they call themselves, while their language, social fabric and beliefs remain a mystery. Continue reading...

Culture

61 minutes ago Liverpool transfer news: Reds to pip Chelsea to £25m star but another target told to snub them

Liverpool could try to strengthen their squad in the January transfer window, with Lyon star Rayan Cherki a possible target, while Sunderland's Trey Ogunsuyi has also caught the eye

Economics

61 minutes ago Freddie Flintoff's impressive net worth, Top Gear crash admission, model wife

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is set to present a reboot of Bullseye for ITV, and has claimed that the darts-themed quiz show was one of his favourites "as a kid"

Events

91 minutes ago Man questioned over death of Scots mum on Crete 'was stalker', claims son

Police in Greece are preparing to interrogate the suspect in relation to the death of Jean Hanlon, 53, from Dumfries, whose body was found in Heraklion harbour in March 2009.

Events

91 minutes ago Violent offenders to face tougher bail assessment after murder of Claire Inglis

Despite having 39 convictions, Christopher McGown was allowed to live at Claire's home in Stirling.

Events

1 hour ago World Darts Championship 2025: Latest results, who's playing today, schedule and how to watch

Luke Littler through but Raymond van Barneveld becomes latest high-profile player to fall early

Politics

2 hours ago Justin Baldoni accused of sucking on Blake Lively's lips during shoot in latest disturbing details from lawsuit

Disturbing new details have surfaced in Blake Lively's sexual harassment lawsuit against her former It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.

Society

2 hours ago Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of 'improvised intimacy' and pressing about her sex life in lawsuit

Disturbing new details have surfaced in Blake Lively's sexual harassment lawsuit against her former It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.

Society