63 minutes ago Inspired schoolboy joins forces with Brianna Ghey's mum in £30,000 challenge

Harvey Goodman was at an awards night when he heard Brianna's mum Esther talking about her mission to improve mental health services following her daughter's murder

Economics

63 minutes ago Boy, 9, teams up with mum of murdered Brianna Ghey ahead of major triathlon

Nine-year-old Harvey Goodman is teaming up with Esther Ghey, mum of murdered teen Brianna, for a triathlon to raise funds for Esther’s Peace & Mind UK mental health charity

Events

88 minutes ago Russian video appears to show Australian man fighting for Ukraine captured and interrogated

Dfat making inquiries about footage showing man who identifies himself as Oscar Jenkins, PM confirmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA video purporting to show the Russian capture of an Australian man fighting for Ukraine on the war’s eastern front has prompted urgent inquiries by Australia’s federal government.The man, who identified himself as Oscar Jenkins, is struck several times and questioned roughly in Russian in the video, which was circulating on the messaging service Telegram. Nine newspapers, which broke news of the video, reported that the footage had first been shared by the Russian journalist Alexander Sladkov. Continue reading...

Culture

2 hours ago Devastated singer takes to the stage hours after announcing death of dad with sweet tribute

Irish language rap trio Kneecap performed a sold-out show at the city's SSE Arena on Saturday night, hours after the death of bandmate Moglai Bap's father Gearoid O Caireallain

Events

2 hours ago Disturbing moment Australian teacher fighting in the Ukraine is grilled and beaten after being captured by Russian troops

A former Melbourne school teacher caught fighting as part of Ukraine's foreign legion has been paraded on camera by Russian soldiers. 

Politics

4 hours ago Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner make huge decision on marriage amid 'divorce'

Kyle Walker and his wife Annie are said to be spending time together this Christmas despite reports claiming that the teenage sweethearts are preparing to divorce

Politics

4 hours ago Louisiana holds people in prisons past their release date, DoJ lawsuit alleges

State accused of ‘systemic overdetention’ that violates inmates’ rights and costs taxpayers millions of dollars a yearLouisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences, the US justice department alleged in a lawsuit filed on Friday. The suit against the state of Louisiana follows a multi-year investigation into what federal officials say is a pattern of “systemic overdetention” that violates inmates’ rights and costs taxpayers millions of dollars a year.The justice department alleges that since at least 2012, more than a quarter of the people due to be released from Louisiana prisons have instead been held past their release dates. The DoJ warned Louisiana officials last year that the state could face a lawsuit if it didn’t fix the problems – but lawyers for the department say the state’s “marginal efforts” to address the issues were “inadequate” and showed a “deliberate indifference” to the constitutional rights of incarcera...

Events

4 hours ago Gavin and Stacey's Larry Lamb teases what fans can expect from 'clever' finale

Gavin and Stacey: the Finale will air on Christmas Day and cast member Larry Lamb recently teased what to expect from the festive special ahead as fans await its release

Sport

5 hours ago UK's most dangerous killer Robert Maudsley to spend Christmas underground in a glass box

Robert Maudsley, 71, has spent the last 50 Christmases in solitary confinement at HMP Wakefield after being convicted of four murders and deemed too dangerous to be around other prisoners

Events

6 hours ago I lost my wife and two children in a tragic house fire that left me in a coma for a month 

A grief-stricken father, Scott Peden, recalls the heartbreaking moment he awoke to find his wife and his two children had been killed in a blaze sparked by an e-bike explosion. 

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