2 h. ago Ball girl collapses at Australia Open with tennis ace hailed after rushing to her aid and helping carry her off court

TENNIS star Zeynep Sonmez rushed to the aid of a ball girl who fainted during her opening Australian Open match. The ball girl fainted by the umpire's chair as Ekaterina Alexandrova was serving for the second set of the Australian Open match at Melbourne Park. She fell on her back but managed to get back...

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3 h. ago Australian Open player comes to aid of collapsing ball girl during record

Zeynep Sonmez is the first Turkish player to reach the second round of the Australian Open women’s singles

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16 h. ago Australian Open star Alexander Zverev is dating model with big age gap to tennis ace

German tennis star Alexander Zverev is seeded third at the 2026 Australian Open, which begins this weekend

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5 d. ago Hero teenager saves child's life at Glasgow train station after hearing mum's cries

Jordan Kerr, 15, used his first aid knowledge from cadet training to help the stricken young boy.

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6 d. ago Australian Open match suspended as ballkid COLLAPSES and heroic tennis ace sprints over to help

A match at the Australian Open was suspended after a ballkid COLLAPSED. The incident took place during the first round qualifying match at Melbourne Park between Luca van Assche and Moez Echargui. French star Assche advanced with a 6-4 6-4 win over the Tunisian but the game was paused in the second set amid the...

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1 week ago Brave boy who inspired major change in organ donation law celebrates 18th birthday

Max Johnson, who inspired a new law on organ donation, has marked his 18th birthday with a message of eternal gratitude to the family of the Keira Ball - the little girl who saved his life

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1 week ago £2 supermarket staple can help prevent driveways becoming slippery

An automotive expert says a £2 supermarket staple could help prevent your driveway becoming slippery. The unlikely product could aid you during the winter

Economics

2 w. ago Missing worker found dead after roof collapse deep underground at Queensland coalmine

Emergency team were unable to save man trapped in the Curragh mine following the collapse on FridayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSearchers have found a missing Queensland coalmine worker dead a day after he became trapped in a roof collapse.The man was inside the Curragh mine in central Queensland when the collapse happened about 3pm on Friday. There were fears he was as deep as 1km underground. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I didn’t want to live but got help — now I aid other mums with mental health’

Helped by a mental health support service for mums run by the charity Mind, Bethanie Powell managed to climb out of the darkness, and is now helping others in a similar position

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2 w. ago For just £1.30 a person each year the UK could help end Aids by 2030, new analysis finds

Exclusive: Analysis by The Independent reveals the cost of protecting what remains of UK aid funding for the global HIV response – helping prevent millions of infections and deaths

Economics

4 w. ago Arrogant England’s cricket machine collapses like a castle of dust in 11 days | Barney Ronay

So this is Christmas. And what have we done? The Ashes is over. With two Tests still to comeWhen the moment finally came the visuals were perfect: clean lines, neat angles, figures picked out in crisp afternoon sun against the almost satirical splendour of Adelaide Oval.Scott Boland took the final wicket to seal Australia’s unassailable 3-0 Ashes series lead, the 74th time this moment has been played out down the centuries, and immediately the white shapes converged to form a bobbing huddle. England’s batters stood in an attitude of formal deflation. The umpires began their priestly last-things walk, framed against that huge, empty, lime-green field. Continue reading...

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