66 h. ago Call this social cohesion? The war of words that laid waste to the 2026 Adelaide writers’ festival

How a boardroom flare-up sparked an international boycott – and a looming defamation battleIt began as a quiet programming dispute in the genteel city of churches.But by Wednesday morning, a frantic, six-day war of words had culminated in the end of the 2026 Adelaide writers’ week and total institutional collapse. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Yodellers, bathing monkeys and a ballroom clean: photos of the day – Wednesday

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1 week ago Gabby Logan shares heartbreaking statement after BBC star's football icon dad Terry Yorath dies

BBC Sport presenter and Match of the Day co-host Gabby Logan had to leave Wednesday night's Premier League highlights programme early due to a "family emergency"

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1 week ago Gabby Logan’s football legend dad Terry Yorath dies as she's forced to leave Match of the Day

Terry Yorath's family have announced his death aged 75, with daughter Gabby Logan having to leave Match of the Day mid-episode on Wednesday, 7 January, due to an emergency

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1 week ago Gabby Logan and siblings pay tribute to father Terry Yorath after death at 75

It comes after the presenter had to make an abrupt exit midway through Match Of The Day on Wednesday night due to a ‘family emergency’.

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1 week ago BREAKING: Terry Yorath dead: Gabby Logan's dad dies as she's forced to leave Match of the Day

Terry Yorath's family have announced his passing aged 75, with daughter Gabby Logan having to leave Match of the Day mid-episode on Wednesday to due to an emergency

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1 week ago Leeds icon Terry Yorath dies at 75 as daughter Gabby Logan forced to leave MOTD

Terry Yorath, a Leeds United and Wales icon, has died aged 75 after his daughter, Gabby Logan, left Match of the Day midway through Wednesday evening's broadcast

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1 week ago Salt Lake City shooting: Two dead and several injured outside Mormon Church

The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, on Wednesday, January 8

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1 week ago Elvis fans, carnival and Orthodox Christmas: photos of the day – Wednesday

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2 w. ago Ski jumps, dancers and bear festivals: photos of the day – Wednesday

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2 w. ago Man raped near outdoor swimming pool on Christmas Eve as police appeal for help to catch predator

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Police have urged the public to come forward with information after a man was allegedly raped between 10pm on Christmas Eve and the early hours of Christmas Day

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3 w. ago Man in 30s 'raped' in Christmas Eve attack near outdoor swimming pool

Police believe the attack happened between approximately 10pm on Christmas Eve and 3am on Christmas Day

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3 w. ago Man in 30s 'raped' in Christmas Eve attack near outdoor swimming pool in Lewes

Sussex Police is appealing for information following reports that a man in his 30s was raped in the vicinity of Brook Street, near to Pells Pool in Lewes

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3 w. ago Man in 30s ‘raped’ near to outdoor swimming baths in town centre in horror attack on Christmas Eve

A MAN was allegedly raped in a town centre in a horror attack on Christmas Eve. Police have now launched an urgent appeal for information after the incident in Lewes, East Sussex. Sussex Police said the victim, a man in his 30s, was in the vicinity of Brook Street, near Pells Pool, an outdoor swimming...

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3 w. ago Festive swimmers hit the beach for a brave Christmas Eve dip as cold health alert is issued with temperatures set to plunge as low as minus 5C

Brave Geordies in red bathing suits and Santa hats plunged into the sea in North Tyneside and swimmers in Helen's Bay in County Down, Northern Ireland, also faced the cold waves.

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3 w. ago Christmas Eve swims and an underground mass: photos of the day – Wednesday

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