12 h. ago 'He's a monster': Muslim mum tells of her grief and anger after her husband drowned their 'Westernised' daughter in a shallow lake

Sumaia al Najjar and her husband had gone to extreme lengths to get their young family out of war-torn Syriaand into western Europe, claiming asylum in the Netherlands.

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14 h. ago 'He's a monster': Muslim mum says her husband ordered their two sons to drown their 'Westernised' sister in a swamp

Sumaia al Najjar and her husband had gone to extreme lengths to get their young family out of war-torn Syriaand into western Europe, claiming asylum in the Netherlands.

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65 h. ago ‘An incomprehensible nightmare’: grief turns to anger over Swiss bar fire as Le Constellation owner arrested

Jacques Moretti arrested on Friday as lawyers representing families of victims say investigators are not moving fast enoughLike many young people across Switzerland, Kenzo Ronnow, a university student in Lausanne, slept in on 1 January after celebrating the new year.But as he scrolled through his phone soon after waking, he saw the lead story of a foreign news website was about Switzerland. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Child tells police her sister, 9, was 'killed by my mum' in tragic update

Alianna Gomez-Alvarez was found in a storage unit leading to charges for Chayanne Porter. She has now been extradited and faces new charges after her daughter gave new information to police

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6 d. ago Ryan was bound with tape and killed by her father and brother for being too westernised. Will the coward who drowned his own daughter in a stream then fled to Syria ever face justice?

When the 15-year-old was duly granted asylum there, he, his wife and the rest of the family successfully applied to join him. And the warm welcome from the Dutch authorities did not end there.

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6 d. ago 'Horror moment on rollercoaster forced me to lose eight stone'

Once tipping the scales at over 18st, devoted mum Ivanna Bermudez struggled to be the mum she knew she could be. She tells how she's turned her life around...

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1 week ago Islamophobia has surged since the Bondi attack. Australia’s Muslim community should not have to endure this abuse | Aftab Malik

No Muslim leader wants to diminish the suffering of the Jewish community or be seen as engaging in competitive victimhood. We must stand in solidarity with each otherWhile many Australians remain in a state of anger, grief and reflection due to the devastating Bondi terror attack, Muslim community leaders are in a predicament. What is to be done about the ensuing rise of anti-Muslim sentiment, hatred and racism that their communities face?Following the 14 December mass shooting, community registers that document Islamophobia have largely been reluctant to speak publicly about the spike in Islamophobia, out of concern of being perceived to trivialise the killing of Jewish Australians, their suffering, or vying for sympathy from the public. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I couldn’t afford to buy Christmas presents and I was £4,500 in debt

AS he sat on the sofa watching telly with his mum on Christmas Day, 56-year-old David Young felt a wave of sadness. The charity volunteer had £4,500 of debt hanging over his head, and it meant he couldn't afford to get any Christmas presents for his family or do anything festive. David, from Kintulloch in...

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2 w. ago Mum dies after 'botched' liposuction despite docs telling daughter it went well

Liz Brigette Esquivel Palacios, 38, underwent the cosmetic surgery at a private clinic on December 19. Medics initially told her 19-year-old daughter the procedure went well

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2 w. ago A key question for every believer: does God approve of Santa Claus? I hope so, or I’m in trouble | Ravi Holy

The great Santa deception arguably breaches the ninth commandment (‘Thou shalt not bear false witness’). I think God would cut us some slackWhen I was first ordained, an older priest gave me three commandments for a successful ministry: one, try not to upset the flower ladies; two, don’t preach pacifism on Remembrance Sunday; and, three – and most important – never tell children that Santa isn’t real.If only someone had had that talk with RevDr Paul Chamberlain, who last Christmas reduced a classroom full of year 6 children to tears by telling them the truth: “It’s your mum and dad.” (I hope that doesn’t come as a shock to any of you.)Ravi Holy is rector of the United Wye Benefice in Canterbury, Kent, and a standup comedian Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I bought my whippet Christmas pyjamas, £150 of gifts and his own £4k sofa'

This year across the UK, dog owners are expected to splash out an eye-watering £293 million on gifts for their pampered pooches. Dog mum Vita Woods is one of them. She tells how she plans to splash the cash on Sid the whippet this Christmas

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3 w. ago From Dr Seuss to All Quiet on the Western Front: 19 books to help you find hope, sense and resistance in difficult times

Writers, activists and politicians on the books they turn to for wisdom and perspective – and to restore their faith in human natureAustralia is mired in grief, anger and division over the horrific act of antisemitic terrorism in Sydney. The attack in Bondi has reverberated internationally, tragically bookending a year that already challenged humanity, hope and the future of the planet.Indeed as 2025 ends it is defined by yet more abject and ignoble political, economic, technological and environmental derelictions of dire proportions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Grief, tears and anger as funerals for people slain in Australian antisemitic mass shooting begin

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting

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3 w. ago Mum thought she had chest infection but died surrounded by family hours later

Mum-of-five Jenny Ross was found unconscious in bed after telling her family she thought she was becoming ill - she was placed in an induced coma and died hours later in hospital

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3 w. ago Bondi Beach shooters' 'trip to IS hotbed' as mum tells how they targeted victim, 10

The Bondi Beach massacre gunmen's trip to an IS hotbed is being investigated, as the mum of the youngest victim told how they deliberately targeted the schoolgirl, 10. Sajid Akram, 50, travelled on an Indian passport and his son, Naveed, 24, using an Australian passport

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3 w. ago Mum tells Liverpool parade crash driver 'don't cry in the dock for yourself'

Paul Doyle ploughed his two-tonne Ford Galaxy into fans celebrating the Reds' Premier League title in Liverpool city centre in May, injuring more than 100 people

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