5 h. ago Myanmar turned lives of Rohingya Muslims into ‘nightmare’, international court told on first day of genocide trial

Case centres around Myanmar military’s operations in 2016 and 2017 that sent over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh to escape persecution

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13 h. ago Myanmar turned lives of Rohingya Muslims into ‘nightmare’, world court told on first day of genocide trial

Case centres around Myanmar military’s operations in 2016 and 2017 that sent over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh to escape persecution

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28 h. ago Wife and two children of police officer killed in Boxing Day blaze died from 'exposure' to fire, inquest told

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, and her children Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner were killed when the fire destroyed their home in Brimscombe, Gloucestershire.

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57 h. ago Paddy McGuinness, 52, reveals insanely ripped abs after major body transformation after 75

PADDY McGuinness has revealed his insanely ripped abs after taking part in an intense weight loss challenge. The TV presenter, 52, showed off the incredible results of his body transformation over two months. Paddy took part in a brutal 75-day programme, dubbed the Hard 75. He told fans "I let myself go" - and posted...

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6 d. ago Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder reveals devastating reason he had to miss Stone Roses’ Mani’s funeral

HAPPY Mondays singer Shaun Ryder missed Stone Roses bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield’s funeral with pneumonia. Shaun, 63, said he and Black Grape bandmate Paul Leveridge caught the lung condition as they were finishing a tour on December 20. He told BBC Breakfast: “I got back the day before Mani’s funeral and collapsed, and so I...

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7 d. ago Jockey fined for 'serious abuse' of car park attendant who told him 'we're full'

A jockey was fined by stewards at Tramore racecourse on New Year's Day after a car park attendant reported receiving abuse when he told him the car park was full

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on Europe’s response to ‘America first’ imperialism: too weak, too timid | Editorial

Sir Keir Starmer and European leaders must defend the rule of international law, as a dangerous new world order emergesThe initial reaction of European leaders to Donald Trump’s illegal military intervention in Venezuela was not only weak, it also had the briefest of shelf lives. Refusing on Sunday to condemn the attack as a breach of international law, European Union member states called hopefully for “a negotiated, democratic, inclusive and peaceful solution to the crisis, led by Venezuelans”. The delusional nature of that response was laid bare as Mr Trump told reporters the same day: “We’re in charge.”So much for the restoration of democracy. The US president also repeated threats of further military action, should the repressive regime left behind when Nicolás Maduro was seized fail to do Washington’s bidding. As Mr Trump’s marginalising of the Nobel prize-winning opposition figurehead María Corina Machado illustrated early on, the will of Ven...

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8 d. ago History teacher who called Islam 'satanic' and told pupils that 'cocaine was purer back in the day' is struck off

Patrick Lawler, 62, told one Year 6 class how civil rights activist Martin Luther King was a 'fraud' and that Rosa Parks did not really exist.

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8 d. ago Tributes paid to ‘beautiful’ Glasgow woman, 30, after tragic death on Hogmanay

HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid to a Glasgow woman who died suddenly on Hogmanay. Paige Lindsay, 30, passed away in hospital on New Year's Eve after taking unwell at home the day before. Her devastated mum Jacqueline told how Paige was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital from their family home in the Temple...

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9 d. ago Kindness of strangers: I was ill and about to miss my flight when a well

I was running an hour late and couldn’t think clearly. I was in despair that I might miss my plane homeRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesTwelve years ago, I was in Queanbeyan to see a specialist for my chronic health condition. I was headed home to Queensland early the next morning and had set my alarm to wake me for the taxi I had ordered to the airport. But when I woke up, I realised that I had forgotten to allow for daylight savings. I was now running an hour late to the airport, with no taxi to get me there.I ordered another taxi and made my way out to wait in front of the motel, in despair that I might miss my flight. I stood on the dark footpath and spoke on the phone to my sister in Queensland about how I had missed my taxi and how unwell I felt. My health condition can affect my ability to think clearly, and I was telling her how my brain just wasn’t working that day. Then the taxi arrived – phew. Except, as the driver told me when I opened the door to get in, it ...

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1 week ago ‘The children were delighted to see themselves in such bright colours’: Moe Wai’s best phone picture

The photographer’s painted bottles and hoops enhanced a carefree afternoon on a Burmese beachAs a tuk-tuk driver, Moe Wai feels that he has honed both his observational and people skills. Wai lives and works in Myin Ka Par, a village in Myanmar, and became interested in mobile photography several years ago. In this instance, he used his phone to capture this gaggle of local children as they were returning home from school.“They were playing on a sandbank with their own plastic bottles,” Wai recalls. He’d been collating props for some time; bottles and hoops he had painted in a variety of colours, including neon pink. “The children were happy to let me replace theirs with my own colourful ones for the purpose of this photo.” He later applied some minor edits using the Lightroom app. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Adam Peaty's 'heartbroken' mother looks downcast as she is seen for the first time since her son got married without her

Adam Peaty' dad Mark has been pictured the day after his son's wedding to Holly Ramsay as he enjoyed a dog walk near their family home in Staffordshire. 

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2 w. ago Adam Peaty's dad is pictured the day after son's wedding after it was revealed he WAS invited but was told he would have to sit in the back row

Adam Peaty' dad Mark has been pictured the day after his son's wedding to Holly Ramsay as he enjoyed a dog walk near their family home in Staffordshire. 

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2 w. ago Families turned away from Christmas dinners as 'chaos' erupts at British pub

Families were left distraught after arriving at the West Midlands pub for their pre-paid Christmas Day bookings only to be told the restaurant had closed and customers were told to leave

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2 w. ago Hundreds attend Boxing Day hunt despite being told they are ‘not welcome’

The wildlife presenter said the annual event was ‘ethically and morally bankrupt’

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2 w. ago Jamie Carragher forced into Casemiro admission as Man Utd star makes Liverpool icon eat his words

Jamie Carragher has acknowledged Casemiro's improvement at Manchester United, with the Brazilian netting four goals in 15 appearances under Ruben Amorim despite being told to 'call it a day'

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2 w. ago Family of swimmer Matthew Upham feared dead in Christmas Day tragedy pay tribute

The family of Matthew Upham, who went missing after a Christmas Day swim, have told how he was 'deeply loved and will be forever missed'

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2 w. ago Nigeria provided US with intelligence for strikes on Islamist militants, says foreign minister – US politics live

Yusuf Tuggar says strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities will be an ‘ongoing process’Explained: Why has Trump ordered strikes in Nigeria?Here are some images of the aftermath of US strikes in Nigeria that have come via the news wires today:Nigerians across Sokoto state told of their shock at Christmas Day strikes by the United States. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ashes star was brutally axed from squad in the toilet on Christmas Day

A former England bowler has recalled the gut-wrenching way he was told he had been axed for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne

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2 w. ago Helen Flanagan wows in Christmas corset as she shares emotional family announcement

Former Coronation Street beauty Helen Flanagan looked sensational in a festive outfit as she told fans that she wouldn't be spending the big day with her kids this year as she revealed her "distraction"

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