18 h. ago Australia news live: woman dead in powerful storm as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Woman killed by tree branch as NSW SES records more than 800 calls for help. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales State Emergency Services have received over 1400 calls for help and 20 requests for flood rescues after Sydney has been lashed with torrential rain.SES Assistant Commissioner Sonya Alston, speaking to ABC News, says the main areas affected by flash flooding and storm-related incidents are Illawarra, Sydney and the Hunter area.We did have an evacuation at Narrabeen overnight due to the rapid rising waters there and the localised heavy rainfall, so that continues around that. Those particular areas with the weather also moving up north, we’ll see around the north eastern New South Wales experiencing some of that heavy winds, heavy rain and large wind gusts.We’re hoping to see a little bit of relief for the Illawarra area today. But still in that Sydney northern area. So again urging everyone to keep safe, keep inside...

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29 h. ago Woman kidnapped by trafficking gang who planned to sell her 'virginity and organs'

Lurata Lyon shared the harrowing tale of her kidnapping by a brutal gang when she was a teenager — and opened up on just some of the sickening plans they had for her before she escaped

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32 h. ago 'I escaped gang who planned to sell my virginity and organs but three words saved my life'

A woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and was about to be sold for her virginity and organs has shared her brave story of escaping her tortured hell and how she fled the dangerous gang

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3 d. ago Ugandans to vote in election expected to extend Museveni’s four

Campaign beset by violence with supporters of rival candidate Bobi Wine teargassed and detainedUgandans are preparing to vote in an election that is expected to result in Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power in the east African country, after a campaign beset by violence.Security forces have frequently clamped down on supporters of Museveni’s main opponent, Bobi Wine, by teargassing and shooting bullets at events and detaining people. Authorities have also arrested civil society members and suspended rights groups. On Tuesday, they shut down internet access and limited mobile phone services countrywide. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago How London finally cracked mobile phone coverage on the Underground

How London finally cracked mobile phone coverage on the Underground  ianVisits

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6 d. ago Met chief Sir Mark Rowley accuses 'pundits' of damaging London's reputation after being confronted with figures showing disastrous record on mobile phone theft

Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, said negative 'rhetoric' was masking the reality that London was a 'safe' city.

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6 d. ago Violent thug pictured holding knife after stabbing disabled neighbour near playpark

James McMaster McLaughlin was captured on mobile phone footage after attacking his victim.

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8 d. ago Amy Schumer shares parenting rules for raising young son Gene

Actor and comedian Amy Schumer has revealed she never lets her son play with her phone or watch YouTube, as she joined Oprah Winfrey to discuss the importance of limiting children’s screen time.

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1 week ago Teenagers kidnapped, beaten, stripped naked and forced to dig own graves in forest

Two teenagers endured a night of terror after being kidnapped, beaten, stripped naked, and forced to dig their own graves in a forest

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1 week ago Italian media reach agreement as Scott McTominay has change of heart after Napoli setback

Ex-Manchester United star Scott McTominay could only help rescue a point for Napoli against Hellas Verona on Wednesday, leaving them third in Serie A and four points off the league's summit

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1 week ago Two British tourists cheat death after sailing boat is hit by a cargo vessel and sinks in the middle of the night off Colombia's coast during Caribbean voyage

Their rescuers published video footage overnight showing them helping the stricken travellers to safety and taking them to dry land where they were checked over by doctors.

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2 w. ago How to make the perfect breakfast tacos – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect

Roll up, roll up for the yummiest start to the day with this tantalising TexMex mishmash of refried beans, eggs, potatoes. But just what goes in, and what should be left out?Breakfast tacos should not be confused with tacos eaten for breakfast. Of course, they often are eaten for breakfast, but the stuffed flour tortillas eaten on both sides of the southern US border are quite different from the tacos mañaneros of central and southern Mexico, the rich, corn-based tacos de canasta (“tacos in a basket”) or the smoky beef barbacoa that Monterrey-born Lily Ramirez-Foran recalls being her dad’s favourite Sunday breakfast. Instead, Texas Monthly explains, breakfast tacos “marry the key elements of an American morning – scrambled eggs, bacon, potatoes – with the Mexican staples of salsa, cheese, refried beans genius.”Although they’re originally a Mexican creation, according to José R Ralat, the magazine’s taco editor (what a job title!), these $3 treats are now so popular north of the bord...

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2 w. 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 Swiss ski resort fire: Dad branded hero after saving ten youngsters lives

Paolo Campolo rushed to the scene to help rescue trapped revellers from the bar that was engulfed by flames at a New Year's Eve celebration that injured over 100 and killed more than 40

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2 w. ago How to beat mobile hikes in 2026 and a top tip to avoid the price increases

Price increases are coming for mobile phone owners - here's what to expect and what can be done about it.

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2 w. ago Watch as London phone thief snatches mobile and is out of sight in 7 seconds

Watch as London phone thief snatches mobile and is out of sight in 7 seconds  My London

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2 w. ago Two children rescued after group 'disorientated' in dunes at Scot beauty spot

The RNLI, coastguard and police helped rescue an adult and two children from Gullane Bay on Monday evening after they became disoriented in thick gorse.

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2 w. ago Uswitch issues January 1 energy bills alert as UK homes face 'severe' pressures

Council tax, energy, water, broadband and mobile phone bills have all soared this year, leaving families struggling with the cost of living crisis

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3 w. ago Texas dad helped rescue his kidnapped teenage daughter by tracking her mobile phone, police say

A 23-year-old man was arrested after the girl, 15, was found in a pick-up truck in a wooded area two miles away

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3 w. ago Hero dad rescues kidnapped daughter after tracking her phone on Christmas Day

A 15-year-old girl who was kidnapped at knife point in Texas was rescued thanks to her quick-thinking dad as he was able to locate her using parental control on her mobile phone

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