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More than eight hundred migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in thirteen small boats, according to Home Office data. The figure is a record for a December day in recent years and is thought to reflect a backlog of people attempting the journey after recent periods of bad weather. The crossings take the total for the year to forty one thousand four hundred and fifty five people, surpassing the […]

The United States has been warned it risks a humanitarian catastrophe in Venezuela after seizing another oil tanker. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the operation on X, saying the vessel had last docked in Venezuela. She said the US would continue targeting the illicit movement of sanctioned oil used to fund narco terrorism in the region in a social media post. Jeffrey Epstein led two lives as a sex […]

David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins UK. A spokesperson said the company decided not to release any new titles by Walliams after careful consideration under the leadership of its new chief executive. HarperCollins said it takes employee wellbeing extremely seriously and has processes for reporting and investigating concerns, but would not comment on internal matters to respect privacy. Kylie Minogue’s festive hit Xmas is this year’s Christmas […]

The UK has named career diplomat Christian Turner as its new ambassador to the United States, Downing Street has confirmed. The previous ambassador, Peter Mandelson, was sacked by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after evidence including emails and photos showed his continued association with the paedophile Jeffery Epstein. Turner has spent nearly thirty years working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office. In Washington he will need to manage relations with […]

These cars weren’t just props. They helped define characters, shape storylines and lodge themselves in our memories. Whether futuristic, heroic or hilariously ordinary, TV star cars prove that sometimes four wheels can steal the spotlight just as easily as the actors behind them. 1. KITT – Knight Rider No TV car list feels complete without KITT. The sleek black Pontiac Trans Am from Knight Rider was way ahead of its […]

Rob Reiner's son Nick made his first court appearance on Wednesday charged with two counts of first-degree murder over the killing of his parents. Wearing a suicide prevention smock and shackles, the thirty-two-year-old did not enter a plea and appeared from behind the glass wall of a custody area. His next court appearance is scheduled for the seventh of January. An eighty-six-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the […]

A couple are celebrating a second £1m National Lottery win after beating 24-trillion-to-one odds, claiming both the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker and then five numbers plus the bonus ball on the Lotto. Richard Davies, 49, and Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, previously won £1m in June 2018. The couple credit positive thinking for their latest win. Ms Stevenson-Davies said they always believed winning was possible and, after their first prize and meeting other […]

A pedestrian has been hailed a hero after stopping Liverpool parade attacker Paul Doyle by climbing into his car, a court has heard. Doyle, who used a vehicle as a weapon against more than 100 people celebrating the Premier League title, told officers he had "just ruined my family's life". The 54-year-old was described as "in a rage", with his anger having completely taken hold. He is due to be […]

New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon says authorities are not looking for any more offenders following the incident. He says the two gunmen involved were father and son, aged fifty and twenty four. The father was shot and killed by police, while the son remains in hospital. Searches found six firearms were licensed to the fifty year old, with six weapons recovered at the scene. He had held a […]