The archbishop of York is expected to highlight the need for actions more than words in a Christmas sermon, as the Church of England faces criticism over failures in its handling of recent abuse scandals. Stephen Cottrell, who will become temporary leader of the Church in England in early January in place of the outgoing…
At least two people were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered for a government press conference scheduled to announce the reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital. A journalist and a police officer were killed at the scene, a witness told Reuters. Radio Télé…
A scorching blast of hot weather will intensify across Australia’s south-east bringing extreme fire dangers and total fire bans from Christmas onwards. South Australians will swelter on Christmas Day with Adelaide set to record its hottest Christmas since 2016, as temperatures reach the high-30s to early 40s across the state. Parts of the state face…
Donald Trump has said he will direct the justice department to “vigorously” pursue the death penalty for the perpetrators of violent crimes, one day after Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of most prisoners on the federal government’s death row. In a post on Truth Social, the president-elect said as soon as he is inaugurated…
Retailers received a boost from a last-minute spree by shoppers on Christmas Eve, with an increase in footfall after a lacklustre festive season. Footfall was up by 31.1% across all UK retail destinations up until noon on Tuesday compared with Christmas Eve last year, although the date fell on a Sunday in 2023 and so…
Toyota is reportedly donating $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration. The report, per Reuters citing a company spokesperson, comes one day after Ford and General Motors said they would donate $1m each to the president-elect’s inaugural fund. The two US automakers will also provide vehicles to the 20 January event, the outlet reported. The donations follow…
Police are seeking a male driver after a dog walker was killed in an apparent hit-and-run collision in Carmarthenshire. Dyfed-Powys police said the man was in a collision with a car while walking on a small country lane near Caer Salem Baptist chapel between 6.45pm and 7.45pm on Monday. The victim was left with unsurvivable…
Detained rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, already facing more than 30 civil complaints alongside federal racketeering conspiracy charges, has been hit with a claim from a former “personal lackey” who claims he was forced to clean up after Comb’s “Wild King Nights” parties were finished. Attorneys for Phillip Pines claim in a lawsuit filed in…
A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a missing Hungarian woman, known as Mariann, was found in Greater Manchester. A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody being questioned by detectives. Mariann was last seen in Bolton on 14 December and was missing for nine days…
Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian film-maker known for pioneering a new wave cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died aged 90 after suffering from chronic kidney disease. Benegal passed away on Monday at Mumbai’s Wockhardt hospital and his cremation took place on Tuesday, the Press Trust of India news agency reported,…
