By Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Just weeks out from their wedding, Jakarta couple Maya and Aji are deep in planning mode for the big day. In their mid-30s, the pair, who both work for foreign companies in […]

Palestinians face starvation warns UN as shelves empty while Hamas say another 231 have been killed in past day by continuing Israeli airstrikes A number of bakeries have stopped operating due to fuel and water shortages Hamas said another 231 Palestinians were killed in the past day from airstrikes  Palestinians face starvation as shelves empty, the […]

THE AUNT of murdered law student Zara Aleena is begging for a law change after her killer won a bid to slash his sentence. Jordan McSweeney had been released from a prison sentence just days before he pounced on Zara Aleena, 35, as she walked home. The 29-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum […]

The insect that could save Britain from Japanese knotweed: Tiny jumping bug that munches on the dreaded weed might be the answer, scientists say Scientists hopeful about results over Japanese knotweed eating insects ‘Japanese’ and ‘knotweed’ are two words that will strike fear into the hearts of any British homeowner. The petulant plant has invaded […]

The phone scammer Prince of Punjab: ‘Mastermind’ behind call centre that conned Brits for thousands is revealed after fleeing Pakistan to escape justice EXCLUSIVE:  Ahmad Sarfraz has gone into hiding following a fight with his family The ‘mastermind’ suspected of being behind a prolific phone scam conning Britons out of their hard-earned cash has gone into […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A suspicious fire has gutted the clubhouse of one of Victoria’s oldest and most successful country football teams, taking with it more than 100 years of irreplaceable memorabilia. The double-storey Fish Creek Football Netball Club was a smouldering […]

Gary Lineker is under fire for ‘ill-informed drivel’ after BBC presenter criticised ministers who urged Met Police to ban ‘provocative and disrespectful’ pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day – as Chief Rabbi slams protesters’ ‘hateful extremism’ MOTD presenter fired back against claims Armistice Day rally was a ‘hate march’ Ex-Tory minister slams ‘snooty sneering’ striker for […]

‘Hyper-prolific’ offenders are dodging jail when they commit another crime creating a potential ‘public safety time bomb’, researchers warn Those with 45 previous convictions are jailed in only 47.3% when next in court  Policy Exchange finds that just 24.4% of those with 16 past convictions are jailed These ‘prolific’ and ‘hyper-prolific’ offenders make up just […]

Dozens of Japanese guests arrive at Sicily airport in private jets for billionaire’s four-day birthday event as businessman buys up Palermo’s hotels, theatre and opera house for the ultimate party for his 1,400 closest friends amid locals’ fury Kaoru Nakajima hired several of Palermo’s most iconic locations for his birthday The eccentric billionaire is housing […]

Final secret of the last Great Train Robber: With the death of Robert Welch at 94, the family of the driver brutalised by the gang will never know his attacker So now there is no one left. No survivors of the daring and violent raid on a Glasgow to London mail train in which £2.6 […]