Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The government’s largest family assistance scheme which was originally designed to help low and middle-income families now only reaches fewer than half of Australian children. A report from the University of Melbourne and Brotherhood of St Laurence, released […]

James Bulger’s family insist his killer Jon Venables is a ‘danger’ to the public and must remain ‘locked up’ in letter to officials ahead of parole board hearing Venables, and Thompson, now 41, were both aged 10 when they killed  James Venables’ release will be ‘during the week commencing the 11th December’ The family of […]

EXCLUSIVE The Iron Wall of Somerset will NOT fall: Defiant farmer whose 300ft metal corridor has kept ramblers and dogwalkers off his land for a decade insists they ‘brought it on themselves’ EXCLUSIVE: Alan Brunt, 73, said the ugly metal fence would not come down Nature lovers said the ancient meadow needed to have access […]

EXCLUSIVE I was raped and beaten by a Russian soldier beside a pile of used condoms… I felt dirty, like I was a disgrace and my boyfriend left me because of it. But this is how I turned my life around Karina remembers his hand on her back as he shoved her into the darkened room […]

BREAKING NEWS British soldier, 32, ‘killed’ in Kenya: ‘Exceptional’ officer dies while off-duty during motorbike trip  Major Kevin McCool, 32, died on 29 November while off-duty in Kenya An ‘exceptional’ British soldier has been ‘killed’ in Kenya while off-duty on a motorbike trip, the Ministry of Defence has said. Major Kevin McCool, 32, died on […]

HAMAS' youngest hostage, 10-month-old baby Kfir Bibas, was meant to be released alongside his mum and brother before terrorists "decided not to do this", the IDF has said. Hamas made an unverified claim that the three were killed in an airstrike and offered to return three corpses to Israel this week in the sixth round […]

EXCLUSIVE The ‘incel’ ex-soldier behind hate war on feminist lawyer: ‘Men’s rights’ activist who sent snap of himself with gun to barrister is found guilty of knife possession and told not to contact her EXCLUSIVE: David Mottershead sent death threats to various successful women The ex-soldier, 42, left barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman fearing for her life  […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Washington: The US insisted to Israel this week that it come up with clear plans to minimise civilian harm in any military operation in southern Gaza, a senior US official said, as the Israeli military resumed bombardment of […]

The Tipperary cottage that made a punk rock icon: Shane MacGowan performed for his family aged three, listened to stories and songs of yore and gathered for impromptu dancing and drinking sessions at relatives’ home Shane McGowan, the late lead of The Pogues, was grew up a staunch Catholic Author Ann Scanlon says this made […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Fran Paroissien knew how she wanted to spend her retirement – she was going to travel the world on a luxurious three-year cruise, making friends and enjoying her golden years. So she took out a reverse mortgage, rented […]