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Cessnock fire: Autistic teen dies in horror house fire while trying to keep warm
An autistic boy has tragically died after falling asleep next to an indoor heater that set his pillow alight. Jack Bajric, 16, was killed in a horror house fire in Cessnock in the NSW Hunter Valley on Sunday night. Firefighters pulled Jack from the burning home but he died at the scene, despite emergency responders' desperate attempts
British equestrian team brush off Charlotte Dujardin scandal as they secure Team GB’s first gold of Paris 2024 – and defend Olympic eventing crown for the first time since 1972
The British equestrian team brushed off the Charlotte Dujardin horse whipping scandal as they secured Team GB's first gold of Paris 2024 today. The riders sealed a fifth Olympic eventing team title at the Chateau de Versailles, which meant they defended the Olympic crown for the first time since 1972. It comes after Team GB's
British boy, 14, drowns while sailing with friends in Amsterdam
A British teenage boy has died in Amsterdam after falling from a boat while sailing with his friends. The boy, who was reportedly not a strong swimmer, was pulled from the water of the Buiten-IJ river on Sunday afternoon after the fire brigade, police, and Coast Guard dashed to the scene. Three fire brigade diving teams
Moment BBC News presenters report their former colleague Huw Edwards has been charged with possession of indecent images
BBC News presenters today reported on how their former colleague Huw Edwards has been charged with the possession of indecent images of children. Interrupting coverage of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' statement in the House of Commons, the BBC announced the breaking news. Entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba said: "The former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been charged
EXCLUSIVERepublicans slam Joe Biden’s Supreme Court plan as an ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘dangerous gambit’ to implement extreme progressive policies
Republicans are skewering President Joe Biden's plan to fundamentally reshape the Supreme Court, calling the attempt an unconstitutional and dangerous gambit to force progressive policies. The president called for sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court, including term limits, a binding code of conduct for its nine justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit presidential immunity in
Pilot, 21, and passenger, 24, who died when light aircraft crashed into field in North Yorkshire – as shocked locals grieve for ‘two young lives ended too soon’
The young pilot and passenger who tragically died when an aircraft crashed into a field have been pictured for the first time. Those onboard the two-seater were today named as pilot Matthew Bird, 21, from Spofforth, and passenger Oliver Dawes, 24, from Burley in Wharfedale. Locals have revealed there was a 'colossal bang' as the
Dropped Olympic commentator Bob Ballard breaks silence after ‘sexist’ remark about Australia’s female swimmers – as he urges people ‘don’t pile on’ Lizzie Simmonds
Olympic Games commentator Bob Ballard has urged people not to 'pile on' his co-presenter Lizzie Simmonds after he was axed from Eurosport for making a 'sexist' remark. Ballard, 64, lost his spot as a commentator last night after he said the Australian 4x100m freestyle female relay team were late to leave the swimming venue because
Cancelled at the Olympics for ‘sexist’ joke: Bob Ballard’s decades-long career at BBC and Eurosport saw him commentate on many games and bravely speak out about being gay in sporting world before he was fired in an instant for make-up quip
Bob Ballard is one of Britain's most experienced broadcasters, covering sport nationally and internationally for almost 40 years. But after an ill-judged joke about the Australian women's relay team at Paris 2024, the world-class swimming and diving commentator has been cancelled. As the 4x100m freestyle relay team won gold and walked off the off the
BREAKING NEWSMarried prison guard, 30, admits having sex with inmate in X-rated video recorded inside jail cell at HMP Wandsworth
A married prison guard, 30, has admitted having sex with an inmate in an X-rated video recorded inside jail cell at HMP Wandsworth. Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, of Fulham, West London, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court after a video of the activity was shared on social media. She was on duty when she entered
Southport stabbing: Knifeman’s rampage leaves ‘one child dead’ and more injured among eight casualties after major incident ‘at Taylor Swift themed workshop’
One child has reportedly died and at least seven other people, including children, have been critically injured by a knifeman during a stabbing spree in Southport this morning. Armed police officers detained a man and seized a knife after the attack 'at a Taylor Swift themed workshop' in Southport, Merseyside, just before noon today. Mersey