‘Train phone snatcher stole £21,000 from my bank apps’
BBC Niall McNamee was scrolling through his phone on the London underground when a thief on the platform snatched it from his hand just as the doors closed. Two days…
Contrition to defiance ahead of second impeachment vote
Reuters President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the world with his attempt to impose martial law The news is moving so quickly in South Korea, the papers can no longer keep…
The 16ft knitted Christmas tree aiming to tackle loneliness
A community group in Edinburgh has unveiled a 16ft knitted Christmas tree aimed at bringing different generations together. The Heart of Newhaven hope to tackle loneliness and isolation in people…
The Wanted star Max George in hospital with ‘heart issues’
Max George, member of boyband The Wanted, has announced he will spend Christmas in hospital after tests found he has “some issues” with his heart. The 36-year-old posted a picture…
‘I wish he’d lived to see new Syria’: Crowds bury anti-Assad activist
Getty Images Mourners carried Mazen Al-Hamada’s coffin through the streets of Damascus on Thursday Warning: This article contains graphic details of torture “We gave our blood and soul to the…
The first city to fall to Syrian rebels
BBC In Aleppo’s city centre, the huge billboard in the main square with a picture of President Bashar al-Assad, which used to be a feature in any Syrian town and…
Emergency services rush to Birmingham fairground ride
Mr Explorer Police officers and paramedics are currently at the scene in Centenary Square Emergency crews have rushed to a fairground ride in Birmingham city centre. Police officers and ambulances…
British trader found guilty of £1.4bn fraud
A British hedge fund trader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Denmark, after being found guilty of orchestrating a tax fraud that cost the Danish government more…
No evidence to refer Lucy Letby to watchdog, inquiry told
Lucy Letby was not referred to the nursing regulator after concerns about her were raised to hospital bosses because there was a “lack of evidence” she may be killing babies,…
After Assad’s cruelty, Syrians seek dead loved ones
BBC Syrians have come to the hospital in Damascus looking to find missing loved ones On a painted wall outside Damascus’s Mustahed Hospital are photographs of the faces of dead…