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Relatives and world leaders hail Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed

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Relatives and world leaders hail Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed
Relatives of the man hailed a hero for disarming one of the gunmen on Bondi Beach yesterday say he acted despite thinking he would die in the process.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Rob Reiner’s son arrested as Hollywood remembers director

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Rob Reiner’s son arrested as Hollywood remembers director
Police have arrested Nick Reiner, son of the Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner, after his parents were stabbed to death at their home in Los Angeles.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Government under fire over mountains of illegal waste

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Government under fire over mountains of illegal waste
First the Environment Agency and now the government are under fire for not doing enough to tackle waste crime around the country.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Man who drove into Liverpool FC parade was ‘in a rage’, court told

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Man who drove into Liverpool FC parade was ‘in a rage’, court told
A court has heard that the driver who ploughed into more than 100 people celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title win was "in a rage" and "anger had completely taken hold of him".
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December 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Exclusive: Police face ‘super-complaint’ over ‘inhumane’ delays in sexual offences investigations

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Exclusive: Police face ‘super-complaint’ over ‘inhumane’ delays in sexual offences investigations
Some survivors say ‘biggest regret’ has been reporting abuse in the first place, as Home Office data shows more than 37,000 sexual offences investigations have taken over three years to be resolved.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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New MI6 boss says Russia ‘testing us in the grey zone’ in first speech

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New MI6 boss says Russia ‘testing us in the grey zone’ in first speech
The new head of MI6 has used her first major public speech in the job to warn of the growing threat Russia poses.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Resident doctor’s strike puts ‘intolerable pressure’ on NHS, says Wes Streeting

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Resident doctor’s strike puts ‘intolerable pressure’ on NHS, says Wes Streeting
It seems the apocalyptic warnings didn't work. Resident doctors have voted to go ahead with their five-day strike this week.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in national security case

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in national security case
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is facing life in prison after he was convicted of sedition and colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Manchester’s Jewish community reflects on Bondi beach attack

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Manchester’s Jewish community reflects on Bondi beach attack
The attack at Bondi Beach has sent shockwaves around the world. But they were felt particularly strongly in Manchester, where just two months ago a British Jewish community also suffered a fatal attac...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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‘Netanyahu, please stay out of our politics’ – former Australia PM

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‘Netanyahu, please stay out of our politics’ – former Australia PM
We spoke to former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Netanyahu criticism of Albanese shared by many, says broadcaster

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Netanyahu criticism of Albanese shared by many, says broadcaster
We spoke to spoke to Hamish MacDonald from the growing memorial at the Bondi pavilion
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December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Bondi attack: Australia moves to tighten gun laws as it mourns mass shooting

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Bondi attack: Australia moves to tighten gun laws as it mourns mass shooting
It already had some of the toughest gun laws in the world. Now Australia's politicians are moving to tighten them further as the country mourns the 15 people killed in the mass shooting at Sydney's ic...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Australian PM hails hero as witnesses recount horror of Bondi beach shooting

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Australian PM hails hero as witnesses recount horror of Bondi beach shooting
More than 40 people remain in hospital, some fighting for their lives, after 15 people were killed by father and son gunmen who targeted a Jewish event celebrating Hannukah, writes Anja Popp.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Some survivors say ‘biggest regret’ has been reporting abuse in the first place, as Home Office data shows more than 37,000 sexual offences investigations have taken over three years to be resolved.

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Exclusive: Police face ‘super-complaint’ over ‘inhumane’ delays in sexual offences investigations
Some survivors say ‘biggest regret’ has been reporting abuse in the first place, as Home Office data shows more than 37,000 sexual offences investigations have taken over three years to be resolved.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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UK Oscar hopeful bringing Nigerian arthouse cinema to the world
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UK Oscar hopeful bringing Nigerian arthouse cinema to the world
A new film that explores memory and fatherhood, as well as Nigeria’s tumultuous political history, is attracting worldwide acclaim.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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‘National emergency’ over violence against women and girls – Home Secretary
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‘National emergency’ over violence against women and girls – Home Secretary
We spoke to the Home Secretary and asked her why there has been such a delay in publishing the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy, which had been billed as such a centrepiece of Labour's electi...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Long-awaited strategy to protect women and girls from violence unveiled
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Long-awaited strategy to protect women and girls from violence unveiled
The Government has announced reforms to better protect women and girls from male violence in a strategy to be unveiled on Thursday.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Australia ‘devastated’ by Bondi Beach shootings – broadcaster
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Australia ‘devastated’ by Bondi Beach shootings – broadcaster
Australian broadcaster Hamish Macdonald is the presenter of Mornings on ABC Radio Sydney. We asked him what the mood is like in Sydney, just hours after the attack.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Shooting at Bondi Beach kills 12 and injures dozens
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Shooting at Bondi Beach kills 12 and injures dozens
At least 12 people have been killed, including one gunman, in a mass shooting at Bondi beach in Sydney - during a Jewish celebration to mark the first day of Hanukkah.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Hollywood legend celebrated as Dick Van Dyke marks a century
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Hollywood legend celebrated as Dick Van Dyke marks a century
One hundred years old today - and Hollywood is celebrating an Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning legend.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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The Ukraine rock star performing on the frontlines
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The Ukraine rock star performing on the frontlines
Slava Vakarchuk is one of Ukraine's biggest rock stars. But first he was a politician, setting up one of Ukraine's opposition parties.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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‘Large sector of Thai public no longer support ceasefire’ – Thai journalist
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‘Large sector of Thai public no longer support ceasefire’ – Thai journalist
We spoke to Thai journalist and political commentator Pravit Rojanaphruk in Bangkok.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Four killed in Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas commander in Gaza
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Four killed in Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas commander in Gaza
Five Palestinians have been killed and 25 injured in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Arson has become a weapon of choice for domestic abusers, as local authorities in England and Wales are being urged to do more to safeguard survivors in their own homes.

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Councils ‘fireproofing’ letterboxes with calls to better protect domestic abuse survivors
Arson has become a weapon of choice for domestic abusers, as local authorities in England and Wales are being urged to do more to safeguard survivors in their own homes.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1?
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Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1?
The UK's official Christmas number one race kicks off today, and among the hopefuls is the charity single Lullaby - a reworking of a Palestinian folk song.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM