TWO people have today been charged over the death of a baby boy found 'murdered'. Reece Kelly, aged 30, of Workington, has been charged with murder and two counts of child neglect. Georgia Wright, aged 22, of Workington, has been charged with causing or allowing a child to die and two counts of child neglect. Both have been remanded in […]

Future generations of New Zealanders will be banned from purchasing tobacco as part of a package of new anti-smoking laws that passed parliament on Tuesday and are among the most strict in the world. The suite of new laws include bans on selling tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, punishable by fines up to NZ$150,000 ($95,910). […]

How a manicure led to a woman spending five painful days in hospital – and now she could lose her THUMB after the nail technician made a terrible mistake Sue, 48, had a manicure that went so badly wrong she ended up in hospital The nail technician mistook her natural nails for acrylics and grinded them down A chunk of […]

Emily Blunt wasn't dragging Tom Cruise. The British actress, who appeared alongside Cruise in 2014's Edge of Tomorrow, is clarifying a story she recently told on the podcast Smartless about the action star telling her to "stop being such a p****" on the set of the sci-fi action flick. She said the story, which she told because she thought it […]

AN armed robber who shot dead a British millionaire tourist outside his hotel has been convicted of his murder and jailed for life. Baby-faced Venezuelan Angel Lozano Azuaje, alias Cachete, was found guilty of killing company director Matthew Gibbard in the bungled mugging following a long-running trial in Buenos Aires. The migrant was also convicted of injuring the 50-year-old’s JP […]

Christian teacher jailed following refusing to use gender-neutral pronouns is told he will remain behind bars for Christmas after telling court he should not be jailed for his views on ‘transgenderism’ Enoch Burke will spend the festive period behind bars, a court has told him The teacher was jailed for refusing to obey a court order to stay away from […]

Sadiq Khan challenged over ‘amateurish, shoddy and childish’ media briefing against former police watchdog who criticised London mayor over Cressida Dick’s exit as Met Police chief Sadiq Khan challenged over ‘amateurish, shoddy and childish’ media briefing Sir Thomas Winsor lashes out at document sent to journalists by mayor’s office It was sent on same day as release of critical report […]

MPs are on track for a 2.9% pay rise next year as ministers slam striking unions over demands for double-digit hikes  MPs look set for a 2.9 per cent pay rise in the spring, far below level of inflation Pay pegged to public sector but Ipsa will not confirm the level until the New Year Ministers have warned that union […]

Mike Green has visited Australia many times and four months ago he moved his family to live here but he hasn’t been able to bring himself to call anyone “mate” yet: “I still have trouble saying it. It doesn’t trip off my tongue.” The well-known US scholar and former White House official covers his lack of cultural fluency by calling […]

For Kelsey Grammer, the Jimmy Stewart classic It's a Wonderful Life is required viewing this time of year. And he actually doesn't watch many seasonal movies, which might come as a surprise from the actor whose résumé includes Mr. Saint Nick, Father Christmas Is Back and Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, just to name a few. "Since I spend my […]