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Murder probe launched after man dies in house fire in Hull

Murder probe launched after man dies in house fire in Hull – as police release CCTV in hunt for ‘arsonist’ The victim, 54, was rushed to hospital after the blaze in Hull, East Yorkshire  Emergency services called to a house fire at 840pm on Wednesday   A murder probe has been launched by police after a man […]

Undercover and alone: How the AFP mishandled its most endangered officers

By Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger An anonymous source reveals what it was like being an undercover agent in the AFPCredit: 60 Minutes Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Australian Federal Police’s top secret undercover program was for years compromised by […]

Kim Jong-un under threat from plan to replace North Korea with perfect democracy

A virtual nation named Joseon is posing a unique threat to North Korea’s longstanding regime by establishing a “near-perfect democracy” with no taxes. This so-called “cybernation”, a digital recreation of the historic Korean kingdom that unified the North and South in the late 19th century, gained international recognition in June when Antigua established diplomatic ties. […]

Mum kicks off after daughter, 12 given school detention for wearing fake tan

A mum claims her daughter has been singled out because she was spotted wearing fake tan at school. Natalie White said her daughter wearing fake fan is expected due to her being a keen dancer who competes over the weekend. Her 12 year old daughter, Bella Granata, wears it frequently and cannot be expected to […]

Europe gripped by once-in-a-decade snow event as freeze heads to Britain

The UK is set to be submerged in snow as 60 percent of Europe is covered in it for the first time since 2010. Temperatures have drastically dropped across Britain this week, with snowfall in some parts of the UK and frosty conditions elsewhere. Across Europe, countries have been battling heavy snowfall, with weather maps […]

Not even a love tunnel could get pandas Sunshine and Sweetie to mate

The un-BEAR-ably sad goodbye: Not even the installation of a love tunnel could get panda superstars Sunshine and Sweetie to mate… and now they’re going back to China When Edinburgh Zoo’s most famous residents arrived on British shores on a wintry December day, almost exactly 12 years ago, it was with much fanfare — and […]

Hero gunman was shot when IDF reservists mistook him for a terrorist

Revealed: Hero gunman was shot and killed when IDF reservists mistook him for a terrorist as he tried to tackle Hamas fanatics who slaughtered three people at Jerusalem bus stop Hamas gunmen opened fired on innocent civilians in Jerusalem on Thursday Hero civilian Yuval Doron Kestelman stepped in but was shot by Israeli Forces  Officials […]

Cop28 'will have the biggest carbon footprint in the event's history'

Cop28 will have the biggest carbon footprint in the event’s history after UAE invited a record 400,000 people to attend The conference in Dubai is expected to break records for carbon emissions 97,000 are due to attend as delegates – up from 49.7k at COP27 in Egypt in 2022  COP28 will have the biggest carbon […]