Australia’s Prime Minister has visited Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed in hospital, after the bystander tried to disarm one of the gunmen in the nation’s deadliest gun attack since 1996. “Your heart is strong”, PM Anthony Albanese told the father-of-two, later calling him “the best of our country”. The fruit shop owner, who was born…
Green, 26, has played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, scoring 707 runs at a strike-rate above 150 and taking 16 wickets in 29 games. Although he was sold in the capped batters category, Green said he will be available as an all-rounder and attributed the listing to a “stuff-up” by…
Watch: Dashcam video shows couple fight with attacker A couple killed in the Bondi Beach shooting tried to stop one of the alleged attackers by grabbing his gun, dramatic dashcam footage shows. Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia, 61, courageously stepped in to try and protect others before being shot themselves, their family said…
US President Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of Rob Reiner – after his earlier remarks about the killed Hollywood director, a longtime Trump critic, sparked widespread condemnation. The US president told reporters the director was “very bad for our country”, having earlier written on Truth Social that Reiner’s death was linked to “Trump derangement…
Police ‘put their lives on the line’, says New South Wales premier The New South Wales premier has rejected criticism of the police response to the attack on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, saying officers acted with “bravery and integrity”. Some witnesses have suggested police were too slow to disarm the two gunmen, who…
Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered on English A roads and motorways. National Highways said it had found 2,650 wrongful speed camera activations since 2021 due to a delay between cameras and variable speed signs. Affected drivers will be contacted by police and be reimbursed…
US Southern Command The US military says it has carried out strikes on three boats it has accused of trafficking drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing eight people. The US Southern Command posted footage of the strikes on social media and said the vessels were “transiting along known narco-trafficking routes… and were engaged in narco-trafficking”….
Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Getty Images The UK unemployment rate in the three months to October has increased to 5.1%, according to official figures. That marked a rise from 5% for the three months to September. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the data reflected a “subdued labour market”. Average wage growth was 4.6%, excluding…
Emer Moreau,business reporterand Jonathan Josephs,business correspondent Department for Business and Trade Trade minister Chris Bryant and his Korean counterpart Yeo Han-koo announced the deal in London The UK and South Korea have finalised a trade deal which the government says will create thousands of jobs and bring billions into the British economy. British industries including…
US President Donald Trump says he has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to “consider” releasing Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon who was earlier this week found guilty under the city’s controversial national security law. “I feel so badly,” Trump told reporters. “I spoke to President Xi about it and I asked to consider…
