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Dozens of people are presumed dead and around 100 others have been injured after a fire during New Year’s Eve celebrations at a bar in the Swiss Alps. The tragedy occurred during the early hours of Thursday at Le Constellation, a bar in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana. Here …

Sir Keir Starmer will attempt to fix relationships with voters and “woo MPs” with a push to cut cost of living in 2026, the Guardian reports, ahead of a speech by the prime minister in the coming days. His reported plans are accompanied by Sydney’s dazzling fireworks display “as the …

BBC/Luke Manterfield The tractor remained at the scene on Bridge Street in Helmsley A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after two women were hit by a tractor while walking through a market town. Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it was called to the crash on Bridge Street in Helmsley at …

Jonny HumphriesNorth West Megan Lynch Megan Lynch was attacked from behind as she ordered a drink from a vending machine A nurse has told how she was “beaten nearly to death” after a man went on a rampage with a crowbar in a Merseyside hospital building. Megan Lynch, 28, said …

A woman charged with murdering a pensioner on Christmas Day has had a provisional trial date set. Stefania Glowka, 63, is accused of killing Tamara Glowka, who was in her 80s, at a flat in Keepers Road in Devizes, Wiltshire, on 25 December. A hearing took place at Bristol Crown …

Getty Images Armed police carrying assault rifles patrol outside the Sydney Opera House Thousands of heavily armed police officers are patrolling the streets of Sydney as people mark the new year – a rare and stark sight in Australia, following the Bondi Beach mass shooting. Some officers were authorised to …

Two men have been charged after a man was found with gunshot wounds in a street. The victim, aged in his 20s, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition after he was found with life-threatening injuries in Wordsworth Road, Willenhall, in the West Midlands, on the evening of …

Anthony Albanese has commended the “courage and compassion” shown in Australia after the Bondi Beach attack in his New Year’s message. The Australian prime minister started his address on a sombre note, saying: “Right now, the joy that we usually feel at the start of a new year is tempered …

Getty Images Angela Constance has been Scotland’s Justice Secretary since March 2023 Scotland’s justice secretary has conceded a row over her comments about a grooming gangs expert “could have been handled better”. Last week it emerged Angela Constance’s remarks about Prof Alexis Jay are to be independently investigated to determine …

A mother and her two young children who died in a house fire on Boxing Day have been named locally. Seven-year-old Eve, four-year-old Ohner, and their mother, Fionnghuala Shearman died after a fire engulfed their mid-terrace Cotswold home on Brimscombe Hill in Stroud, at about 03:00 GMT on Friday. Their …

A man has sustained serious facial injuries during an assault in Omagh which may require reconstructive surgery, police have said. The victim, who is 46, was attacked close to the bus depot on Mountjoy Road in the County Tyrone town after arguing with a man he did not know who …

Becky MortonPolitical reporter Getty Images Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government in March 2022 Labour has criticised Conservative shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson for acting as a lawyer for sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Justice Minister Jack Richards said it was “indefensible” for him to retain his position …

A rapist who abused four young girls has been jailed for 12 years, after being confronted by vigilantes on his doorstep. Brian Stobie, 70, was convicted of a series of offences against the girls – one under 16 and three under 12-years-old – in Edinburgh between 1990 and 2007. The …

The two men accused of committing the Bondi Beach antisemitic terror attack “acted alone”, Australian police have said. A vehicle of one of the accused had been found with homemade Islamic State (IS) flags but authorities say the father and son were not part of a “broader terrorist cell”. Fifteen …

A man has been banned from keeping horses for seven years after the RSPCA found animals in his care to be “severely underweight” and “in need of urgent care”. Kevin Roper, of Turnpike Road in Axbridge, Somerset, admitted an animal welfare offence and was ordered to pay £400 costs and …

Jon Wright/BBC Valerie Lolomari has dedicated her life to eradicating female genital mutilation A woman who survived female genital mutilation (FGM) as a teenager and has helped hundreds of other victims has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Valerie Lolomari, who lives in Takeley, …

Getty Images An Oklahoma man has been charged with first-degree manslaughter after authorities say a stray bullet fired from a gun he bought as a Christmas present struck and killed a neighbour sitting on her porch several blocks away. Sandra Phelps was sitting outside the front of her home on …

Getty Images Police Scotland said they responded to reports of domestic abuse once every eight minutes Police Scotland respond to a report of domestic abuse every eight minutes, according to new figures. Domestic abuse crimes rose by 10% in the past 12 months and 66,000 incidents were reported to officers …

Sixteen people have been killed and three left injured after a fire tore through a nursing home for elderly residents in northern Indonesia, local authorities say. The fire department was alerted to a fire at Damai retirement home in the city of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, on …

Things that HP Lovecraft was good at: Creating a mythos. Building atmosphere. Things that HP Lovecraft was bad at: Writing dialog. Creating compelling characters. Not being a racist. As a fan of horror in general, I can’t pretend that Lovecraft isn’t an important touchstone. But the man’s blatant racism is …