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Woman accused of killing girls with poison raspberries pulled from Thames

e runaway suspect might have poisoned the children to take revenge on her former lover.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

PR executive with ADHD wins tribunal against boss who called her ‘disorganised’

She would also miss calls because 'she had been out for a massage, to Starbucks, or to the supermarket', a tribunal heard.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

The Metro daily cartoon by Guy Venables

US President Donald Trump has ordered a blockade of all ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela as tensions with the South American country reach a breaking point.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Strictly’s Amber Davies addresses criticism: ‘I can’t believe I have to say this in 2025’

The Love Island star has made her feelings clear towards critics.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Rob Reiner’s children share ‘unimaginable pain’ of parents’ death in heartbreaking tribute

‘They weren't just our parents; they were our best friends.’

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Zoe’s exit plans foiled in EastEnders as big decision is made amid stalker drama

Is it time to say goodbye to Zoe again?

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Arsenal ‘closely monitoring’ Real Madrid defender wanted by Dortmund and Leverkusen

The Gunners are circling...

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Man jailed for ‘burning migrant hotels’ posts on X after being reported by brother-in-law

Luke Yarwood was jailed for 18 months (Picture: BNPS) An X user who posted two anti-immigration tweets that were viewed just 33 times has been handed a 18-month jail sentence. Luke Yarwood, 36, was ja...

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Lawrence Robb drops surprising clue about Mack’s Corriedale terror

It's a thinker...

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

First arrests of Palestine activists for chanting ‘calls for intifada’ since ban

Intifada is an Arabic word for a rebellion or uprising.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Man Utd make calls to discuss £65m transfer target ‘in the last 48 hours’

The transfer race is heating up!

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Schools to teach healthy relationship rules to ‘stop abuse before it starts’

New plans will see teachers given specialist training to talk to pupils about issues such healthy relationships and consent.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Carabao Cup semi-final draw: Arsenal, Chelsea, City, Newcastle and Palace discover fate

The remaining teams have learned their paths to the final.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Bianca Censori addresses her controversial nearly nude outfits in bizarre interview

She's finally spoken... sort of.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Donald Trump says Venezuela ‘took all our oil and we want it back’ amid war rumblings

'They took all of our oil.'

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Morgue manager auctioned off body parts to sick customers wanting to bind books with human skin

'Cedric and Denise Lodge sold a man’s face — perhaps to be kept on a shelf, perhaps to be used for something even more disturbing.'

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Is democracy the worst form of government – apart from all the others? We asked 5 experts

Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths and weaknesses.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

How the myth of ‘aqua nullius’ still guides Australia’s approach to groundwater

For too long, Indigenous perspectives have not been heard in groundwater science. We must work together to protect Australia’s precious groundwater.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Solar, onshore wind and gas backup is (still) the cheapest way to power Australia: new report

If Australia hits 82% renewables by the end of the decade, wholesale power should be a third cheaper.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the Bondi terror attack and the mid-year budget update

The treasurer says the government needs to do more on several fronts: from fighting antisemitism after Sunday’s deadly attack, to cracking down on illegal tobacco.

Dec 17, 2025 • 5 min read