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A grieving mum has opened up about the heartbreak of losing her "perfect" son who took his own life. The 20-year-old unexpectedly killed himself on August 31 and the family are devastated. Liane Shield's world fell apart and is bravely sharing her story to raise awareness of the devastating impact of suicide. Jack Watson had a good job, a loving […]
Read moreOne of us is a former politician, an Outward Bound instructor who became a senator. The other is a professional athlete, a snowboarder who climbed and rode mountains long before going to Capitol Hill to meet with policymakers on climate. There’s one place we both love to congregate: on snow-covered mountains, from the high peaks of the Himalaya to the […]
Read moreA playful dog couldn't hold his excitement when he saw a group of people playing tug of war on the street. The curious golden retriever was having his daily stroll with his owner in the neighbourhood of Chongqing, southwestern China. In a viral video seen more than 550,000 times on Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter, they walk past a […]
Read moreThe Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox An urgent manhunt is underway for two creeps who tried to snatch a two-year-old toddler from her mother’s arms. The little girl was nearly home when two bungling kidnappers tried to bundle her into a car in Dublin, Ireland. She was almost […]
Read moreA woman had an illicit "al fresco" sex session with a stranger after they got chatting while waiting to catch a train home. Kate Jackson was seen by passers-by having intercourse with 44-year-old Jonathon Pisani after she realised her train would be delayed. On August 10 this year, Jackson was on her way to collect her dog from a property […]
Read moreA convicted paedophile scumbag who downloaded apps popular with children while he was on a suspended sentence has now been jailed. William Rennie, 37, escaped a prison term earlier this year despite being caught with child abuse images. He had already been made the subject of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) in 2011, StokeonTrentLive reports. But he failed to […]
Read moreHeartbreaking tributes have poured in for a young teacher who died suddenly during the October break. Jennifer Stirling, 26, died last week to the shock of her friends, family, and school colleagues. The primary school teacher, who worked at Wishaw Primary School in Motherwell, Scotland, has left the community “shattered”. Headteacher Catherine Barr said the P3 teacher was “greatly loved […]
Read moreWhile the world will be closely watching the U.S. election, some countries will be watching more closely than others. A number of world leaders have a personal stake in the outcome, with their fortunes depending heavily on the success — or failure — of President Donald Trump. Perhaps none has so much riding on a Trump victory as Israel’s prime […]
Read moreA man who went on to test positive for Covid-19 visited an Auckland marine supply store at the weekend. But staff and fellow shoppers are not considered to be close contacts. Auckland Regional Public Health Service confirmed that the man, who visited The Malt pub on Friday evening without knowing he was infectious, also visited the store but said the […]
Read moreA woman who had her passport cancelled because it was believed she planned to facilitate a terrorist act for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has had her application for a judicial review denied. The woman, who has permanent name suppression, applied for a review after her passport was suspended and then cancelled in 2016 and the High […]
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