Passengers on cruise ship that ran aground off PNG to be flown home after refloat efforts fail 29. December 2025 (04:47) Coral Adventurer, being investigated for allegedly leaving behind passenger who died, ran aground with 124 people on board on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian cruise ship remains stuck on a reef off Papua New Guinea despite efforts to free it, with passengers set to be flown home early.The Coral Adventurer, which ran aground on Saturday morning, was already under investigation as a result of an unrelated incident in October, in which a passenger died after being allegedly left behind on an island. It was on its first voyage since the passenger’s death when it ran aground. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Grave fears for woman missing in SA outback for 16 days as search renewed 29. December 2025 (03:03) Police are expanding aerial searches near where the abandoned car of 41-year-old Trisha Graf was foundGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSouth Australian police hold grave fears for a woman missing in the outback for 16 days and have renewed search efforts near where her car was found abandoned.Trisha Graf was last seen in the early hours of Friday 12 December in the Roxby Downs area, 510km north of Adelaide. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘We need to know’: Bondi victims’ families demand federal royal commission from PM 29. December 2025 (02:39) Open letter to Anthony Albanese calls antisemitism ‘a national crisis that demands a powerful national response’Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFamilies of Jewish Australians killed in the Bondi shooting have demanded that Anthony Albanese call a commonwealth royal commission to investigate antisemitism and questions about law enforcement issues surrounding the terror attack that claimed 15 lives.In an open letter to the prime minister, relatives of 11 of the victims killed at the Bondi beach Hanukah event on 14 December say Jewish families feel unsafe at schools, at work, at home and in public spaces. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Brazilian ex-president Bolsonaro’s treatment for persistent hiccups touches a nerve 29. December 2025 (02:06) Doctors say they blocked his right phrenic nerve in procedure that took place after jailed former president was hospitalised last week for hernia operationBrazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro underwent “a phrenic nerve block procedure” on Saturday to treat his persistent hiccups, his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, said on social media.The doctors treating Bolsonaro said later that they blocked the right phrenic nerve and scheduled a new procedure in 48 hours to block the left one. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Help UK ceramics industry or ‘lose piece of national identity’, government told 29. December 2025 (01:01) Unions and thinktank urge action to save sector hit by sky-high energy bills, cheap imports and underinvestmentBritain will lose a piece of its national identity if the country’s ceramics industry is allowed to descend further into crisis without state assistance, the government has been warned.Ceramics producers including the struggling potteries of Staffordshire have come under huge pressure owing to factors such as the UK’s sky-high energy costs, leading to job losses. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Powerful winter storm to batter much of US with snow, rain and strong winds 28. December 2025 (22:11) Snowy holiday season in the upper midwest and north-east comes as a cold front is expected to hit the southA powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone that is expected to impact much of the US with a mixture of snow, ice, rain and strong winds.“Part of the storm system is getting heavy snow, other parts of the storm along the cold front are getting higher winds and much colder temperatures as the front passes,” said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in College Park, Maryland. “They’re all related to each other – different parts of the country will be receiving different effects from this storm.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
FBI deploys more resources to ‘dismantle fraud schemes’ in Minnesota 28. December 2025 (21:08) Kash Patel claims $250m scheme that stole Covid aid is ‘tip of iceberg’ and alleges state’s Somalia population is to blameThe FBI has deployed additional personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to “dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs”, director Kash Patel said on social media on Sunday.The FBI director said the agency had already dismantled a $250m fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during the Covid pandemic in a case that led to 78 indictments and 57 convictions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One person dead and one injured after two helicopters crash in New Jersey 28. December 2025 (20:48) Hammonton police responded to a report of a midair crash that engulfed one helicopter in flames on Sunday morningOne person is dead and another has been left critically injured after two helicopters crashed in a southern New Jersey town.Police in Hammonton, New Jersey, responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11.25am on Sunday, according to Denise Mazzeo, the town’s deputy municipal clerk. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One child dead and another in hospital after house fire in Kent 28. December 2025 (20:30) Emergency services say ‘intense fire’ spread throughout semi-detached property in Hamstreet near AshfordA child has died and a second has been taken to hospital after a house fire in Kent, emergency services have said.The blaze occurred in White Admiral Way in the village of Hamstreet, near Ashford, on Sunday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as ‘the most consequential technology in humanity’ 28. December 2025 (20:00) Republican senator Katie Britt also proposes AI companies be criminally liable if they expose minors to harmful ideasUS senator Bernie Sanders amplified his recent criticism of artificial intelligence on Sunday, explicitly linking the financial ambition of “the richest people in the world” to economic insecurity for millions of Americans – and calling for a potential moratorium on new datacenters.Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democratic party, said on CNN’s State of the Union that he was “fearful of a lot” when it came to AI. And the senator called it “the most consequential technology in the history of humanity” that will “transform” the US and the world in ways that had not been fully discussed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
