News archive from 9 December 2015
Bitcoin creator 'Satoshi Nakamoto' alleged to be Australian academic
The creator of the digital currency bitcoin, known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, has been alleged to be an Australian academic and entrepreneur. Wired has alleged that Nakamoto’s real identity is Craig Steven Wright, a 44-year-old Australian...
Venezuela election: Opposition 'supermajority' confirmed
Image copyright Reuters Venezuelan electoral authorities have confirmed that the opposition has won a key two-thirds majority in parliament. The National Electoral Council said final results from Sunday's poll gave the opposition 112 seats out of...
I was high-achieving and anxious as hell. Sarah Haynes' school-leavers speech was right
The morning after I received my university entrance score I got a phone call from my high school principal. I had heard she was calling around other top achievers, and so I ran down the hall to accept the phone from the outstretched hand of my...
Tyson Fury stripped of IBF belt just days after beating Wladimir Klitschko
Tyson Fury stripped of IBF belt just days after beating Wladimir Klitschko Jamie Sanderson for Metro.co.uk Tyson Fury has been stripped of his IBF belt just days after claiming the title with a heroic victory over Wladimir Klitschko. Fury shook the...
Body of young refugee girl washes up on the shores of Turkey
Body of young refugee girl washes up on the shores of Turkey Tanveer Mann for Metro.co.uk The body of a young refugee girl has washed up on the shores of Turkey as thousands of migrants continue to do whatever it takes to get to Europe. The lifeless...
House passes legislation to tighten visa waiver restrictions with strong majority
By an overwhelming bipartisan majority, the House of Representatives passed legislation intended to strengthen the visa waiver program in the aftermath of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California. The legislation, which was approved by a vote...
Sexual harassment rife within Victoria police ranks, independent report finds
An entrenched culture of sexism combined with a high tolerance for sexual harassment has harmed and sidelined members of Victoria’s police force, with sexual harassment of female staff 7% higher than in the general community, a confronting independent...
Police release CCTV images of two men after assault in Manchester city centre left victim with facial injuries
Police have released images of two men they want to speak to after a man was punched in the back of the head and left unconscious. The 36-year-old was hit following an argument with a group of people on Princess Street on Saturday, November 21 between...
Breaking: World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury stripped of title
The Briton beat Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko on points last month to take three versions of the world title. More to follow Express Sport
Top of the pots: art teacher is no mug after wowing judges with feat of clay
An art teacher from North Yorkshire, Matthew Wilcock, has been crowned the winner of BBC Two's The Great Pottery Throw Down. Wilcock, who is currently an artist-in-residence at a boarding school, beat nine other potters to take the winning title....
Northumberland youths head for the polling booths
Northumberland goes back to the ballot box tomorrow. But this time, it's the turn of young people across the county to elect their representatives for the council’s youth cabinet and youth parliament. This year, there are five places available on the...
Care bodies demand crisis talks with Osborne over support shortfall
Leading care and health bodies are demanding crisis talks with ministers over the unravelling of measures in George Osborne’s spending review that were supposed to prop up the tottering social care system. Four groups representing care and health...
Sherlock's Martin Freeman: I won't push my politics on Facebook or Twitter
Sherlock actor Martin Freeman has said he will not take a high-profile political stance in the media – unlike his co-star Benedict Cumberbatch, who used his role as Hamlet to make anti-government speeches to theatre-goers. Freeman shares his co-star’s...
Drivers' early Christmas present: Fuel prices set to drop to just £1 a litre ahead of Xmas
Oil prices have this week tumbled to the lowest level since 2009, which is expected to trickle through to lower petrol costs in the coming days. The RAC predicts a drop of 3p off petrol and 5p off diesel, which would take average prices to around 103p...
Rio Ferdinand: Manchester United will be embarrassed after Champions League exit... the players won't want...
Rio Ferdinand has lambasted Manchester United's Champions League exit as 'embarrassing' and suggested the players will not want to leave their houses. Louis van Gaal's men suffered a humiliating group stage exit after falling to a 3-2 defeat against...
Realtime News
- 10:03 A-star award for Rachel’s art class at Belton
- 10:02 Doncaster author will be guest of honour at village primary school
- 10:02 New era at top Carlisle bar after ownership changes hands
- 10:02 Tragic Leeds teen’s dad had raised concerns about road safety
- 10:02 YEP Says: More arts money for Leeds is such welcome news
- 10:02 Iran says will act on U.S. court ruling on Trump's travel ban
- 10:01 Boy bullied so bad that when he was sick he ate it out of fear
- 10:00 Heather Watson wants you to know that no one looks hot doing sports...
- 10:00 6 ways you can get over a cheating ex
- 10:00 German G20 police sent home for partying in Hamburg barracks
- 09:59 Candidates set to stand in Whissendine and Ketton by-elections...
- 09:59 Oil stocks, Hargreaves Lansdown drag FTSE 100 to two-week low
- 09:59 Police Scotland launch campaign to tackle violence
- 09:59 Katy Perry opens up about her mental health and reveals what...
- 09:59 Halle Berry deems her 2002 Oscar win ‘worthless’ following lack of...
- 09:58 Families of Hillsborough victims to learn if anyone will face charges
- 09:58 Cadbury owner Mondelez hit by Petya ransomware cyberattack
- 09:58 Johnny Galecki: Big Bang Theory star's house burns down
- 09:57 Inspired pupil scoops top Burnley College award
- 09:57 Three Lincolnshire men jailed over shooting at house occupied by...
- 09:57 ‘He hit the off switch’ MMA fighter shuts rival down instantly with...
- 09:57 Families wait for CPS’s decision on Hillsborough charges
- 09:57 Torino boss Sinisa Mihajlovic targets Chelsea ace Nathaniel Chalobah
- 09:57 Yields key to production levels as potato acreage rises
- 09:56 Tech stocks sour, sending European shares to two-month low
- 09:55 Appeal for donations to help the homeless in Corby
- 09:55 Police name victim of A605 crash
- 09:55 Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder reckons John Brayford could...
- 09:54 Holiday nightmare as Edinburgh airport is plunged into darkness...
- 09:54 End of an era for airfield clubs and businesses
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