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PostNord’s decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over ‘increasing digitalisation’ of Danish society The Danish postal service will deliver its last letter on 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition. Announcing the decision earlier this year to stop delivering letters, PostNord, formed in 2009 in a merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services, said it would cut…

A protest barring MPs from pubs is exposing deeper tensions between politicians and the communities they represent Labour MPs heading back to their constituencies this weekend will do so with a sense of relief that another turbulent term in British politics is over. But those hoping to pitch up at their local pub for a restorative pint with colleagues and constituents may find festive cheer is in…

Results of Sunday’s snap election in Extremadura are seen as key test of Pedro Sánchez and his PSOE party Spain’s beleaguered prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, faces a key test on Sunday when voters in the south-western region of Extremadura cast their ballots in the first major election to be held since a series of corruption and sexual harassment allegations enveloped his inner circle, his party a…

Perth and Brisbane to swelter through hottest conditions of Australia’s capital cities on Thursday Follow the latest live news updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Wildly different weather is on the way across Australia for Christmas Day, as a clearer picture emerges of the forecast for celebrations on Thursday. The Bureau of Meteorology has tipped Perth, at 41C, a…

Former Asio chief Dennis Richardson to lead review into AFP and Asio processes amid growing calls for a royal commission Victims of Bondi beach shooting Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – video Follow the latest live updates Anthony Albanese has announced a major review into intelligence and law enforcement processes in the lead up to the Bondi beach attack…

Clubs including Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City hope to entice fans of top teams looking for festive football fix The presents are open, the turkey’s devoured and the family bickering has momentarily paused. For hundreds of thousands of football fans that can mean only one thing: it’s time for the match. But not this Boxing Day. With just one Premier League game being played instead of the usu…

Angel Ureña said ex-president, pictured in some photos released by justice department, cut ties with Epstein in 2005 A spokesperson for Bill Clinton accused the White House late on Friday of using him as a scapegoat after pictures of the former president with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as with a young woman in a pool, were included as part of congressionally order…

NSW parliament to sit this week to consider new legislation in response to shooting. Follow updates live NSW will move to ban phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ in crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric. Here’s what we know so far Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Fourteen people injured during the Bondi attacks remain in hospital where they are undergoing treatment, according to…

Prince William and his son prepare a Christmas lunch during visit to the Passage Charity in London Prince George joined his father, the Prince of Wales, on a visit to a homelessness project to help with Christmas lunch preparations in London. Prince William took his son to the Passage Charity in central London, more than 30 years after he first visited with his mother, Diana the Princess of Wales…

Move comes days after Trump announces ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers and US seizes tanker US forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, according to two US officials, the Associated Press reported. The move comes days after Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in to and out of the South American…

Thomas Skinner, who was first to be voted off current series of Strictly Come Dancing, says he got more votes than shown Thomas Skinner has alleged he received a message suggesting the BBC had rigged the vote that saw him eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing. The businessman claimed on social media that the night he left the competition he was sent an “anonymous email claiming to be from a BBC e…

Michaela Benthaus from Germany soared 65 miles above the Earth’s surface in 10-minute Blue Origin flight A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers on Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high. Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus became the…

National register would have allowed police to better assess risk posed by alleged Bondi shooters before attack, expert says Victims of Bondi beach shooting Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – video A national firearms register, which would track weapons across the country in real time, was a priority for law enforcement and gun control advocates after the 1…

Escapee was seen chasing a woman around Upper Seagry and trying to eat fruit on a festive wreath An escaped goat which went on a rampage in a Wiltshire village was safely lassoed by police carrying riot shields. The runaway ruminant mammal was trotting around Upper Seagry, near Chippenham, and was seen chasing a woman around the village and trying to eat oranges from a Christmas wreath, an eyewit…

Republicans such as Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene slam redactions, but others express satisfaction Conservative reaction to the partial release of documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case has been mixed, with Trump administration supporters highlighting the prominent presence of Bill Clinton and other Democrats in photographs, with others lamenting how the heavy redaction casts Donald Tru…