Putin's birthday blitz: He marks turning 74 with barrage and boy, 14, is killed while writing about 'oppression of the defenceless'

Daily Mail - Oct 8, 2026

A ballistic missile hit a five-storey apartment block that collapsed leaving nine dead, including three children.

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Columbia University under fire for bizarrely naming cafeteria's pasta sauce 'October 7th Blush sauce'

Oct 8, 2026

Columbia University under fire for bizarrely naming cafeteria's pasta sauce 'October 7th Blush sauce'

Dozens accused the Ivy League school of deliberately choosing the name 'Blush Sauce' and questioned whether it was meant to evoke the blood of those killed in the October 7, 2023 attack.

Texas carries out first execution since Christa Pike survived lethal injection using the same drug... as killer utters final words to victim's family

Oct 8, 2026

Texas carries out first execution since Christa Pike survived lethal injection using the same drug... as killer utters final words to victim's family

Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8.03pm Wednesday after receiving a fatal dose of pentobarbital at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas.

Parents left scrambling as four Aussie schools announce shock closures: 'Our community is devastated'

Oct 8, 2026

Parents left scrambling as four Aussie schools announce shock closures: 'Our community is devastated'

The decisions could affect up to 159 students, with 35 enrolled at the Sydney school and a further 124 across the three Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS).

Britain's new breed of 'boy racers' risking YOUR lives for kicks and clicks: MIMI YATES goes undercover at the UK's illicit car meets - and reveals the sinister motives behind the deadly trend coming to a town near you

Oct 8, 2026

Britain's new breed of 'boy racers' risking YOUR lives for kicks and clicks: MIMI YATES goes undercover at the UK's illicit car meets - and reveals the sinister motives behind the deadly trend coming to a town near you

Out of a cloud of smoke, the car comes hurtling at me - a high-speed turn sending it sliding sideways in a move known as 'drifting'. It's so fast that all I see are headlights.

How Jonathan the giant tortoise can offer clues on helping humans live longer... as he's set to celebrate his 195th birthday

Oct 8, 2026

How Jonathan the giant tortoise can offer clues on helping humans live longer... as he's set to celebrate his 195th birthday

Jonathan, the world's oldest known living land animal, was born before Queen Victoria came to the throne and has long spent his days on the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena.

Young mother diagnosed with terminal stage 4 cancer had pioneering surgery that cleared the disease and let her have another child

Oct 8, 2026

Young mother diagnosed with terminal stage 4 cancer had pioneering surgery that cleared the disease and let her have another child

An Ohio mother who was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 cancer received a lifesaving surgery that granted her the opportunity to have a second child.

Protect the middle? Why Southeast Asia should care about a vulnerable class

Oct 8, 2026

Protect the middle? Why Southeast Asia should care about a vulnerable class

As households across Southeast Asia face rising prices, higher borrowing costs and insecure jobs, analysts say governments should do more to protect a middle class that drives consumer spending but can fall between the cracks of social protection systems designed primarily for poorer households. The issue has come into sharper focus in the Philippines, where the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) urged the government in September to provide targeted support for the middle class to protect...

Aboriginal Housing Company boss Mick Mundine arrested over historical child sexual assault allegations

Oct 8, 2026

Aboriginal Housing Company boss Mick Mundine arrested over historical child sexual assault allegations

Police began an investigation in December 2025 into the alleged historical sexual assaults on a then 15-year-old girl in Sydney's Redfern.

Roxy Jacenko's billionaire husband Oliver Curtis rocked by $13billion blow as plans for one of Australia's biggest-ever floats are thrown into doubt

Oct 8, 2026

Roxy Jacenko's billionaire husband Oliver Curtis rocked by $13billion blow as plans for one of Australia's biggest-ever floats are thrown into doubt

The husband of socialite publicist Roxy Jacenko could see his AI company's planned IPO delayed, repriced or withdrawn as it prepares for an ASX listing.

Terror group's flag is waved in Sydney at radical pro-Palestine rally held on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel

Oct 8, 2026

Terror group's flag is waved in Sydney at radical pro-Palestine rally held on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel

Dozens of people gathered in Sydney on Wednesday night for the event organised by Jews Against the Occupation '48.

Court rejects house arrest plea of DPWH exec charged with Zaldy Co

Oct 8, 2026

Court rejects house arrest plea of DPWH exec charged with Zaldy Co

Former DPWH official Juliet Calvo, who faces charges over a P289.5-million dike project, will be returned to jail even after suffering a stroke

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