THE richest lotto in the world takes place today as the annual Spanish Christmas Lottery is broadcast live on TV.  The £2billion prize pool in the draw is known as El Gordo and it takes place at 4pm in Spain (3pm UK time).  The draw, held annually since 1812, will see the top-prize called El Gordo paying out about £570 […]

First published in The Age on February 26, 1917 AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION OPERATIONS IN THE DESERT THE CAPTURE OF MAGDHABA A VIVID NARRATIVE A vivid narrative of the desert fighting at El Arish towards the end of last year, when the Australian and New Zealand mounted division, under Major-General Sir H. G. Chauvel, succeeded in routing the Turks, is contained […]

‘We need to see more data’: Labour chairman Anneliese Dodds rules out detailing party’s Covid plan as she slams Boris Johnson over ‘uncertain’ new restrictions Anneliese Dodds said the Labour party needs more data for an Omicron plan She argued it doesn’t have access to the same information the Conservatives do Miss Dodds criticised the Government for its indecision as to […]

The name’s Claus… Santa Claus: Spy chiefs unveil MI6’s Christmas card – featuring a very familiar figure in the famous 007 movie gun barrel Santa takes place of 007 in MI6 homage to gun barrel sequence from James Bond’s opening credits Bond’s Walter PPK handgun appears to have turned into candy cane  Current MI6 chief Richard Moore- or C- is […]

The CEO of Ryanair has declared he has no issue with banning “idiot” anti-vaxxers from flying with his airline. Michael O’Leary's company is already flying 10 million people in December instead of a forecast 11 million and is set to cut by an additional 10 per cent in January – but the CEO says he has no issue with taking […]

Moment thug wielding a crowbar steals a motorbike from a group of Deliveroo drivers outside McDonald’s in Liverpool Silvio Carlos Visentini, 47, was picking up an order from McDonald’s on Saturday When he left the restaurant on Stanley Road, Bootle, he saw his bike being stolen Mr Visentini said he needs to find money to buy a new bike so […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A North Korean woman has told how she was forced to have an abortion without any anaesthesia, faced sexual abuse and had starvation rations. The defector who escaped the country, known only as Jennifer Kim, also said that female fighters in the army were forced […]