Spectator who caused Tour de France’s biggest ever pile-up when she held up a sign saying ‘granny and grandad’ is fined £1,000 despite organisers withdrawing their complaint The French woman, 31, avoided a suspended sentence as she was fined £1,000 She was also ordered to pay one symbolic euro to a cyclist association Prosecutors had asked for a four-month suspended […]

Credit:Illustration: Jim Palvidis To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. HEALTH Would my husband have got an ambulance now? Re “Probes into triple-zero failures” (The Age, 9/12). Four years ago, my husband suffered a cardiac arrest. My call to triple zero was answered immediately. The lovely, calm lady guided me […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! The 45-year-long mystery of the disappearance of a 22-year-old in 1976 could finally have been solved. Kyle Clinkscales went missing after leaving the bar he worked at in his native Georgia, Alabama. He left to make the 45 mile drive back to where he studied, […]

France says it will fight for every last fishing licence ahead of tomorrow’s European deadline for UK to agree post-Brexit deal for 100 more boats France has said it will fight for every fishing licence ahead of EU deadline for UK France’s seas minister Annick Girardin said that ‘nobody should be left stranded’ European Union has said the fishing dispute […]

By Lois Williams, Local Democracy Reporter The irrational attitude of anti-vaxxers is damaging Reefton’s hospitality, health services and reputation, Inangahua Community Board chairman John Bougen says. Bougen told Tuesday’s board meeting that Covid-19 vaccination statistics show Buller is the worst performing district on the West Coast, largely because of vaccine refuseniks in Inangahua. “I personally am devastated at what has […]

Police and the Ministry of Health have confirmed they are investigating the actions of a registered GP who was filmed handing out illegitimate medical certificates as exemptions for the vaccine. Dr Jonie Girouard, who runs a weight-loss clinic in Kaiapoi, has been offering a potentially illegal alternative option for people who do not want to get vaccinated. The Ministry of […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for December 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Two Spanish police officers waded into a frozen reservoir Wednesday morning to rescue a stranded dog, police said.  Guardia Civil, a national police force in Spain, tweeted video footage of the rescue.  The officers can be seen stripped to […]

THE family of the 97th Hillsborough victim spoke of their pride as he was awarded the Freedom of Liverpool yesterday. Andrew Devine, 55, died in July, more than 32 years after he suffered serious injuries at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final. He was posthumously awarded the Freedom of Liverpool at a city council meeting. Proud mum Hilary, of Liverpool, said: […]