PETER HITCHENS: This Christmas I would like you to think of the plight of a 94-year-old woman, who has been atrociously mistreated by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The eye-watering figures, which include overtime, bonuses and employer pension contributions, show the highest paid London Tube driver in the year to November received £103,374.

Vicky Russell, 27, and Scott Daly, 30, were told their daughter Layla wouldn't survive due to liver problems before she was born weighing just 1lb 9oz in Melksham, Wiltshire.

Billy Monger, 19, won tonight's Helen Rollason award for triumph over adversity. He had both legs amputated at 17 following a horror Formula 4 crash last year - but is already racing again.

Residents living in £1m homes that back onto Parkstone Golf Course in Dorset were horrified to find the clump of mature pines had been axed without warning.

Although the Jesuit College of higher education had existed in Valletta since the last decade of the 16th century, for a number of years there was as yet no Maltese university or medical school wherein Maltese students could be prepared locally for a medical career. Future doctors had, therefore, to proceed abroad to obtain medical qualifications even though the Order of St John’s Sacra Infermeria – as its hospital was officially called – provided much more than acceptable medical services, as attested by various foreign visitors, including Henry Teonge in 1675 and Edward Brown in 1676. They respectively reported that the infirmary’s beds were “extremely neat, and kept clean and sweet” and that the institution was the “very glory of Malta”. This void was partly amended on December 19, 1676, when Grand Master Nicholas Cotoner founded and endowed the School of Anatomy and Surgery in the Order’s Valletta Infirmary after having, exactly two months previously, appointed Rev. Dr Joseph Zammit as lettore in Anatomy and Surgery. An entry in the Order’s Archives, Volume 262, folio 62r, of the minutes of the meetings of the Council of State, briefly records this important event by...

Updated at 8.30pm Protesters accused the Prime Minister on Sunday of knowing who owned mystery company Macbridge, as they marked the 14th month since journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated. Occupy Justice activists stood on the steps of the Office of the Prime Minister at Castille and held up cards reading “Who owns Macbridge?” Ms Caruana Galizia was murdered in a car bomb explosion exactly 14 months ago, on October 16, 2017. Macbridge was named in leaked documents as one of two companies which would be sending funds to offshore companies owned by minister Konrad Mizzi and chief of staff Keith Schembri. A joint investigation by Times of Malta and Reuters subsequently revealed that the other of the companies, 17 Black, is owned by Electrogas consortium director and Tumas Group CEO Yorgen Fenech. Ms Caruana Galizia was the first person to report on 17 Black's existence and its links to offshore companies owned by minister Mizzi and Mr Schembri.  In a statement, Occupy Justice accused the Prime Minister of being complicit in wrongdoing.  “Seven months ago we asked the Prime Minister who owns 17 Black, the other company feeding money into the accounts of his top aides.

Updated at 8.30pm Firefighters rushed to Marsa industrial estate on Sunday evening after a fire broke out at an animal feeds factory in the area. Two Civil Protection Department units were dispatched to the KPH plant and quickly began putting out the flames after the fire was reported at around 7.30pm. The fire was extinguished by 8.15pm. Nobody was injured in the incident. 

A stoppage-time free kick from Arkadiusz Milik gave Napoli a 1-0 win over Cagliari on Sunday to keep them eight points behind Serie A leaders Juventus and end the Sardinian team’s unbeaten home run. Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti made six changes to the side that lost to Liverpool on Tuesday, sealing their elimination from the Champions League, and left out key players like Marek Hamsik, Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne. He was almost left to rue his decision as his side struggled to break down the home side, but Milik’s 91st-minute strike, the Pole’s seventh goal of the campaign, made them the first team to defeat Rolando Maran’s side at the Sardegna Arena this season. Diego Farias headed over for the hosts before Milik’s header came off the underside of the bar and bounced back into play, but the striker made amends when he swept a left-foot free kick sweetly into the top corner. Napoli remained second in the standings, six points clear of Inter Milan, with the gap to Juventus remaining at eight points following the champions' 1-0 win over local rivals Torino on Saturday. Cagliari remained 13th place on 17 points, six clear of the relegation zone. Earlier on Sunday,...

The Under-17 Sirens team have returned to Malta after taking part in the sixth edition of the Dario Aprile Memorial Tournament for youth waterpolo. The event, held at the Paolo Caldarella pool in Syracuse over three days – from December 7-9 – saw eight teams competing in the men’s Under-17 category. The tournament – which attracted more than 100 waterpolo players from all over Italy and Malta – consisted of three days of healthy fun, with the right competitive dose. The U-17 Sirens team played six games in just 48 hours and managed to reach the final, where they lost by just one goal to the Circolo Canottieri Ortigia. Equally spectacular was the final for the third place, which ended with the victory of hosts Sikelia over Roma Nova A after a penalty shoot-out. Beyond the sporting result, the Dario Aprile Memorial Tournament was a real sporting festival embellished by the collaboration of students from the Cagini Technical Institute of Syracuse, who made all the trophies for the event. Road to the final GroupSirens vs Nova Roma B - 9-2Sirens vs Terrasini - 13-3Sirens vs Sikelia - 12-2 Quarter finalSirens vs Palermo - 4-3 Semi-finalSirens vs Nova Roma A - 8-4 FinalSirens vs...

  VACANCIES   We are seeking candidates to fill the following positions:-   Restaurant Manager The Restaurant Manager will be responsible for upholding the image of the Palisades Restaurant by overseeing the daily operations ensuring guests receive quality meals and...

Police PRO, Simon Edwards, has confirmed that the victim in a fatal accident which occurred in Colihaut last night, is 33-year-old Kirk Blake of Portsmouth. Lake was an employee of Kool Air and Electric, a refrigeration company which is located...

The help GK get back on track Gofundme campaign has been successful. The total raised on gofundme was 1,575 US dollars. Lead organizer of the campaign, Michele Henderson, released this message via the Gofundme page: In keeping with GoFundMe requirements...

The Sixth Form Sisserous singers maintains a tradition of spreading goodwill through their annual Christmas tour. The group was unable to do the tour last year because of Hurricane Maria. However, they continued the tradition in grand style this year. The...

TV channel France3 has “fixed” a placard held by a Yellow Vest protester, which urged President Emmanuel Macron to resign. The broadcaster explained that the sign was broadcast reading just Macron, due to a “human error.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Riyadh has denounced the US Senate resolution that blamed the Saudi Crown Prince for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as baseless allegations and a blatant attack on the Kingdom’s sovereignty and internal affairs. Read Full Article at RT.com

Rebecca, 29, was clearly in high spirits as she attended the BBC 's Sports Personality of the Year at The Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham on Sunday.

'Classroom management software' is able to flag up key words, such as terrorism or bomb, when they are typed in by children when they go online.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he would be committed to bring back normalcy in the country and would restore development.

Special Grade official of State Administration Saman Ekanayake has been appointed Secretary to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Prime Minister's office said.

India has welcomed the resolution of the political situation in Sri Lanka, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe making a special statement today said that discussions will be held with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to bring about a political solution in which all citizens can live in harmony in a unitary state.

President Maithripala Sirisena today said that he has given the Premiership to Ranil Wickremesinghe while honouring the parliamentary tradition and democracy.

With CM selection in three states out of the way, Congress is keen to ensure that dashed aspirations of other hopefuls do not affect its Lok Sabha prospects in the heartland states.

Congress circles are miffed with Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha for tom-tomming his meeting with party leaders to show that he was being sought after for electoral alliances.

Shah said support of the country's youth to Modi would be key to BJP's return in 2019 as he asked the party's youth wing to connect with young voters with the NDA government's development agenda.

Author: sarah glubbID: 1544982667210173700Sun, 2018-12-16 20:43 JEDDAH: The guests of the 13th batch of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Umrah on Sunday visited Islamic sites in Madinah and the King Fahd Complex for Printing the Holy Qur’an. Following the tour, the head of the planning department of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments in Djibouti, Dr. Othman Hussein Mohammed, thanked King Salman for making all-out efforts to serve Islam and Muslims all over the world. The guests — comprising 203 individuals from eight African countries — thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the generous hospitality, services and facilities provided to them from the moment that they left their countries to their arrival in the Kingdom. The guests have come from Ethiopia, Senegal, Comoros, Djibouti, Mali, South Africa, Nigeria and Uganda. With the arrival of the 13th batch of guests, the total number has reached 2,803 from various countries since the start of the program. Main category: Saudi Arabia

Sun, 2018-12-16 22:40 Adam Sieminski has been president of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) since April 2018.  In 2008, KAPSARC was founded as an independent research institute to advance the understanding of the energy sector and its impact on the global economy. The center also conducts studies on sustainable energy options. Before joining KAPSARC, Sieminski held the James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) for over a year. Before that, he served as a non-resident senior adviser to the CSIS Energy and National Security Program. He also served as the administrator of the US Energy Information Administration between 2012 and 2017. He was also the senior director for energy and environment on the staff of the US National Security Council and a senior fellow and former president of the US Association for Energy Economics.  He was also a member of the advisory board of the Global Energy and Environment Initiative at School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He also served as the chairman of the Supply-Demand Committee of the Independent Petroleum Association of America. From 2005 to 2012, Sieminski was the chief energy economist for Deutsche Bank.  Sieminski holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in public administration from Cornell University, New York. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.  On Sunday, KAPSARC signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority on the sidelines of Saudi Arabia Smart Grid and Sustainable Energy Conference and Exhibition that concluded in Jeddah recently. The MoU aims to strengthen research partnership in the power sector to enhance the efficiency of the electricity markets in the GCC countries.  Main category: Saudi ArabiaTags: FaceOf FaceOf: Khalid bin Faisal Al-Sahli, Saudi ambassador to TurkmenistanFaceOf: Ahmed Al-Ansari, Deputy chairman of KSA’s Presidency of Meteorology and Environment

Author: Sun, 2018-12-16 23:09 Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, who is also the chairman of the board of directors of Imam Saud bin Abdul Aziz Reserve, reviewed the activities of the reserve on Sunday.  He was briefed on the role the reserve plays in the preservation of the natural environment and wildlife. The deputy governor also reviewed the steps the reserve has taken to reduce fishing and overgrazing. Saudi Arabia has made huge strides in environmental protection with initiatives to preserve the natural environment and wildlife that will boost ecotourism and protect and encourage vegetation. As part of these efforts, King Salman issued a royal order in June establishing the Council of Royal Reserves under the chairmanship of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Mahazah Al-Sayad Reserve was renamed Imam Saud bin Abdul Aziz Reserve. The royal decree stated that each natural reserve must have its own independent management and budget. The decree had given a commission at the Council of Ministers three months to appoint qualified leaders to handle the management of each reserve. Main category: Saudi ArabiaTags: Saudi ArabiaMakkah

Author: ARAB NEWSID: 1544990750090646900Sun, 2018-12-16 23:03 JEDDAH: Describing Saudi Arabia as the center of Islam, religious scholars and intellectuals said media attacks against the Kingdom offend more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world. The scholars expressed their solidarity with Saudi Arabia on Sunday — the final day of a conference titled “International Conference on Islamic unity — the perils of labeling and exclusion” organized by the Muslim World League (MWL) in Makkah. They said the Kingdom and its leadership command great respect due to their services to Islam and Muslims. The conference, organized under the patronage of King Salman, was attended by more than 1,000 religious scholars and intellectuals from 128 countries. The participants of the conference called for a comprehensive plan to address sectarianism and extremism. They also stressed the need for creating effective channels of communication between followers of different Islamic schools of thought to remove misunderstandings and increase cooperation. They unanimously rejected sectarian views and extremist ideas and urged scholars and preachers to play their role in uniting Muslims. The scholars recommended the establishment of an all-inclusive committee to draft a comprehensive Islamic charter that lay down rules to resolve disputes between Muslim and to help forge unity among different schools of thought. They entrusted the MWL with the implementation of the decision through a comprehensive document titled “Makkah document.” The conference stressed the idea of nation state is an extension of the concept of the Ummah, which converges and integrates with other Muslim countries under the umbrella of the MWL. Its international political framework comes under the umbrella of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and its international economic framework under the umbrella of the Islamic Development Bank. In addition to other Islamic institutions, especially the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition. The closing statement urged the MWL to establish an international forum to promote common values among followers of different religions and cultures and, another forum to promote the values of tolerance and coexistence. It also stressed the importance of improving relations between Muslim sects. It highlighted the importance of rejecting futile debates between different sects or schools of thought and called on the media and other social institutions to help strengthen the values of moderation and unity. The participating scholars described themselves only as “Muslims” without referring to their respective sects or schools of thought. They decried religious edicts (fatwas) that incite hatred. They also stressed the need for finding a single scientific reference for each country and respecting the religious leaders of the minorities. The MWL secretary-general, Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, said his organization is making efforts to forge unity among Muslims and to promote love and reconciliation. At the inauguration of the conference, Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal delivered a speech on behalf of King Salman underlining the need to remove misconceptions about Islam and Muslims through dialogue. He also urged Muslims to set aside their petty differences and to work together to achieve a great and prosperous future. Main category: Saudi ArabiaTags: Muslim World League (MWL)Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) OIC, MWL condemn Israel’s nation-state law as racist and illegalSaudi grand mufti praises MWL’s control of halal meat imports

Author: Ghazanfar Ali KhanID: 1544990418530629900Sun, 2018-12-16 22:59 RIYADH: Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), and Prof. Bae Kidong, director general of the National Museum of Korea, will jointly inaugurate the first-ever exhibition of Korean history and culture on Dec. 19. The three-month long cultural jamboree will feature glorious history and heritage of South Korea in the Kingdom. “The SCTH and the Korean National Museum are jointly organizing this exhibition on Korean history and culture from Dec. 19, 2018, to March 15, 2019, in Riyadh,” said Korean Ambassador Jo Byung-wook. Jo said the exhibition is the continuation of a series of cultural exchanges between the two countries that started with the “Roads of Arabia” exhibition jointly organized by the SCTH and the Korean National Museum in Seoul last year. The “Roads of Arabia” exhibition was a huge success that attracted tens of thousands of Koreans to Saudi history and culture, he added. We expect the Korean culture and history exhibition in Riyadh to be equally successful,” said the envoy. “The Korean exposition will promote the mutual understanding and goodwill between Korea and Saudi Arabia,” he said. He said the total number of Saudis, who visited Korea in 2017 exceeded 11,300, which represents a marked increase over the past years. “In fact, it is very encouraging to see more and more Saudis choose Korea as their destination for business, tourism, higher education, and health care,” he added. The top diplomat said more than 440 Saudi students are currently studying in Korea. Korea, he said, has played a key role in the development of the Kingdom’s infrastructure while Riyadh has been a stable energy supplier to Seoul. Main category: Saudi ArabiaTags: Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTHKorea SCTH funds second group of Saudi hotel and tourism projectsSCTH, Japanese university to explore Saudi heritage

Oweynagat cave is a place of both birth and death.

The Anlo Youth Council has expressed displeasure at some chiefs in the Volta Region attending the Akwasidae festival held in the Ashanti region to honour the ancestors and king of the Ashanti Kindom.

Santa goes from festive favourite to foul-mouthed yob as he apparently tries to evacuate a building after smoke alarms go off. A Santa Claus has been criticised by parents after he allegedly swore at children.