Alleged Bondi gunman loses court bid to suppress names of his family

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A sketch shows alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram at a court hearing last month

The alleged Bondi gunman has lost his court bid to suppress the names and addresses of his mother, brother and sister due to fears over their safety.

Lawyers for Naveed Akram - who is facing 59 charges over December's attack on a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach that killed 15 people - argued that his family could be targeted by vigilantes and had already experienced abuse.

Last month, details


We entered Race Across the World to honour dying wish

BBC Mark Blythen, in his 60s, who has short grey hair and is wearing a short sleeved blue shirt with a lobster pattern and a large orange backpack, stands next to Margo Oakley, who has short blonde hair, a red t-shirt and a large blue backpack. BBC
Mark Blythen and Margo Oakley had a "fractious" relationship for more than 40 years

When Margo Oakley, now 59, was introduced to her older sister's new boyfriend her first impressions of the "po-faced" and "judgey" young man were not great.

And for Mark Blythen, 67, his feelings about his girlfriend's "loud and wild" younger sibling were mutual.

But more than 40 years later the pair became the first set of in-laws to compete

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The delicate question of where responsibility lies for safety on UK mountains

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Watch the moment Artemis II blasts into space

After delays and technical issues, the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years finally took off from Florida and is now in Earth's orbit.

Utah teen identified as victim of serial killer Ted Bundy

Police handout Laura Aimee, in a school photo from the 1970s. She has long brown hair parted down the middle and brown eyes, and wears a patterned blouse. Police handout

Officials in Utah have formally closed a 51-year-old cold case after using new DNA technology to identify a murdered teenager as a victim of serial killer Ted Bundy.

Laura Ann Aime, 17, disappeared after leaving a party on Halloween in 1974. Her body was discovered about one month later by hikers in the American Fork Canyon.

On Wednesday, the Utah County Sheriff's Office announced that new testing "confirmed irrefutably that DNA evidence recovered from Laura's

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World's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, dies aged 193

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Jonathan is thought to have hatched almost 200 years ago and lived through the reigns of eight British monarchs

The world's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, has died at an estimated age of 193, the vet who cared for him has said.

"Heartbroken to share that our beloved Jonathan, the world's oldest living land animal, has passed away today peacefully on St Helena", Joe Hollins wrote on social media late on Wednesday.

"This gentle giant outlived empires

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US Supreme Court appears sceptical of US birthright citizenship challenge

Protesters rally outside Supreme Court as justices hear birthright citizenship case

The Supreme Court has appeared sceptical of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, a sign the justices could strike down a key element of his immigration agenda.

A majority of the court seemed unconvinced the US should stop granting citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary US visitors.

The administration has argued that limiting birthright citizenship is necessary to rein in illegal immigration. Opponents argue it would upend more than a century of precedent and unravel a cornerstone of

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What do Trump's latest comments on leaving Nato mean for the alliance?

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The 77-year-old Nato coalition now has 32 members, but the might of the US military matters immensely

Of all the warnings in President Trump's arsenal, quitting the Nato military alliance is among those he's wielded the most.

Asked by Britain's Telegraph newspaper if he is reconsidering US membership of Nato, he said: "Oh yes… I would say [it's] beyond reconsideration" – fuming again that his partners weren't joining America's military operations

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Families cram into Greek court for trial into deadliest train crash

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Maria Karystianou, who lost her 19-year-old daughter Marthi, said relatives had been "packed like sardines" in the courtroom

Relatives of the 57 people who died in Greece's worst ever train disaster crowded into a courtroom on Wednesday, demanding justice for the victims.

The trial had already been postponed once because of the chaotic start last week.

Some of the victims are thought to have burnt to death after surviving the initial collision.

Many relatives were unable to get into the courtroom in

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Palantir UK boss says it's up to militaries to decide how AI targeting is used in war

Palantir's Louis Mosley says militaries responsible for how AI systems are used

Tech giant Palantir has pushed back against concerns that military use of its AI platforms could lead to unforeseen risks, in an exclusive interview with the BBC, insisting that the way the technology is used is the responsibility of its military customers.

It comes as experts have expressed concern over the use of Palantir's AI-powered defence platform - Maven Smart System - during wartime and its reported use in US attacks on Iran.

Analysts have warned that the