All news for 2023-12-19

The couple in their 70s, who migrated from the China to the US in the 80s 'with nothing', were hoping to help their son pay for his wedding and buy him a house but ended up losing their life savings

Gerwyn Price breezed into the third round of the PDC World Championship on Monday night, but admitted after that he was considering withdrawing from darts' showpiece event

Actor Dean Sullivan - best known for his role as Jimmy Corkhill on Channel 4's Brookside - will be laid to rest in his native Liverpool on Monday after passing away aged 68

Despite being one of the greatest snooker players of all time, Ronnie O'Sullivan has never been named Sports Personality of the Year, a snub that has not pleased the Englishman

Madonna playfully delivered a stern threat to TV presenter Andy Cohen, who was in the audience for one of her live shows, as she branded him a "troublemaking queen"

SiriusXM host Jim Ladd has died at the age of 75 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles, with tributes now pouring in for the iconic radio DJ

The child was found lifeless on a minibus in Brazil in near 100-degree Celsius heat after the alarm was raised around 4pm on Monday outside a nursery school in the neighbourhood of Mooca

Scottish actor Brian Cox, 77, said he is 'too old' to be a contestant on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing competition and doesn't want to go down the 'joke' road despite being a huge fan of the show

My Mum, Your Dad couple Roger Hawes and Janey Smith are preparing to spend their first Christmas together after finding romance on the ITV reality dating show earlier this year

EastEnders has dropped a number of hints that Stacey Slater may be the killer on Christmas Day that murders a mystery male character on the BBC soap, in scenes to air next week

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva is concerned about the extra demands being placed upon footballers after FIFA opted to overhaul another tournament starting next year

Christmas Day will 'never be the same' for Bill Wilson after he tragically lost his beloved wife Jo to dementia earlier this year, following a harrowing battle with the 'silent killer'

ITV Emmerdale viewers are convinced that they have figured out a sinister past storyline involving Chloe Harris' father, Damon, who was revealed to be criminal Harry

China has been rocked by the deadliest earthquake in 10 years, which has seen at least 118 people die across the Gansu and Qinghai provinces and others seriously hurt

A fresh wave of email scams are being released in the run-up to Christmas and it's easy to see how some are being fooled.

Liverpool are bang in the title race, though boss Jurgen Klopp has frequently played down suggestions reinforcements will arrive in January to boost their hopes of winning the Premier League

British Transport Police says the teenager was sexually assaulted on board a train between Laindon, Essex and West Ham, East London, and have identified a man who can help with the investigation

Thousands have been evacuated from Grindavik in Iceland after a volcanic eruption on Monday night following a series of small earthquakes - which has been described as 'close to the worst case imaginable'

Having inherited a programme at a crossroads after the Tokyo Olympics, Andrew Randell has scripted a remarkable turnaround to place several crews in pole position for Paris podium

Manchester United are preparing to announce the arrival of new shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe, whose majority ownership of French side Nice poses a dilemma ahead of the January transfer window

Kate Garraway's Smooth Radio co-star Jenni Falconer gave listeners an update on Derek Draper this morning, just days after Kate took some time away from her work commitments when her husband and father of her two children suffered a heart attack

David Raya is firmly installed as the Arsenal No.1 with the Spaniard keeping a clean sheet as the Gunners beat Brighton 2-0 to go back top of the Premier League on Sunday - leaving Aaron Ramsdale on the outside looking in

Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price have all secured their opening wins, with Michael van Gerwen the main attraction from Tuesday's two session

Fortnite servers are going down for the final time in 2023, just before Epic Games goes on its annual Christmas vacation

Lando Norris has long been linked with a move to Red Bull while rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri also turned heads in his first F1 season, and McLaren must continue improving to keep them