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A baby boy who was left fighting for his life after a horror crash that killed his two siblings has woken from a coma.  One-year-old Ace was travelling with his parents Dylan Wadley, 23, and fiancee, Mel Martin, 33, to their home in Pratten, Queensland, when their Land Rover crashed through a guardrail on Sunday afternoon. The car, which had their four children inside, went hurtling into Wyaralong Dam near Beaudesert in Queensland's south-east. Ms Martin's 13-year-old son Leo Larsen and four-year-old daughter Mia couldn't be saved, despite Mr Wadley's desperate efforts to rescue the pair trapped in the back seat.  Ace was airlifted to Queensland Children's Hospital in a critical condition and his five-week-old sister Hope miraculously escaped without serious injury. Leo and his sister Mia were unable to be saved while Ace (being held by his brother) is clinging to life in a critical condition Mia 4, and Leo, 13, were trapped in the back seat of the submerged vehicl

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stopped by the DC Central Kitchen on Wednesday to thank volunteers as they prepare Thanksgiving meals. During the visit, her husband Doug Emhoff revealed food insecurity will be one of his top issues when he serves as second gentleman.  Harris and Emhoff paid a brief visit to the Washington D.C. nonprofit, which provides healthy meals to local families and trains low-income people with the culinary skills needed to work in restaurants.  Mike Curtin, the CEO of DC Central Kitchen, said the group expects to serve 10,000 meals on Thanksgiving Day and noted the coronavirus pandemic has increased the need for food among the city's low-income population. An additional 100 million people or more could be facing starvation this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn, according to the United Nations.  Harris brought cookies from Dog Tag Bakery - a DC bakery that is known for hiring veterans - as thank you to the volunteers, who were

George Osborne wanted to give David Beckham a peerage and make him sports minister, it has been revealed. The then-Chancellor discussed the idea with David Cameron in Downing Street on the day of a major Cabinet reshuffle in 2013. But it was rejected because of fears a ministerial post requiring the former England football captain having to stand up in Parliament and defend complicated sports policy would backfire. If it had gone ahead, Beckham could have taken the title Baron Beckham of Leytonstone – the London suburb where he was born – or Baron Beckham of Old Trafford, the home ground of his former club Manchester United. Former Chancellor George Osborne wanted to give David Beckham a peerage and make him sports minister during a major Cabinet reshuffle in 2013, a former Tory spin doctor has revealed File Beckham has acted as something of a sports ambassador for the UK, helping to secure the 2012 Olympics and working on the England's unsuccessful bid for the 2018 World Cup. Pic

Crooks are stealing thousands of dollars from hardworking Australians using increasingly sophisticated phone scams. In the last financial year Australians lost more than $6.4million dollars to scams, an increase of half a million dollars from the previous year.  Con artists are posing as police officers or other authority figures to convince their victims to transfer money out of fear they have committed a crime.  Melbourne dad Jimmy Kalia almost lost his entire disability payout in one phone call. He picked up his phone one day to someone claiming to be 'Sergeant Brown' from the 'Newcastle Police Station'. In the background sirens can be heard as he warns the caller he is 'sending his team at your place within 20 minutes,' reports A Current Affair.  Mr Kalia was told his bank account was being used for drug trafficking and advised to transfer his money to a government account. He was immediately suspicious so he hung up and called the local police station. He

An off-duty NYPD sergeant has turned himself in after being indicted on an assault charge for allegedly shooting and injuring his wife's personal trainer when he found the two of them talking outside the couple's home at night. Sgt Justin Ellis, 35, on Wednesday was arraigned in Nassau County District Court on a felony count of second-degree assault stemming from his October 2019 armed confrontation with fitness instructor Patrick Catania.  The NYPD officer was released on his own recognizance pending his next court date scheduled for January 7. If convicted as charged, he could face up to seven years in prison.    NYPD Sgt Justin Ellis, 35, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault for allegedly shooting his wife's trainer outside their Seaford, New York, home in October 2019 The trainer, Patrick Catania, 30, was indicted on attempted assault and other counts for allegedly trying to hit Ellis with a bat outside the officer's home   Also today, Catania, 30, was ar

Fast food giant McDonald's has been accused of 'cultural appropriation at its finest' over one of its new Christmas menu items. The chain announced a new Jerk Chicken Sandwich for its festive menu, which also features a double Big Mac and a Celebrations McFlurry. But it is the Jerk Chicken Sandwich which has caused the biggest stir - and not all for the right reasons. While some have taken to social media to praise the burger, others have hit out at McDonald's accusing them of 'cultural appropriation'. Cultural appropriation is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity. It is particularly controversial when members of a dominant culture appropriate from disadvantaged minority cultures. Jerk chicken originates from Jamaica and is believed by historians to come from indigenous Taino people and Maroons - descendants of Africans who were enslaved in the Caribbean islands. One person tweeted: 'The

A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being attacked with a metal pole yesterday afternoon in south west London.  Videos posted on social show a man involved in a row with several people in Lambeth, at 3.23pm yesterday.  The Metropolitan Police confirmed a 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of GBH.  A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH following an attack on a 13-year-old boy yesterday afternoon in Lambeth, south west London. The victim was rushed to hospital by London ambulance service where his injuries are described as 'life-threatening' This is the moment a man attacked several people with a metal pole outside a south London school The suspect is accused of attacking several people - including the boy - with a pole.   The man is currently being questioned by detectives investigating the incident.   The 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital with head injuries. Scotland Yard described the youngster's condition as life-threatening.  

Zoë Foster Blake has made her debut on this year's Young Rich List worth an estimated $36million after her skincare company Go-To enjoyed a boom in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. The beauty guru, 40, will join tennis star Ash Barty in making her first appearance on the Financial Review Young Rich List when it is released on Friday. Ms Foster Blake - who is married to comedian Hamish Blake - said the pandemic had triggered growing demand in the self-care market as Australians are confined to their homes.  Zoë Foster Blake has made her debut on this year's Young Rich List after being valued at an estimated $36million  The beauty guru, 40, will join tennis star Ash Barty in making her first appearance on the Financial Review Young Rich List when it is released on Friday 'We had a very rapid turnaround, almost within days. People just went into skincare,' she told the Australian Financial Review.  In August, Go-To's peach-packaged facial oil named Face Hero was cro

Dallas Cowboys strength coach Markus Paul died Wednesday, a day after being taken to the hospital after experiencing a medical emergency at the team's facility.  He was 54. The team said the cause of death was pending, but it was not believed to be related to COVID-19. Paul, born in Orlando, Florida, was in his third season with the Cowboys after previous being a strength and conditioning coach with the New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, New York Jets and 12 seasons with the New York Giants.  Markus Paul has died at the age of 54, the NFL team have confirmed Paul laughs with Tom Brady, then of the New England Patriots, in September 2002 Paul was part of five Super Bowl championships, three with the Patriots and two with the Giants. The former NFL safety played for the Chicago Bears (1989-93) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993).  Paul had been at the Cowbody for three seasons He played in 71 games with 17 starts over those five seasons. He was a fourth-round draft pick out of Syr

A five-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was allegedly hit in the head by a car wheel which flew off while the driver was doing a burn out.   The blue Ford Falcon was stopped at a set of lights at the King Street and Morayfield Road intersection in Caboolture, Queensland about 4.30pm on Wednesday.  Police allege the 18-year-old driver began performing burnouts when the lights turned green.  The rear passenger wheel flung off and hit the five-year-old in the head while he was out walking with his family outside Caboolture Square Shopping Centre, police say.  Police allege the 18-year-old driver began performing burnouts when the lights turned green (pictured: police inspecting the car) The young boy suffered serious head injuries and was taken to Brisbane Children’s Hospital in a critical condition.  The child's condition has since improved and he remains in a stable condition, Courier Mail reported.  Police arrested the driver at the scene and charged him

The Whatsapp account of a missing Sydney businesswoman has mysteriously been accessed at least twice since she disappeared from her $7million cliffside mansion.  Mother-of-one Ms Caddick, 49, hasn't been seen since she disappeared from her Dover Heights home about 5.30am on November 12 - a fortnight ago.  A friend of Ms Caddick's has revealed her WhatsApp account linked to her phone number updated to say it had been 'last seen' at 1.44pm on Tuesday this week. Before that, a 'last seen' alert popped up on the previous Thursday, at 10.02pm, according to screenshots supplied to Daily Mail Australia.  The NSW Police Force did not directly respond to questions about whether investigators or another party had accessed Ms Caddick's WhatsApp account. Instead, a police spokeswoman urged anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward.   Melissa Caddick vanished from the home she shared in Dover Heights with her husband Anthony Koletti . Above, at a wed

British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has spoken for the first time after her two-year prison stint in Iran. She was released in exchange for three Iranians held abroad after being detained on espionage charges, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported today. 'I would like to thank the Australian government and in particular the Australian Foreign Ministry and Australian Embassy in Tehran who have been working tirelessly these past two years and three months to secure my release,' she said in a statement.  'Thank you also to all of you who have supported me and campaigned for my freedom, it has meant the world to me to have you behind me throughout what has been a long and traumatic ordeal.  'I have nothing but respect, love and admiration for the great nation of Iran and its warm-hearted, generous and brave people. Iranian state broadcaster IRIB released footage of Moore-Gilbert in Tehran, Iran, today, reporting she had been freed 'It is with bittersweet