Woman, Around 80, Accused of Smuggling Cocaine Into Beirut Airport. Customs officials seized 68 pounds of cocaine from a woman who traveled to Lebanon from Venezuela. Two security officers were also arrested. Homeland Security, Uber, Peru Your Tuesday Evening Briefing. Heres what you need to know at the end of the day. Girl killed after hit by train near Lostwithiel station. Emergency services were scrambled to the scene near Lostwithiel uk station in Cornwall at around 6.30pm on December 24.The 19-year-old woman was declared dead and her next of kin informed. Serena Williams Returning to Tennis on Saturday. In her first match since giving birth to her daughter in September, Williams will play an exhibition against the French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in Abu Dhabi.

Pensioner and Latvian girlfriend died of natural causes. Michael Cobley, 75, and Zanna Ernstone, 46, were found dead in Holbeach, Lincolnshire on Thursday. But post mortems revealed they died of natural causes – and that nobody else was involved. Heavy rain triggers floodings in Northern Italy. People living in northern Italy have had to evacuate their homes after rivers in the region flooded their banks. Rough cut (no people reporter narration).

Sprawling Across New York, a Solstice Music Marathon. Make Music Winter, an annual explosion of participatory parades, included riffs on Bach, West African music and microtonality. Harvard scientists cure deaf mice with gene therapy. The new treatment, pioneered by Harvard University researchers, used a technique called Crispr CAS-9, which book modifies DNA in living cells. Deafness is genetic in over 50 percent of cases. North Korea likely to pursue both talks, and nukes forecast. South Korea predicted on Tuesday that North Korea would look to open negotiations with the United States next year in an optimistic outlook for 2018, even as Seoul set up a specialized military team to confront nuclear threats from the North. Philadelphia street crippled by drugs captured in photos. Jeffrey Stockbridge people has spent years documenting Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, the city’s impoverished suburb which offers a snapshot of what the drug addiction epidemic has caused. What PHE says you should be eating at Christmas. The Taxpayers’ Alliance has calculated what Christmas dinner would look like if Public Health England (PHE) was in charge of the portions – and it’s almost unrecognisable.

Why Saad Hariri Had That Strange Sojourn in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Hariri, Lebanons prime minister, expected the royal treatment when he was summoned to Riyadh. Instead, he was told to resign. Here is the back story. Editors Choice Pictures. Our top photos from the last 24 hours. From Malta to Minneapolis, a look at where to go in 2018. NEW YORK (AP) – From Malta to Minneapolis, here’s a look at some destinations around the world that will be news making news in 2018. They include designated… Woman and police officer die in Sheffield Christmas crash. The officer, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the crash on the A57 in Sheffield yesterday evening. The woman, 61, was rushed to hospital but died there shortly after. Over 100 countries defy Trump, vote for Jerusalem U.N. resolution. More than 100 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Qantas passengers stuck in Dubai won’t get compensation. Passengers who were forced to spend their Christmas stranded on an airport tarmac will not be compensated for the nightmare flight that left Sydney Airport on December 23. Yiddish-Language Fiddler on the Roof Is Coming to New York. The adaptation of Fiddler will debut next summer, with the lyricist Sheldon Harnick consulting on the production. North Korea Wont Stop Its Arms Tests Anytime Soon, South Korea Warns. Government and private analysts expect the North to bolster its nuclear and long-range missile capabilities in 2018 to gain leverage with Washington. London’s Tate Modern to open new wing. Britain’s Tate Modern gallery in London reveals additional building called the ‘Switch House’ which will open to the public on June 17.

Bitcoin rises ten percent after brutal selloff. Bitcoin extended its recovery in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday, rising ten percent to be up more than a third from last week’s lows of below $12,000. Elly Park reports. U.S. tax overhaul requires new math for 529 savings plans. NEW YORK – Families with children in private or parochial school will be able to tap their college savings plans to pay for up to $10,000 in tuition and other expenses in the new year,… Jeanine Pirro of Fox News Helps an c Old Friend President Trump. After a White House visit, the Fox News host has called for the firing of Robert Mueller and said F.B.I. agents should be taken out in cuffs. Grace, a Celebrated Chicago Restaurant, Closes After Its Founders Leave. The end comes for a dining destination with three Michelin stars; the chef and the general manager fell out with the owner. Irish men killed when their 4×4 swept away pictured. Declan Davitt, 26, and Martin Needham, 27, were in people the SUV when people it entered the Carrowniskey River in County Mayo – in the far west of Ireland – in the early hours of the morning. Zinedine Zidane safe for now despite Barcelona debacle. There was one word that Zinedine Zidane kept repeating in his post-match press conference on Saturday jodido the polite translation is screwed the less polite f***ed. Carragher compares Liverpool’s Firmino to Tottenham’s Kane. Boxing Day belonged to two Premier League strikers as record-breaking Englishman Kane and Brazilian Firmino shone in emphatic home victories for Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool usa respectively. Wild India by Axel Gomille is a real-life Jungle Book. German photographer Axel Gomille spent 25 years travelling across India snapping pictures of the Indian subcontinent’s diverse wildlife from sloth bears to nilgai and blackbucks. China exceeds target for household gas projects, but some left freezing. BEIJING – China’s Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) said it had completed coal-to-gas and coal-to-electricity projects for 3.9 million households or 25,220 villages, exceeding a target of 3.1 million houses for 2017 in northern Chinese regions. Square Feet Bethesda Readies for a Major Remake. Plans include Marriott International moving its headquarters from the suburbs to downtown. Israeli lawmaker given security after insulting… Israel’s parliament has decided to give a controversial rightwing lawmaker a security detail after a widely-shared video showed him insulting Palestinians… Walsall man reveals ordeal after being shot in the stomach. WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Daniel Stone was gunned down on the way to visit a friend in Walsall last Christmas, leaving him in a coma people for a month with an enormous scar andcolostomy bag. Feature Jordan a Peeles X-Ray Vision. Get Out, his docu-horror-thriller-comedy about race in America, was the movie of the year. What will he show us next? Entrepreneurship Giving a Family Business a Jolt With Coffee That Empowers people Women. When Alyza Bohbots parents considered selling their roasting company, she took over instead, with a mission to create an unapologetically feminine brand. BA captain reveals what it’s like to fly the A380. British Airways captain Claire Bunton, who lives on the UK’s south coast, kindly agreed to tell MailOnline Travel what it’s like to fly the world’s biggest passenger plane. Mother defends toddler’s online make up tutorial videos. Little make up guruLiriana has been amassing Instagram followers ever since footage of her applying cosmetics started going viral a few months back. Soccer-Morata and Alonso earn Chelsea 2-0 win against… LONDON, Dec 26 – – Second-half goals from Alvaro Morata and Spanish compatriot Marcos Alonso earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion… Field Notes 13 Questions to Ask Before Getting Married. There are certain intimate and awkward topics couples should discuss before the wedding unless you prefer to be surprised years later. GP reveals the hangover cures that work. Dr Dan Robertson, anin-house GP at Manchester-based Push Doctor, an NHS-backed service, has offered his professional advice on the tricks that work – and those that definitely don’t. Queen’s Speech nation’s most-watched Christmas TV show. Her Majesty proved to be the Queen of Christmas TV after her annual address earned 7.6 million viewers across the BBC, ITV and Sky. It pushed comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys into second place. Hawaii friends find out they’re brothers via DNA test. Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane have been friends for over 60 years. But the two men just recently discovered that they share more in common and People are actually brothers.

In Ireland, a Same-Sex Marriage With a Tax Benefit. Matt Murphy, 82, and Michael OSullivan, 58, who are close friends, married to avoid inheritance tax. Homeowners made 92,000 more than they paid for their home. Researchers found that 92 per cent of people who sold their homes across England and Wales in 2017 made more than what they initially paid. Some sellers even doubled their money. The Death and Life of Jersey City. The downtown boom, visible in the new night-life scene along Newark Avenue, poses a threat to the urban pioneers from the citys grittier days.