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    James Ransone, star of The Wire and It: Chapter Two, dies at age 46
     22 December 2025
    James Ransone, an actor best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire and also starring in It: Chapter Two, has died, according to LA medical authorities.
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    Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui
    22 Dec: Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui... more
    Job done for Luke Littler in round two at the World Darts Championships
    22 Dec: Job done for Luke Littler in round two at the World Darts Championships... more
    The man who's helped steer Dame Lisa Carrington to eighth Olympic gold medals feels he's stepping away from coaching at the right time
    22 Dec: The man who's helped steer Dame Lisa Carrington to eighth Olympic gold medals feels he's stepping away from coaching at the right time... more
    Jarvis Cocker has admitted raiding the stage during Michael Jackson's BRIT Awards performance "f***** up" his life
    22 Dec: The 62-year-old singer saw his band Pulp's profile skyrocket with the release of their 1995 album Different Class, and although he had always wanted to be famous, he realised just months later that it wasn't necessarily a good thing in the wake of the 1996 drunken incident.... more
    Appeals for public financial support as a sexual violence support group prepares for 2026 funding cuts
    22 Dec: Appeals for public financial support as a sexual violence support group prepares for 2026 funding cuts... more
    Lindsay Lohan has hailed her role in The Simpsons a "dream come true"
    22 Dec: The Mean Girls actress has lent her voice to an older version of the family's youngest member, Maggie Simpson, in an episode titled Parahormonal Activity which will air on Sunday (14.12.25) and she was honoured to be involved with the long-running animated sitcom.... more
    Liverpool footballer Alexander Isak is set for a stint on the sidelines
    22 Dec: Liverpool footballer Alexander Isak is set for a stint on the sidelines... more
    One person's died after a car hit a power pole north of Timaru this morning.
    22 Dec: One person's died after a car hit a power pole north of Timaru this morning.... more
    Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme
    22 Dec: Governments across Australia continue to respond to the Bondi terror attack.... more

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     19 Dec: Australian curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt miss out on spot at 2026 Winter Olympic Games ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     18 Dec: Albanese not invited to rabbi’s funeral, as Frydenberg calls for ban on ‘hate preachers’ ++++++++++++++++++++++
     18 Dec: Sharon Osbourne considered sending Roger Waters a box of her poop after he mocked her dead husband Ozzy +++++++++++++++++++++
     20 Dec: What time is the Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua fight in Australia and how can you watch it? ++++++++++++
     16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby +++++++++++
     17 Dec: FBI releases footage of Brown University shooting suspect ++++++++++
     19 Dec: Rugby league's NRL has issued breach notices to the Sydney Roosters in relation to salary cap overspend and the Melbourne Storm in relation to team selection protocols +++++++++

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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Charlie Cox thinks his wife has "replaced" him with their dog 12:20

    Entertainment:
    James Ransone, star of The Wire and It: Chapter Two, dies at age 46 12:07

    Rugby:
    Job done for Luke Littler in round two at the World Darts Championships 11:57

    Entertainment:
    Jarvis Cocker has admitted raiding the stage during Michael Jackson's BRIT Awards performance "f***** up" his life 11:50

    Entertainment:
    Lindsay Lohan has hailed her role in The Simpsons a "dream come true" 11:20

    Accident and Emergency:
    One person's died after a car hit a power pole north of Timaru this morning. 11:07

    Cricket:
    Kane Williamson insists he's made no call around retirement - as the third cricket test against the West Indies gets set to enter it's final day in Mt Maunganui 10:57

    Entertainment:
    Britney Spears is "so proud" of Paris Hilton 10:50

    Cricket:
    England captain Ben Stokes admits the Adelaide heat got to him in their Ashes series-deciding third test loss to Australia 10:47

    Politics:
    Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme 10:37

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