Queen’s granddaughter loses baby

THE Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband Mike have sadly lost their baby just before Christmas.

Christmas Day woes for train travellers

LAST-minute train cancellations are expected to cause chaos for thousands of southeast Queenslanders on Christmas Day - but if you can catch a train, it will be free.

Torture ordeal for man trying to buy motorcycle

A MAN who arrived at a southeast Queensland address to buy a motorcycle could not have imagined the ordeal he was about to face – 20 hours of torture, police say, before he somehow managed to escape.

Tia accused ‘threatened to kill wife’

RICK Thorburn threatened to kill his wife if she ever left, and cried in front of a female relative to keep her quiet about his son having sex with 12-year-old Tiahleigh Palmer, court documents allege.

Status Quo guitarist dead at 68

STATUS Quo rocker Rick Parfitt has passed away months after he spoke of his “death” following a third heart attack on stage in Spain.

Showers won’t dampen Christmas

SOUTHEAST Queenslanders might have to dodge a few Christmas Day showers but can look forward to a week of ideal holiday conditions.

Christmas the season for killing, again

CHRISTMAS has become a season not just for giving but for killing, thanks to our suicidal immigration policy, writes Andrew Bolt.

Two killed in NZ school bus crash

TWO people have died and more than 40 have been injured after a bus carrying a student band from Tonga ploughed through a barrier on Christmas Eve.

Celeb Xmas plans: A day to remember

FOR some, Christmas is about family, for others it is about eating lots of food with good friends. Here’s what some of our favourite celebrities are doing this Christmas Day.

Shoppers set for Boxing Day splurge

QUEENSLANDERS are set to spend nearly $400 million snapping up a bargain on Monday, as retailers brace for one of the biggest Boxing Days in years.