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中国官方星期三公布《中国献血法（修订草案征求意见稿）》，此次修订是自1998年《中国献血法》实施以来的首次重大修改，主要修订的内容包括调整献血者年龄，从提倡18周岁至55周岁，修订为提倡18周岁至65周岁。
综合央视新闻和新华社报道，中国国家卫生健康委星期三（12月17日）发布公告，就《中国献血法（修订草案征求意见稿）》面向社会公开征求意见。此次修订是自1998年《中国献血法》实施以来的首次重大修改，征求意见稿内容扩充至60条，包括总则、组织动员与社会责任、血液采集与临床用血、保障与激励、法律责任等五个方面。
主要修订的内容包括调整献血者年龄和间隔。献血者年龄从提倡18周岁至55周岁，修订为提倡18周岁至65周岁的公民在符合健康要求的情况下自愿献血。血站对献血者每次采集全血不得超过400毫升，两次采集全血间隔期从不少于6个月修订为不少于90天。
报道引述中国国家卫生健康委称，随着中国经济社会不断发展，人民群众的生活水平与健康状况显著提高，对献血者年龄和采血间隔进行科学调整，主要是基于医学科学的进步与国内实践验证，以及国际通行做法考虑。
征求意见稿也明确，每个县（市、区）至少设置一个固定献血屋（点），人口较多和用血需求较大的县（市、区）应酌情增设。
台湾总统赖清德说，无论是壹传媒集团创办人黎智英被判三项国安罪名成立，还是日本前自卫队统合幕僚长岩崎茂被制裁，都显示北京对自由与人权的侵害已达到无以复加的地步，也凸显它试图制造寒蝉效应，阻挡国际社会对台湾的支持。
综合台湾《联合报》和三立新闻网报道，身兼民进党主席的赖清德星期三（12月17日）在民进党中常会说，人权是全球普世价值，却看到黎智英被定罪，以及岩崎茂被制裁。
他认为，北京的无理行径，不但违反国际人权规范，更不符国际法精神。
赖清德指出，无论是对黎智英或对岩崎茂的打压，都显示北京对自由人权的侵害已到无以复加的地步，也凸显它企图形塑寒蝉效应，阻挡国际社会对台湾的支持。
他还说，面对来自中国大陆日益严重的威胁，会持续与友盟伙伴密切合作，守护台湾的民主自由与安全。
香港法院星期一（12月15日）裁定，黎智英涉及串谋勾结外国势力及发布煽动刊物的三项国安罪名全部成立，最高可判处终身监禁。
中国大陆外交部同日宣布，依据《反外国制裁法》对岩崎茂采取反制措施，并指控他“严重违背一个中国原则和中日四个政治文件精神，严重干涉中国内政，严重损害中国主权和领土完整”。
香港知名药妆连锁店万宁将关闭中国大陆所有线下门店及线上商城。
综合南方+、蓝鲸新闻、快科技等报道，万宁中国公告显示，线下门店最后营业日为2026年1月15日，之后将正式停止运营。同时，线上万宁官方商城（小程序）将在今年12月28日午夜12时停止运营，而天猫旗舰店、京东旗舰店、天猫保健品专营店将在12月26日停运。
万宁中国在公告中明确称，大陆门店关闭是公司业务战略调整的需要，并提到跨境业务将继续运营，包括跨境官方商城（小程序）、万宁跨境天猫旗舰店等。
南方+报道认为，这一区别表明，万宁可能将业务重心从大陆实体零售转向跨境电子商务，利用香港供应链优势，专注于服务大陆消费者的跨境购物需求。
公开资料显示，万宁品牌起源于1972年，当时两位香港药剂师开设了三家健与美药店，并为店铺取名“萬寧”。
万宁2004年进入大陆市场。数据显示，截止星期三（12月17日），万宁总门店超440家，其中港澳地区超320家，大陆超120家。
中日紧张关系持续升温之际，日本官方数据显示，来自中国大陆的游客增幅在11月放缓至3%，但当月总体访日游客仍同比增长10.4%。
日本政府观光局周三（12月17日）公布，今年11月，商务及休闲游客总数达352万人，使今年累计访日人数超过3900万，已超越2024年全年3687万的纪录。
日本首相高市早苗11月7日发表“台湾有事”论后，中国官方提醒公民近期避免赴日，中国航空公司也为年底前的航班提供免费退票。
尽管增幅放缓，但中国游客仍是2025年迄今访日人数最多的群体，占总数近四分之一。
泰国军队在与柬埔寨的冲突中，在柬军阵地上缴获了中国制造的反坦克导弹等装备，引发柬埔寨有外援的猜测。中国外交部星期三就此回应称，中国与泰国、柬埔寨以往都开展了正常的防务合作，不针对任何第三方，更与柬泰边境的冲突无关。
中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆星期三（12月17日）主持例行记者会。有记者提问，据报道，泰国军队在与柬埔寨的冲突中，在柬军阵地上缴获了中国制造的反坦克导弹等装备。中国对此有何评论？
郭嘉昆回应，具体情况要向中国的主管部门了解。“我们要强调的是，中国与泰国、柬埔寨以往都开展了正常的防务合作，不针对任何第三方，更与柬泰边境的冲突无关。”
泰国军方近日在乌汶府边境一个柬方基地缴获源自中国的第五代多用途超远程精确制导反坦克导弹，引发柬埔寨有外援的猜测。
泰国防长那达邦说，调查仍在进行中，泰国并未收到中国要求归还武器的任何请求。
中国教育部加强中小学日常考试管理，其中要求，普通高中严控考试次数。
据中国教育部网站，教育部印发《关于进一步加强中小学日常考试管理的通知》。
通知明确，中小学日常考试是指地方和学校在日常教学过程中，为了检验学生阶段性学习效果、服务于教学改进而面向年级全体学生组织实施的考试，不含初高中学业水平考试和普通高等学校招生全国统一考试。
通知要求，贯彻落实《教育强国建设规划纲要（2024—2035年）》和三年行动计划及深化“双减”改革有关部署要求，切实解决部分地方和学校日常考试存在的管理松散、次数偏多、命题质量不高、审查不严、教考脱节等问题，减少日常考试测试频次，提升日常考试质量，强化考试安全风险防范，减轻学生过重学业负担，促进学生全面健康发展。
其中，小学一二年级不进行纸笔考试，义务教育其他年级由学校每学期组织一次期末考试，初中年级从不同学科的实际出发，可适当安排一次期中考试。普通高中学校要严格控制考试次数。
另外，严禁面向小学各年级和初高中非毕业年级组织区域性或跨校际的考试。初高中毕业年级为适应学生毕业和升学需要，可在总复习阶段组织一至两次模拟考试。
通知要求，各地教育行政部门要畅通并公布举报电话、邮箱、网络平台等受理渠道，接受学生、家长及社会各界对日常考试的常态监督。
彭博社引述知情人士说，曾是中国最大房企、如今处于多年房地产危机核心的万科，将于星期三（12月17日）在深圳与部分保险公司和商业银行开会。
知情人士透露，此次会谈将在下午举行，目前尚不清楚万科将与相关机构讨论哪些议题。保险公司一直是万科部分私募债务的投资者，而万科此前曾推迟支付其中部分借款的利息。
万科在债权人否决20亿元（人民币，下同，约3.66亿新元）境内债券展期方案后，将于星期四（12月18日）召开第二轮债券持有人会议。据报，公司拟争取将偿付宽限期延长至30个工作日，以化解迫在眉睫的违约风险。
中国楼市低迷已持续四年多，多家房企相继违约，严重打击市场信心。被视为行业“优等生”且具有国资背景的万科，11月26日首次提出20亿元境内债券展期，引发市场高度关注。
公司上周提出三项展期方案，均未在表决中获得至少90%的债券持有人支持。这笔债券星期一（12月15日）到期，但还有五个工作日宽限期以兑付未付本金和利息。
随着网络持续热议新一波“反清复明”和西方伪史论，中共浙江省委宣传部发文指出，应警惕历史被任何政治意图或非理性情绪所工具化，强调历史自信应建立在事实基础之上，而非源于臆想或虚构的历史悲情。
中共浙江省委宣传部官方微信公众号“浙江宣传”星期三（12月17日）发布题为《警惕“1644史观”带乱了节奏》的文章。
文章称，所谓“1644史观”近期在网上持续引发热议，这一论调的核心主张包括，将1644年明朝灭亡、清军入关视为“华夏文明的中断”，将清朝定位为“外来殖民政权”，并衍生出对清朝历史全盘否定的评价，将近代中国积贫积弱、遭受列强欺凌的根源归咎于清朝的统治。
根据文章，“1644史观”并非近期的全新发明。有学者指出，它的雏形可追溯至民国初期。当时中国面临深重的民族危机，一些知识分子在探寻国家积贫积弱的原因时，将反思的视线投向历史深处，试图在明清易代中寻找近代屈辱的远因。这种产生于特定危局下的历史解释，本身便承载着浓厚的时代焦虑与救亡图存的深刻情感。
文章认为，时至今日，这一论调在互联网语境下获得关注，除了认知层面的因素外，还有着复杂且深刻的心理根源，包括面临现实压力的情绪宣泄、爱国情感的浓烈表达，以及构建网络时代的社交身份。
文章指出，热爱历史是好事，但对历史事实和结论的解析必须保持理性和基本史学素养，不能人云亦云。然而，有些自媒体截取碎片化史料、输出情绪化观点、制造争议话题来收割流量，严重误导认知。
文章说，“1644史观”将复杂的历史进程简化为单一事件，只关注清军入关，却忽视明朝在政治、财政和社会多重危机下已濒临崩溃，也忽略清朝在巩固国家疆域和延续中华文明方面的贡献。同时，将现代民族国家概念套用到17世纪，过分强调满汉对立，割裂历史连续性，否认中华文明的包容性与延续性。部分观点甚至脱离历史讨论，变成毫无依据的荒诞言论。
文章并指，“1644史观”呼应了境外一些试图割裂中国历史连续性的叙事，如美国“新清史”将清朝描绘为“非汉人的征服王朝”，日本历史学界曾宣称“满蒙非中国领土”，这些观点都意在淡化清朝与中国历史的连续性，为分裂论调提供口实。
文章称，外部势力长期曲解中国历史，强调“断裂性”而非连续性，妄图干涉内政、破坏统一，并称讨厌清朝历史无妨，但否认清朝属于中国历史“就纯属扯淡，咱中国人必须一条心，不能内乱”。
文章强调，历史研究可以有不同视角，但必须建立在扎实史料和严谨方法基础上，警惕被政治意图或非理性情绪所工具化；既要反对如“新清史”等割裂历史连续性的学术政治化倾向，也要抵制网络上以“还原真相”为名撕裂共识的情绪化表达。唯有坚持史料与逻辑，让历史回归学术本位，才能守护历史的科学性与严肃性。
文章最后说，在中华民族伟大复兴的征程中，需要基于事实的历史自信，而非虚构或臆想的悲情叙事。
台湾国防部预告修订草案，强制规定跨性别者必须服替代役，伴侣权益推动联盟对此表示反对。
据联合新闻网报道，台湾伴侣权益推动联盟星期三（12月17日）发声明称，替代役实务上承袭军事化管理模式，对跨性别者与部分双性人而言，至少将面临以下制度性风险：厕所与浴室仅以男性使用者为预设，在时间不足、人数众多的情况下，会有共浴的情形发生；住宿以大通铺、集中式空间为主，缺乏隐私与安全保障；基层人员性别认知不足，性骚扰时有发生。
伴盟说，贸然要求跨性别女性及性别处境相近的双性人承担义务役责任，不仅无助于兵役公平，反而可能衍生更多的性别霸凌与歧视。
据台湾行政院公报资讯网，为堵住民众逃避兵役的漏洞，台国防部与内政部预告修正“体位区分标准”，此次修正案不仅将原本列为免役体位的“性别不安者”改列为替代役，仅保留“已变更法律性别者”为免役，同时也将原本属于免役体位的双性人，一并改列为替代役。
中国首家“现代骑手学院”在广东成立，学院课程围绕骑手岗位能力提升与职业转型需求来设置，预计在2026年上半年开班，首期培训规模约500人。
据《工人日报》报道，广东省教育厅与中国电商巨头京东集团在上星期四（12月11日）签订战略合作协议，这家设在广州职业技术大学的学院正式揭牌。
据介绍，学院课程围绕骑手岗位能力提升与职业转型需求来设置，依托广职大现有的产教融合平台、实训基地及未来的“订单班”，开发阶梯式的课程体系。
课程分为四个模块，分别是职业技能进阶模块、法律法规与安全规范模块、软技能与职业素养模块，以及新技术应用模块。
在职业技能进阶模块方面，骑手可以学习智能调度系统操作、无人配送设备基础维护等技能。
京东集团相关负责人说：“现代骑手学院不是简单培训，而是为在职外卖骑手和快递员群体提供职业发展与技能提升支持的平台。”
负责人称，学院旨在通过系统化、规范化的职业教育，为骑手打开可持续成长的职业通道。完成特定技能培训后，骑手将获得“职业技能等级证书”或“专项能力证书”，作为骑手晋升、转岗的参考，同时纳入京东骑手人才档案。
负责人也说，现代骑手学院将为有意愿、符合条件的骑手提供政策解读、报考辅导、学习资源对接等支持。
广州职业技术大学副校长欧阳丽说，现代骑手学院提供了短期培训、长期培训、定向培训三种形式供骑手选择。
学院预计于2026年上半年正式开班，首期培训规模约500人。骑手的学费将由京东集团承担大部分，本人仅承担极小部分。
随着中国为落实中美两国10月底达成的共识而加大从美国采购大豆，北京也同步加快拍卖国家储备大豆。
据彭博社报道，中国一贯通过拍卖方式调节并轮换规模庞大的大豆储备，但此次抛储是中美达成贸易休战、恢复从美国采购大豆以来的首次行动。
根据官方通报和中国咨询机构Mysteel的数据，中国自上星期四（12月11日）以来已举行两场拍卖，在投放的逾100万吨大豆中，约72万吨成交。有关部门还计划于星期五（12月19日）再举行一场拍卖，投放55万吨大豆。
在中国，大豆主要用于动物饲料和食用油生产。自美国总统特朗普与中国国家主席习近平在韩国举行峰会后，大豆再次成为衡量中美关系走向的重要风向标。
中国国有企业在峰会前几天已开始采购美国大豆，截至11月中旬累计采购量达250万吨。此后仍有新增订单，但受美国政府停摆影响，最新采购数据尚未公布。
根据美国财政部长贝森特的最新表态，中国预计将在明年2月底前至少采购1200万吨美国大豆。北京尚未正式确认这一数字，但已下调相关关税，并解除对三家美国出口商的进口禁令。
BBCNaveed Akram, the surviving alleged suspect in Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police.
The other gunman, his father Sajid Akram, 50, was killed in an exchange of fire with police at the scene.
Fifteen people were killed and dozens of others were injured in the attack, which targeted Australia's Jewish community at an event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.
It was the country's deadliest shooting since 1996.
Akram also faces 40 charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder, as well as one charge of causing a public display of a prohibited terrorist organisation symbol.
He was critically injured during the incident on Sunday, and had his first hearing from his hospital bedside, the local New South Wales court said.
The case has been adjourned until April 2026, the court added.
Earlier on Wednesday, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said they were waiting for medication to wear off before formally questioning Akram.
"For his fairness, we need him to understand what is exactly happening," Lanyon said.
Twenty people injured in the attack remain in hospitals across Sydney, with one person still in a critical condition.
Earlier, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said they were waiting for medication to wear off before formally questioning Akram.
"For his fairness, we need him to understand what is exactly happening," Lanyon said.
Police have designated the attack a terrorist incident, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying it appears to have been "motivated by Islamic State" group ideology.
Police said "homemade" Islamic State group flags and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been found in the vehicle used by the gunmen.
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PA MediaPatients are being told to expect disruption as doctors start their five-day strike in England, with NHS bosses saying they are struggling to keep as many services going as they have done in recent walkouts.
NHS England said with a wave of flu placing pressure on hospitals, non-urgent services would be affected by the strike which begins at 07:00 Wednesday.
This is the 14th walkout by resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors, in the long-running pay dispute.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the strike had been timed to inflict most damage on the NHS and put patients at risk, but the British Medical Association said it would work with NHS bosses to ensure patient safety.
The strike is being held after the two sides held last-minute talks on Tuesday afternoon.
The talks were described as "constructive" by the government, but not enough progress had been made to call off the strike.
Resident doctors represent nearly half of the doctors working in the NHS. They will walk out of both emergency and non-urgent care with senior doctors drafted in to provide cover.
In the two most recent strikes – in July and November – NHS England said it was able to keep the majority of non-urgent operations and treatments, such as hip and knee replacements, going.
But NHS England said it expected more disruption this time. Concern has also been expressed that hospitals may struggle to discharge patients in time for Christmas as the doctors who are working concentrate on providing strike cover.
Medical director Prof Meghana Pandit said: "These strikes come at an immensely challenging time for the NHS, with record numbers of patients in hospital with flu for this time of year.
"Staff will come together as they always do, going above and beyond to provide safe care for patients and limit disruption.
"But sadly more patients are likely to feel the impact of this round of strikes than in the previous two – and staff who are covering will not get the Christmas break they deserve with their families."
Streeting added: "We have been working right up to today to try and avert these strike actions.
"Everyone knows the period leading up to Christmas and into the New Year are always the busiest for the NHS. With super flu, this year is harder.
"And that double whammy of flu plus strikes means that there is an additional burden now on other NHS staff."
NHS England said GP practices will continue to be open and urgent and emergency care services will be available for those who need them.
But even then there is likely to be some disruption. Cheltenham General Hospital's emergency department is closing for emergencies during the strike - it will remain open for minor injuries - with patients advised to use nearby Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
NHS England said the public should use 111 online as the first port of call for urgent, but not life-threatening issues during the strike.
Patients who need emergency medical care should continue to use 999 or come forward to A&E as normal, it added.
The strike is going ahead despite a new offer from the government being made last week, which included increasing the number of speciality training posts and covering out-of-pocket expenses like exam fees.
The speciality training jobs, which resident doctors start in year three of their training after completing medical school, have become highly competitive.
This year 30,000 applicants went for 10,000 jobs – although some of the applicants were doctors from abroad.
Dr Tom Twentyman is one of those who lost out after trying to secure an emergency medicine post. He says finding a job is an "absolute nightmare".
Since then he has been struggling to find work, juggling a handful of locum shifts each month at the same time as applying for more than 40 short-term contracts at hospitals across the country – one of which he now secured.
But this will not count towards his training, so he will now look to reapply next year.
"Some of the job adverts were coming down within two hours of going up after they received 650 applications, which is clearly an enormous number to shortlist," he says.
On Monday the BMA announced its members had voted to continue with the strike – effectively rejecting the offer in the process – after the union agreed to hold an online poll of members.
BMA resident doctor leader Dr Jack Fletcher described it as a "resounding response" and said the government needed to go further on jobs as well as pay.
Streeting has maintained he will not discuss pay as doctors have received pay rises totalling nearly 30% over the past three years.
The BMA argues that, despite the pay rises, resident doctors' pay is still a fifth lower than it was in 2008, once inflation is taken into account.
Dr Fletcher added: "It is well past the time for ministers to come up with a genuinely long-term plan.
"If they can simply provide a clear route to responsibly raise pay over a number of years and enough genuinely new jobs instead of recycled ones, then there need not be any more strikes for the remainder of this government."
But the BMA said it was committed to ensuring patient safety.
"We will be in close contact with NHS England throughout the strikes to address safety concerns if they arise," the union added.
Getty ImagesThe UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme, the BBC understands, five years after announcing that it would end its participation as part of the Brexit deal with the European Union.
The EU provides funding through the scheme for people to study, train or volunteer in other European countries for up to a year.
The UK replaced it with its own Turing scheme in 2021, which funds similar placements worldwide.
The government said it would not comment on ongoing talks.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer had suggested in May that a youth mobility scheme could be part of a new deal with the EU.
The Erasmus scheme was scrapped in the UK in December 2020, when the government announced its post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.
Boris Johnson, prime minister at the time, said it was a "tough decision", but the scheme had become "extremely expensive".
He said it would be replaced by the Turing scheme, which has operated since then.
Both schemes are open not just to university students, but also to people doing vocational courses, as well as apprentices and people training at college or school.
In 2020, the last year in which the UK participated in Erasmus, the scheme received 144m euros (£126m) of EU funding for 55,700 people to take part in Erasmus projects overall.
The UK sent out 9,900 students and trainees to other countries as part of the scheme that year, while 16,100 came the other way.
Glasgow, Bristol and Edinburgh were the three universities to send the most students, and Spain, France and Germany were the most popular countries which UK students went to.
In the 2024/25 academic year, the Turing scheme had £105m of funding, which paid for 43,200 placements, with 24,000 of those being in higher education, 12,100 in further education and 7,000 in schools.
The majority (38,000) were from England, with 2,900 from Scotland, 1,000 from Wales and 1,200 from Northern Ireland.
Ministers who introduced the Turing scheme in 2021 said it was designed to benefit more people from disadvantaged backgrounds and provide greater support for travel costs than the Erasmus scheme did.
It is not yet clear what will happen to the Turing scheme once Erasmus is reintroduced for UK students.
Paul Doyle's loss of temper on the day of the Liverpool parade attack, described by the sentencing judge as "incomprehensible", may never be fully explained.
There seemed little cause for the 54-year-old to feel so aggrieved by the crowds blocking the roads as they celebrated at Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade on 26 May.
Whatever the reason, he is now serving a sentence of 21 years and six months after pleading guilty to 31 offences including dangerous driving, affray and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
This is how Doyle's increasing aggression on the roads developed into catastrophe over one afternoon, starting at 12:34 BST when a friend who he had agreed to drive to the parade arrived at his home.
PA Media12:34 – Paul Doyle's friend Dave Clark and his family arrive at his home in Croxteth, Liverpool. The Clark family are Liverpool fans and Doyle, an Everton fan, has agreed to drive them into the city centre to watch the parade.
12:41 – Doyle leaves home with Mr Clark and his family. On the "mundane" journey into the city, they speak about house prices, schools, football, cars, their common work in IT and family matters.
He then drops them off on Exchange Street East, where footage showed him driving calmly and following the traffic measures on Dale Street.
CPS13:35 – Doyle arrives home after dropping his friends off on Exchange Street East. The court heard that while it did not form part of the dangerous driving charge, he "drove in a markedly more aggressive way" on his way home, jumping lanes and undertaking other vehicles.
14:30 – The victory parade starts at Allerton Maze, in the the south of Liverpool.
17:24 – Doyle sends Mr Clark a message asking "how's it going?" and is told his friend is on Castle Street, close to Dale Street and Water Street.
MerseysidePolice17:29 – Doyle sets off from his house to return to the city centre. He instructs the sat-nav system in his Ford Galaxy car to take him to Castle Street. On the way, he undertakes several cars and runs a red light.
17:40 – The Liverpool FC parade finishes when the buses arrive outside the Liver Building on the waterfront.
17:48 – Mr Clark sends Doyle a message telling him signal is poor. Doyle says he will be at Castle Street in about 10 minutes but does not reply when Mr Clark asks if he wants them to walk anywhere. Mr Clark also tells him he might find the area of Castle Street blocked.
PA Media17:54 – Doyle arrives on Dale Street from Byrom Street, having undertaken a series of other vehicles at traffic lights and gone around a roundabout in the wrong lane, coming close to pedestrians who are crossing the road.
He uses his horn and presses on down the road, despite a dense crowd of fans heading back from the waterfront. He drives through a red light at the junction with Stanley Street.
17:58 – A man walking with his child, who has not been identified, becomes concerned about Doyle's driving and places his foot on the bumper of the Ford Galaxy as he moves his child out of the way. He points at Doyle, who responds by shouting: "It's a [expletive] road."
After this interaction, Doyle continues to drive in the direction of the increasingly worried crowd, some of whom bang on his car roof.
He blasts his car horn and shouts further obscenities. Adults jump out of his way and children are pulled from his path.
ReutersHe initially stops ahead of traffic cones put in place to divert traffic away from Water Street, which is full of fans, but then steers into the left lane.
The first person he hits is Jack Trotter, 23, who attempts to get out of the way but suffers an injury to his leg. He then drives into a group of people who are thrown onto his bonnet. He hits another group of people and then drives into a 10-year-old girl, before shouting "[Expletive] move".
He carries on down Water Street, striking more people, including Jacqueline McClaren, 60, and paramedic Jay Vernon, 34. He reverses and collides with an ambulance.
Doyle stops for a short time and fans surround his vehicle. One, ex soldier Dan Barr, opens the rear passenger door and gets into the car.
Doyle then accelerates again, hitting Simon Nash, who is thrown into the air. Driving sharply to the right, he hits Sheree Aldridge and the pram she is pushing, carrying six-month-old baby Teddy Eveson.
The pram, with Teddy in, is thrown into the air but the baby is uninjured. Ms Aldridge suffers a serious injury to her left thigh.
From the back of the car, Mr Barr leans forward and holds the automatic gear selector in park mode. Doyle continues to try and accelerate but eventually the car, with four people underneath it, comes to a stop.
18:01 – Doyle is dragged from his vehicle and quickly shielded from the crowd by police officers. In the two minutes since he drove into the crowd, 134 people have been hit.
Doyle pleaded not guilty to 31 charges when he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on 4 September, with a trial scheduled for November.
Jurors were sworn in on 25 November but he changed his pleas the following day as the prosecution prepared to open its case.
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Getty ImagesLearner drivers face months of delays booking practical tests because a backlog will not be cleared until November 2027, a watchdog has warned.
The National Audit Office (NAO) said there was a backlog of 1.1 million tests that were not carried out in the 2020/21 financial year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and around 360,000 of these had still not been booked.
The average waiting time was 22 weeks in September, but at 70% of test centres the wait has hit 24 weeks – the maximum allowed.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said it was "taking decisive action to address the backlog", including employing military driving examiners.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) had planned to cut waiting times to seven weeks by the end of 2025.
The NAO's inquiry found delays have led to people paying third parties to secure tests, some of whom were "paying significantly inflated prices of up to £500" - nearly eight times the official DVSA fee of £62 for a weekday slot.
It said the DVSA struggled to "understand the real demand for tests" because third party websites quickly book available slots using automated programmes known as bots.
"These delays can have a serious impact on learner drivers' income and the economy, with 30% of respondents to a DVSA survey saying they need to be able to drive for their jobs," the watchdog said.
The NAO also reported a lack of examiners and found many were leaving "due to uncompetitive pay and safety concerns". Despite running 19 recruitment campaigns since 2021, DVSA has only hired 83 extra examiners, far short of its 400 target.
In the 2023/24 financial year, DVSA had a total of 220 staff at its 240 test centres who were qualified examiners.
Learner driver Shiromi Gaughan, a small business owner in London, says she has been trying to book a test for the past eight months since she passed her theory exam two years ago, and felt "sick" when she found out it would cost her £350 for a slot from a third party seller.
She told the BBC: "It's really unfair and I'm extremely frustrated. As a small business owner from London, I've been really struggling over time.
"People like us are just so desperate."
Normally learners must take their practical test within two years of passing the theory test.
She urged the government to "do something about this because it's totally unacceptable".
She added: "I think the government need to review the whole system as they're actually aware of what is happening with the scammers or the third party agencies.
"Now I'm having to retake my theory test and spend more money so I'm extremely disappointed."
Learner driver Martha Machiek, a single parent from Stockport, said she is "very stressed" trying to book a driving test slot.
She needs a licence to save time and money taking her children to and from school and football practice.
Ms Machiek says her theory test certificate expires at the end of the month, and if she cannot book a practical test in time, she will have to start over, which she cannot afford.
"The system is not being fair on people like us," she said.
"I don't have money to book another one."
The NAO urged DVSA and the DfT to assess whether there was enough support for learners booking tests and to investigate how to boost the examiner workforce.
Gareth Davies, the head of the NAO, said "decisive action" needed to be taken to fix the delays and improve service.
"The current system for providing driving tests in England, Scotland and Wales is not working satisfactorily, with long waiting times and exploitation of learner drivers by resellers of test slots."
The DfT said it had inherited a system which was "frustrating" and open to abuse, leaving learners waiting weeks for a test.
A spokesperson said the government was "seeing improvement" with the measures it had been taking.
From spring, only learner drivers will be able to book tests and limits will be placed on the number of times they can move or swap a test.
The government said it hopes this will stop third-party companies "exploiting vulnerable learners and make the whole process more transparent".
"The DVSA has already carried out 74,847 extra tests between June and November this year compared to 2024, and these new measures will deliver thousands more extra tests over the next year," the spokesperson added.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have filed murder charges against a son of Rob and Michele Reiner, the Hollywood couple who were found dead in their home with multiple stab wounds on Sunday.
Nick Reiner, 32, is facing two counts of first-degree murder and could be sentenced to life in prison if found guilty. He will be brought to court to formally face charges after he is "medically-cleared" by prison officials, District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.
During a news conference on Tuesday, Mr Hochman also said no decision had yet been made about whether to seek the death penalty.
Rob Reiner directed several iconic films in a variety of genres, including This is Spinal Tap, Misery and A Few Good Men.
Michele Singer Reiner was an actress, photographer and producer, and the founder of Reiner Light, a photography agency and production company.
Their son Nick Reiner is facing two counts of first degree murder, "with a special circumstance of multiple murders," according to Hochman. That enhancement could lead to a stiffer sentence if he is later found guilty.
District Attorney Hochman said he also is accused of using a "dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife".
The suspect is currently undergoing medical testing to ensure that he can attend court. He is expected to appear before a judge later on Tuesday for an arraignment hearing, where he will be able to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.
LA Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell also spoke during the news conference, describing how the case has reverberated throughout the city.
"This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for the entire city," he said.
"We extend our deepest condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy."
Getty ImagesDuring the news conference, officials declined to say how the suspect was located, attributing his arrest to "good, solid police work".
District Attorney Hochman added that it is too early to say whether any "mental illness" played a role in the crime, and speculated that it could come up at trial.
"If there is evidence of mental illness, it will appear in court, in whatever details the defence seeks to present," he said.
BBCTo his close friends and family, Paul Doyle was a "diamond". A dependable, generous and successful father-of-three.
To his 134 victims - the babies, children and adults mown down at the Liverpool FC victory parade on 26 May - he represents sheer terror.
That is the paradox of Paul Doyle: Why did a man who served in the Royal Marines and then built a successful and stable life plough a 1.9 tonne Ford Galaxy Titanium into a joyous crowd of Liverpool FC fans?
The 54-year-old, from Croxteth in Liverpool, was jailed for 21 years and six months at Liverpool Crown Court earlier after admitting 31 offences - including dangerous driving, affray and multiple counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Over two days of extraordinary proceedings, the court heard and saw how IT networking engineer Doyle's car knocked prams aside and dragged children and an elderly woman under the wheels on Liverpool's packed Water Street.
Those victims included Ukrainian war refugee Anna Bilonozhenko and Manchester Arena bombing survivor Francesca Massey, who surely thought they had experienced more than their share of trauma before 26 May.
And yet, Doyle is still a man with friends.
"It's quite hard for some people to understand but from my perspective, he's still Paul to me," said one, who did not wish to be named.
"Obviously the harm he's caused to the victims isn't great, but I'm still grateful he's in my life."
That loyalty was a result of 32 blameless years of education and hard work.
He was a man who avoided drugs and alcohol and who loved the outdoors. His hobbies included triathlons and hiking with his close circle of friends in Eryri National Park or the Lake District.
One friend said Doyle would "drop anything to help you".
He highlighted how the 54-year-old had agreed to drop off and pick up his wife's friends in the city centre on the day of the parade amid crowds of around a million.
"If someone had asked me to do that, I probably would have told them to [expletive] off, but that was Paul," he said.
CPSThose who worked with him in various companies across the UK, including fellow ex-soldier Mike Hern, told the BBC he was a well-liked colleague.
Mr Hern described him as a "mentor" with a "good sense of humour".
His neighbours in the smart, quiet Croxteth cul-de-sac on Burghill Road, where Doyle lived with his wife and three sons for around 10 years, saw the family as "lovely people".
Catherine Tremarco, who used to live next door to Doyle and his wife at a previous address before he moved to Burghill Road, echoed those sentiments.
She said: "They were lovely neighbours. When they moved in they were getting married and they invited the whole close to the wedding.
"My husband and I couldn't go because we had a pre-booked holiday, but I couldn't do them any injustice, they were lovely."
One man, who serviced the car that Doyle "used as a weapon" in the words of prosecutors, told the BBC: "To me he seemed like a sensible, family man.
"He gave no indication of being capable of something like that. I'm very surprised something like this happened."
The news that Doyle was responsible for injuring and maiming helpless pedestrians was met by his friends and family with astonishment.
When he got the message to say Doyle was responsible for the carnage being broadcast on every national news network, his friend said: "I just went blank."
But deeper in his past, and unknown to even some of his closest friends, was evidence of a dangerous, explosive temper.
We now know that between the ages of 18 and 22, Doyle's life seemed likely to be heading down a troubling path.
Despite making it into the Royal Marines, he had racked up a series of convictions including for serious violence and was forced out of the military.
Most alarmingly, on 2 July 1993, a drunken fight in a Lancashire pub ended with Doyle biting the ear off a sailor, leading to a 12-month prison sentence for causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) without intent.
That offence was not out of the blue. While in the army he had military convictions for common assault, criminal damage, and using "violence against a superior officer".
He had also been convicted of another GBH offence over a drunken nightclub brawl.
That side of Paul Doyle appears to fit more with the man depicted in dashboard camera footage from inside his vehicle on 26 May, screaming obscenities at his innocent victims as they thud against the bonnet.
But after his release from prison in 1994, Doyle underwent a remarkable transformation.
He enrolled at the University of Liverpool where he studied maths and psychology. A successful career in IT followed.
One friend who met Doyle in the early 2000s told the BBC: "I don't suffer fools gladly, but he was just really competent.
"If he could help you he would, and if he didn't know he would say 'let me find that out for you'."
Companies House records indicate Doyle started a business selling baseball caps.
But his friends said that was a venture started to show his three sons how business worked and was never intended as a real source of income.
In the words of prosecutor Paul Greaney KC: "Those efforts to rehabilitate himself after a difficult early adulthood only serve to make more shocking, and tragic, what he did in Liverpool that day this May."
The court heard Doyle himself had taken months to get to grips with the reality of what he had done before pleading guilty.
His barrister, Simon Csoka KC, said: "The defendant wasn't able immediately to reconcile the man that he has been for the last 30 years with the way he behaved on 26 May.
"In the same way that nobody who knows him well could believe it; neither could he for some time."
Whether Doyle has truly accepted responsibility for his atrocious decisions on 26 May is in dispute.
The court heard how his police interviews were peppered with false claims and outright lies, blaming the fans for making him fear for his life.
He claimed he had seen someone with a knife, he claimed a bottle had been thrown, he claimed he stopped as soon as he realised he had struck someone.
It was all untrue.
"The position should be stated clearly," said Judge Andrew Menary KC, as he passed sentence.
"The crowd did not cause this incident; they reacted to it... The chaos that unfolded was caused solely by your driving, and any attempt to place responsibility on the public or the Liverpool supporters present would be unfair and wholly unfounded."
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上周六晨间，做了个梦中梦，记录一下。
梦的开始是一片漆黑，我完全看不见任何东西，不是伸手不见五指，是手放在面前也完全看不见。但我能感觉到自己在一个空间里，就开始小心翼翼地四下摸索，企图找到点什么能抓住和确认的东西。折腾了好一会才终于从黑暗中出来，借着一点点微弱的光线，发现自己在一幢非常老旧和狭窄建筑物里。
建筑大概是一个筒状结构的居民楼，但一整层只有一条环形的走廊，走廊宽度只容一个人走过。每层有一个位置可以走楼梯去上下层，中间有一段路相当宽，一侧有浣洗的台面，感觉像是公共洗浴间外面的空间。
让我感到奇怪的是，我身上的双肩包里放满了各种饼干，类似于旺旺雪饼、仙贝那样的独立包装的饼干。虽然说是塞满了整个包，但又没有满到整个膨胀起来那种程度，还是一个比较扁和软的状态。原本放在包里的东西全都不见了。但无论是在梦中梦里，还是醒来以后，我都想不起来包里原本应该有什么。我只是感觉到非常的焦虑与不解。
我在这一幢建筑里摸爬了很长时间都没有找到出口，也没有遇到任何一个人。在一段不知道过了多长的时间以后，我就从这个梦中醒了过来。
醒来以后，我发现自己身处一个宴会或者是某种活动的现场，身边是我中学时期的好朋友。这位好朋友似乎不是某一个具体的人，她好像结合了两三个朋友的特征，或者说我对他们的印象。我跟她讲述了刚才的梦，我们分析了半天那个梦到底是什么意思，实在没讨论出一个结果来。她说，你去问问那边那谁。
这是一个夜间的场景，我面前有一条看不见尽头的走廊，这个走廊由无数个由花和植物构成的拱门构成，像西式草地婚宴，又像某种传销大会。现场的光线幽暗，是冷调，而事物都很清晰。
于是，沿着一面长满了植物的墙壁往下走，遇到一个似乎很熟悉的人，我把那个梦又和她描述了一遍。与其说我们在分析那个梦，不如说我们在交换某种情报。我也不知道是什么情报，但就感觉像谍战片里的交头接耳。随后，我就回到了那个传销婚礼的现场。
我对大家说，这样不对啊。
没人理会。
我知道继续说下去也没有用，就离开了那个传销婚礼。
我就醒过来了。
BBCNaveed Akram, the surviving alleged suspect in Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police.
The other gunman, his father Sajid Akram, 50, was killed in an exchange of fire with police at the scene.
Fifteen people were killed and dozens of others were injured in the attack, which targeted Australia's Jewish community at an event celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.
It was the country's deadliest shooting since 1996.
Akram also faces 40 charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder, as well as one charge of causing a public display of a prohibited terrorist organisation symbol.
He was critically injured during the incident on Sunday, and had his first hearing from his hospital bedside, the local New South Wales court said.
The case has been adjourned until April 2026, the court added.
Earlier on Wednesday, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said they were waiting for medication to wear off before formally questioning Akram.
"For his fairness, we need him to understand what is exactly happening," Lanyon said.
Twenty people injured in the attack remain in hospitals across Sydney, with one person still in a critical condition.
Earlier, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said they were waiting for medication to wear off before formally questioning Akram.
"For his fairness, we need him to understand what is exactly happening," Lanyon said.
Police have designated the attack a terrorist incident, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying it appears to have been "motivated by Islamic State" group ideology.
Police said "homemade" Islamic State group flags and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been found in the vehicle used by the gunmen.
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Prosecutors in Los Angeles have filed murder charges against a son of Rob and Michele Reiner, the Hollywood couple who were found dead in their home with multiple stab wounds on Sunday.
Nick Reiner, 32, is facing two counts of first-degree murder and could be sentenced to life in prison if found guilty. He will be brought to court to formally face charges after he is "medically-cleared" by prison officials, District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.
During a news conference on Tuesday, Mr Hochman also said no decision had yet been made about whether to seek the death penalty.
Rob Reiner directed several iconic films in a variety of genres, including This is Spinal Tap, Misery and A Few Good Men.
Michele Singer Reiner was an actress, photographer and producer, and the founder of Reiner Light, a photography agency and production company.
Their son Nick Reiner is facing two counts of first degree murder, "with a special circumstance of multiple murders," according to Hochman. That enhancement could lead to a stiffer sentence if he is later found guilty.
District Attorney Hochman said he also is accused of using a "dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife".
The suspect is currently undergoing medical testing to ensure that he can attend court. He is expected to appear before a judge later on Tuesday for an arraignment hearing, where he will be able to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.
LA Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell also spoke during the news conference, describing how the case has reverberated throughout the city.
"This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for the entire city," he said.
"We extend our deepest condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy."
Getty ImagesDuring the news conference, officials declined to say how the suspect was located, attributing his arrest to "good, solid police work".
District Attorney Hochman added that it is too early to say whether any "mental illness" played a role in the crime, and speculated that it could come up at trial.
"If there is evidence of mental illness, it will appear in court, in whatever details the defence seeks to present," he said.
EPAFinland's delegate to last month's Miss Universe pageant held in Thailand has sparked a racism firestorm over a viral photo that showed her pulling the corners of her eyes.
Sarah Dzafce, who has been dethroned, uploaded the photo with the caption "eating with a Chinese". The slanted-eyes pose is often seen as disrespectful to East Asians.
The post drew backlash in Japan, South Korea and China against the 22-year-old and even against her country's flag carrier, Finnair.
Back home in Finland, the prime minister said on Monday making such gestures was "thoughtless and stupid" and that the controversy that ensued was "damaging" to the country.
Ms Dzafce claimed the gesture was her reaction to a headache during dinner. She said a friend added the offensive caption to the 11 December post without her consent, according to local tabloid Ilta-Sanomat.
Ms Dzafce has apologised for the photo, noting it has "caused ill will in many people".
"That was not my intention in any way... One of the most important things for me is respect for people, their backgrounds and differences," she wrote on an Instagram post.
The apology still drew criticism, with some calling it "insincere" given it was written in Finnish.
"Not sure Chinese outside of Finland would understand it. Such considerate and sincere apology," one wrote in a comment on her post.
Another wrote: "That was uncalled for, Asian people didn't do anything to you... We [are] still disappointed in you."
Two right-wing MPs in Finland, Juho Eerola and Kaisa Garedew, posted photos of themselves mimicking Ms Dzafce's gesture to show their support for the beauty queen.
The posts were taken down after backlash. Eerola apologised adding he felt Ms Dzafce was given "disproportionately harsh punishment".
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo condemned the MPs' actions as "childish", adding that lawmakers should set an example of proper conduct.
The Finns Party is deliberating whether the MPs should face any sanctions for their actions, local media reported.
Finland's flag carrier Finnair told public broadcaster Yle that the controversy had affected the company, and that there had been calls for tourists to boycott Finland.
"The statements or posts mentioned by some Finnish members of parliament do not represent the values of Finnair," the airline wrote on its Japanese X account on Tuesday.
"As an airline supported by employees from diverse backgrounds and customers around the world, we promise to welcome everyone with respect," it wrote.
The debacle has also drawn attention in Japan, South Korea and China, among other East Asian countries.
A Japanese man living in Finland launched an petition calling for an investigation into anti-Asian discrimination, which had gathered more than 7,000 signatures as of Sunday evening, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
The Finnish embassy in Japan said it had received "numerous opinions and questions" on Finland's efforts to address racism.
"Racism remains a challenge in Finnish society, and its resolution requires continuous and resolute efforts," it acknowledged in an X post early this week.
The controversy around Ms Dzafce is a postscript to a chaotic Miss Universe audition hosted in Thailand that had been hounded by walkouts and allegations of rigging.
The Miss Finland Organisation said dethroning Ms Dzafce was a "difficult but necessary" move.
"Miss Finland holds a position of role-model status, which requires respecting all people regardless of their origin, background, or appearance," the organisation said in a statement.
"We are deeply sorry for the harm these events have caused. Especially to the Asian community, but also to everyone affected. Racism is never acceptable in any form," it wrote.
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