Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water, while elsewhere Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii’s Big Island Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets in Thailand’s capital city were submerged in up to waist-high flood water.
The 81-year-old singer will wrap up a touring career that stretches back to his mid-teens in the early 1960s, with dates planned for UK and Europe Rod Stewart has announced that his next tour will be his last.
Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next week Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executive of Anthropic will turn down an invitation to appear at a Senate committee hearing on AI this week, in the wake of t…
Five men arrested over terrorism offences after explosives found near base The defence secretary, Wes Streeting, has spoken to the media from the Labour party conference this morning about the incident near RAF Fairford.
Rail operator which linked London to Birmingham, the north-west and Glasgow had highest number of cancellations across network Avanti West Coast will be renationalised in spring, as prime minister Andy Burnham declares “enough is enough” for passengers who have put up with a rail service “that has f…
Renewed fighting between Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces has shattered four years of relative calm In the mornings, 13-year-old Muneer Farie went to school, and in the afternoons he helped his father feed the livestock.
Healey to announce new facilities to maintain nuclear submarines on the Clyde Good morning. John Healey , the chancellor, is the main speaker at the Labour conference. He was a surprise appointment to replace Rachel Reeves, he is unveiling his budget four weeks on Wednesday, and some of the pre-brie…
Inquest into 2023 death shown footage of John Makai struggling to stand after suffering serious head injury from being punched in head by son Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian police have apologised to the fa…
Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny Hebridean island are fighting for them.
Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’ Swarms of bogong moths have surprised New South Wales residents over the last few days – with experts saying sightings of the endangered native insect are cause for…
Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviour The reopening of part of Sydney’s Silverwater jail will deliver hundreds of extra beds amid record numbers of prisoners on remand, the state government says, as the pr…
Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 52, walks out of court after receiving suspended sentence over 2023 death of David Ronald Mobbs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Queensland woman facing a potential life sentence after she gave her terminally ill husband a lethal cocktail of…
Savers face a dilemma: lock down the deals now or wait, with offers tipped to ‘get even better’ Returns on the top fixed-rate savings accounts are at their highest level in years and still climbing, with some now paying up to 5.25%.
Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’ Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they were right that Labour’s approach had not been enough, saying he was heeding the calls of millions…
Show at Kin Museum in Kiruna marks handover of long-awaited report on abuses committed by the state against the Indigenous people From a detailed multi-perspectival drawing of reindeer to written accounts of belief systems and childbirth, Johan Turi’s work offers unparalleled insight into his life a…
Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its…
Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 – nine months after discussion with friend Georgia Cook Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A Sydney police officer told…
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.
Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91.
Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the government’s current approach on the issue perceived by many to be bad for Britain, polling suggests.
Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persists Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recoveri…
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US attorney general argues that president is ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico Donald Trump ’s attorney general Todd Blanche argued on Sunday that the administration banned three news outlets from the White House because it is “privilege not a right” to be there.
Exclusive: Dedicated service to support sexual assault victim-survivors as they navigate legal system to open in NSW Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It took Shannon Stokes two years and 11 days to successfully prosecute her former boyfriend for sexual assault and domesti…
