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‘Stop doing dumb stuff,’ economist warns as housing affordability in Australia slips

Saul Eslake says decades of ‘bad policies’ have inflated demand as report finds…

Mineral Resources and Woodside donated to WA Labor while it mulled gas policy changes

A ban on exporting offshore gas was lifted in WA this week, and the Greens say …

Keir Starmer and top Labour colleagues to stop taking clothes gifts from donors

Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner will not accept donations for work outfits afte…

Rape Crisis Scotland boss apologises for Edinburgh centre failings

Review had criticised support service, run by a trans woman, for not providing …

How Lebanon’s pagers and walkie-talkies became deadly weapons – podcast

On Tuesday, dozens of people were killed when electronic pagers blew up. The ne…

Violent protests erupt in Martinique over high cost of living with 14 injured

French Caribbean island sees scenes of vehicles engulfed in flames and gutted b…

Welsh teenager jailed for attacking trans woman and sharing terrorist documents

Alex Edwards, 19, sentenced to more than five years in jail as judge says he ha…

Lions coach Dan Campbell lists home for sale after alleged pranks and harassment

* Address in Detroit suburbs reportedly leaked to public * Campbell said to h…

Hundreds evacuated as Storm Boris causes havoc in northern Italy

Anger as Meloni government accused of lacking will to confront climate crisis …

Teachers in England offered lie-ins to make job more appealing

Other perks including nine-day fortnight and more planning time at home offered…

Israel’s double-punch humiliation of Hezbollah is a dance on the edge of an abyss

Tactical daring keeps Netanyahu on the front foot but risks lurch into full-blo…

Gisèle Pélicot tells mass rape trial that she ‘never gave consent’

Former wife of Dominique Pélicot, who allegedly recruited strangers to assault …

Stop that capybara! Search party uses drone to spot rodent that fled British zoo

Cinnamon, a one-year-old female, escaped on Friday and has eluded inventive eff…

Plagiarism complaint against White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo dismissed

Author claims that 'progressive Black scholars in particular have been targ…

Flavonoid-rich foods and drinks may cut risk of dementia, study finds

Researchers say six additional servings of foods such as berries, tea and red w…

‘Keir has integrity’: Labour’s Pat McFadden says Starmer will bring reasons to be cheerful

Cabinet minister defends PM in gifts row and says UK ‘can be turned around’ des…

Ghislaine Maxwell loses appeal against sex trafficking conviction

Appeals court upholds former British socialite’s conviction over helping Jeffre…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, unsealed indictment shows

Combs had been arrested in New York, months after federal authorities raided hi…

Meta to introduce ‘teen accounts’ to Instagram as governments consider social media age limits

Meta says teen accounts will apply to new users under 16 and restrictions will …

RFK Jr’s name will remain on ballot in swing state Wisconsin, judge rules

Law states that candidates who submit nomination papers cannot be removed from …

Relationship with father among psychological factors cited in Huw Edwards case

Social media and a perception of Oxbridge elitism at the BBC also featured in e…

Iran has shown restraint after Israeli killing of Hamas leader, president says

In wide-ranging press conference, Masoud Pezeshkian also addresses questions on…

Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe

Experts unsurprised at intensity of extreme weather but say damage wreaked show…

Queensland island that inspired scenes in Chronicles of Narnia film sold for $5.6m

Little Green Island was owned by film producer and actor Douglas Gresham, who i…

Son of suspect speaks after apparent Trump assassination attempt in Florida

Oran Routh says dad, accused of targeting ex-president for unknown motivations,…

Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck wins Toronto film festival award

Audience award, typically handed to film that goes on to enjoy Oscar success, w…

Fewer than one in five UK voters are ‘hard nimbys’, finds survey

Pro-building Labour group hopes study will spur on major planning reform and go…

‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school

Researchers find two sites with fossils including saber-toothed salmon and mega…

Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals

Leaked government figures show proportion of assets in adequate condition has f…

Biden, Harris address Congressional Black Caucus: ‘The baton is in our hands’

President and vice-president highlight importance of Black voters for November …

Maui wildfire inquiry details lapses in preparation and grim fates of victims

Victims were impeded in their evacuation routes by deteriorating infrastructure…

Harris regains small poll lead post-debate as US election inches closer

Harris, believed to be the debate winner, establishes crucial advantage over Tr…

A day in Elon Musk’s mind: 145 tweets with election conspiracies and emojis

A controversial tweet may make it to the news, but reading every post from the …

‘When they go low’: Clover Moore apologises as volunteer caught allegedly pulling down Indigenous rival’s corflutes

Team Clover volunteer filmed allegedly removing campaign posters of Yvonne Weld…

‘Ukraine must defend itself’: Washington leaders dismiss Putin’s war talk

Russian leader’s warning of potential direct war with Nato regarded as sabre-ra…

Greece’s leftwing Syriza party ousts leader Stefanos Kasselakis

Party secretariat votes overwhelmingly to remove political outsider who succeed…

Teenager who appeared in Flintoff’s Field of Dreams killed in car crash

Umar Mahmood, 18, died alongside Adam Bodi, 16, his former schoolmate, when car…

Sky gazers in UK catch northern lights again – with more to come tonight

Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England had best views, with sightings …

Jo Whiley says lack of public discourse about perimenopause left her ‘really lost’

The ‘conversation wasn’t being had that vocally’, radio presenter tells Women’s…

Tennessee judge allows gun control questions to go on Memphis ballot

City council approves proposals, risking ire of Republicans threatening to with…

Head of Israeli spy agency Unit 8200 resigns over 7 October failings

Yossi Sariel takes responsibility for military surveillance unit’s role in inte…

Atlanta’s Emory University targeted by anti-Palestinian group: ‘It’s scary’

Conservative group posts flyers with photos and names of students and faculty, …

Waitrose recovery helps John Lewis slash losses and improve profit outlook

Retail group says ‘transformation plan is working’ and announces tie-up with Wa…

Donald Trump a de facto Russian asset, FBI official he fired suggests

Andrew McCabe says Trump-Putin interactions ‘raise questions’, as Harris says P…

Six Unrwa workers among estimated 14 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced

The UN Palestinian refugee agency said the attack on Nuseirat led to the highes…

Candidates to lead Commonwealth urge reparations for slavery and colonialism

Three African contenders for role of secretary general call for financial measu…

Two sisters aged five and one die after house fire in Melbourne

The children died in hospital after being rescued with their brother from the p…

Queensland coroner warns of ‘further calamity and heartbreak’ if voluntary assisted dying laws are not reformed

Inquest into death finds euthanasia laws are ‘inadequate to provide for medicat…

China to train thousands of overseas law enforcement officers to create ‘more fair’ world order

Minister for public security made comments at forum that is part of efforts by …

Family of Ethel Rosenberg say US document proves she was no Soviet spy

Sons whose mother was executed with her husband Julius in 1953 say newly releas…

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