The kindness of strangers: I was exhausted wrangling my two young kids – then a man popped $2 into the coin-op ride
When I was feeling utterly worn out, a stranger came along to give my kids joy Read more in the kindness of strangers series I was completely exhausted. While wrangling…
Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton goes on public display for first time
Hundreds of thousands of visitors expected for month-long display of 13th-century saint’s remains Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on full public display from Sunday for the first time,…
Bafta awards 2026 backstage and afterparties – in pictures
Highlights from behind the scenes at the 2026 Baftas ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank News: One Battle After Another defeats Hamnet and Sinners as Robert Aramayo…
‘I did this to help and now I’m the one who’s going to need help’: NDIS call handlers describe pressure cooker workplace
Serco-run operation regularly fails because staff are not properly trained and pushed to meet call volume targets, a senior NDIA employee says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
CCTV footage shows ute ramming into Brisbane synagogue’s gates – video
A man has been charged with serious vilification or hate crime and other offences after a car was allegedly used to ram the gates of a synagogue in Brisbane. Officers…
‘I want it to end’: five years after Darren Culleton died in custody, his family is still waiting for compensation
After sitting through the investigation and the inquest, Mary Culleton must now tell an independent medical panel how her son’s death affected her – and delays for hearings have blown…
Even greater heights await Australia’s Winter Olympians after success of Milano Cortina Games | Kieran Pender
More than half of the 50-odd Australians who featured in Italy this month were Olympic debutants, suggesting a bright future ahead Australia’s golden 2026 Winter Olympics campaign ended on Sunday…
Trump warns Netflix of ‘consequences’ unless it pulls top Democrat from board
US president calls for removal of Susan Rice as streaming platform pursues takeover of Warner Bros Discovery Donald Trump has told Netflix to remove the Democratic foreign policy expert Susan…
Duterte refuses to attend ICC pre-trial hearing, as former Philippine leader’s ‘drug war’ case begins
Duterte, 80, is accused of crimes against humanity over an anti-drugs crackdowns in which thousands of people were killed in the South-east Asian nation The pre-trial hearing for former Philippine…
New border rules for British dual nationals need to be quickly shut down, say Lib Dems
Letter to Shabana Mahmood describes controls that could block British dual citizens’ entry to UK as ‘unacceptable’ The Liberal Democrats have called on the home secretary to “move at speed”…