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HS2 chaos as Rishi Sunak faces Tory revolt for ‘ditching Manchester leg over spiralling costs’ – but STILL won’t confirm the bombshell move in conference interviews and says everything is ‘going well’ Source said PM is expected to confirm scrapping of Manchester leg tomorrow Rishi Sunak stubbornly refused to confirm that the HS2 Manchester leg […]

PASSPORTS will be used to snare shoplifters caught on CCTV – by comparing their mugs to 45 million others on the database. Faces of burglars, car and bike thieves from Ring doorbells and dashcams will also be set against other government systems. Foreign crooks not on Britain's passport database will be busted on the immigration […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Residents of eastern Victoria are bracing for heavy rain and potential flash flooding leading to landslides only hours after windy and hot conditions fuelled two severe bushfires that threatened homes in East Gippsland. Severe weather warnings for heavy […]

By Angus Dalton NSW RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers and Assistant Commissioner Ben Millington demonstrate the Athena system at their headquarters in Sydney.Credit: Nick Moir Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Named for the Greek goddess of war, nourished by data from the CSIRO’s Black […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Years ago, there was a sign as you came off the Princes Freeway towards Werribee’s town centre. “Where the suburbs meet the country”, it proclaimed, amid images of friendly kookaburras and towering gums. Looking out past it, you […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Police say a man who used Airbnb to rent a room in the US state of Georgia robbed the home’s owner at gunpoint. A homeowner in the metro Atlanta suburb of Buford called the police saying an armed […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A former County Court judge has voluntarily stood aside from a hearing she was presiding over after she neglected to turn off a Zoom recording that captured her discussing the case with a visiting judge. Judge Pamela Jenkins, […]

A RAGING driver who was filmed screaming at a woman and calling her a “s**g” shouted “f*** off” when questioned about the incident. Bullying Peter Abbott, 59, hit headlines this week when he confronted a terrified female motorist, banging on her car and calling her a “f***** bloody annoying woman”. Shocking footage showed grey-haired Abbott […]

EXCITED kids scream in delight on the swings, a woman jogs through crunchy autumn leaves and a gaggle of new mums nurse takeaway coffees while pushing their prams. At first glance the park in Callington, East Cornwall looks like any other – but on closer inspection you’ll notice there’s one thing missing… dogs.   Pooches are […]

YOU could have perfect 20/20 vision if you can spot the sneaky cat hiding in this tricky optical illusion in just 12 seconds. At first glance, this photo just appears to be a giant pile of logs and branches left dumped by a woodchipper. But if you are stumped and think that is all there […]