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Infections in Devon water parasite outbreak to keep rising for weeks, public health boss warns

Infections in Devon water parasite outbreak to keep rising for weeks, public health boss warns - MP says anger in Brixham ‘palpable’ as at least 46 cases of disease linked to contaminated water are confirmed

2024-05-18T09:43:43Z

Walk from Te Kūiti to Te Awamutu a fundraiser for incurable breast cancer

The Walk 50K this May 2024 campaign is the inspiration for the six women rugby players.

2024-05-18T16:13:14Z

Christopher Luxon compares Labour to arsonists in fiery speech

The PM compared the outgoing government to arsonists.

2024-05-18T23:44:25Z

‘The Invasion' Review: Sergei Loznitsa's Doc About Ukrainian Life During Wartime Is Quietly Devastating

The footage observes ordinary citizens and soldiers and folks who are a bit of both trying to get on with things in the few years since Russia crossed the border.

2024-05-18T22:08:36Z

What would the US do if it were in Israel's position?

Let’s also hope that those who keep on criticizing Israel for supposedly violating the IHL will gather the courage to look in the mirror, ask themselves how they would have reacted.

2024-05-19T02:21:02Z

Rishi Sunak approves £10bn compensation for blood scandal victims

The Prime Minister is expected to address MPs at the close of an official inquiry into what has been condemned as the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history.

2024-05-19T00:12:12Z

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris not running in election

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has announced he will not stand at the next general election. Heaton-Harris has served in the role since September 2022.

2024-05-18T23:23:57Z

Labour sets out more detail on pledge to cut NHS waiting lists

Labour sets out more detail on pledge to cut NHS waiting lists - Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said existing successful schemes would be expanded to ‘take the best of the NHS to the rest of the NHS’.

2024-05-18T21:45:36Z

New football facility at Whanganui’s Wembley Park will be finished by November

It is the first major capital project in the park since the 1970s.

2024-05-19T00:14:39Z

Iraq father begins legal action against BP over son's cancer death

Hussein Julood is taking legal action against British energy giant BP after he lost his son to leukaemia, which he alleges was caused by gas flaring at Iraq's largest oil field. BP is one of the biggest foreign players in Iraq's oil sector, with a history of producing oil in the country dating back to the 1920s when it was still under British mandate.

2024-05-19T02:21:32Z

Neon Takes North American Rights To Mohammad Rasoulof's ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig'

Neon has grabbed North American rights to The Seed of the Sacred Fig, the latest film from Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof (There Is No Evil, Manuscripts Don't Burn). The thriller is set to debut in competition in Cannes on May 24 and marks Rasoulof's first return to Cannes after being barred from traveling to serve […]

2024-05-18T17:21:27Z

Woman, 36, denied liver transplant for drinking while on waiting list

Ontario woman Amanda Husk has just weeks to live after being denied a liver transplant by medics who cited her 'minimal abstinence' from alcohol as a reason to deny the transplant.

2024-05-18T18:36:34Z

Courtroom wigs on trial after hair discrimination claims

English courts are in talks to abandon compulsory wigs after facing criticism from black barristers over hair discrimination. The judiciary is poised to update its court dress code after the traditional headpieces were accused of being “culturally insensitive”. Judges are currently reviewing proposals made by the Bar Council, which represents barri...

2024-05-18T18:02:39Z

MK2 Films Acquires Worldwide Rights to Claude Lanzmann's Films, Including ‘Shoah' (EXCLUSIVE)

MK2 Films has acquired worldwide rights, including France, to French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann’s films, including his landmark documentary about the Holocaust, “Shoah,” which is inscribed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World register. The deal was signed with Les Films Aleph. “Shoah,” considered one of the most important works in world cinema, tells the story of […]

2024-05-18T16:58:16Z

Police arrest man accused of stealing car with baby inside

A 34-year-old man faces charges including abducting a child, aggravated assault, and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.

2024-05-18T03:57:37Z

Tauranga traffic: Tidal lane among proposals for 15th Ave to Welcome Bay route

Council commissioners will decide on Monday whether to go ahead with improvements.

2024-05-19T00:14:41Z

Ahly stay on track for 12th title after holding Esperance

Al Ahly of Egypt stayed on course for a record-extending 12th CAF Champions League title by holding hosts Esperance of Tunisia to a 0-0 draw on Saturday in the first leg of the final. They meet again next Saturday in Cairo, where Ahly have won five and drawn six of 11 Champions League matches against Esperance.

2024-05-18T21:23:36Z

Israel pushes into new parts of northern Gaza, recovers another slain hostage

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the more than seven-month-old war, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, medics and residents said. Israel's forces also took over some ground in Rafah, a southern city next to the Egyptian

2024-05-18T18:17:28Z

Davey: The Tories and SNP are both out of excuses and out of time

Both the Tories and SNP are 'out of time' and should be out of power at Westminster and Holyrood, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey declared. With a general election due to be held sometime this year, he urged his party's supporters to make it a 'once in a generation' ballot, by electing a 'whole new generation of Liberal Democrat MPs'. His plea came as he insisted his party could take the UK's 'broken' health service and fix it with care.

2024-05-18T18:15:36Z

Australian almonds provide key ingredient to tap India's youth through federal government trade deal

Catering to the food needs of India's younger generation is a bountiful business, experts say, with India's average population sitting at 29 years old. And they would rather eat healthy food, providing opportunities for Australian producers.

2024-05-18T21:46:20Z

Watch: Swarbrick delivers State of the Planet address

"We can make this a one-term Government."

2024-05-19T00:46:10Z

NZDF crew 'ready to fly' to violence-stricken New Caledonia - Peters

"We are ready to fly and await approval from French authorities as to when our flights are safe to proceed."

2024-05-18T22:30:41Z

6 Penn students among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during attempt to occupy building

6 Penn students among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during attempt to occupy building - Authorities say a half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a building on campus

2024-05-18T20:16:09Z

We need to unleash the untapped entrepreneurial potential of foreign students

Unlike in the US there are onerous restrictions on overseas students in the UK setting up their own businesses

2024-05-18T19:38:06Z

Austrian leader set to back Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan

No 10 hopes that on a visit to Vienna the Prime Minister will be hailed by Chancellor Karl Nehammer as a trailblazer for Europe over the policy of deporting people to the Rwanda.

2024-05-18T23:18:32Z

Gantz to Netanyahu: If you lead the nation to the abyss, we will withdraw from the government

Minister-without-portfolio Benny Gantz gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a deadline until June 8 to come up with a more clear war program or he will leave the government. "If you choose to lead the nation to the abyss, we will withdraw from the government, turn to the people, and form a government that can bring about a real victory," Gantz sa...

2024-05-18T17:42:28Z

Numbers revealed for gigantic $23 million Powerball draw

There's also $1 million waiting to be won in the first division, and $300,000 available in Strike.

2024-05-18T08:13:17Z

Plans to roll out 'dental vans' to tackle shortage could be shelved

The vehicles, which are kitted out to provide mobile care to rural communities, were announced this year as part of a government effort to allow more people to get attention.

2024-05-19T00:37:38Z

Crew stuck for 7 weeks on ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge - here's why they can't get off

In March the ship crushed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six construction workers.

2024-05-18T18:30:04Z

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week - The £1.1bn scheme would be funded by cracking down on tax dodgers and people with non-domiciled status

2024-05-18T21:45:36Z

Water boss's grovelling apology following contaminated water scandal

Susan Davey, South West Water's chief executive, said she was 'so sorry this has happened' after 17,000 homes in Brixham, Devon, were told to boil their drinking water.

2024-05-18T22:38:53Z

Lotto player wins $1m, 98 others share $1.5m - where the winning tickets were sold

It was a massive night for Kiwis across the country, with some major wins.

2024-05-18T20:00:17Z

Thousands expected at pro-Gaza rally on Washington’s National Mall

Thousands expected at pro-Gaza rally on Washington’s National Mall - Rally in the nation’s capital in support of Palestinian rights and an immediate end to Israeli military operations in Gaza

2024-05-18T15:30:13Z

Suspect in assassination attempt on Slovakian PM to remain behind bars

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, was ordered to remain behind bars. The suspected gunman, identified by Slovak media as 71-year-old poet Juraj Cintula, was placed in pre-trial detention by a special penal court in Pezinok, northeast of the capital Bratislava, on Saturday. Zuzana Dolinkova, th...

2024-05-18T21:53:23Z

Hospitals to share waiting lists under Labour plans for quicker care

Hospitals would have to share waiting lists and pool resources under Labour’s plans to reduce waiting times by delivering up to 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week. The party has announced that patients would be offered appointments at nearby hospitals, rather than necessarily at their local one, which would enable people to receive faster treatment. Hospital staff and resources would be pooled across a region and would run evening and weekend...

2024-05-18T23:00:36Z

20 ways to stay sane while self-isolating

As of this writing, coronavirus cases have been reported in at least 214 countries around the world. Many cities and countries have reinstated restrictions on people’s movement to slow the spread of the virus, closing schools, encouraging companies to allow employees to work from home, “practise social distancing” or even “shelter in place” for the foreseeable future. How can you boost your own and others’ morale while stuck at home? Here are a few ideas.

2024-05-18T19:04:08Z

'The best decision for us': Why Kiwis are moving across the ditch in droves

It comes as New Zealand recorded a record net migration loss in the year to March.

2024-05-19T03:31:36Z

Hezbollah firing more advanced weaponry as it ups pressure on Israel

Hezbollah this week unveiled new weaponry, struck deeper within Israel and executed more complex attacks as the Lebanese paramilitary force steps up its offensive on Israel’s northern border following the incursion into Gaza’s Rafah city. On Thursday afternoon an adapted kamikaze drone carrying two missiles flew across the Lebanese border and dodge...

2024-05-18T15:57:23Z

Escape plan being hatched for Kiwis trapped in New Caledonia's civil unrest

Our Defence Force is looking at sending a C-130 Hercules to Nouméa to pick up Kiwis.

2024-05-18T07:43:14Z

Ministers plan to replace low-paid migrants with unemployed Britons

The Government is launching a new initiative to fill low-paid “migrant roles” with jobless Britons, The Telegraph has learned. Officials at the Department for Work and Pensions are drawing up measures aimed at encouraging benefit claimants to fill vacancies in sectors reliant on low-paid migrants. Last month, the salary threshold required for skill...

2024-05-18T16:42:27Z

One killed, six injured in clashes in western Libyan city, TV channel says

At least one person was killed and six injured when fierce clashes broke out on Saturday in the city of Zawiya in western Libya, prompting calls for a ceasefire to rescue families trapped in the conflict area, a Libyan TV channel said. Ali Ahneesh, head of the Red Crescent branch in Zawiya, told the Istanbul-based Libya Alahrar TV channel that 10 f...

2024-05-18T16:42:18Z

'He saw the good in every kid' - ex-pupils reunite

John Morgan's former primary school pupils pay him a surprise visit at his care home to say thanks.

2024-05-18T16:51:30Z

Ben Miller says private school pupils often look bored by his reading sessions...unlike state sector

Ben Miller has said that pupils at top private schools often look bored when he reads to them, but when he visits state schools the students “nearly start a riot”. The 58-year-old actor, comedian and author has visited primary schools around the country to read excerpts from his children’s books as well as to champion programmes that support childr...

2024-05-18T17:52:38Z

Teacher, 35, quits as students refuse to get off phones in class

Mitchell Rutherford, a biology teacher at Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona, finally gave up after 11 years, feeling drained a frustrated when he burned out trying to keep students engaged.

2024-05-18T16:57:27Z

Britain ‘may not be fully prepared to fight full-scale war alone’

Britain may not be fully prepared to fight a full-scale war on its own, a general has suggested. Maj Gen James Martin said the Army was trying to get “back on track” after years of focusing on counter-insurgency, which had left it in “in the process of losing the skills” to mount an all-out campaign. Decades of fighting insurgents during wars Syria...

2024-05-18T21:03:13Z

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier - Israeli forces said last week troops were returning to Jabalia to prevent Islamist militants regrouping there

2024-05-18T12:14:40Z

Queensland government campaign to improve medical treatment for patients with disability

Karin Swift's doctor refused to give her a cervical cancer screening on the grounds people with a disability are not "sexually active". She's now part of a campaign designed to help educate health professionals about how to treat people with a disability.

2024-05-18T22:11:20Z

Anger in Devon as more cases of waterborne disease expected

Health officials are expecting more cases of a waterborne disease in Devon, as an MP said “heads are going to roll” over the outbreak and that the anger among residents was “palpable”. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed 46 cases of cryptosporidium infection in the Brixham area, while more than 100 other people have reported symptoms, including diarrhoea, stomach pains and dehydration. About 16,000 households and businesses in...

2024-05-18T11:06:20Z

Hikurangi Subduction Zone: The burning question about NZ’s biggest quake-maker

Our biggest fault zone is thought to have a release valve in the form of 'silent' quakes.

2024-05-19T01:44:55Z

Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows

Tunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to Europe grows - Hundreds of anti-migrant protestors have marched through the streets of a Tunisian town where many migrants are living while waiting to try and travel by boat to Europe

2024-05-18T23:31:02Z