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11-year-old boy and mother killed in Manapouri house fire

They 'valiantly' tried to get into the burning house, police say.

Ex-KGB operative reports possible betrayal among Putin's inner circle

‘Lefty lawyer’, Mark Darcy inspo but ‘lacking star power’: How American media covered UK’s new PM

‘Lefty lawyer’, Mark Darcy inspo but ‘lacking star power’: How American media covered UK’s new PM - Labour’s landslide win was branded a ‘power shift’ by Fox News while The Washington Post described new Prime Minister Keir Starmer a ‘lefty lawyer [who] defended vegan anarchists’ but is ‘no Winston Churchill’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to 'rebuild Britain' and restore trust in politics after Labour landslide

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to 'rebuild Britain' and restore trust in politics after Labour landslide - Sir Keir said the country could ‘move forward together’ as Labour took office following 14 years of Conservative rule

SNP faces 'slaughter' says former leader Salmond

The SNP is on course to be 'slaughtered' in the General Election with its biggest loss of MPs in history. John Swinney's party looked set to lose 38 seats compared to the 2019 election.

July 4 horror! Four people injured in shark attacks on Texas beach

July 4 horror! Four people injured in shark attacks on Texas beach - At least two people were bitten by a shark in Texas on Independence Day

Liz Truss sensationally lost her seat in the Tory election bloodbath.

Former prime minister Liz Truss sensationally lost her seat in the Tory election bloodbath.

Video: Ukrainian Forces Destroy Russian Column with At Least 14 Motorcycles

Ukrainian forces successfully destroyed an entire column of Russian equipment near Vuhledar, including at least 14 motorcycles.

Teenage girl, 17, dies after 'being spiked' at drum and bass festiva

Emily Stokes tragically passed away at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, Kent, after attending the event on Saturday June 29.

Auckland teenager assault: Police seek woman dressed in black

Police have released CCTV images after a 16-year-old was badly beaten by a woman yelling racist slurs.

Couple who suffered house fire watched CCTV back and can't believe how it started

Don't leave boxes on the hob if you have a pet large enough to turn it on.

Reform chairman Richard Tice beats Tories to become MP

Richard Tice has overturned a huge Conservative majority to become the Reform UK MP for Boston and Skegness. The Reform leader said three years ago he had been “sneered at and mocked” for believing his party could become a political force to be reckoned with. The 59-year-old former businessman and MEP secured 15,520 votes – 2,010 more than Matt War...

Watercare abandons plans for $400m wastewater treatment plant near Manukau Harbour after legal setback

Glenbrook residents are ecstatic, saying they chased Watercare away.

Emily Maitlis mistakes BBC gardens for graveyard during SNP interview

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who regularly anchors Channel 4 News coverage, started laughing at the remark.

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro indicted for money laundering

Brazil's Federal police has accused Jair Bolsonaro of money laundering, embezzlement and criminal association because of undeclared jewellery gifted by Saudi Arabia.

Tim Henman 'mistakenly pulled over by police' after leaving Wimbledon

Henman, 49, recounted the extraordinary moment he was questioned by the officers after leaving SW19, who said they were hunting a suspect alleged to have fled the scene of an incident.

Rishi Sunak hands peerage to top aide alongside Theresa May

No10 chief of staff Liam Booth-Smith, who is known as 'the Treasury Travolta' due to his love of a leather jacket, will enter the upper house among a slew of Tory big-hitters quitting the Commons.

What Labour winning the General Election means for your money - from tax to pensions

Labour is now back in power for the first time in 14 years - so what does this mean for your personal finances? We run through everything you need to know about taxes, pensions and more

A third of Russians back Putin nuking Ukraine with major support

Some 34 per cent of Russians would definitely or likely support use of nuclear weapons in the conflict against Ukraine, according to findings from the Levada Centre.

Shellshocked Rishi Sunak says 'sorry' for Tories' crushing defeat

A broken PM acknowledged that Keir Starmer had won as he nervously took a victory in his own incredibly safe Richmond & Northallerton seat.

General election count chaos as police take ballots over 'fraud'

Scottish police rushed to Emirates Arena in Glasgow, where they reportedly seized three ballot papers.

Woman's final act before she died on a Qantas flight

Aspiring chef Manpreet Kaur, 24, was flying back to Delhi in India for a visit to see her parents for the first time in four years after relocating to Australia.

Canada is getting a seriously big boost to its naval forces

Inside Keir Starmer and King Charles' top secret meeting - and how Boris Johnson messed it up

Keir Starmer will travel to Buckingham Palace today to meet with King Charles, who will formally ask him to form a Government after leading the Labour Party to victory

Health alert as cases of medieval Plague found in USA

The Plague is a serious disease which usually presents in three main clinical forms - bubonic, pneumonic or septicemic - and can be transmitted in several ways between infected animals and humans

America burst into riot of color as July 4 fireworks light up skies

In celebration of 248 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, millions celebrated with parades, cookouts and the anticipated splashes of color in the evening sky.

Horror on Italian cable car: mother (41) falls to death in front of children

41-year-old Margherita from Trentino was killed Thursday in northern Piedmont when she plunged from a cable elevator as much as 100 meters down. Her husband and two small children saw the accident happen. The woman was loading the family's luggage into a cable car going to Drocala when it suddenly shot into motion, dragging the woman with it. The woman remained attached to the elevator for about 50 meters until she suddenly fell down onto the...

Presenters struggle to contain their glee at Tories’ fall as election night TV proves a turn-off

“This is your voice. This is our country deciding: we’ve had enough.” Not the words of Sir Keir Starmer accepting victory, but of Emily Maitlis on Channel 4 greeting the exit poll. I swear you could see her vibrating with happiness. Freed from the shackles of BBC impartiality, she couldn’t hide her glee at the news of a Labour landslide. Over on th...

A couple rented an Airbnb from a ‘friendly’ landlord. Then they wound up dismembered in a suitcase

A couple rented an Airbnb from a ‘friendly’ landlord. Then they wound up dismembered in a suitcase - Michael Lee Dudley seemed like a typical Washington homeowner – until three teenagers stumbled across a suitcase of horrors on a beach

NRL: Penrith Panthers sack star Taylan May over domestic violence charges

Taylan May has pleaded not guilty to assaulting his wife.

Will Michelle Obama replace Joe Biden in the US presidential elections?

Fears Australia’s crocodile population will outstrip humans after deadly attack on girl

Fears Australia’s crocodile population will outstrip humans after deadly attack on girl - The girl’s death ‘sent a message that the Territory is unsafe’

BBC left red-faced after saying Starmer is 'going to meet the Queen'

As the Labour leader pulled up at Buckingham Palace to be formally installed as Britain's 58th PM by King Charles both broadcasters slipped up.

Viktor Orban provokes EU anger with trip to meet Putin in Moscow

Hungary’s prime minister has sparked anger in the EU by agreeing to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow, in what appears to be an attempt to negotiate on Ukraine. Viktor Orban’s trip was reported by an investigative journalist and confirmed by various EU and Hungarian officials, one of whom told Radio Free Europe it would be happening on Friday. Mr Orban...

Second female celebrity is linked to Matthew Perry drug death in bombshell report about their shared ketamine addiction

The as-yet unnamed woman reportedly claimed to be sober but was described as a 'walking pharmacy' who would help the Friends star obtain ketamine.

Ex-teacher jailed for six-and-a-half years for sex with schoolboys

Rebecca Joynes, 30, groomed the youngsters from the age of 15, and was on bail for sexual activity with the first child, Boy A, when she began having sex with the second, Boy B, who she went on to become pregnant by. Neither boy can be identified. Parents of both boys watched as Joynes, wearing a gold necklace, black padded jacket and with blonde highlights in her hair, visibly shook and broke down in tears as she was jailed at Manchester Crown Court.

Woman found inside stomach of giant monster

In a village in Sulawesi, Indonesia, the community is once again living in fear after a reticulated python, known for its colossal size, devoured a 38-year-old woman. Residents of a village on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi found the body of a woman inside a python. And this is already the second such incident in just a month in this part of the Asian archipelago. The 38-year-old victim was found by residents of Luwu province, in...

Contaminated salad leaves two sisters in California fighting for lives

Two sisters who attended the family gathering in Fresno County last weekend are in intensive care on ventilators after eating cactus pads that contained C botulinum.

Hunt for knifeman on the loose after triple stabbing six minutes apart

Three men were stabbed six minutes apart during the rampage in Feltham. They were all treated at the scene with two currently in hospital in a life threatening condition.

Diabetic woman ‘howling’ and ‘delirious’ before death at workshop, court told

Diabetic woman ‘howling’ and ‘delirious’ before death at workshop, court told - Alternative healer Hongchi Xiao, from California, is on trial accused of the manslaughter by gross negligence of 71-year-old Danielle Carr-Gomm.

Balcony advertised at $360 a week in exposes reality of rental crisis

A Sydney landlord has advertised an enclosed balcony for rent at $360 a week as the dire state of Australia's rental crisis is laid bare.

Hockey star is charged with murdering his wife at their £250,000 home

Mohammed Samak, 42, is to appear before magistrates today after his wife Joanne, 49, was found seriously injured at their home.

SNP set for election humiliation leaving nationalists with 10 seats

John Swinney's scandal-ravaged nationalists are expected to be left with just 10 seats, a fall of 80 per cent from the high of 48 the party achieved in 2019.

Student seriously hurt, in hospital after assault at Wellington Girls' College

Principal Julia Davidson says the assault is an "isolated and very sad" incident.

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka lays Whakaata Māori budget woes at the feet of his predecessor Willie Jackson

'I wasn’t in a position to give them funding forever' - Jackson

Man tortured and starved girlfriend’s children because he ‘didn’t want them to have to poop’

Man tortured and starved girlfriend’s children because he ‘didn’t want them to have to poop’ - The children had been subject to malnourishment, restrainment with zip ties and beatings before their neglect was reported to CPS

Jess Phillips jeered during acceptance speech

Jess Phillips has retained the seat of Birmingham Yardley, fending off a strong challenge from Jody McIntyre, the candidate for George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain. The Labour MP struggled to deliver her acceptance speech as Workers Party supporters chanted as she spoke. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

New York Times gives Joe Biden bombshell ultimatum

After nearly 21 hours of silence, The New York Times has finally weighed in on Biden's disastrous debate performance, urging the president to drop out of the race for The White House.

A GoFundMe is set up for autistic boy slapped by Mercedes driver

A GoFundMe was launched for an autistic California boy who was slapped in the face by a Mercedes driver after the child had damaged the hood ornament on the car.

Police arrest three men who allegedly shoplifted thousands of dollars worth of items

The three men are before the Auckland District Court on more than 40 shoplifting charges.