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Glastonbury festival leaves Worthy farm strewn with litter

Worthy Farm has been left strewn with litter after the Glastonbury weekend, with hundreds of staff in the process of clearing up cans, cups, vapes and nitrous oxide canisters. Each year’s clean-up is a mammoth effort and this year, the floor at the Other stage – where Idles and The National both took prime time slots – was particularly laden with r...

Higher income households across NSW increasingly struggling to stay on top of their energy bills

A survey of more than 1,000 people in NSW found that 39 per cent of respondents that had their energy disconnected were from middle income households.

Police Minister claims NZDF misunderstood Govt boot camps, promises ‘heavy defence involvement’

A boot camp pilot was set to begin this month.

Rotorua robbery: Police investigating

Police were called to the store about 8pm on Sunday.

Starmer: my children take me away from pressure of the job

Starmer: my children take me away from pressure of the job - Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said his teenage children kept him ‘very, very grounded’.

Documentary recalls one of the worst plane crashes ever

German police give update on man who climbed arena roof during Euro 2024 game

German police give update on man who climbed arena roof during Euro 2024 game - Police said they are ruling out a political motivation

Macron’s anti-Brexit pitbull loses seat in first round of French election

Clément Beaune, Emmanuel Macron’s anti-Brexit pitbull, lost his Paris seat in the first round of France’s snap election. Mr Beaune, who was Europe minister during the Brexit negotiations, was notorious for his social media attacks on Britain’s decision to leave the EU, which he said was an “intellectual fraud” based on “many lies”. After his humili...

Activists' plot to 'rescue' animals from RSPCA assured farms

Campaigners from the group Animal Rising hope to 'mobilise and train' more than 200 volunteers to take part in the 'huge open rescue' at undisclosed locations.

Dozens of UK flights axed as pilots go on strike

James Cleverly hits out at Banksy over 'vile' Glastonbury migrant small boat stunt

The Home Secretary condemned the small boat crossing artwork by Banksy at the festival.

A vision for the future: Observations of Jewish life and heritage in Morocco

Essaouira, with its rich history and vibrant culture, stands as a reminder of what is possible when we embrace our shared heritage.

Matariki 2024: Whangamatā festival and hāngī attract hundreds

Matariki Whangamatā set to be back bigger and better next year.

Family trapped in Auckland Sky Tower lift for 45 minutes

'What transpired was a nightmarish ordeal,' the father says.

Biden or Trump: Who is better for US and Israeli interests?

Think about it: If there was a winner in the first US presidential debate, it was undoubtedly Donald Trump.

Te Whatu Ora Taranaki breached code with ‘unsafe discharge’ from Taranaki Base Hospital

Patient in his 80s was still struggling to breathe and had no proper care plan in place.

Bizarre marriage and divorce laws from around the world

Marriage and divorce laws vary from country to country, and even from state to state in countries such as the United States. Some of these laws are pretty archaic, while others are just plain bizarre. Without further ado, you may now click through the gallery and discover the wackiest marriage and divorce laws from around the world.

Light airplane crash on motorway near Paris leaving three dead

Tragedy struck as three people were killed in a motorway plane crash east of Paris. A light aircraft was reported to have come down on the A4 motorway in Nosiel around 4pm after the plane hit an electric power cable.

Shin Bet blames gov't, Ben Gvir for not expanding detainee space

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Monday blamed National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the government in general for ignoring months of warnings that huge amounts of additional detainee space was needed to absorb the thousands upon thousands of new Palestinian detainees connected to the ongoing war. More specifically, the agency said...

David Lammy must signal how the UK will reconnect with the world

David Lammy will be the first Labour foreign secretary succeeding a Conservative government since Robin Cook in 1997, if his party triumphs in the general election. On his arrival in office, Cook’s first two acts were to expand the Foreign Office newspaper subscription list to include the Racing Post, and, perhaps more momentously, give an interview to the Observer hailing “an end to xenophobia”. Lammy will be less bothered about racing tips,...

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party take the lead in first round of French election voting

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party take the lead in first round of French election voting - Official results show that the National Rally have won 33 per cent of the vote as Macron’s snap election gamble appears to have backfired

North Korea tests ballistic missiles in response to US-South Korea-Japan military drill

North Korea tests ballistic missiles in response to US-South Korea-Japan military drill - One of two missiles fired possibly blew up, raining debris near Pyongyang, South Korean army claims

Stop the tit-for-tat: Settlements cannot be used as a punishment for terrorism

Using the threat of settlements as a “punishment” feeds directly into the narrative that an Israeli presence on the West Bank is an obstacle to a peace agreement and is inherently counterproductive.

LynnMall shopping centre in West Auckland evacuated after ‘faulty fog cannon’ goes off

'Everyone’s been evacuated and police are swarming.'

Revealed: The top Māori baby names of 2023-2024

The DIA has started unveiling the most popular Māori names to coincide with Matariki celebrations.

Rebel Labor Senator hits back at Anthony Albanese after she was exiled

Fatima Payman's punishment for voting against Labor colleagues is causing problems for the government on a day they hoped would be about celebrating cost-of-living measures.

Wairoa kaumātua enjoy fun and games

Students from Te Kura, formerly the Correspondence School joined in the fun.

Wairoa District Council Givealittle page for flood victims: ‘We can’t let small communities like Wairoa fall through the cracks’

Council chooses to run Givealittle page for a struggling community.

Far-left protests escalate on Paris streets after far-right election result

Protesters set off flares in Paris as they marched through the city's streets past smoking tear gas canisters and flaming trash cans following initial results of the first round of a parliamentary election which tipped Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) as the winner.

Woman who died climbing Mt Ruapehu was young Auckland uni scientist, Wednesday Davis

Wednesday Davis graduated in 2022 with a Masters in Marine Science and worked at the uni.

The hottest new trend sweeping the United States: Antisemitism

To beat the antisemites back, the mainstream – the vast majority – needs to stand up and squelch the Jew-haters, the instigators, the inciters.

Return of the Hamburglar? Auckland police beef up search for stolen Ronald McDonald statue

Police would like to 'ketchup' with the person who stole the statue.

Soldier pleads guilty to groping two bartenders at Linton Military Camp

'I could visibly see that she was uncomfortable' bar staffer said about woman he touched.

Former Home and Away actor Orpheus Pledger faces prison time for assaulting woman

The actor has pleaded guilty to four charges relating to assault.

ABC's embarrassing blunder over Australia's new Governor-General

The ABC has suffered an embarrassing blunder ahead of the swearing in of Australia's new Governor-General.

International experts assessing Interislander Aratere ferry after grounding, Kaitaki sailings cancelled

Meanwhile, large swells and southerlies have cancelled other Interislander sailings.

Brisbane bloke claims his SECOND multimillion dollar Lotto prize

A Brisbane man has won his second major lottery prize this year after taking home $3.7 million in Saturday's Gold Lotto draw.

British tourist, 49, dies in Magaluf

A security guard alerted local police, telling officers he had seen the man collapse and fall to the ground on Magaluf's Martin Ros Street near the raucous Punta Ballena strip.

EU would not rush to reopen Brexit talks with Labour, say Brussel sources

The EU will not rush to reopen Brexit negotiations with the UK even if Labour is swept to power next Thursday, senior sources in Brussels have indicated. They say they will welcome a change of government but the deep scars left by the Conservatives during Brexit negotiations along with the new priorities caused by the war in Ukraine, and the rise of the far right weigh heavily on the minds of influential figures in Brussels. “It’s not that...

$100m needed to remove 'cancer of the sea' - Northland Regional Council

The council is urging the Government to provide millions in funding to remove the invasive seaweed.

Paddy Gower: Old white men are scared of Māori uprising, and why New Zealanders can’t get sucked into a political race debate

Veteran journalist says the demographics are not wrong.

Actor Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charges upheld, criminal trial to go ahead next month

A judge has ruled (for a third time) on Alec Baldwin’s criminal trial.

Vote for meee! Moment screaming Ed Davey performs bungee jump

This is the extraordinary moment Lib Dems leader Sir Ed Davey performs a bungee jump. The British politician was recently spotted jumping around a garden while clapping his hands alongside the Surrey Swing Dance Society.

PM addresses Fatima Payman's suspension during question time

Anthony Albanese says Fatima Payman has placed herself outside the 'privilege' of Labor party caucus

Teacher goes viral for ‘30 seconds or less’ rule on kindness

Teacher goes viral for ‘30 seconds or less’ rule on kindness - ‘I think many adults need to hear this’

France facing rise in all types of racism, human rights commission warns

France facing rise in all types of racism, human rights commission warns - Rise fuelled by the war in Gaza and far-right ideas in public debate, France’s human rights commission, the CNCDH, says in its annual report

Starmer opposes everything and has no new ideas, public says in poll

Most voters think Labour has 'just opposed everything' rather than coming up with good ideas for the country, a poll found yesterday.

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party to try to form minority government

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev handed Rosen Zhelyazkov of the centre-right GERB party a mandate to try to form a government on Monday, after it won the most seats in a parliamentary election last month. Zhelyazkov, a former parliament speaker, said after receiving the mandate that he was putting forward a proposal for a minority government. Radev will forward the GERB

Athletes who are 'human rights defenders' need protection, says UN

GENEVA (Reuters) - Athletes who speak out for equality or denounce abuses in their sport often do so at great personal risk and must be given the same protection as all other defenders of human rights, the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday. "When athletes use their voice to promote equality in sport, they are human rights defenders," said Volker Turk, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human

Close calls from space: Asteroids that almost hit our planet

A large meteor, 10 times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, exploded in the Earth's atmosphere on December 18, 2018. But it was not until recently that this discovery was made. The explosion was detected by a US military satellite, and then referred to NASA. Incidents like this one are not uncommon, which makes us wonder: how close have we been to being hit? According to records, we've had a few close calls. Take a look!