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BBC slammed over TV licence as Antiques Roadshow delayed without warning

BBC fans hoped to get their Sunday evening fix of Antiques Roadshow so were furious when it was rescheduled without notice.

EU leaders yesterday offered to help Labour unpick Boris's Brexit deal

Irish premier Simon Harris said his country would help 'facilitate' a closer deal with the UK 'every way we can around any European table'.

Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi unleashes

Muslim voters have 'long been ignored', says Deputy Greens leader Mehreen Faruqi, amid expectations a grassroots organisation will field candidates in Labor-held seats.

Why are protesters squirting water at tourists in Barcelona?

Spanish civilians have become fed up with the lack of affordable housing in their cities.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Macron mayhem a wake-up call for all

From having a healthy majority in the National Assembly, Mr Macron's snap election gamble has thrown it all away. His centrist Ensemble bloc is diminished, demoralised, outnumbered.

British, 18, 'accuses UK holidaymaker of raping her in Ayia Napa'

The 18-year-old woman went to Cypriot police and told them that she woke up in the bed of the man, who is reported to be 19 years old.

Superbug that now kills 300,000 people a year evolved rapidly from common bacteria

Superbug that now kills 300,000 people a year evolved rapidly from common bacteria - Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which causes multidrug-resistant infections in people with cystic fibrosis and lung damage, spread globally in just two centuries

Urgent warning over parasite spreading at alarming rate in Australia

Australia has been hit by one of its largest gastro outbreaks in 20 years with one group becoming sick at an alarming rate.

Devils Henchmen MC gang resurfaces in Christchurch

Patches spotted in city streets have caught the attention of police.

Covid-19 outbreak at Summerset retirement village infects 23 residents

Summerset says recent events and activities contributed to the spike in cases.

Home secretary launches new border security squad after scrapping Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan

Home secretary launches new border security squad after scrapping Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan - Yvette Cooper said the new body, set to include MI5, would tackle the root cause of the small boats crisis ‘going after these dangerous criminals and bringing them to justice’

Missing girl, 17, is found dead in woods near busy road

A 17-year-old missing girl has been found dead in the woods near a busy road as a minor is charged with her murder.

Israel allows journalists inside Rafah for first time since troops invaded. This is what they found

Israel allows journalists inside Rafah for first time since troops invaded. This is what they found - Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town two months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas

Moment National Rally members react to shock French exit poll

Footage shows several members of the National Rally (RN) with champagne glasses in their hands as they watch the exit poll results being announced.

The 10 worst British military aircraft

Amongst the gems of the British aero industry (of which there are many) there are also some embarrassing examples…

Tauranga council’s private cocktail party cost $40k but details of who attended still under wraps

The event was held to celebrate the city.

Thousands gather to pay final respects to Rob Burrow on funeral route

Thousands gather to pay final respects to Rob Burrow on funeral route - Kevin Sinfield flew home from New Zealand to be at the private service for his best friend.

Tauranga District Court case: Jafar Kurisi’s crowdfunded reparation keeps him out of jail for illegal migrant exploitation

Around 19 workers were housed in a garage for four months. Some were without mattresses.

Operation reset: Lammy’s mission to reconnect gets off to flying start

It felt like a deeply symbolic, even cathartic, moment on Saturday lunchtime as, on take-off from Stansted, the pilot carrying the new foreign secretary, David Lammy, banked the government plane with the union jack livery sharply leftwards across the sodden and half-occluded fields of Essex and towards Europe. For the first of what are likely to be innumerable overseas trips, Lammy had chosen Destination Europe, and Operation Reset. It was...

Sue Gray's son among dozens Labour MPs likely back pro-Brussels drive

Liam Conlon, whose mother is Chief of Staff to Sir Keir Starmer, became MP for Beckenham and Penge last week.

New Zealand leads world’s first trade agreement between indigenous people

The arrangement helped US and Canadian indigenous people meet for the first time.

Siouxsie Wiles: Auckland University ordered to pay $20,000 in Employment Court decision

The Employment Court has issued its judgment in Siouxsie Wiles' case against her employer.

Bay of Plenty crash: Emergency services called to State Highway 2 at Pukehina

Police were called to the crash about 1.55pm.

Christchurch man killed stranger he thought was abducting his son from skatepark

He became enraged when he saw the stranger holding his son's hand.

‘I can barely afford my son’s school fees under Labour – so what about my daughter?’

A generation ago, someone like Jeremy Prout, a consultant for 20 years, would have comfortably been able to send his children to private school. As it stands, he can just about afford the fees for his son, 11, and daughter, eight. The north London primary school charges £5,000 a term – a bill that will rise to £8,000 when his eldest moves to second...

Archbishop claims he felt pressured to abort his disabled daughter

Justin Welby 's daughter, Ellie, who is now aged 32, suffers from dyspraxia - a condition which affects movement and co-ordination.

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more - IN FOCUS: Last year, 9,000 people were found at least a week after they’d died alone. Helen Coffey investigates how our increasingly fragmented society means more of us are slipping away unmourned and unnoticed

Government considering new marae and cultural hub in Ruapehu after ‘flawed’ engagement with iwi

Concerns were raised about commercialising the Tūroa family name on Mt Ruapehu.

Danger: 30 nuclear bombs threaten the world

In recent hours, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry has announced that an asteroid the size of the Eiffel Tower will pass very close to Earth. This is particularly alarming news. When talking about distances in space, the data should be put in context. This asteroid, the size of the Eiffel Tower, is expected to approach our planet in 2029. According to calculations by Russian scientists, the object will pass 39,000 kilometres from Earth....

Combat footage showed a gripping battle between Ukrainian M2 Bradley and two Russian vehicles

Ōamaru rest home staff member dies after being hit by car

They had been visiting a care home resident before the accident.

Ukraine is fielding a century old machine gun and its proving quite effective

Putin ready to end war with Trump's help

The former White House occupant claims he could quickly end the war in Ukraine if he became president. Meanwhile, according to US media, he is conducting (secret) negotiations with Putin. Republican candidate Donald Trump's plan is to "force Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin into negotiations by, on the one hand, threatening to reduce arms deliveries to Ukraine and, on the other, increasing arms deliveries to Kiev to increase pressure on...

Gulf Harbour body discovery: What we know so far

The remains of a woman were found inside a bag fished out of the sea in Gulf Harbour. Here's what we know so far.

Auckland bus attack: 39-year-old woman arrested in ‘hate-motivated crime’

The woman is due in court tomorrow charged with wounding with intent.

Labour plans for State Pension, Universal Credit, PIP and cost of living payments

The Labour Party has pledged to "kickstart economic growth" after the General Election - here is what it has said about the benefits system.

Is Ukraine heading for defeat?

Uganda: How making soap can clean up a river

5 million people rely on Uganda's River Rwizi. Once clear and abundant, the now polluted waters threaten the entire river ecosystem. Industrial and plastic waste and sand mining are big problems that are being countered in part by soap making.

Lorraine Kelly blasts Midsomer Murders as ITV introduces trigger warning

ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly was left unimpressed after it was recently announced that a popular murder mystery show now has a trigger warning

Athletics-Ukraine's Mahuchikh breaks 1987 women's high jump world record

PARIS (Reuters) -Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the women's high jump on Sunday, clearing 2.10 meters at the Paris Diamond League to break a mark that has stood since 1987. The 22-year-old world champion brushed off suggestions though that the jump had made her the clear favourite for the Paris Olympics, which begins on July 26. "I am looking forward to the Olympic Games

Fatal Wānaka crash: Cyclist was Japanese tourist travelling on wrong side of road, not wearing helmet

Police confirm he was a 25-year-old man from Japan.

Tribunal: Kiwi lawyer, who also works for Government, cleared of wrongdoing for conduct in Australian court custody battle for stepdaughter

The man was embroiled in an international custody battle for his stepdaughter.

GB News' Eamonn Holmes slips up in awkward blunder on air after abrupt absence

Eamonn Holmes appeared to confuse himself during Monday's instalment of GB News as he makes major slip up days after dropping worrying health admission.

Rachel Reeves announces her immediate plan of action as Chancellor

'We are just getting started': Labour kickstart their premiership by promising to 'build the infrastructure we need', including 1.5million homes in the next five years, as they target economic growth.

Starmer already at work on Brexit deal

Sir Keir Starmer has said work has already begun to improve the UK’s Brexit deal with the EU as Labour pursues closer ties with the bloc. The Prime Minister said he was confident of securing a better agreement with Brussels than the one struck by Boris Johnson four years ago, with stronger links on trade and security. He made the remarks as David L...

David Lammy warns China against helping Russia in Ukraine

David Lammy, the new Foreign Secretary, warned China not to become embroiled in Russia’s attempt to undermine Ukraine. He said Beijing should be “very careful” about deepening its partnerships with Russia, Iran and North Korea. The Foreign Secretary was speaking in Poland, where he held two hours’ of talks with the country’s foreign minister, Rados...

Woman is killed as manhunt is launched for 21 year-old man

Emergency services were called to a home along the Great Western Highway at Kingswood, western Sydney, at 1.40pm on Monday.

"We must end Russian air terror"

Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky has addressed the nation following a Russian attack on the city of Dnipro in broad daylight on Wednesday. In that attack, six people were killed and some 50 injured by the missiles. In addition to the usual demands to strengthen air defences, Kiev has added a more ambitious request that could be put on the table at the NATO summit in Washington: that its allies provide the country with more long-range...

Mum dies days after admitting killing her son, 8, in bid to end his suffering

Antonya Cooper, 77, admitted to having ended the life of her seven-year-old son Hamish and claimed to have allowed him to die "peacefully" following a terminal cancer diagnosis

Southland house fire which claimed lives of mum and 11-year-old caused by heater, investigation finds

The house had no working smoke alarms at the time of the fire.