The Prime Minister had a nightmare overnight as his Party took a battering in traditional Labour heartlands from Reform. Nigel Farage even suggested Reform UK was on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results. While Reform’s gains exceeded 180 seats…
Tracy Arm’s Post-Tsunami Landscape – NASA Science
Carved over millennia by the pressure and motion of glacial ice, the valley walls cradling the Tracy Arm fjord in southeast Alaska continue to be reshaped. In summer 2025, following the rapid retreat of South Sawyer Glacier, a large landslide sent rock careening into the fjord, altering the wider landscape…
ISIS bride’s bid for freedom is DENIED as she is locked up after judge denies bail – just hours after arriving in Australia
A recently returned ‘ISIS bride’ will remain behind bars in a Sydney jail after a judge found there were not ‘exceptional circumstances’ to release her. Janai Safar was among four women linked to ISIS fighters who touched down in Australia on Thursday night, almost two weeks after leaving the Al-Roj detention…
Greenpeace statement on Browse project’s federal assessment timeline
SYDNEY, Friday 8 May 2026 — In response to reports that the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will this year make a recommendation on Woodside’s Browse gas project, the following statement can be attributed to Hannah Schuch, senior campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific: “Woodside’s plan to…
Muslim leader defends ISIS brides’ return to Australia – and issues blunt message to those who say they should not be allowed back: ‘Everything else is irrelevant’
By CAITLIN POWELL – NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:32 BST, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 05:38 BST, 8 May 2026 A prominent Sydney lawyer has defended the return of ISIS brides to Australia, arguing the public should not ‘condemn’ innocent children, or their mothers, because of the atrocities committed by Islamic…
Where does Earth’s mysterious ‘ring current’ come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out
A new mission will attempt to chart a mysterious ring-shaped current surrounding the Earth, so that researchers can better protect satellites and power infrastructure from charged particles in space. The NASA mission, called STORIE (Storm Time O+ Ring current Imaging Evolution), will try to hunt down more details about this…
Trump’s defiant chief of staff Susie Wiles takes center stage at rare public appearance to accept award amid cancer diagnosis
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles took center stage at a glamorous Washington, DC, gala on Thursday evening as she was presented with a prestigious award. The Independent Women’s Forum, a conservative, non-profit organization focused on policy issues, honored Wiles with its Barbara K. Olson Woman of Valor award at the…
Bumbling surgeon who ‘killed patient by removing WRONG organ’ offers excuse for horrendous mistake
By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:55 BST, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 04:26 BST, 8 May 2026 The surgeon who allegedly killed a man when he removed the patient’s liver instead of his spleen said he made the mistake because he ‘was so upset’. Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky…
‘Saros’ nails the cosmic horror and bullet-hell action assignments, but it falls short as a roguelite
Saros might be PlayStation’s first blockbuster of 2026, but it also feels like a direct answer to the more padded adventures currently flooding the gaming space. It’s fast and brutal, but players aren’t expected to be stuck on Carcosa for too long. It’s a more refined and accessible roguelite third-person…
Julie Bishop RESIGNS as chancellor of Australian National University after years of internal turmoil and bullying claims
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has resigned as Chancellor of the Australian National University. Bishop had been the target of sustained criticism during her six-year tenure at the Canberra -based institution, which began in January 2020 and was due to end in December. She informed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and…