A heroic teacher saved the lives of more than 1,600 children in the Nepal floods after their school was washed away by a landslide. Rajendra Dawadi, the principal of Tribhuvan Trishuli secondary school in the Trishuli valley of north-central Nepal, received a phone call from his friend on Wednesday morning telling him…
Deplorable scenes at anti-immigration rally as sacked comedian pokes fun at Aboriginal culture – and protesters are arrested during clashes with police
By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 08:41 BST, 30 August 2026 | Updated: 08:44 BST, 30 August 2026 A highly divisive comedian who was fired from a spa for mocking Indigenous people in a petrol-sniffing skit gave a ‘welcome to country’ at an anti-immigration rally. About 600 Right-wing Australians…
Anthony Albanese is slammed over response to One Nation’s historic by-election win in Western Australia
By NICHOLAS COMINO, POLITICAL REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 06:55 BST, 30 August 2026 | Updated: 06:59 BST, 30 August 2026 Anthony Albanese has been mocked after attacking One Nation following the party’s historic win in Western Australia’s Secret Harbour by-election. Addressing the Queensland Labor conference on Sunday, the Prime Minister warned…
PC Andrew Harper’s killers will be kept in prison as Andy Burnham bows to pressure to exclude ‘hundreds’ of killers and historical child sex offenders from early release scheme
By MATTHEW LODGE, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Published: 07:22 BST, 30 August 2026 | Updated: 07:22 BST, 30 August 2026 PC Andrew Harper’s killers will be excluded from the early release scheme after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt. Mr Burnham said ‘hundreds’ of…
I’ve been married 17 years and my husband just inherited $400k. He says the money is his alone: VANESSA STOYKOV
Dear Vanessa, My husband and I are in our 40s and have been married for 17 years. We have two kids and a mortgage. His dad recently died and left him $400,000. When he told me, I thought it was amazing. Obviously it came from something sad, but I thought…
Terrifying moment jets appear to skim the roof of packed sports stadium during pre-game flyover
By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 06:35 BST, 30 August 2026 | Updated: 06:42 BST, 30 August 2026 Shocking video captured the frightening moment two jets appeared to almost collide with the top of a packed sports stadium during a spectacular pre-game flyover. The footage from Cape Town, South Africa,…
The shock list of fresh drug charges facing fallen Olympic Golden Girl Chantelle Newbery – as she sinks to disturbing new depths, 20 years after being named Best of the Best
Olympic gold medallist Chantelle Newbery’s dramatic fall from grace continues as she’s accused of committing 19 fresh drug-related crimes – and has had court dates every month for the last two years. The one-time diving champion, 49, faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday over alleged offences including drug possession, possession…
Spencer Pratt compares moms who kill their kids to an aggressive pit bull society should ‘exterminate’
Former Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt likened mothers who kill their kids to an out-of-control pit bull that should be put down. The reality star issued the comments after New York mother Dimone Fleming, 22, was found not guilty of killing her two young boys in November 2022 due to mental…
Two schoolboys accused of raping 17-year-old girl to be suspended: ‘We have a clear responsibility’
Two of the three boys accused of raping a 17-year-old girl will be suspended. St Gregory’s principal Matthew Brennan provided the update in a letter to parents on Friday. ‘We have a clear responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all our students and staff,’ the letter read. ‘Whilst we…
Coast Guard officer, 29, killed in ‘random’ drive-by shooting as heartbroken family offer $20K reward for information leading to killer
The family of a US Coast Guard officer gunned down in an apparently random attack is offering $20,000 for information leading to an arrest. Connor Scott Overstreet, 29, was fatally shot in a residential neighborhood of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington at around 12.40am on August 23, KING 5 News reports. Deputies…