A FAMILY were left fuming after cabin crew reportedly told them to sit in vomit-covered seats on a flight to Turkey. Justine Nagaur, 52, said staff had tried to disguise the vomit by plonking a blanket over the mess – and still expected the family to sit there on the four-hour flight from Stansted. The […]

Illustration: Andrew DysonCredit: To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. Secret ministries A key principle of integrity in public office is transparency. This is what the former prime minister Scott Morrison and Governor-General […]

‘At last reckless cyclists will be held accountable for their behaviour’: Britons hail planned shake-up of road laws that could see bike-riders forced to have number plates, insurance and observe 20mph speed limits Ministers believe riders should abide by same restrictions as other motorists Particularly the case for slower 20mph zones expanding in UK residential […]

Even the most adventurous travelers may long to sleep in their own bed after a while. But Alister Punton, co-founder and CEO of Storylines, which will launch its first residential cruise ship in 2024 departing from Croatia, has a fix for that. “Well, you take your home with you,” Punton told USA TODAY, who started […]

Neighbours are at ‘the end of their tether’ over massive pile of rubbish in council flat garden including fridges, trollies and furniture that has been growing for 10 YEARS The garden in Weoley Castle, Birmingham, has been used as a dumping ground  The pile of rubbish has been growing for over a decade and is […]

London: A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish government said it became the first in the world to legally protect the right to access free period products when its Period Products Act came into force on Monday. Tax on […]

THE exact date 15 million Brits will be hit with a hosepipe ban in London has been revealed. Thames Water will ban Brits from using their garden hoses on August 24 in a bid to save water. The company follows South West Water, Yorkshire Water, Welsh Water, Southern Water and South East Water in announcing a […]

A FAMILY who found dead bodies in cases they won in a Storage Wars-style auction has admitted they don't know how many there are. The grim discovery was made when they began sifting through the contents of an abandoned storage unit they bought at the auction last week. Buyers are not allowed to examine the […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka have advanced from Tuesday's primary, while Republican Sarah Palin, seeking a political comeback, was among the candidates advancing to the November general election in the race for Alaska's only House seat. Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first […]

Co-pilot, 23, jumped to his death from aircraft after accidentally damaging its landing gear during aborted touch-down attempt: Vomited and apologized to man he was flying alongside before leaping out Charles Hew Crooks, 23, ‘became visibly upset’ minutes after a plane he was co-piloting diverted to Raleigh-Durham International for an emergency landing The plane, a 1983 […]