Russian missiles strike port of Odesa HOURS after signing ‘landmark’ grain deal to protect food supplies as US ambassador blasts ‘outrageous’ attack Rockets hit beleaguered Black Sea port city just hours after grain deal signed MP slams Russian ‘rascals’ for bombing crucial supply corridor agreed yesterday Putin’s blockade has stopped tens of millions of tonnes […]

Taking aim at Rishi, Boris? Outgoing Prime Minister tries out NLAW anti-tank missile launcher and hurls a grenade as he watches Ukrainians soldiers being trained by British Army This is the moment Boris Johnson hurled a grenade and trialled an anti-tank missile launcher during a trip to a British Army base in North Yorkshire this […]

Illustration: Matt GoldingCredit: 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. This is doubly senseless The cost of detaining asylum seekers (“Hotel detention cost $3 million a month”, The Age, 23/7) should be worrying […]

Has Banksy struck again? Locals say mural on side of Blackpool home of a young boy holding a yellow umbrella is in the style of the guerrilla street artist A new piece of artwork has appeared on the wall of a house in Blackpool Style of the piece has sparked rumours Bristol sprayer Banksy could […]

The Last of The Few: Sole surviving Battle of Britain pilot, 103, is reunited with Hurricane fighter 82 years after RAF thwarted Hitler’s plan to invade UK John ‘Paddy Hemingway was guest of honour at Irish Air Corps’ Dublin ceremony 103-year-old was reunited with a World War Two-era Hawker Hurricane fighter  The Group Captain once […]

Farmers are taking major action to defend against a potential foot and mouth outbreak in Australia, including preparing genetic banks to one day repopulate their animals through IVF. The disease is spreading through Indonesia and border authorities are desperately trying to keep it from entering Australia for the first time in 30 years. Only viral […]

A WOMAN'S decomposing body was found rotting in her home six weeks after she died. Sophia Yuferev, 37, who had paranoid schizophrenia, was discovered by cops who faced a "potent and overwhelming smell" on entry. Officers were first alerted by Sophia's care coordinator that she missed her injections, and her mum also reported concerns. During […]

EXCLUSIVE: Revenge of the Jedi: Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley wins battle with council to transform £1.85million derelict terraced house into family home in £1m transformation Actor Daisy Ridley requested permission to convert Grade II listed London home The building in Camden, North London, was derelict after being used as bedsits Ridley, 30, wants to […]

Key points A City of Melbourne blueprint that outlined visions for former industrial sites left E-Gate largely off the list.  Critics say the reason was to allow Transurban to build two large tollway extensions through the site, as part of the $5.5 billion West Gate Tunnel. A government spokeswoman said it would reconsider E-Gate for […]

Will summer holidays EVER be carefree again? Families face ANOTHER day of gridlock at Dover with 19m cars hitting the roads this weekend ‘after French staff caused delays’ – while protests are set to grind London to a halt and airport chaos rumbles on Tens of thousands of families face having their holiday plans ruined […]