James Bulger’s mother says it is ‘inevitable’ killer Jon Venables will reoffend like Gary Glitter as she urges Parole Board to throw out his latest bid for freedom Denise Fergus has begged parole chiefs to keep Jon Venables in prison  In 1993, Venables and Robert Thompson murdered  Fergus’ son James Bulger, 2 The mother of James […]

Fury at ‘unhelpful’ Sinn Fein newspaper adverts in the US calling for a date for an Irish unification referendum ‘to support the Good Friday Agreement’ Adverts claimed UK Government broke its obligations in Good Friday Agreement Irish politicians including Leo Varadkar and Sir Jeffrey Donaldson hit out at them Sinn Fein adverts calling for an Irish unity […]

Why this dairy calf with a very distinct marking has been nicknamed ‘Happy’ A Holstein calf has been born with smiley face markings The calf has been nicknamed ‘Happy’ by his breeders ‘Happy’ will live on the West Gippsland farm indefinitely A Holstein calf has been nicknamed ‘Happy’ by his breeders after they were left stunned […]

Childcare budget giveaway would be a ‘disaster without proper investment’ as bosses warn industry is in a staffing crisis – and some parents fear package won’t help them because it won’t come into full effect in time Chancellor promised up to 30 hours a week of free childcare for children as young as nine months […]

In 2018, when the federal Coalition government legislated to change how the GST was carved up between the states and territories, it was always clear whom the beneficiary would be. Western Australia, the argument went, had historically been hard done by; amends needed to be made to give the mineral-rich west a fairer share. “The […]

Commuters face fresh chaos as Tube strike continues for a second day with London Underground stations shuttered and entire network closed this morning Members of RMT union at 14 rail operators walk out leading to limited service London Underground remains closed this morning amid a strike by workers Train services across Britain were crippled again […]

Key points Le Méridien has opened a $100 million luxury hotel on the site of the former Palace Theatre.  It’s one of a glut of new hotels in Melbourne, with the “six star” Ritz-Carlton set to open next week.  Melbourne had hotel occupancy rates of 67.7 per cent in December – 14.3 per cent below […]

BBC News anchor Laura Trevelyan quits the corporation to campaign for more reparations to be given the Caribbean – after her own family paid out for ancestors’ slave-trade links Laura Trevelyan announced in February that her family would donate £100,000 to Grenada Ms Trevelyan said she is leaving BBC to become a ‘roving advocate’ for […]

Washington: The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible US ban, the company says. The move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is the most dramatic in a series of recent steps by US officials and legislators who have raised fears […]

Malcolm Turnbull joins Paul Keating in smashing AUKUS nuclear subs deal: Ex-PM doubts ‘sick’ United Kingdom can hold up its end of the bargain Turnbull has joined fellow ex-PM in AUKUS criticism He thinks French subs would have been better deal Doubts ‘sick’ UK economy can sustain investment Malcolm Turnbull has become the second former […]