Police have asked for the public’s help in the search for a 13-year-old boy who went missing from Sydney’s west nine days ago. Teenager Liam Taylor was last seen at a home on Piccolo Way in Shalvey on February 27 and was reported missing to police on Tuesday, March 7. Police are concerned for Liam’s […]

A Melbourne council has paused the use of a Christian prayer asking God to direct it after receiving a legal letter stating its inclusion in council processes was unlawful. An urgent business motion was passed by the City of Boroondara last week to amend governance rules to remove reference to the prayer, which asks God […]

UK snow LIVE: Latest news as blizzards blast Britain sparking fears of travel chaos and school closures as Arctic snap sweeps the country Here, follow MailOnline’s liveblog for all the updates on the snow in Britain today: Host commentator BBC London Travel is reporting a road traffic collision at Coulsdon in South London this morning: […]

Key points There are 10 “destaffed” schools in Victoria – they are not officially closed but have no staff assigned to them.  Devenish Primary School near Benalla is the latest destaffed school but five children would like to attend. Victoria has more than 20 schools with fewer than 10 enrolments, predominantly in country areas. Dozens […]

Boy, 16, who fled to Britain after the Taliban killed his father was stabbed 15 times on the streets of London in mistaken identity attack – as thug boasted that the murder excited him ‘like a kid going to a fun fair ride’ Rishmeet Singh, 16, was killed by teenage thugs who had mistaken him […]

Out? BBC’s Today At Wimbledon tennis highlights programme ‘faces the axe this summer’ for the first time in 60 years BBC bosses may cancel the show due to rising number of late-running matches The long-running programme first hit TV screens in 1964 before a 1990 rebrand It has been a mainstay of the BBC’s daily […]

Afghan migrant, 28, who tried to board a small boat to the UK this week was deported from Britain just four years ago after being jailed for raping a 12-year-old schoolgirl Emal Kochai was jailed in 2014 for raping a 12-year-old girl in Reading, Berkshire  The 28-year-old is now living in a French migrant camp […]

Two people have been seriously injured during an incident in Melbourne’s north, with heavily armed police responding at the crime scene. Police are continuing to negotiate with a neighbour believed to be involved in the incident at Willoughby Street, Reservoir, about 8.20am on Wednesday after reports that a man and woman were seriously injured. Heavily […]

First published in The Age on March 10, 1993 A Keating who couldn’t say ‘scumbag’ Paul Keating looks almost saintly in his bronze bust that will be installed at Ballarat this week to join the busts of the 23 other men who have been Prime Minister of Australia. Nobody could imagine those lips saying “scumbag”. […]

PICTURED: Inside Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s stunning $64M Pacific Palisades love nest Photos show Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s stunning new home in Los Angeles The couple are reportedly in escrow on a $64 million mansion in the Pacific Palisades region of Southern California  The home includes eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a gym, a […]