Woman feared to have killed three of her family by feeding them death cap mushrooms tearfully denies wrongdoing – as neighbours reveal they heard ‘wailing’ from her home after police quizzed her Erin Patterson, 48, hosted the lunch at her home in Victoria, Australia, on July 29 Her former in-laws, Gail and Don Patterson, along with Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Warning: Graphic and distressing content Convicted murderer Adrian James Basham is fighting to keep the house he killed his wife in, telling a court he needs to sell the property to help pay his legal bills. Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions has applied […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. London: A small group of asylum-seekers was moved onto a barge moored in southern England as the UK government tries to cut the cost of sheltering people seeking protection in the country. Fifteen people were transferred to the Bibby Stockholm, a floating hostel […]

Bear runs amok on a plane after breaking out of its cage in the cargo hold just before take-off in Dubai Flight 123 had arrived in Dubai when crews learned the bear has escaped Authorities scrambled animal control specialist and the flight was delayed A bear ran amok on a passenger plane after it broke free of its cage in […]

TWO pedestrians have died after being struck by a van with one man arrested following the horror crash. The pair were walking along a road in Grouville, Jersey, before being hit by the vehicle which left the scene without stopping. Cops and emergency services scrambled to the scene and rushed the victims to A&E. Sadly they both died from their […]

Heat pumps should not be fitted in quiet residential areas because the ‘constant humming’ could be too noisy, government ministers say Ministers launched review amid concerns constant humming too noisy in areas SNP/Greens plans to mark homes down if they have gas boiler rather than pump Heat pumps should not be fitted in quiet areas because they could cause a […]

Summer finally arrives! Temperatures could hit 26C this week after Storm Antoni battered the country UK will be hit with another round of sunny spells and scattered showers today But it will be drier and brighter on Wednesday and Thursday, with temps rising Britons will finally get to bask in summer-like heat after having battled hours of torrential rain, gale force winds […]

Pupils face A-levels misery as 75,000 fewer top grades are expected as exams return to ‘normal’ following the pandemic The fall in expectation comes as Ofqual orders the return of tougher grading regimes  Pupils face A-level anguish next week with around 75,000 fewer top grades expected as exam boards return to ‘normal’ after the pandemic. Regulator Ofqual has ordered the […]

Meet the couple who went tea-potty collecting a vast army of novelty teapots… and are now selling all 8,000 Over the years, I’ve seen a fair few collections — everything from budgerigars to lovingly refurbished teddy bears; ferrets to Romanian Military uniforms — and met many a collector. All share a visceral need to gather and protect — particularly former […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Key posts 7.05amACT prosecutor quits, accuses head of Lehrmann inquiry of unfairness 6.53amPM says no second chances on Voice 6.37amNiger’s citizens undaunted as deadline to reverse coup expires 6.24amThis morning’s headlines at a glance 1 of 1 ACT prosecutor quits, accuses head of […]