Nearly HALF of secondary schools in England have pupils at home self-isolating because of Covid as class attendance falls to 86%, government figures show Stats show 86 per cent of secondary school pupils in England in school last week Figure is a one per cent drop from the 87 per cent who were in school previously More than fifth of […]

Less than 1 per cent of concerns by older Australians about substandard aged care was officially raised with the watchdog because of a sense of futility that anything would change. And only 25 per cent of Australians receiving aged care at home or in a facility said all their needs were being met, according to new research by the National […]

The hospitality industry has been working out how to deal with the various lockdown instructions coming from the government. With many people now prevented from meeting in pubs, restaurants and other businesses with anyone from outside their households, we would like to hear from anyone who has been told they must provide proof where they live with the people they […]

A Brooklyn man was fatally shot by a cop at his ex-girlfriend’s Suffolk County apartment when he refused to drop a knife, authorities said. Cops responded to the Fairfield Townhouses at Coram around 5:40 p.m. Monday when a woman reported that her ex-boyfriend was drunk and refusing to leave her apartment, Suffolk County police said. The woman opened her garage […]

First published in The Age on October 22, 1970 Bomb rips Yugoslav Consulate The shattered building and the 10ft by 5ft hole blasted in the front wall. A bomb tore a gaping hole in the front office of the Yugoslav Consulate in Hawthorn late last night. The explosion shattered windows throughout the building. It was heard a mile away and […]

Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested Monday it could be weeks before the coronavirus lockdown restrictions in some of the city’s hot spot zones are lifted. “The big top line here is we do continue to see a leveling off in some areas of the greatest concern … but we’ve got more work to do,” de Blasio said during a City […]

Russian military intelligence carried out ‘cynical and reckless’ cyber attacks against officials and organisations involved in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after its athletes were banned over doping Government says it has evidence the GRU carried out ‘cyber reconnaissance’  Targets included organisers, logistics services and sponsors of the games  Took place before the decision was taken to postpone games to 2021  Britain today […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for October 19 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A zoo worker in China was reportedly mauled to death by bears Saturday in front of horrified visitors. The attack happened in the park’s “wild beast area,” the Shanghai Wild Animal Park said. Animals roam freely in the area, which […]

HGV driver, 40, is sentenced to 10 months for killing two men in crash on M1 smart motorway after victim’s widow argued the trucker should be spared jail Jason Mercer, 44, and Alexandru Murgeanu, 22, died in smash on June 7 last year The men died when lorry ploughed into stationary vehicles on M1 near Sheffield   Prezemyslaw Zbigniew Szuba, 40, […]

A decade-long United Nations embargo that prohibited Iran from purchasing conventional arms like tanks and fighter jets expired on Sunday, as the Trump administration vowed to slap sanctions on any countries that sell weapons to the Islamic Republic. “The United States is prepared to use its domestic authorities to sanction any individual or entity that materially contributes to the supply, […]