Victorian primary school teachers will be required to adopt a phonics-based reading approach meaning students will be taught to sound out words under a Coalition plan aimed at bolstering literacy skills. The opposition will on Tuesday unveil a plan that would, if it wins next month’s state election, in effect mandate the use of phonics in Victorian schools. Under the […]

In a new ad featuring comedian Pete Davidson called "The Apology," Taco Bell (YUM) is saying it's "sorry" for going "too far" for cooking up too many "innovative" breakfast offerings. In a release, the company said the ad is to "acknowledge it might've taken innovation to unwelcomed heights with some of its past breakfast creations (looking at you, Naked Egg […]

LIZ Truss should call an early election to get a new mandate for her radical changes, Nadine Dorries has said. The former Culture Secretary – previously a backer of the new PM – tore into the Government for ripping up years of work in her department. It came after Ms Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng faced a chaotic first day […]

The odds of winning the Mega Millions or Powerball are slim — but the odds of your life devolving into chaos if you somehow pull it off are actually quite good. Most lottery dreams share a few common themes: yachts and lobster tails, big tips, fast cars, the fast life and a mansion for mom. In reality, instant entry to […]

Woman poses defiantly outside court after claiming she racially abused her neighbours because they called her ‘the fat white woman’ Sheree Webb, 59, called a mother and daughter the N-word ‘multiple times’  She targeted the black women in the street on January 19 this year Webb was sentenced for two racially aggravated public order offences She was also sentenced for […]

Man discovers a SYRINGE floating in a tin of peaches he bought from Coles – and he’d been eating the fruit with his Weet-Bix every day for two weeks Perth man who found shocking discovery in his breakfast wants product recalled Dave McKell found syringe plunger in his half-eaten tin of Gold Reef peaches  Coles apologised to the customer and […]

Ukraine’s army is winning back territory almost as fast as Russia claims to have taken it over. How are the latest twists in the Ukraine crisis unfolding? And why is everyone talking about nukes? Together forever, the billboards proclaimed in the Red Square of Moscow. But even as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed “treaties” folding four Ukrainian territories into Russia […]

Glamorous poker player blames SEXISM of ‘bullying’ rival for bizarre behavior that’s seen her accused of cheating her way to $269,000 win at Vegas tournament using vibrating ring Robbi Jade Lew said her bizarre behavior which led to a $269,000 win in a single hand was driven by the sexist behavior of her opponent Lew stunned the poker world on […]

The star-studded D23 event was a potent reminder that this is Walt Disney's world… and we all just live in it. Founded by its namesake as a simple animation studio nearly ninety years ago, the company has since grown into a global multi-media conglomerate that dominates the pop culture discourse and often dictates the way the business of Hollywood is […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police and leaders of other government agencies after the death of a woman who'd been detained over an accusation she violated the country’s dress code by wearing her Islamic headgear too loosely. The sanctions come after at least nine protesters have been killed in clashes with Iranian […]