Cudlee Creek fire revealed to have destroyed 86 homes in South Australia while 100 more estimated lost in New South Wales as residents wait to discover extent of devastation from weekend’s fires. Follow the latest news and updates 1.46am GMT So much of the town of Balmoral was destroyed over Read more
From a reimagined Wake in Fright to Hannah Gadsby’s post-retirement juggernaut, some electrifying shows hit Australian stages this yearSydney Theatre Company, at the Drama theatre, Sydney Opera House Continue reading… Via: 'You leave changed': critics pick the best of Australian theatre in 2019
Study of leading economies says there are just 2.8 doctors per 1,000 people, with only Poland worse offThe UK has the second lowest number of doctors in leading European nations relative to its population, according to research for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).With 2.8 doctors per 1,000 Read more
Incumbent Kolinda Grabar Kitarović comes second to Zoran Milanović after losing votes to rightwing singer Miroslav ŠkoroCroatia’s conservative president will face a liberal former prime minister in a runoff election in early January after no candidate won an outright majority in a first round of voting on Sunday, near-complete results Read more
Director general Tony Hall’s comments follow threat from Boris Johnson to axe licence fee Tony Hall, the director-general of the BBC, has defended the corporation’s election output against accusations of bias, saying that the national broadcaster had faced criticisms of its output from both leftwing and rightwing commentators in the Read more
‘From one parent to all you parents out there, go home and hug your children,’ says teenager’s mother Via: Maidenhead fatal crash: Family pay tribute to boy killed by 'dangerous driver' days before Christmas
Newly elected MPs in Labour’s ‘red wall’ warn business case for project is collapsing Via: Tories urge Boris Johnson to 'change course' on HS2 amid fears project could reach 12-figure cost
It comes after freak storm damaged homes and tore trees from roots in Surrey Via: UK weather: Almost 100 flood warnings in place as UK braces for more rain
Just 4 per cent of pieces in graded examinations over past two decades were by women Via: Exam board criticised for failing to include more works by female composers on piano syllabus
Max Simmons, 13, was hit by the red vehicle in Maidenhead yesterday afternoon and died in hospital in Slough a short time later. Via: Pictured: Teenage boy, 13, killed by Audi TT on country lane