Charli xcx’s Brat summer may have given way to cold winter, but the success of albums by female artists helped arrest a two-decade-long decline in sales of physical music. Women led the way in recorded music this year, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), topping the singles chart for 34 out of the 52…
Some Australians will welcome the new year with showers and storms while others will continue sweltering through heatwave conditions. The Bureau of Meteorology has said the risk of storms will continue along the east coast on New Year’s Day. The risk of severe thunderstorms will continue for parts of Queensland, with showers becoming more extensive…
The likely first summer case of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus has been identified in regional Victoria. Japanese encephalitis, a flavivirus related to dengue and yellow fever, was detected in a resident in the state’s north, the Department of Health announced on Tuesday. The virus has also been picked up by environmental surveillance in northern…
The search for a 24-year-old hiker missing in Kosciuszko national park since Boxing Day has entered its sixth day, with the man’s sister expressing fears about potential threats to his safety. Hadi Nazari, an experienced hiker whose birthday was on Tuesday, has not been seen since, when friends had descending the Hannels Spur Trail at…
The Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof urged Tony Blair not to appoint an African co-chair to the UK-led organisation working to overhaul international aid to the continent because he thought African leadership was “very weak” on the issue, newly released government documents suggest. The singer was “scathing about the ability and worthiness of virtually all…
A Texas teenager has been charged with animal cruelty after she was accused of using pesticide to poison and kill a rival’s competition show goat. Authorities allege that Aubrey Vanlandingham, 17, used a drench gun to force-feed toxic pesticide to the goat, named Willie, at a barn at the Vista Ridge high school in Cedar…
Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died at age 100 on Sunday, will be honored with a state funeral before being laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, next to his wife, Rosalynn. The state funeral for Carter will be held in Washington DC on Thursday, 9 January. The date has also…
Donald Trump has endorsed Mike Johnson for another term as speaker of the House of Representatives, following intense speculation that the Louisiana congressman could face a challenge amid unhappiness with his leadership among fellow Republicans. The president-elect – whose own continued support had appeared uncertain – trumpeted his backing in a social media post that…
The BBC presenter DJ Spoony has thanked the NHS and his family after being treated in hospital for a small bleed to the brain over the Christmas period. The Radio 2 host, whose real name is Johnathan Joseph, told listeners on Monday that he had been suffering with headaches for a few weeks but had…
Joe Biden said Donald Trump should learn “decency” from Jimmy Carter’s legacy, in remarks delivered hours after the former president’s death on Sunday at age 100. Speaking to reporters during a family vacation in the US Virgin Islands, the outgoing US president drew sharp contrasts between Carter’s character and that of his predecessor Trump, who…
