Clean up efforts have started in several US states which endured destructive storms that killed more than 40 people over the weekend. The massive storm system in question swept across at least eight states in the south and midwest over the weekend, with multiple tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms hunkering down on the region, destroying…
The Saxons knew the West Sussex village of Storrington as Estorchestone, the “abode of the storks”. But the graceful white birds disappeared from its skies more than 600 years ago, when they became extinct in Britain. Now, after the white stork’s successful return, Storrington and the nearby Knepp estate have been designated a “European stork…
The former Bank of England deputy governor Charlie Bean has warned the chancellor against making kneejerk cuts in next week’s spring statement to try to hit fiscal targets that are five years away. Rachel Reeves is preparing to slash spending, including on disability benefits, in response to weaker forecasts from the independent Office for Budget…
Donald Trump claimed on Monday that pardons signed by Joe Biden were “void, vacant and of no further force and effect” because they were signed with an autopen. In a post to his social media platform, Trump used his abusive nickname for Biden and referred to members of the House January 6 committee when he…
Japan is planning to deploy long-range missiles on its southern island of Kyushu amid concerns around the Trump administration’s stance towards its security pacts and ongoing regional tensions. The missiles, with a range of about 1,000km, would be capable of hitting targets in North Korea and China’s coastal regions, and are due to be deployed…
Donald Trump’s trade wars are splintering the global economy and unpicking progress made to reboot growth and tackle inflation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned. In its latest update on the health of the world economy, the leading Paris-based institution downgraded the prospects for global growth this year and next, including…
At least 34 people have died across six states in the US in the past week as a powerful storm system swept through the midwest and south, affecting Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Mississippi. The storms brought a devastating combination of dust storms, tornadoes, wildfires, flash flooding and large hailstones, and left behind a…
Australia’s $5 note, which has borne the face of Queen Elizabeth II since 1992, will be redesigned to reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s connection to country and the overturning of terra nullius – a foundational moment in the fight for land rights. The Reserve Bank of Australia has opened submissions for an artwork…
A woman who planned to sell human toes on an online black market after dogs regurgitated them has pleaded guilty in a Melbourne court. Joanna Kathlyn Kinman was employed at a Victorian animal shelter as a ranger when two dogs vomited up the toes and other remains in February 2024. The dogs had been surrendered…
More than 100 climate protesters will plead not guilty to offences under New South Wales’ controversial anti-protest laws, with campaigners claiming it could become the largest climate protest defence case in Australia. Last year, 173 people were arrested after they allegedly entered the Port of Newcastle on kayaks and rafts to blockade the coal port…
