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Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case
The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussi…
Republicans and Democrats find a unifying target: Pharmacy benefit managers
Republicans and Democrats, both patients and politicians, seem united in their disdain for the healthcare companies known as pharmacy benefit managers…
Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it?
This year, federal forecasters say the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. Here's what you need to know.…
Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine
Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national parkGet our breaking news email, free app or…
Man shot dead after crashing car and allegedly pointing gun at NSW police
Officers were responding to reports a car had driven into a tree 84km north of Yass on SundayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podca…
Money stolen by scammers hijacking UK social media accounts rises 400%
Many cases involve criminals using other people’s identities to sell fake event tickets to friends and familyThe total amount stolen by criminals who …
No bail for P-plater over Newcastle crash that left five-year-old in induced coma and injured nine other NRL fans
Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, appears in court on dangerous driving offences after car struck Knights supporters lining streets to farewell their …
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
Companies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of JanuaryBT has been accused of “bullying” customers by tem…
‘It’s shocking really’: Devon community tracks River Dart sewage spills
Citizen environmentalists create online platform that flags spills in real time and highlights repeatedly polluted spots The easy thing for the people…
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne
The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2amGet our breaking news email, free…
Peter Thiel revealed as secret buyer of Bel Air mansion that sold for $130m
The 1938 mansion, Casa Encantada, once belonged to Conrad Hilton and was sold at foreclosure auctionTech billionaire Peter Thiel has been revealed as …
Kinky dating app Feeld pays founders record £3.8m after sales jump
Platform ‘for the curious’ says users outside the UK account for nearly 90% of its revenuesBusiness live – latest updatesFeeld, a UK-based dating app …
Beau Lamarre-Condon asked police investigator about murder of Lilie James day before shootings, court hears
Lamarre-Condon asked fellow officer if Paul Thijssen ‘would have gotten away with’ James’s murder if he hadn’t subsequently killed himselfFollow our A…
Cornell accuser was 'failed' by university healthcare system, lawyer says
Jane Doe told the school's doctor that she had contracted an infection "in a traumatic way", but they "didn't really follow up", according to the New …
SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record
Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica WatkinsFour astronauts pulled up at the Intern…
California issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI over rogue agents’ hacking
State attorney general issues subpoena to OpenAI as part of broader inquiry into potential security vulnerabilitiesCalifornia’s attorney general has …
SpaceX launches crew to ISS successfully: ‘Thanks for an amazing ride’
Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit, is making her second trip to the space stationFour astronauts rocketed into orbit on T…
Sunday in Japan: A Ugandan asylum seeker turns to filmmaking
Facing deportation from Japan, a Ugandan filmmaker makes a samurai film inspired by his own life.…
Flydubai stabbing: How safe are planes if a pilot turns violent?
Civil aviation changed after 9/11 to keep attackers outside cockpits. The Flydubai scare flips the dilemma.…
Moroccan intelligence uses surveillance to ‘silence’ journalists: Amnesty
Probe finds spyware, hidden microphones and infected phones used to surveil journalists, activists, rights defenders.…
‘I do it because I like it’: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, on being youngest ever ‘woman grandmaster’
London schoolgirl’s father taught her to play when she was five, and three years later she beat former British championOver the weekend, 11-year-old B…
Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson to watch Bafta Scotland awards in separate ‘relaxed’ space
Decision follows independent review into handling of February ceremony, where his involuntary tics caused a BBC crisisJohn Davidson, the Tourette synd…
US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits
Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped inDataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey dat…
California helicopter crash kills two people and leaves two hospitalized
One person remains missing after medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, officials sayA medical helicopter crashed off Catali…
Watch: The many questions raised by the failed execution of Christa Pike
Her legal team filed an emergency motion to halt the convicted murderer's execution as it was happening.…
Tributes paid to 'inspirational' presenter and campaigner Esther Rantzen
Dame Esther Rantzen was "an inspirational individual", the director of her Childline helpline says.…
Parts of Victoria could see three months’ worth of rain as storms forecast for Australia’s south-east
BoM expects 30 to 50mm of rain to fall in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely for Canberra and Sydney on SaturdayFollow ou…
Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.…
Trekkers helicoptered off mountains as more deadly landslides hit Nepal
A month after mass catastrophic flooding, around 30 people have died in landslides and heavy rain.…
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.…