‘Roars and rage’ echoing through EDs: Call for specialist hospital security amid record violence

Key points Australasian College for Emergency Medicine is calling for specalist security staff to be stationed in all emergency departments across Victoria amid rising violence and aggression. Emergency department staff are treating people with higher levels of psychological distress and a complexity…

Aretha Franklin's unsealed FBI file reveals singer's civil rights actions were being tracked

Leon Morris/Redferns The FBI was keeping tabs on late singer Aretha Franklin’s civil rights activism in the 1960s and ’70s, according to documents recently declassified by a journalist using the Freedom of Information Act. Files obtained by journalist Jen Dize and published…

Queen’s funeral date confirmed when Her Majesty will be laid to rest in solemn state ceremony on Bank Holiday Monday | The Sun

THE Queen will be laid to rest in a sombre state funeral on a Bank Holiday Monday. Her Majesty, 96, tragically passed away on Thursday at her Scottish estate Balmoral. Buckingham Palace has now released the details for the Queen's state funeral….

Sex misconduct claims soar at top law firms

Sex misconduct claims soar at top law firms after watchdog warned them not to use non-disclosure agreements Since 2018, there have been 251 sexual misconduct claims against lawyers  Compares with 30 in previous five years – meaning an eightfold increase since  Gary…

The Queen was by my side in the saddest days of my life, I'm so grateful for her wisdom, says Prince William | The Sun

PRINCE William today said the Queen was by his side during his "saddest moments" as paid tribute to his "grannie". The royal, who was last night appointed Prince of Wales, shared the moving statement on his official Instagram today. He said: "On…

Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it's pulling back troops from two areas in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week. The news came after days of apparent advances…

Charles starts work already as he dutifully meets PM and Archbishop of Canterbury after being declared King today | The Sun

CHARLES got straight down to business today as he met with the Archbishop of Canterbury and Liz Truss after being declared King. The Monarch, 73, is dedicating the afternoon to a string of meetings with religious leaders and MPs. He kicked off…