Putin's state TV predicts sanctions on Russia will lead to 'western collapse'

Russian state-controlled television is running bulletins predicting Western countries will collapse due to the sanctions imposed on Russia. Numerous countries, including the UK, have imposed sanctions on Russia since it started threatening to invade Ukraine. Sanctions are penalties a country imposes on…

Family of girl who died in river pay tribute to 'much-loved daughter'

Girl, 14, who died after getting into trouble in a river is pictured as devastated family pay tribute to ‘much-loved daughter, sister, granddaughter and niece’ Family of 14-year-old girl pay tribute to a ‘clever, funny, and beautiful young girl’  Nieve McIsaac got…

Juan Soto, the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani: These are the 7 biggest MLB storylines to know for the second half

The All-Star break didn’t turn out to be much of a break for major baseball news. Instead, it turned into an accelerant as Washington Nationals superstar Juan Soto walked into the game’s midsummer spotlight just as news broke that his team would…

Surgery delays ramp up amid rise in post-viral complications

Key points Urgent category one surgery is being rescheduled at some Victorian hospitals amid crippling staff shortages. Doctors are warning of a rise in people arriving at hospital with serious complications from coronavirus and flu. Doctors say in ICUs, about one in…

Fuel price protestors will slow traffic to a crawl tomorrow

Fuel price protestors will slow traffic to a crawl with rolling roadblocks on M4, M5, M3 and A38 tomorrow as summer holidays start for millions of families It’s suggested the demonstrations against rising cost of fuel will be ‘nationwide’ The first stage…