Rail union boss admits striking train drivers have seen pay soar by 17 PER CENT in real terms since 2009… after turning down offer that would have taken average salaries to £65k Aslef chief Mick Whelan defended strikes after turning down latest…
AT LEAST six spectators were killed during an annual kite-flying festival after their throats were slit by out of control strings. Three children are among the dead after the day of celebration in Gujarat, India, turned sinister on Saturday. Huge crowds had…
A DELIVERY driver hit and killed a 5-year-old girl before refusing to call an ambulance and going to deliver takeaway, a court heard. Istvan Zarka, 63, hit little Minaal Salam when she stepped out in front of his vehicle shortly after leaving…
The Age’s opinion section is publishing a fresh series of summer pieces on the theme of ‘My Best, My First, My Worst’. These stories, penned by Age writers, range from humorous to poignant and thought-provoking tales of love, loss and summer fun….
Paris: French nun Sister Andre, the world’s oldest person, has passed away at the age of 118 in the southern French city of Toulon. Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre when she joined a Catholic charitable order in 1944,…
Manila, Phillipes: A Philippine tax court has cleared Nobel Peace laureate Maria Ressa and her online news company of tax evasion charges she said were part of a slew of legal cases used by former president Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting….
The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 17, 2023, as of 7 p.m. Tuesday: Bayfield, CO — 6 inches at 7 a.m. Camp Bird, CO — 4 inches at 8:30 a.m. Cedar Hill, CO…
Massachusetts prosecutors issued a murder warrant Tuesday for Brian Walshe in the death of his wife, Ana Walshe, who disappeared from a wealthy Boston suburb around New Year’s Day. Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey announced the charge without disclosing details…
Time for the afternoon slump: Study pinpoints precise time office workers are at their least productive Office workers hit a slump just over an hour after midday, research has shown On average, tired slumps are felt three times during the course of…
Recruit numbers in the UK’s armed forces fall by 30% amid warning that supporting Ukraine in Russia war makes us weaker Recruits enlisting in the UK’s Armed Forces has dropped by 30 per cent The huge fall in basic training was accompanied…