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More than 43,000 people dead by time ambulance arrived in 2022 – dat...

The figures for England were obtained through Freedom of Information requests submitted by the Liberal Democrats.

Ofsted chief inspector refuses to drop ‘one-word assessments’ for sc...

Amanda Spielman described the gradings, which range from ‘outstanding’ to ‘inadequate’, as ‘integral’ to the school system.

Mother accused of killing son, three, through fasting during Covid l...

Olabisi Abubakar is on trial over the death of her son Taiwo.

'Discouraging' increase looming for student debts

More than three million Australians who have a student debt will need to pay off even bigger loans when balances are indexed in the coming months.

Girl, six, and parents shot over stray basketball, says neighbour

Jonathan Robertson said the attack happened after some children went to retrieve a basketball that had rolled into Robert Louis Singletary’s garden.

Education Secretary to meet family of headteacher who killed herself

Ruth Perry killed herself in January while awaiting an Ofsted report which downgraded her school.

Taoiseach says he expects Robert Watt to ‘fully’ implement secondmen...

‘Ultimately what matters is what government accepts, not what the civil service accepts,’ Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said.

BuzzFeed to close news division and cut 15% of all staff

Co-founder and chief executive Jonah Peretti said the company will now have one remaining news brand, HuffPost.

Peer found to have broken conduct rules over failure to declare inte...

Baroness Caroline Cox has agreed to apologise to the House of Lords following an investigation by the Standards Commissioner.

Reserve Bank to keep close eye on jobs and inflation

The Albanese government will enact the recommendations of a review of the Reserve Bank, to ensure it focuses on full employment and inflation.

John Caldwell released from hospital after being shot by dissidents

The detective chief inspector was shot several times by dissident terrorists at a sports centre in Omagh in February.

Young Indigenous leaders invite people to have a yarn

Young Indigenous women Allira Davis and Bridget Cama, who chair the Uluru Youth Dialogue, are inviting people to have a yarn about the Uluru Statement...

Australian shares finish flat for second straight day

The ASX200 has finished down just 0.04 per cent in a second day of quiet trading.

Rare solar eclipse helps unlock sun's fiery mystery

A century after scientists used a solar eclipse in WA's remote north to prove Einstein's most controversial theories, astrophysicists were back to lea...

Sunak delays deciding Raab’s fate over bullying claims after getting...

The Prime Minister will not announce a decision on Thursday, the PA news agency was told.

New AI tool to rate energy efficiency of Aussie homes

An AI tool will score the energy efficiency of Aussie homes to help cut down on heating and cooling bills as well as carbon emissions.

Border crossing mobile alert to be tested on Sunday

Road users crossing the Irish border between 3pm and 4pm will receive a message trigging an alarm on their mobile phone.

Three arrested as £252,000 of drugs seized at property

The recovery was made in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, on Wednesday.

Beijing tops US influence in all but two Asian nations

China's influence in Asia relative to the United States has increased, with Washington only topping Beijing in the Philippines and Singapore.

Husband murdered wife after she began new relationship, court told

Peter Nash denies murdering Jillu Nash and their daughter Louise Nash at their home in Suffolk last September.