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Ahead of their World Cup 2026 quarter-final between France and Morocco, Fifa refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina publicly defended the officiating in Argentina's 3-2 round-of-16 win over Egypt, rejecting allegations of bias and insisting match officials act with complete independence. His comments matter because Egypt exited the tournament claiming…
A mother in Sydney, Thuy Linh Phan, is engaged in a dispute with a hospital that plans to withdraw life support from her seriously ill seven-month-old son, Liam. The baby was recently diagnosed with SMARD1 (Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress Type 1), a rare and fatal inherited…
A seven-year-old boy has died in Dunn, North Carolina, after a neighbour set off an illegal firework that shot sideways through the window of his family's apartment and started a fire. The incident, which happened just before 11pm on 4 July, has prompted local police to condemn the…
The volunteer travel operator GVI has gone into liquidation, leaving scores of UK school leavers and gap year students who had paid thousands of pounds for overseas conservation placements with cancelled trips and no refunds. The company continued advertising and taking bookings until it removed its website and…
▶'I will accept Nigel Farage's request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.'
Poppy Reynolds, a 22-year-old civil plant operator and suicide prevention advocate from Bundaberg in Central Queensland, has died on 22 June following a battle with her mental health. Her death came almost four years after her brother Harry took his own life at the same age, and it…
A leading economist has warned that Australia may be heading towards the "biggest correction in house prices we've ever seen". Christopher Joye, chief investment officer at Coolabah Capital, told a podcast that Sydney and Melbourne would be hit hardest, describing the situation as the "mother of all house…
The Democratic Senate nominee in Maine has withdrawn from the race after several former partners accused him of sexual assault. He had been polling ahead of the long-serving Republican incumbent, Senator Susan Collins, and his exit — accompanied by a swift collapse of party endorsements — deals a…