

Flood warnings issued for parts of the NT and QLD as monsoon trough brings heavy rain
Flood warnings issued for parts of the NT and QLD as monsoon trough brings heavy rain More wet weather is set to lash parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland in the lead up to the new year, with some areas set to cop more than 300mm in the coming days. A monsoon trough is making its way across the north of Australia, causing the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) to issue several flood watch warnings. For the NT, flood watch warnings have been issued for the Waterhouse and pa


'10 year ago today the floods changed everything in a moment'
'10 year ago today the floods changed everything in a moment' "It was absolutely devastating. This dirty, nasty flood water submerged 6,000 homes and businesses along the valley." Adrian Horton's memories of the flooding which hit parts of West Yorkshire during Christmas 2015 as Storm Eva battered the region remain clear 10 years on. The storm hit Adrian's home town of Hebden Bridge, in the Calder Valley, as people were still celebrating Christmas. It brought with it more th


Government data stolen in hack, minister confirms
Government data has been stolen in a hack though officials believe the risk to individuals is "low", Trade Minister Chris Bryant has said. That data is understood to have been on systems operated on the Home Office's behalf by the Foreign Office, whose staff detected the incident. It is understood a Chinese affiliated group is suspected of being behind the attack. The UK government has not named who it thinks is responsible, with a spokesperson saying it has been "working to


Huge disruption as 'landslip crash' train derails
An early morning train from Glasgow to London has derailed, seemingly after hitting a landslip, leading to major disruption set to last for "a number of days" on the West Coast Mainline. At 06:10 GMT the 04:28 Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow Central to London Euston came off the tracks at Shap in Cumbria, the train operator said. Lines north of Preston and south of Carlisle were blocked as a result, leaving passengers stranded either side of the crash. The North West A


Woman smuggled baby into UK using fake birth story
Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived from Nigeria with a very young baby girl. The woman had been...


Firefighters tackle suspected gas explosion
Police are investigating a suspected gas explosion at a house in east London. Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters were called to...


Sorrow and fury among Vancouver's Filipinos after attack on festival
Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival, meant to be a celebration of Filipino pride, ended in a wail of sirens and screams. Eleven people died...


Bird feathers found in engines of crashed Jeju Air jet
Investigators say they have found evidence of a bird strike on a passenger plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179...














