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'Bad apples don’t fall far from the tree'
Strictly Come Dancing fans cry 'diabolical' over exit spoiler as Icons Week departure leaked early
Fans of the BBC One dance show have already been reacting to the dance-off decision as the results leaked early online
PETER HITCHENS: How dare Burnham use the soldiers of the King as stage props for his Ukraine policy?
Andrew Burnham breached our constitution very seriously on Wednesday. He had absolutely no business deploying soldiers of the Irish Guards outside Downing Street.
Boy, 13, charged over alleged sex offences in Narrabeen
A 13-year-old boy has been charged over a string of alleged sex offences on walking trails in Narrabeen in Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Hundreds of Whyalla workers offered lifeline
Hundreds of jobs are being offered to workers caught in the fallout of the blast furnace closure at the Whyalla Steelworks.
Woman arrested over Adelaide hit-run spree
A woman has been accused of assaulting a police officer after a series of hit-run incidents in Adelaide.
Two dead after ute drives through US football match
Two people have been killed and another 11 were injured after a ute ploughed through a football game in Kansas.
Premier in Tajikistan after visiting Uzbekistan
Premier Li Qiang arrived in Tajikistan on Sunday on the second leg of his three-nation overseas trip. While in Dushanbe, he'll attend the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. China and Tajikistan are good neighbours, good friends and good partners, Li said. He added that bilateral relations have developed rapidly in recent years, with fruitful cooperation across various fields that brings tangible benefits to the people of both countries. Li arrived in Tajikistan from Uzbekistan where he said Beijing supports more capable Chinese enterprises in investing and doing business in the Central Asian nation and hopes that the Uzbek side will continue to provide a favourable business environment for these enterprises, according to Xinhua News Agency. The premier also said the two countries should strengthen solidarity and cooperation and remain firmly committed to moving forward together. Li added that China stands ready to ensure the high-quality implementation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project. The premier met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov during his visit to Uzbekistan. Li also plans to visit Russia as part of his overseas trip. _____________________________ Last updated: 2026-10-18 HKT 18:20 Edited by Edmond Fong
Crisis at Sydney hospital over unread emails
A review is under way after it was discovered thousands of referral emails had been left unread at Canterbury Hospital in Sydney.
China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’
China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that threatens to further strain ties between the neighbours. At the start of Yasukuni’s three-day autumn festival on Saturday, Takaichi sent a ritual tree-stand offering to the shrine in her capacity as prime minister, although she did not visit in person. Minoru Kiuchi, minister in charge of economic growth strategy, visited the controversial site the same day,...