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How a psychotic woman struck her friend 250 times before killing him in Maleny, Queensland
A woman who was convinced her elderly friend was a paedophile brutally assaulted the man for days trying to make him confess.Colin Hastie, 63, died in April 2019 following a sustained assault by Danielle Sheryl Erica Beutel in which…
Elderly woman, 90, was left waiting for FORTY hours for an ambulance with a suspected fractured hip
A 90-year-old woman was left waiting 40 hours for an ambulance and then kept in the van overnight — while parked outside A&E.Daphne Syms fell at her home in Saint Austell, Cornwall on Sunday evening but was not helped by paramedics…
Electric cars fail MoT test on worn tyres more than petrol rivals due to torque and heavy battery
Electric and hybrid cars fail more MoT tests due to worn-out tyres – but they pass first time more often than petrol or diesel vehicles. Electric and hybrid cars may fail more MoT tests due to worn-out tyres because of their…
Exam grades need to drop to pre-pandemic rates to ensure ‘robustness’, schools minister…
The schools minister yesterday defended this year’s record drop in grades, claiming even pupils want it.Will Quince said restoring grading to pre-pandemic levels is needed to ensure ‘robustness and rigour’ in the system.He said ‘businesses,…
The Greens’ plan to hand $10,000 to every nurse in Australia each to stop them quitting
Every nurse in the nation would be paid a $10,000 bonus to stop them quitting under a plan proposed by Greens leader Adam Bandt.All 320,000 nurses and paramedics in Australia would get the cash in two chunks of $5,000, one now and one in 12…
Bradley Dawson in court for wife Christe Chen’s murder in Fiji
The newlywed husband accused of murdering his pharmacist wife in their luxury bungalow on a private Fiji island confessed to police - but later walked back his confession, claiming she was alive when he abandoned her after a drunken fight,…
Darwin Navy wife escapes jail time over almost fatal stomping of toddler
A young mum who inflicted severe injuries on her toddler by stomping on the little girl for making a mess in the kitchen has avoided jail time.The Darwin mother-of-two, 26, narrowly avoided a stint behind bars after she pleaded guilty in…
Slavery laws are one of the biggest loopholes fuelling border crisis, ex-immigration minister says
Modern slavery laws have become one of the biggest loopholes in Britain’s border controls and must be reformed, a former immigration minister has warned.Conservative MP Chris Philp said measures introduced by Theresa May when she was home…
Joanne Harris takes a swipe at JK Rowling on Twitter just hours after dismissing row as…
Author Joanne Harris has ‘liked’ a series of tweets mocking JK Rowling only hours after she denied taking a swipe at the Harry Potter author by organising a ‘tasteless’ Twitter poll.Miss Harris, chairman of the Society of Authors, was…
Australia weather: ‘Conveyer belt’ of extreme weather to bring rain and flooding to…
A 'conveyer belt' of extreme weather will soon descend on Australia's south-east bringing icy temperatures, heavy rain, thunderstorms and floods.Forecasters have warned three consecutive cold fronts will bring wet, cold and wintry…
