1 hour ago Joseph Sua’ali’i joins Skelton and Kerevi in Wallabies squad for UK and Ireland tour

Sua’ali’i one of three uncapped players on 34-man listWill Skelton and Samu Kerevi recalled for first time this yearAustralia’s big money signing from rugby league Joseph Sua’ali’i looks set to make his Wallabies debut on the end-of-season tour after being included in Joe Schmidt’s squad for Tests against England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.The 21-year-old, who is likely to play in the centres or outside backs, could have been sent on the Australia XV tour of Britain but was instead named in the 34-man Wallabies squad. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Efforts continue to rescue cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

NSW environment minister reassures public ‘Mickey will be freed’ after false rumours of ‘kill order’ spread onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildlife services are working to rescue a cockatoo called Mickey that has been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks.The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, on Tuesday promised the bird was “not going to be shot” after false rumours of a “kill order” had spread online.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Man dead as Powys train crash claims life of one victim and sees 15 others injured as pictures of scene emerge

The British Transport Police have confirmed the first fatality from a low-speed collision between two trains in Mid-Wales on Monday evening - pictures of the scene have also been released

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2 hours ago Wales train crash: Shocking pictures capture devastation after man killed in train smash

British Transport confirmed the dead man's next of kin have been informed and 15 people had been taken to hospital after the low-speed collision between two trains near Llanbrynmair, Powys

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3 hours ago Mother, 41, with rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos calls for urgent action to remove killer substance from schools and hospitals

Emily-Jane Scandrett, 41, has pleural mesothelioma, an incurable cancer most commonly found in men over the age of 75. She is calling for urgent action to remove asbestos.

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3 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv incensed as UN’s Guterres ‘to meet Putin’ in Russia

Secretary general did not immediately confirm trip which Ukrainian foreign ministry says ‘damages UN reputation’; two dead in Zaporizhzhia attack. What we know on day 972See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Horrified dad speaks out as his baby girl's hand moves inside coffin at her funeral

Kiara Crislayne de Moura dos Santos was pronounced dead but mourners at her funeral in Correia Pinto, Brazil, noticed the baby was moving her hand and so she was taken to hospital

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4 hours ago Child among four killed after airstrike hits Lebanon's biggest hospital: Deaths come hours after IDF said Hezbollah was hiding $100millions under another clinic

Israel's bombardment of Lebanon has displaced more than 1.2million people multiple times, according to the country's authorities.

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4 hours ago 5 dead in shooting at Washington state home with teen in custody, police say

Law enforcement officers have arrested a teenager in connection with the deaths of five people found shot inside a home southeast of Seattle in Fall City, Washington

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