93 m. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Wednesday, August 20)

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4 h. ago Australian minister says ‘strength not measured by how many people you can blow up’ as row with Netanyahu escalates

Australian home affairs minister’s criticism comes after Israeli prime minister calls Anthony Albanese a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’Netanyahu lashes out at AlbaneseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s government has rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s incendiary criticism and accused some Israeli politicians of “bigoted” views about Palestinians as the extraordinary political fight between the two nations turns uglier.The home affairs minister, Tony Burke – whose refusal of a travel visa for the far-right Knesset member Simcha Rothman stoked criticism from Jerusalem – backed in his decision and criticised the Israeli prime minister over the war in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israel’s military and bombing campaign. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago ITV Good Morning Britain presenters 'concerned' after 'worrying' breaking news

Good Morning Britain presenters Adil Ray and Kate Garraway were left 'not surprised' amid a breaking news update

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23 h. ago Good Morning Britain issue 'concerning' breaking news update 'that's really worrying'

Good Morning Britain presenters Adil Ray and Kate Garraway were left concerned after a breaking news update on the ITV show

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25 h. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Tuesday, August 19)

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41 h. ago BREAKING M20 motorway closed and traffic builds as tractor falls from bridge

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46 h. ago Major airport suspends flights as emergency services swarm the runway

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49 h. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Monday, August 18)

Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Monday, August 18)

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49 h. ago Shark’s big bite of surfer’s board forces beach to close on Australia’s east coast

US surfing legend Kelly Slater said on Instagram he was surprised the New South Wales surfer escaped without any injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA shark that bit a large chunk out of a surfer’s board on Monday has forced the temporary closure of a New South Wales beach and prompted surfing legend Kelly Slater to describe the man’s injury-free escape as “incredible”.The Tweed Shire council confirmed Cabarita beach, located about 35km north of Byron Bay, was currently closed. They said no one was injured in the incident. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Qantas fined $90m for illegally sacking ground staff as judge express doubt over whether airline ‘truly contrite’

Justice Michael Lee says lengthy legal battle with Transport Workers Union ‘no ordinary case’ nine months after $120m compensation settlementFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas has been fined $90m for illegally firing 1,820 baggage handlers and other ground staff in 2020, taking the cost of its controversial outsourcing decision to more than $200m.Justice Michael Lee handed down his decision on the penalty on Monday, nine months after Qantas and the Transport Workers’ Union agreed the airline would pay $120m in compensation to the sacked workers. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Qantas fined $90m for illegally sacking ground staff as judge describes airline as ‘the wrong kind of sorry’

Lawyer for Transport Workers Union calls record $90m penalty the ‘darkest day’ in airline’s 105-year history Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas has been fined a record $90m for illegally firing 1,820 baggage handlers and other ground staff in 2020, taking the cost of its controversial outsourcing decision to more than $200m.Justice Michael Lee handed down his decision on the penalty on Monday, nine months after Qantas and the Transport Workers’ Union agreed the airline would pay $120m in compensation to the sacked workers. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Sydney pub shooting: man dead and another wounded outside Harold Park hotel in Forest Lodge

NSW police say two people shot multiple times outside the Harold Park hotel by assailants who left the Forest Lodge scene by carFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne man is dead and another has been taken to hospital with serious wounds after a shooting outside a Sydney pub.Emergency services were called to the Harold Park hotel on Ross Street in Forest Lodge in Sydney’s inner west at about 6.40pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Sunday, August 17)

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4 d. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Saturday, August 16)

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4 d. ago Trump and Putin shake hands in Alaska ahead of meeting on Ukraine peace deal

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4 d. ago ITV Good Morning Britain viewers issue plea to bosses as star breaks down in tears

Good Morning Britain returned on Friday morning with a special commemoration of the VJ Day anniversary and one of the stars of the show was in tears

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4 d. ago Good Morning Britain viewers issue demand to ITV as Rob Rinder hosts show

Good Morning Britain viewers were left divided as Rob Rinder hosted on Friday, and some urged ITV to keep him on full-time, but others weren't so sure

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5 d. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Friday, August 15)

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5 d. ago Eighty years after Victory in the Pacific Day, Ron – now 101 – remembers a slightly lonely celebration

Ron Gee Kee was a naval coder in Darwin when news came on 15 August 1945 that Japan had surrendered to the allies Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Chifley called it a “glorious moment”. On 15 August 1945 half a million people poured on to the streets of Sydney to celebrate the end of six years of war.News spread quickly after Emperor Hirohito announced that Japan had accepted the allies’ demand for unconditional surrender. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago BREAKING Tump says Putin 'got nothing but Javelins' in wild 'toughest one' brag on Fox News

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