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Steam train operator 'shocked and devastated' after death at station

Hundreds were reportedly on board the train at the time.

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'We're inundated' - Glasgow's struggle to house the homeless

Scott Crean has been homeless for the last year - and since Christmas has been staying in a hotel room in Glasgow.

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Wellington flights diverted as another front threatens thunderstorms and hail

Two flights were unable to land at Wellington Airport and diverted due to strong winds on Tuesday morning, as a wet front swept across the region.

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Code-hopping NRL star to snub rapid Wallabies return

Ever since deciding to return to rugby, the question hovering over Australian rugby is whether Mark Nawaqanitawase will feature in the looming November tests.

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Flights at major US airports delayed after cable cut by construction workers

Verizon, which owns the cable, says it is working to repair it "as quickly as possible".

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Naturalist adventure in Victoria's east draws new wave of twitchers

The late 19th-century art and literature naturalist movement is experiencing a modern renaissance of sorts in Victoria, as a new wave of artists and nature lovers walk, kayak and cycle a new art trail.

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Our future as a nation literally hangs on the education of our children and the education system that molds them, and…

Our future as a nation literally hangs on the education of our children and the education system that molds them, and the way things stand, we’re facing a rather murky future indeed. I wrote last week how the 2025 Program for International…

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Dolly Parton trusted her nephew to announce her death. Now he’s been fired

The musician’s nephew has reportedly been removed from his longtime security role at her properties as tensions grow over the management of her estate.

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Breaking glass brought police to the house. Inside, five rooms were allegedly growing cannabis

A report of breaking glass led police to an alleged five-room cannabis growing operation at a Remuera property early on Tuesday.

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‘Project 2028’: Philippines unleashed (1)

Washington— “What we are doing right now is planting the seeds [so that] hopefully the trees will be much larger in your lifetime,” Ambassador Jose Manuel del Gallego Romualdez told me during our hours-long conversation at our embassy in…

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386-acre Washington ranch with converted grain silos lists for $895,000

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Pope Leo XIV set for first official visit to France, with huge crowds expected in Paris

The trip will mark the first official papal visit to Paris since Benedict XVI in 2008.