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David Tamihere, who spent 20 years in prison for the murders of two Swedish backpackers before his convictions were quashed, says he expects a "quite huge" payout from the Crown after prosecutors formally withdrew the murder charges this week.
A new report from Women's Refuge warns that stricter emergency housing rules introduced in New Zealand in 2024 are putting domestic violence victims at greater risk, with survey data showing many women with children struggle to access safe accommodation.
A stand-off over a proposed Orange Order parade on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown has entered its 11th day, with residents warning that the dispute could now affect other loyal order marches across Northern Ireland.
The 2026 New Zealand general election is shaping up as a tight contest, with major party leaders concentrating their efforts on Auckland, the country's largest city, as the campaign enters its final stretch.
Construction has officially begun on New Zealand's highest road bridge, a flyover at Waikare Gorge that will carry State Highway 2 across the gorge, according to the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). The milestone was marked with a sod-turning ceremony on Wednesday.
Coalition leader Angus Taylor's proposal to slash net migration to 100,000 and reduce temporary migrant numbers by 650,000 may lead to higher prices for rideshare and food delivery services, but one labour economist argues the move could boost productivity by forcing firms to innovate rather than rely on low-wage workers.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned political extremism after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the presidency of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt and the far-left Left Party claimed victory in Berlin’s state election, delivering stinging defeats to his ruling Christian Democrats.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate in a competitive Senate race, has been heard on leaked audio acknowledging that rising fuel prices resulting from Donald Trump's Iran war are dragging his campaign and hurting his party ahead of next month's midterm elections. In a recording obtained by Axios, Paxton told donors that affordability is Republicans' 'biggest problem' and that polling shows Democrats ahead in many races, including his own.
Canada will indefinitely suspend plans to expand its medically assisted dying law to people whose sole condition is mental illness, Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced Wednesday, citing a lack of consensus on eligibility. The government will introduce legislation in the coming weeks to formally bar the expansion, replacing a temporary pause that was due to expire in March 2027.
More than 200,000 people have been displaced from their homes since fighting in Yemen escalated in recent weeks, the International Organization for Migration has reported, with the UN describing the crisis as alarming and warning of soaring needs for food and shelter.
Israel marked the third anniversary of the 7 October 2023 attacks with memorial ceremonies across the country on Wednesday, as families and protesters renewed calls for an independent state inquiry into the security failures that allowed the deadliest assault on Israeli soil since 1948 to occur.
Coco Gauff said the racist abuse she has received online has left her feeling exhausted, after the American world number four lost to Belgium's Elise Mertens in the China Open in Beijing on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-0 on Tuesday to win the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time in 22 years, ending a long wait for the regional crown in front of a charged home crowd at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.
South Korea's government has signaled it will scale back military service exemptions for gold-medal-winning athletes after public backlash over controversial comments from national football players at the Asian Games. Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Choi Hwi-young told parliament on Wednesday the system must be comprehensively reviewed, saying the values attached to fairness and public perceptions of military service have changed.
Eleven approved premises — halfway houses meant to supervise dangerous prisoners released early — have been closed in England and Wales, just days after around 700 offenders, including violent criminals and domestic abusers, were set free under a government early release scheme.
Five people remain in custody after being arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred at a protest outside the office of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, as the Metropolitan Police reported 11 arrests at pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London on the third anniversary of the 7 October attack. The Board of Deputies later held a vigil in Whitehall and said it would not be threatened or intimidated.
Robert Sabat, 60, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 17 years at the Old Bailey after pleading guilty to murdering his former partner, 42-year-old Dickiesha Nurse. Sabat had been released on licence from HMP Wandsworth on 17 October 2025, the day after he was sentenced to 12 months for possession of a bladed article and harassment, under new government rules that allowed automatic release after serving 40% of the sentence. Days later, he stabbed Ms Nurse at her flat in Tulse Hill, south London.
French student protests took a breather this week after weeks of unrest, but market pressure on the government intensified as it prepares for crucial budget negotiations. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called for dialogue with high school students while accusing far-left politicians of hijacking the movement, as the political and economic stability of the country faces simultaneous challenges.
An elderly couple died when a fire engulfed their home in Caerphilly last December after a portable gas heater exploded during refuelling, an inquest has heard. Assistant coroner Sarah Le Fevre recorded their deaths as accidental.
George Galloway is standing in Thursday's byelection for the London seat of Holborn and St Pancras, but has not visited the constituency or the UK during the entire campaign. The Workers Party of Britain leader has been in self-exile since being questioned by counter-terrorism police at Gatwick airport a year ago, and has instead campaigned from South Africa, Russia and China via social media.
Kemi Badenoch has likened her transformation of the Conservative Party to a new football club owner, manager and captain rolled into one, as she marked the end of a party conference at which she dominated proceedings. Allies say her control extends to every policy decision, with one shadow cabinet member describing her as immovable once a course is set.
Paul Ferris, the Glasgow gangland enforcer turned author who was acquitted of murdering crime boss Arthur Thompson's son in one of Scotland's longest criminal trials, has died at the age of 62. He is believed to have died on Tuesday night at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after a short illness.
A retired couple from the New South Wales Hunter Valley has defeated a billion-dollar coal company in a landmark High Court case, successfully challenging the expansion of the Mount Pleasant coalmine on climate grounds.
With the next federal election potentially two years away, Australia's major political parties and One Nation have released immigration policies with sharply differing net overseas migration (Nom) targets, sparking debate over the feasibility and consequences of rapid reductions.
The mayor of Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city and a long-standing opposition stronghold, has defected to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP), in a move that underscores the escalating pressure on Turkey's political opposition. Cemil Tugay's decision was announced by Erdogan himself at a parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, where he welcomed the mayor with a party pin, prompting outrage on the streets of the secular Aegean resort city.
The UK consulate in East Jerusalem shut its doors on Thursday after Israel ordered its closure in response to Britain's ban on trade with illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move analysts say will leave Palestinians bearing the cost of the deepening diplomatic rift.
Flávio Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate leading Brazil's presidential race after the first round of voting, has vowed to 're-democratise' the country by rewriting its constitution, prompting accusations that he is using the language of democracy to justify an authoritarian shift. The 45-year-old son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro made the comments at a campaign event in Goiânia on Tuesday, as he prepares for a 25 October runoff against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Australia's High Court has struck down a state regulator's approval of a massive coalmine expansion in the Hunter Valley, a likely historic victory for community members that could have ramifications for other fossil fuel projects. The judgment, delivered on Wednesday, came as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led a delegation of Pacific leaders to Tuvalu, where the contrast between his climate advocacy and his support for coal at home was under scrutiny.
United States Vice President JD Vance has called for Iran to make a meaningful reduction in its uranium enrichment capacity as part of an agreement to end the war, a demand experts say may signal a softening of Washington’s earlier insistence that Tehran abandon enrichment altogether. The comments come as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its eighth month, with hardline rhetoric from other senior US officials and growing skepticism from Tehran.
A Fife childminder who admitted leaving 27 children unsupervised in her Dunfermline home has been branded a 'master manipulator' by parents who had trusted her with their children for years. Amanda Mathewson, 55, pleaded guilty at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court to wilfully neglecting, abandoning and exposing children in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
Kemi Badenoch has announced the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, also allowing couples to leave an additional £1m tax-free to their families, a move immediately criticised as prioritising the wealthy over ordinary families. The Tory leader told the party conference in Birmingham that the number of families paying inheritance tax – currently less than 5% – would fall by more than half under the plan, which she said would be paid for from £70bn in savings the party has identified.
Police have released body-worn footage showing the arrest of a university forensics student who lured a sex worker to an Airbnb, stabbed her 78 times in a plastic-lined 'kill room' inspired by the television series Dexter, and then lied to officers about how he cut his hand while attempting to dismember her body.
The Parti Québécois has won Monday's provincial election in Quebec, its first taste of power in 14 years, but a minority result with barely 28 percent of the popular vote has put its signature promise of a referendum on independence from Canada almost certainly out of reach.
Voters in Washington state will head to the polls in November to decide whether to repeal the state's new millionaire tax, a 9.9% income tax on earnings above $1 million that was signed into law in March. The repeal initiative, backed by conservative groups, argues the tax represents a slippery slope, while opponents say it could raise billions for education and healthcare.
Domestic abuse survivors from rural communities are calling on governments to provide better support, as one Welsh farmer describes enduring physical and emotional abuse from her father during her childhood. Tracy Lewis, now 48 and a farmer herself, said she felt 'trapped' and 'isolated' growing up on the family farm in mid Wales, recalling being dragged from bed by her hair at age eight to assist with lambing while her mother had visible injuries. The UK government says it is working to address disparities, while the Welsh government says challenges will be considered in its next national strategy.
Joshua Kerry, the 28-year-old already charged with murdering former MP Ann Widdecombe, has appeared in court facing a fresh allegation of preparing terrorist acts, including an attempt to break into the home of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
A sprawling protest encampment in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, housing more than 1,200 tents, has become the focal point of a growing housing rights movement after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman sparked nationwide demonstrations. In response to rightwing parties blocking emergency legislation to tackle the housing crisis, Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a snap general election, prompting activists to vow they will keep up the pressure and plan a general strike in November.
An analysis published by Foreign Policy argues that US President Donald Trump's explicit threats at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22 constitute war crimes under international law, citing prohibitions on threats of aggression and indiscriminate threats against civilian populations.
The Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration has scrapped its planned migration to Microsoft 365 cloud services, opting instead to host email, calendars, and collaboration tools on its own infrastructure and on European open source solutions, citing information security, vendor lock-in, and sovereignty risks.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia's military of deliberately killing civilians in an overnight barrage that destroyed an apartment block in the northern town of Pryluky, which he called a macabre birthday gift for Vladimir Putin on the Russian leader's 74th birthday.
At least 73 detained immigrants at the Folkston D Ray James ICE processing center in Georgia have launched a mass hunger strike to protest their prolonged detention and conditions inside the privately-run facility, according to advocates and family members. The strike began this week with participants releasing a video and an open letter detailing their demands and allegations of mistreatment.
Reform UK has cleared two senior officials of breaking laws that ban foreign donations, despite the matter remaining under police investigation. An internal party inquiry found no breach of funding rules by Nigel Farage's press adviser and the party's head of policy, who were filmed discussing a scheme involving a US donor.
Three years after the October 7, 2023 attacks, Washington continues to provide near-complete military support to Israel, with aid flowing under both the Biden and Trump administrations even as the Gaza war has expanded into a broader regional conflict, including a US-Israeli war with Iran.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed a $16.7 million contract for 6,000 pairs of electric-shock gloves in August, despite a previously unreleased army study showing the devices caused intense pain, immediate cessation of resistance, and lingering apprehension among participants, according to records obtained by watchdog American Oversight and shared with the Associated Press.
A Palestinian man was killed and 16 others wounded in an attack by Israeli settlers under military protection during the olive harvest near Burqa in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities reported on Wednesday.
Ten people who came into contact with a man who died of Ebola in Kenya have been quarantined, health officials have confirmed, as the country confronts its first-ever case of the virus. Authorities are also tracing 57 other contacts after the patient travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through several cities and airports before dying in a Nairobi hospital on Monday.
The husband of a GP has appeared in court charged with her murder after she was found dead at their home in Norfolk. Mark Cain, 45, appeared at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, where he was remanded in custody.
The husband of GP Dr Hannah Terry has appeared in court charged with her murder after her body was found at their home in Dersingham, Norfolk, on Sunday. Mark Cain, 45, spoke only to confirm his identity during a brief hearing at Norwich Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and was remanded in custody pending a further appearance at King's Lynn Crown Court on Thursday.