11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (488+ words) Jet-skis and other powered vessels will once again be banned from popular Port Stephens beaches during this year's Christmas-new year break after a successful trial. From December 24, 2025, to January 26, 2026, Dutchman's Beach, Nelson Bay beach (Fly Point) and Shoal Bay were…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (854+ words) IT’S only a game. No rational adult could argue otherwise about a “Fun 4s” match, in which kids aged five to seven run around small pitches with mini goals for 10 minutes and no-one bothers about the offside rule. Yet incredibly it…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (577+ words) inkl The Guardian view on the far right’s real weapon: it is the politics of powerlessness What links the thuggish masked agitation in southern England this weekend and the far-right Alternative für Deutschland’s (AfD) best-ever result in a German state…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (340+ words) SCOTLAND'S first XL Bully sanctuary secures the official go-ahead after councillors approve its latest licensing bid. Angus councillors have twice refused to grant All Bullie Charity Rescue (ABCR) permission to operate the sanctuary. Around 25 dogs, including a number of XL…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (299+ words) Portugal's President António Jose Seguro has enacted a law banning face coverings in public spaces, a measure widely seen as targeting Muslim women who wear full-face veils. "The face must be considered a central element of human identity and communication,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1404+ words) Established in 1985, Travelodge is the second largest hotel brand in the UK with more than 610 hotels and 47,000 guest bedrooms, across the UK as well as in Ireland and Spain. The company reported a 4.2% rise in first-half revenues to £491.3m this morning,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (599+ words) Artist Osvaldo Budet has stepped up to meet Maitland City Council in the heart of High Street, where he has placed a content warning sign. The sign alerts viewers, or passers-by, to the risk of "harm or distress" posed by…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1263+ words) After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the internet did what it often does: It turned something serious into a joke. Nearly two years later, on Aug. 14, 2026, Mangione pleaded guilty…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (545+ words) Incidents of anti-Muslim prejudice and hate in London during the first six months of this year have already exceeded the total figure recorded for the whole of 2023, according to a monitoring group. Describing the collated statistics as "alarming", the monitoring…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1044+ words) The Trump Administration announced a new program on hacking back last week, allowing United States companies to hack back in some circumstances in cooperation with United States officials. The program is premised on some interesting theories about the scope of…...