British woman died after ‘alleged domestic incident’ at Sydney home

British woman died after ‘alleged domestic incident’ at Sydney home

Police are investigating the "suspicious death" of a British woman following an alleged domestic violence incident at her home in Sydney. Marketing executive Claire Austin, 38, crashed through a glass door at her apartment in Randwick, a suburb in the east of the city, on Saturday morning, according to local media.Police said she was found critically injured with a "severe laceration" to her arm and died in hospital on Tuesday.Officers spoke to a 44-year-old man, known to the woman, at […]

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‘It’s ridiculous’: Why families are facing agonising waits to bury their loved ones

Changes to how death certificates are issued in England and Wales have made the grieving process more "stressful", according to bereaved families.Anne Short died on New Year's Eve, only a few months after she was diagnosed with cancer.Her son Elliot, 30, from Newport, South Wales, says the grieving process was made harder after having to wait eight weeks to hold her funeral."Quite frankly, it's ridiculous, when you're already going through all this pain and suffering as a family," he told […]

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Who’s nicer – Lords or MPs?

Who's nicer - Lords or MPs? | Politics News | Sky News PodcastPodcastFriday 18 April 2025 05:07, UKSpreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via thePrivacy Options. Unfortunately we have been […]

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Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza, health officials say – as UN raises alarm over food cut-off

A family of 10 was among at least 23 people in Gaza killed by overnight Israeli airstrikes, local health officials have said. Five children, four women, and a man from the same family, identified by the Associated Press as the Abu Al-Rous family, died when an Israeli airstrike hit the tent where they were staying in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.Pictures were published of their funeral on Thursday, showing their bodies, covered in sheets and wrapped in bags, […]

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Flight forced into emergency landing after ‘rabbit’ sucked into engine

A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing after a rabbit was reportedly sucked into an engine - causing a fire.The incident occurred on Sunday, shortly after take-off from Denver in the US to Edmonton in Canada.The Boeing 737-800, which was carrying 153 passengers and six crew members, landed safely back in Denver without reports of any injuries, the airline said in a statement.The firm said the incident was a "possible wildlife strike".Footage of the incident, shared online, captured worried […]

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How many acoustic weapons does the Serbian government have and did it use them on protesters?

Anti-corruption protestors in the Serbian capital were quietly standing still, observing 15 minutes of silence on 15 March.They were paying tribute to 16 people killed in November when a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station in Novi Sad, northern Serbia.But suddenly, they scattered, screaming. Watching videos taken at the scene, it is not clear what causes the protesters to flee.Sara Babic was at the vigil when she heard something she finds hard to describe."We have never experienced something like […]

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Combative Meloni playing political peacekeeper between EU and US – and her allies will be nervously watching

Giorgia Meloni revels in her reputation for being an eye-rolling, combative and determined leader. Now she's got a new role - Italy's prime minister is now a political peacekeeper.Relations between Europe and America are lousy. President Donald Trump didn't just impose tariffs on the European Union, but he referred to it as "pathetic" and claimed, without facts, that it had only been created to thwart America.On defence, Europeans believe his commitment to NATO is now lukewarm, and many seethe at […]

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NHS must change policy on allowing trans people on single-sex wards, head of equalities watchdog says

The NHS must change its policy of allowing transgender people to be on single-sex wards aligned with their gender identity following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a "woman", the head of Britain's equalities watchdog said.On Wednesday, judges at the UK's highest court unanimously ruled the definition of a "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to "a biological woman and biological sex".Baroness Kishwer Falkner, chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said […]

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Public bodies warned against ‘statements that may alarm people’ after ‘woman’ definition ruling

Public bodies have been told to look at how equality laws are implemented after the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman, a minister has said.On Wednesday, judges at the UK's highest court unanimously ruled the definition of a "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to "a biological woman and biological sex".Health minister Karin Smyth told Anna Jones on Sky News Breakfast: "Obviously, public bodies have been asked to look at their own guidance."And we […]

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