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Humpback Whale Calf Stops Swimming to Visit Stunned Kayakers in Playful Animal Encounter

Forget free wine, Air Canada’s new wellness shot is the smartest in-flight upgrade yet

Object that fell from sky in Australia is likely Chinese rocket debris

The House: Parliament finds energy to debate power costs
This week, Parliament allocated an hour to debate New Zealand's struggling energy sector. All parties agreed it was an issue, but diverged on how to solve it.

‘I went up with the shed’: Wind sends farmer and hen house flying
The wind on Thursday morning arrived suddenly, lifted the hen shed on a north Canterbury farm 10 metres into the air and dropped it onto a truck.

England's Kildunne wins on club return in 14-try PWR opener
England World cup stars Ellie Kildunne and Lucy Packer make a winning return to club rugby as Harlequins beat Loughborough Lightning in a stunning, 14-try Premiership Women's Rugby opener at The Stoop.

Verstappen sets pace as McLarens struggle in practice
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen goes fastest in the second practice session at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Watch: The Bodies in the Suitcases
A chilling discovery on a Bristol bridge exposes a twisted tale of sex, lies, and murder.

Fourth Charing Cross Met Police officer fired after BBC Panorama film
PC Sinclair-Birt was dismissed without notice for his conduct seen on a BBC Panorama report.

Why Bill Gates did a cameo in an iconic Indian TV drama
Microsoft founder and philanthropist makes a surprise appearance in former federal minister Smriti Irani's show.

'I just love yapping': Spud sellers, posh-girl comedy and bus-loving gran among TikTok award nominees
There are 72 nominees in total, who have a combined following of more than 83 million followers.

Britney Spears said she was used. Kevin Federline says she needs help
Decades later, the pop star's very public unravelling is back in the limelight - but what exactly happened and why depends on who is doing the retelling.

Attacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election

Taranaki shellfish warning after dangerous toxins found
New Zealand Food Safety has warned against gathering shellfish along the Taranaki coast after dangerous paralytic shellfish toxins were detected.

Liam Lawson 11th-fastest in second practice ahead of Mexican Grand Prix
The Kiwi Racing Bulls driver will be eyeing a strong showing in Mexico ahead of the looming call on his Red Bull future.

A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions
A DNS manager in a single region of Amazon's sprawling network touched off a 16-hour debacle.

Leeds earn big win to heap more misery on West Ham
Leeds secure their first Premier League win at home since their opening game in August and pile on the problems for second-bottom West Ham.

Oxtoby: NI 'still in the tie' despite first-leg loss
Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby says her side are "still in the tie" despite being defeated 2-0 in the home leg of their Nations League promotion/relegation playoff against Iceland.

'They're in trouble' - West Ham make worst start in 52 years
West Ham's miserable Premier League campaign continues with a defeat at Leeds on Friday which ensured their worst start to a season for 52 years.

Chief prosecutor says top official would not call China an enemy
Stephen Parkinson sets out why the case against two alleged spies was dropped in a letter to MPs.

Attacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election
The false belief that body parts of people with albinism bring wealth or luck have driven attacks.

How to cope with long winter nights when the clocks go back
More than a million people in the UK experience symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder - but a project is aiming to help people in Orkney look after their mental health.