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A rail bridge pier collapsed during a storm. The line stayed open until a driver noticed the gap
A rail bridge pier collapsed during a red-alert storm, but trains were never warned to stop. It took a member of the public to spot the disaster hanging over the river.

Wellington residents call for safety upgrades after train derailment
Several people were injured when a passenger train ran a red light as it left Khandallah Station, hitting a concrete safety barrier at 30km/h.

The teams standing between the All Whites and history at the Fifa World Cup
Who to look out for in the All Whites' group at the Football World Cup.

Bad hires costing businesses thousands of dollars, SEEK says
New research for an employment marketplace has put a dollar figure on what hiring the wrong people may be costing small and medium-sized enterprises each year.

Check Point adds AI security tools for MSP partners
As AI use spreads, MSPs can now monitor and govern employees' interactions with AI tools through Check Point's expanded platform.

Scotland's Super Mario and social butterfly who emerged from Man Utd cocoon
From unappreciated at Manchester United to idolised at Scotland and Napoli - but who is the real Scott McTominay?

Williams' Queen's campaign in doubt after Mboko injury
Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's is in doubt after Victoria Mboko suffers a knee injury in her singles match against Karolina Pliskova.

Former Warwickshire wicketkeeper Piper dies aged 56
Former Warwickshire wicketkeeper Keith Piper dies at the age of 56 after playing nearly 500 games for the Bears in his 16-year career at Edgbaston.

The Secret Jungle Hospital
Saving lives in a hidden hospital, rebels fighting against Myanmar's military.

Growing backlash in Japan over Trump's use of anime characters
The US president has angered some fans by using the images of characters like Pikachu and Naruto.

Sara Sharif's siblings to stay in Pakistan
Surrey County Council has withdrawn from the case to bring the five children back to the UK.

Government floats using emergency fund on public transport, Labour asks why it wasn't in Budget
The government says it could use its emergency fund on better public transport services but the opposition says that's surprising, given there was no evidence of that in the Budget.

In pictures: The best photos of scientists at work
An Aussie collecting a sample from a whale shark features in images that have won Nature journal's 2026 Scientist at Work competition.

Family violence prevention sector worried about silos as job cuts proposed at govt centre
A network of family violence support services says staff at the government's Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention aren't to blame for the board's failures.

Windows Secure Boot deadline won’t brick your PC, but don’t ignore it
Over the past few months, we’ve been reporting on a major change to the Secure Boot certificates used in Windows 11, which are required for a secure system boot. Microsoft has repeatedly warned that Windows PCs will face serious problems from June onwards if outdated certificates are not updated in...

Everton told to pay Burnley £35m over PSR breaches
Everton are told they must pay Burnley £35m for the impact of breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.

Boy, 8, phones his nan from capsized kayak to save his grandad
An eight-year-old boy and his grandad drifted more than two miles off the Vale of Glamorgan coast.

Manhunt after prisoner escapes van in Woolwich
Temitope Segun, aged 25, absconded from a prison transport van on Woolwich High Street.

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 17, reports say
Nine of them were killed in a series of attacks in the town of Tayr Debba, according to Lebanon's state news agency.