Plane with two people onboard crashes in the English Channel after taking off from the UK – sparking emergency air-and-sea rescue operation Piper PA-28 was in a group of aircraft heading to resort in France on Saturday Emergency services say ‘It crashed into British waters for unknown reason’ By 8.30pm in France, there was no sign of the occupants of […]

The Shore School Council has written to the school community to affirm support for embattled headmaster Timothy Petterson and his leadership after it was revealed he apologised to staff for leaving them sad, angry and fearful. The letter, signed by council chairman Bay Warburton, was sent on Saturday in response to an article published in the Herald that said Dr […]

In a post #MeToo world, survivors of sexual abuse are using social media to share their experiences and find a community. Katie Harris speaks to two Kiwi women who’ve created online spaces for survivors to do so. Madeline Mason is used to baring all online. Through her Instagram, which is usually punctuated with picture-perfect beaches and leafy green forests, she […]

Yorkshire Tea have found themselves in hot water after buyers claimed they were being shortchanged with the number of teabags in a large pack. Buyers say they have been picking up their normal box of one of the nation’s favourite tea brands, only to get home and notice the pack a little light. Buyers aren’t happy – and have complained […]

Ukraine: President Zelenskyy makes case for country to join NATO We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info President Zelensky has expressed Ukraine’s determination to emerge victorious from […]

Russian troops hurl stun grenades and ‘violently disperse’ civilians singing the national anthem at a pro-Ukraine rally in occupied town Some participants were also detained by Russian soldiers, said local authorities Footage appears to show stun grenades landing in centre of Enerhodar, Ukraine The town has been under Russian control since March 4, says Interfax Ukraine And separately, within Russia, 176 […]

Bill Maher says Jada Pinkett Smith should ‘just put on a f***ing wig like everybody else at the Oscars’ and is ‘lucky’ alopecia is her biggest medical problem after Will Smith resigned from Academy Bill Maher dived into the Oscars controversy in his HBO show on Friday Said that Pinkett Smith was ‘lucky’ that hair loss was her biggest complaint  […]

NEW footage has revealed the chilling last moments of a Florida father who was stabbed and strangled to death before his body was dumped in a New York river by his new girlfriend's jealous ex. Charles Butler, 56, disappeared from his girlfriend's Brooklyn apartment in September 2012 never to be seen alive again. His story is due to be featured […]

TAPACHULA, Mexico  — Some 500 migrants from Central America, Venezuela and elsewhere fought with Mexican police, National Guard and immigration officers in southern Mexico Friday in one of the first such marches this year. The migrants described the march as a traditional annual protest related to Holy Week, and those at the front carried a white cross, as others have […]