First published in The Age on March 4, 1942 WYNDHAM AND BROOME Attack by Enemy Aircraft NO CASUALTIES One of the six large aircraft, which included two Flying Fortresses and a Liberator, destroyed during the Japanese air-raid on Broome on March 3, 1942. Credit:Australian War Memorial The West Australian coastal towns of Wyndham and Broome in the far north were […]

COMMUTERS in London have been battling to travel across the city due to severe disruption caused by another Tube strike. Around ten thousand members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out twice this week in a dispute over jobs, pensions and conditions. Transport for London (TfL) said it expects severe disruption across all Tube lines on […]

FOUR people were killed when homes were hit by a Russian missile aimed at an Ukrainian military base, a senior official has said. Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, said on said the residential buildings near the base of the 95th Airborne Brigade in Zhytomyr. "So far, four people have died. Including a child," he said. It comes […]

Conor McGregor loses latest round of trademark legal fight with 100-year-old Scottish clothing firm McGregor over sportswear bearing his surname Conor McGregor applied to register his surname for his own apparel line in 2017  McGregor the firm succeeded in stopping him registering ‘Conor McGregor’  Irish fighter then tried to register ‘McGregor F.A.S.T’ as a trademark  EUIPO has ruled new trademark […]

Trump impeachment witness and Russia expert Fiona Hill insists Putin WOULD use nuclear weapons: Warns strongman wants to recreate the Russian ‘imperium’ and US needs to figure out how to stop him using warheads Dr. Fiona Hill, a Russia expert and former member of the National Security Council, warned that Putin is willing to use nuclear weapons  ‘Every time you […]

THE parents of a Bristol student who killed herself after suffering with crippling anxiety have slammed the university over her death. Natasha Abrahart, 20, was found dead inside her flat on the day she was due to give a presentation to staff and students in a 329-seat lecture theatre. Her parents Robert, 65, and Margaret Abrahart, 60, have launched a landmark […]

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 The Russian TOS-1A thermobaric rocket launcher was reportedly captured by the Ukrainian army on Tuesday afternoon. An image posted on […]

A Russian military convoy moving towards Kyiv is more than double the size of original estimates as troops attempt to lay siege to the capital, a satellite company has warned. Tanks and armoured vehicles were said to stretch for 17 miles early on Monday – but are now believed to be 40 miles long, according to US private firm Maxar […]

A former British Army sniper heading into the thick of battle in Ukraine believes it is his duty to fight against "modern day Hitler" Vladimir Putin. Retired soldier Shane Matthews, carrying 60kg of medical supplies which have already been donated to him, said he will hit the frontline to treat wounded Ukrainians and provide training for civilians rising up against […]