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Nine tonnes of fireworks set off around the harbour, but parts of Queensland again hit by heavy rain and flooding Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians have bid farewell to 2024, ringing in the new year with one “world-famous” fireworks display and many others not so famous. More than…

Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve message that did not address casualties in Ukraine or rising inflation at home.

See how people across the globe celebrated.

Despite Donald Trump’s endorsement, Johnson is facing criticism for his handling of the government budget battle A senior Texas Republican congressman has said that the House speaker, Mike Johnson, does not yet have the votes to be re-elected to the speakership ahead of an election to be held later this week. Representative Chip Roy told…

Revealed: lorry with 400 kegs of the Irish stout onboard disappeared from Northamptonshire depot, sources say In the days leading up to Christmas, stout-lovers were left reeling from a nationwide shortage of Guinness so severe that some pubs were forced to ration pints of the “black stuff” as taps began to run dry. Supermarkets remain…

Three Israelis had been expected to take part in Norfolk MP: organisers ‘cowards’ reacting to ‘pro-Palestine mob’ Israeli players have been banned from next month’s World Indoor Bowls Championships in Norfolk after a campaign by pro-Palestinian groups. The decision was widely condemned by Jewish groups and the local MP, Rupert Lowe, who called it a…

More than a third of 15-year-old girls are repeatedly drunk, compared with less than a quarter of boys, according to OECD research Teenage girls are outdrinking their male peers in the UK at a greater rate than in any other European country, according to research. More than a third of 15-year-old girls in the UK…

Nearly one in four doctors say the practice of prior authorization has led to serious issues for patients In the wake of the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, and the outpouring of frustration about insurance coverage, prior authorizations have emerged as a particular roadblock in healthcare. Prior authorization requires medical providers to…

The pioneering presenter was best known for hosting Sounds of the 70s and the Radio 2 Rock Show Veteran BBC DJ Johnnie Walker has died at the age of 79, it has been announced. Walker, who hosted Radio 2’s Sounds of the 70s and The Radio 2 Rock Show, began his career as a pirate…