A husband and wife killed when a ute and van collided near Dubbo have been identified as “well-respected” members of the Parkes community. Four people died in the crash on the Newell Hwy at Tomingley on Friday evening. Sue and Graham Tait were travelling in the van and died at the scene while two teenagers … Read more
People on the NSW north coast are breathing a collective sigh of relief, with flood warnings in the area downgraded after heavy rains lashed the region. Calmer conditions are forecast for Sunday, but the NSW State Emergency Service warns everyone should remain vigilant and steer clear of floodwaters. The SES downgraded warnings to ‘advice’ from … Read more
Four people have been killed in a two-car crash on the Newell Hwy at Tomingley, 54km southwest of Dubbo. The ute and a van collided about 9.20pm on Friday. Two young men in the ute, aged 18 and 19, and an older man and woman in the van, both aged 57, died at the scene. … Read more
High fire danger is expected to peak in parts of the country on Wednesday, before rain is forecast to sweep across Australia later this week. Warm, dry conditions and below-average rainfall have contributed to elevated fire risk for parts of Australia, with emergency services warning people to be on alert. “It’s been a mixed bag … Read more
A scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage has testified that the sub malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive. Appearing before a US Coast Guard panel, Steven Ross told the board about a platform issue the experimental submersible experienced … Read more
The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck says he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it on a journey several years earlier. “I’m not getting in it,” Tony Nissen said he told Stockton Rush, co-founder of the OceanGate company … Read more
A woman in her 60s has been killed when a tree branch landed on top of her in Sydney’s southwest. The incident happened on Castlereagh St in Liverpool at 1pm on Sunday when parts of Sydney experienced very windy conditions. Paramedics tried to revive the woman, but she died at the scene. Know the news … Read more
A man and woman are feared dead after their car rolled down an embankment and into a creek near the Queensland and New South Wales northwest border. Police divers and investigators are making their way to Carwal Creek Bridge on Morialta Rd, south of Mungindi in Queensland, where the SUV crashed. One woman who was … Read more
WARNING: Distressing content The Christchurch parents of a toddler who died of an accidental hanging, when he became caught in the cord of his bedroom roller blind, are pleading for better safety messaging about the danger in New Zealand. They had put their three-year-old son down for a nap earlier this year, and discovered him … Read more
Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi has evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high, flooding streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country’s north, killing at least 179 people. Asia’s most powerful typhoon of 2024, Yagi brought gales and heavy rain as it moved westwards after … Read more
