Police advise people to ‘take shelter’ following reports of active shooter at Bondi beach
‘Police are on scene and more information will be provided when it comes to hand,’ police said in a statement on Sunday eveningNew South Wales police are responding to an incident at Bondi beach following reports of gunshots fired in the area.In a statement shared to X at about 7pm on Sunday, police advised there was a “developing incident” at Bondi and they urged the public to avoid the area. Continue reading...
Read Full StoryLatest News
Police Urge People to Avoid Sydney’s Bondi Beach After Incident
Anyone in the area should take shelter, the police said. They declined to elaborate and details of the incident were not immediately clear.
AfD Pushes to Publish German Information That Officials Say May Help Russia
Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.
Week in Pictures: From Cambodia-Thailand clashes to protests in Greece
A global roundup of some of last week’s events.
Police spied on group set up to expose wrongdoing in Met, inquiry hears
The HCDA, which sought to expose police corruption and violence, was secretly monitored for a decadeUndercover officers secretly monitored a community organisation that sought to expose wrongdoing and corruption in the Metropolitan police, the spycops public inquiry has heard.Previously secret reports show that the Hackney Community Defence Association (HCDA) in east London and its key organiser were monitored by police spies for a decade. Continue reading...
Raphinha scores two goals as Barcelona defeat Osasuna in La Liga
Raphinha's brace helped Barcelona overcome Osasuna and open up a seven-point lead on Real Madrid at top of the ladder.
Gaza to Dublin: A journey through war, displacement, hope
'Survival comes with weight,' writes Rawand Alagha in an essay about the pain of leaving Gaza.
DWP needs overhaul to restore trust after carer’s allowance scandal, adviser says
Liz Sayce, who led inquiry into department’s failures, ‘distressed’ at carers being blamed for running up huge overpaymentsThe Department of Work and Pensions needs a management and cultural overhaul if it is to restore public trust after the benefits scandal which left hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers in debt, a key government adviser has warned.Prof Liz Sayce led a scathing review of the carer’s allowance scandal, which found the DWP system and leadership failures were responsible for carers unknowingly running up huge debts, some of which resulted in serious mental illness and, possibly, criminal convictions for fraud. Continue reading...
Beware five-star reviews: the scam write-ups that seek to trap online shoppers
Over-the-top praise for an item should ring alarm bells, with fake feedback generated by AI, bots and humans on a mass scaleYou’re doing a spot of online Christmas shopping and see an air fryer that is competitively priced. You don’t recognise the brand, but the reviews are fantastic – five-star raves that say things such as “this product changed my life” and “this is the greatest air fryer ever”.You buy it, but when it arrives it is clearly cheap and poor quality, and possibly dangerous, too. Continue reading...
City & Guilds to shrink UK workforce amid £22m cost-cutting drive
Training and qualifications body, acquired by private Greek firm in October, to become ‘leaner organisation’The training and qualifications body City & Guilds is shrinking its UK workforce as part of a £22m cost-cutting drive after it was acquired by a private Greek business in October.Founded in 1878 by the City of London and a group of 16 livery companies, the original institute developed a national system of technical education, offering qualifications and apprenticeships in fields ranging from manufacturing and mechanical engineering to hairdressing and horticulture. Continue reading...