Victoria
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Exploring the history of Halifax's pantomime story
Pantomime plays a huge part in Britain’s theatre scene, lifting spirits and laughter from festive audiences and, with every double entendre, a few eyebrows along the way.
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'Fantastic' Yorkshire farm shop with its own café and pumpkin picking
The Balloon Tree farm shop and café might be the perfect place to pick up a pumpkin for Halloween.
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One Nation proposes $2,000 baby subsidy in Victoria but says it won’t touch state abortion laws
Announcement comes a day after Liberal and Labor parties say they will cover out-of-pocket costs for abortion care
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Harrogate entrepreneur calls for whole new approach to age by employers
“People reach 50 and can suddenly find doors closing just when they have accumulated decades of skills, judgement and experience”
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Victoria to become first state to make abortions free as Coalition matches Labor election promise
Exclusive: Out-of-pocket costs for abortion care to be covered regardless of who wins November election as Jess Wilson says Liberals and Nationals ‘will not allow Labor to play politics on this issue’
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Senior Victorian public servants hid loss of up to $285m from Covid grants given to ineligible businesses
Whistleblowers applauded as Ibac finds ‘decisions were made to withhold information about the magnitude of the loss’
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£2m question over future of Stockton alleygates branded an 'eyesore' like a 'prison'
After 25 years of alleygates in Stockton, are they still a crime deterrent which has stood the test of time, or have times changed?
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'One of three in the world' teapot by influential Scottish designer sells for £133k
Rare Christopher Dresser silver-plated teapot sells for £133,600 at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh, while C.F.A. Voysey’s River Rug fetches £95,500.
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‘It's very sad’ - Eyewitness describes huge emergency response at North Yorkshire bay
An eyewitness described how she stumbled across a huge emergency response at a remote bay near Scarborough where a body was found.
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‘It's very sad’ - Eyewitness describes huge emergency response at North Yorkshire bay
An eyewitness described how she stumbled across a huge emergency response at a remote bay near Scarborough where a body was found.
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Celebrity GP slams Pret A Manger for 'broken frankenchicken' pledge
Hundreds gathered in central London on Tuesday to march a 400-metre-long petition to the headquarters of Pret A Manger in Victoria.
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Thought Bubble Harrogate 2026: 14-15 Nov, Weekend £42
Thought Bubble is at Harrogate Convention Centre on 14 and 15 November 2026. Day tickets £30, weekend £42, under-12s and over-65s free. Use Entrances 4 and 5.
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Family and sexual violence rates against Australian children rise sharply as researchers warn of ‘manosphere’
Study authors say increase cannot be attributed to any one factor and list income inequality and growing awareness as other likely reasons
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Flying foxes in NSW and Victoria face mass starvation amid food shortages
Rescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar
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MI5 chief Ken McCallum confirms Russia did interfere in Brexit referendum but says it had little impact – as it happened
He argued there was no evidence to suggest the result of the Brexit vote had been swayed as a result of the effort
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Rent-tech platforms sidestepping credit card surcharge ban with new fees and paid ‘memberships’
Tenants encouraged to seek free options after online property platforms respond to Reserve Bank’s credit card payment reform
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Total fire ban for Sydney, with 37C temperatures and risk of bushfires from ‘dry lightning’
Thunderstorms coupled with hot and dry conditions mean ‘fire danger is going to be right up today’, Rural Fire Service says
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The Australian’s Shadow of Doubt podcast delayed ‘sadistic’ paedophile’s trial, court documents reveal
Exclusive: As William ‘Rob’ Gilfillan was about to go on trial for sex offences against two schoolgirls, his barrister told a judge his client’s history was easily discoverable online
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Foundation in memory of North Yorkshire dad donates £30k to mental health support
Charlie Dallas Lancaster, 36, from Thirsk, died in summer 2020. His family and friends remember his “cheeky, smiling face” and ability to “light up the room”.
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Falling international student numbers create ‘massive problems’ for Australian universities, expert warns
Immigration debate and visa uncertainty is putting students off and increasing pressure on budgets
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New species identified after expert spotted a picture of it on Instagram
Conservationists warn the species is already critically endangered, with an estimated 30 to 50 plants left in the wild
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How a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find
Species with leaves large enough to be seen from space is already critically endangered – and plans are afoot to protect it
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Number of known species of giant waterlilies almost doubles
A new species of giant waterlily identified with the help of social media and satellite photos is just one of three discovered in the past few years
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Bachelor star Sam Wood denied bail as police allege he choked wife until she ‘thought she would die’
Court hears police attended Wood’s Victorian home over a similar allegation about three years ago, but Snezana Wood had not complained then out of ‘fear of retribution’
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‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study finds
Researchers found the shift from open woodland to dense forest after 1788 led to more intense fires, consistent with loss of cultural burning practices
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Invitation to a very special afternoon with jewellery specialist Susan Rumfitt at Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre in Knaresborough
An expert from BBC’s Antiques Roadshow is to talk about the spectacular world of tiaras in a charity event at Henshaws Arts & Craft Centre in Knaresborough this week.
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OpenAI’s AI accessed government files, and its disclosure email was weirdly cheerful
An OpenAI agent wouldn’t take no for an answer and ended up inside an Australian government server
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Hundreds of Australians, including war veterans, are being buried in unmarked communal graves
Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation reveals state governments use shared graves to bury those deemed too poor to pay for funerals. ‘It’s unspeakable,’ one relative says
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Australian leaders condemn pro-Palestine vigils planned for 7 October anniversary amid Jewish commemorations
Peak Jewish bodies organise ceremonies on third anniversary of attacks that triggered conflict in which 74,000 Palestinians have been killed
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Australia police investigate FlyDubai co-pilot's links to the country
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne
The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2am
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne
The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2am
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Tories pledge to slash overseas aid budget to fund 50,000 prison places
The Tories said their plans would see the vast majority of extra spaces created over the course of a single Parliament and the full increase would be complete within seven years
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OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers
Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks
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Parts of Victoria could see three months’ worth of rain as storms forecast for Australia’s south-east
BoM expects 30 to 50mm of rain to fall in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely for Canberra and Sydney on Saturday
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Bid to prosecute King Charles III reaches international court
A bid to prosecute King Charles III reached an international court before being thrown out
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Bid to prosecute King Charles III reaches international court
A bid to prosecute King Charles III reached an international court before being thrown out
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Knitting and Stitching Show Harrogate: 19-22 Nov, £19.95
Knit + Stitch is at Harrogate Convention Centre 19 to 22 November 2026. Advance adult tickets £19.95 plus a £4.25 order fee until 8 November; £28 on the door.
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Bid to prosecute King Charles III reaches international court
A bid to prosecute King Charles III reached an international court before being thrown out
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'I'm a self-proclaimed loo enthusiast - and three of my favourite toilets are in Yorkshire'
A self-proclaimed 'loo enthusiast' has named Britain's most luxurious toilets after inventing a rating app – and three of her top 10 are in Yorkshire.
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‘New kind of cyber incident’: OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack and reveals extent of attack
Chief strategy officer to fly to Australia to front joint committee on AI after breaches of government websites
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Stuck between superpowers: How Australia navigates the China-US rivalry
Australia is increasingly concerned about China's military might - but Beijing is also its biggest trade partner.
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Court rejects activist’s bid to prosecute King Charles for genocide
The ruling by three judges leaves Uncle Robbie Thorpe with one final domestic option
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‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates
Exclusive: Many applicants left feeling ‘used, lied to, misled and gaslit’, complaint letter seen by Guardian Australia says
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AFL grand final breaks TV audience records – as it happened
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