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NextDC has told investors that its plans to double the size of its west Melbourne datacentre has hit an obstacle in community objections to 22m high power poles Australia’s largest datacentre operator has been forced to delay the controversial expansion of its M3 site in Melbourne’s west amid a pause in construction of new 22m power poles following community protest. On Wednesday, NextDC told the…

Despite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran’s attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work there Capt Farouq turns the wheel as he watches the ferry terminal of Bandar Abbas grow smaller, its bright lights flickering in the distance. In front of him, the navigation radar beeps periodically, its green and pink lights glowing in the darkness. The ferry…

Volunteers and new recruits come together for ‘wikithon’ to put more detail about industry into public domain “Anyone can edit Wikipedia,” the adage goes. But, it turns out, a relatively small number actually do. What is worthy of a digital page in the world’s largest and most-read encyclopedia is decided by roughly 270,000 active volunteers, enthusiasts who populate the online resource with info…

UK defence secretary had been due to unveil proposals on Thursday until concerns were raised at 11th hour Wes Streeting has been forced to delay the publication of a plan to get more young people into defence industry jobs after pushback from trade unions, the Guardian understands. The defence secretary had been due to announce the proposals on Thursday, but some unions in the sector are understo…

Archaeologist says skeleton inside coffin inscribed to Valerius Amandinus is likely to be remains of 11th-century abbot It has all the ingredients of a chilling mystery: the skeleton of an unknown man discovered within a Roman sarcophagus unearthed in the grounds of Westminster Abbey. Now an expert has said he has solved the longstanding “who-is-it”, suggesting the remains belonged to a medieval …

Adriana Retyte took her own life after viewing ‘high-risk’ material on the video-sharing platform TikTok A 14-year-old schoolgirl’s death after TikTok served her suicide content has prompted renewed calls for UK watchdogs to crack down on “toxic” social media feeds. Adriana Retyte, a pupil at Langley school in Norfolk, took her own life after she viewed videos and images related to suicide on the…

Friend of accused double murderer tells supreme court that van had lemony smell and blue tarp in back before Bunnings stop Beau Lamarre-Condon played Taylor Swift’s song No Body, No Crime while attempting to dispose of two corpses, a court has heard. The NSW supreme court has been told he was driving to Bungonia with a friend when the song was played in the van. Continue reading...

Unorthodox campaign is challenging the ruling party’s 12-year reign with a bold democratic experiment On a cool autumn evening, a team of Serbian student volunteers went canvassing in the housing estates of Krnjača, a Belgrade suburb. They were equipped with lanyards emblazoned with the word “victory”, a stock list of questions and a mobile app that mapped visited homes and the level of support i…

Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscape A fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to East Jerusalem that threatens to involve the seizure of land and property rights from dozens of Palestinian families along its route, but local authori…

During a summer fire that destroyed homes in Stourbridge, low pressure meant filling a water carrier took 40 minutes Concerns have been raised about how drought affects the UK’s ability to cope with wildfires after MPs were told firefighters struggled for water supplies during this year’s record summer. The government has been urged to set out water companies’ statutory responsibilities during ma…

Ghanda and Windsor Smith are among lowest-rated in Baptist World Aid ethical fashion report based on metrics such as wages and sustainability Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Online fast-fashion giant Shein is outperforming many Australian high street retailers on ethical standards, according to an industry review. The 11th Baptist World Aid ethical fashion report, rel…

AFP commissioner says MPs are generally concerned about growing volume of abuse and intimidation Follow our live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The head of the Australian federal police has condemned a “febrile” political environment that has seen one person charged every week over the alleged threatening of MPs, as Victoria announces new step…

Student told the university’s police department that assault by two men occurred in August during a night of drinking A sorority member at the University of Arizona has alleged she was sexually assaulted by two men at a fraternity house during a night of drinking in late August. The student told the university’s police department that she consensually kissed one of the men at one point while at t…

Morgan Carey sued his sister over claims in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which he said falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealer A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Mariah Carey’s brother, five years after he accused her of defaming him in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey . In the memoir, Carey described Morgan as a “sometimes drug dealing, been-in-the-system, d…

Case in Africa’s most populous country was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the health ministry said. The woman began showing symptoms on 7 October and was admitted to a hospital in Abuja four days later, where she was later diagnosed with Ebola. It is u…