School in remote SA Indigenous community on list of places where accused paedophile worked

A federal police investigation into an accused paedophile facing more than 300 child abuse charges has expanded to a remote community in South Australia.

Hamish Tait, 35, faces 329 charges of child abuse between 2009 and 2025 while working across 62 centres.

Former Sydney church turned LGBTQ+ arts venue weighs legal action after landlord orders it to stop ‘offensive trade’

A former church turned arts venue at the centre of a culture war is exploring legal action after receiving a notice from its landlord that forced its organisers to close the space and cancel planned events.

Labour should ditch triple-lock pensions promise, says OECD

Labour should ditch the triple-lock pensions promise to help tackle the UK’s straitened public finances, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has urged.

In its latest survey of the UK economy, the Paris-based club of industrialised nations added its voice to those calling for an end to the pledge, which uprates the state pension each year by whichever is the highest of wage growth, inflation or 2.5%.

Russian attack on Odesa kills three as Ukraine targets vessels in Black Sea

At least three people have been killed and three others wounded in Russian strikes on Odesa, the city’s military administrator says.

Several people have been killed in Russian attacks on port infrastructure in Odesa and Mykolaiv, and Ukraine said it launched drone strikes on 20 Russian vessels as the warring sides escalated their battle over the Black Sea and key trade routes.

US resumes Iran ports blockade as Gulf attacks continue: What’s the latest?

EXPLAINER

Less than a month after signing an MoU as a step towards peace, the US reinstates a naval blockade on Iranian ports.

The United States has reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports, less than a month after signing what was supposed to be a step towards peace.

Foreign Office appoints first special envoy for Britons detained overseas

The Foreign Office has appointed a special envoy for British citizens detained overseas, a new role to deal with “complex consular cases” such as that of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national who was imprisoned in Tehran for six years.

ICE told to halt most vehicle stops after pair of fatal shootings in Maine and Texas

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declined to comment, telling the BBC: "We are always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safe and criminals off our streets."

Trump pivots from 20 percent Strait of Hormuz fee amid Iran war escalation

Trump backs away from fee, says regional countries will instead invest in US in return for transit protection.

United States President Donald Trump has backed away from his claim that Washington would levy a 20 percent transit fee for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment

A US national who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has arrived in Germany for treatment, the health ministry in Berlin said on Monday, weeks after another American infected with Ebola in the DRC was treated in Berlin.

Scott Mills was highest paid BBC star before sacking, annual report shows