CoreLogic research director Tim Lawless says rising migration levels are also playing a role Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Sydney has led a turnaround in national property prices after the market tracked down for 10 straight months. The … Read more
Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s party was outpolled by a rival that stressed economic concerns. Petteri Orpo of the National Coalition Party may now come to power, but coalition talks will be daunting. Read More
The looming junior doctors’ strike means more than half a million operations and appointments will have been halted by walkouts, NHS chiefs warned last night. Read More
The comedian, 39, failed to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith as she presented them with her calamitous Showstopper cake. Read More
The messages from junior doctors on the social media site Reddit are unambiguous. Read More
The former president was stunned by the indictment at first, but after 24 hours he indicated he wanted to ‘rough ’em up’ Donald Trump has told advisers and associates in recent days that he is prepared to escalate attacks against the Manhattan prosecutor who resurrected the criminal prosecution into his hush money payments to adult … Read more
Taskforce to offer ethnicity data to police as Suella Braverman accused of ‘dog whistle’ rhetoric over child sexual exploitation Rishi Sunak is to announce new measures to tackle grooming gangs on Monday as he claimed that “political correctness” would not get in the way of a crackdown and his home secretary was accused of “dog … Read more
Veteran actor, awarded Olivier for lifetime achievement, says cost must not prohibit putting ‘bums on seats’ My Neighbour Totoro triumphs at Olivier awards Sir Derek Jacobi has criticised the cost of ticket prices for theatre, saying that their exorbitance is making it an “elitist” pursuit. Theatre, he argued, should be open to all and “part … Read more
The Liberals continue to face the fallout of their unexpected loss in the weekend’s byelection in Melbourne. Follow live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s first legal officer is bringing together the nation’s police ministers to urgently progress the national firearms register, AAP reports. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus … Read more
Shadow home secretary reveals proposals including more neighbourhood policing and introduction of ‘respect orders’ Labour has announced a series of proposals to tackle antisocial behaviour, as it said ministers were failing to address the problem. The new plans include increasing neighbourhood policing and introducing new “respect orders” giving the police more power to punish adults … Read more