Heroic children call 999 after mum collapses at home

Heavy traffic is building on two major routes following separate accidents this morning.

Charlie Elphicke has had the amount of costs he has to pay the publisher of the Sunday Times reduced after a High Court defamation claim.

Police have been called after concerns for a woman’s welfare on a busy bridge over a dual carriageway.

Firearms officers were called to reports of a ‘confused’ swan causing traffic delays on a busy motorway.

Two young children called the emergency line for their mum after she fell at home in excruciating pain and was drifting in and out of consciousness.

Fire crews were called to a busy road after a truck caught on fire.

Two men have appeared in the dock accused of murder after a man was stabbed to death in a “particularly violent” high street attack.

The former home of a popular cookery school – which once beat Jamie Oliver to a top award – is set to be sold within weeks.

The future of a hotel is unclear after a private school’s plan to transform it were given the green light, only for the school to pull out.

Drivers have been warned not to get caught out by new £100 fines being enforced in a restaurant car park.

An actor and rapper has shared pictures from his “blessed” family weekend at a top Kent attraction, which he hailed a “game changer”.

Parts of Kent could see a 10C bump in temperatures as a short period of fine weather is predicted for mid-week.

Passengers are being told to take buses and alternative routes after a power failure at a railway station sparked commuter chaos.

The coastguard, fire brigade and police are continuing last night’s search of a river after concerns were raised over the welfare of a man.

A popular beach has been closed after unusual ball-shaped debris washed up, leaving the local council puzzled.

Janelle “Nellie” Tilley, who was once praised for speaking up against domestic violence, allegedly threatened to “get someone to break” her partner’s legs.

Singer Vanessa Amorosi is deadlocked with her mother after suing her over the ownership of two homes bought with proceeds from her music career.

Triple Logie-winner Kitty Flanagan is back with her global hit workplace comedy and a serious medical problem is tackled head-on in a quality new footy drama.

Commuters are being warned of delays after an incident at a major train station affected peak hour services, with police still in attendance.

Three friends are making waves with their world-first AI technology, which aims to detect rip currents across the Australian coast.

China’s recent military drills around Taiwan have sparked fresh fears around Beijing’s plans for the island, with Australia calling them.

Former 60 Minutes star reporter George Negus, who has died aged 82, famously took on former British PM Margaret Thatcher in a headline-making interview.

Anthony Albanese has insisted he still knows what it’s like to live on struggle street despite plonking down $4.3 million for a glitzy new home.

An Australian bank has backflipped, hiking rates less than two weeks after offering the lowest fixed mortgages in the country.

A white supremacist rally over the weekend has been called a “horrific manifestation” that “must be taken seriously”.

A court has been told how a man “duped” motorists into buying luxury cars with their odometers wound back before pocketing thousands in profits.

Australians have reported going entire days without food as experts issue a grim warning.

An unlicensed drug-affected driver mowed down a young model after attending an illegal rave party, police allege in court.

Telstra’s board has been grilled on shareholder fears Australia’s mobile network could be sabotaged and price hikes in a cost of living crisis in its AGM.

New security advice could affect tens of thousands of Australian travellers amid fears of a major regional war.

The woman’s male partner is expected to be charged over her death.

While desperately trying to get police to take threats to her life seriously, Michelle Faye was hit with a disparaging and disturbing remark from an officer.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the purchase of a multimillion-dollar clifftop home on the Central Coast.

Aussie actress and child abuse survivor Madeleine West has revealed why she’s taking part in Unplug 24. See what it is and how you can get involved.

The Olympic gold medallist reveals how she was discovered, what was going through her head during the pole vault final, and why the future is bright for Aussie track and field.

Toys from a cheap overseas retailer can quickly turn deadly for children, a consumer group has found.

A woman is being questioned by police after a man in his 70s was found dead at a home near Brisbane on Monday.

A crackdown on card surcharges has been criticised as “fiddling around the edges while Rome burns”.

Home of fake tan, jet skis and beachfront high rises, one Australian region has been named the best for EVs in the country.