Key points Victorian boarding schools have been hard hit by lockdowns and international and state border closures during the pandemic.  Their enrolments are down more than 12 per cent on pre-COVID levels, compared with a 0.6 per cent decline across

Missile strike kills female commander who ‘boasted of how she enjoyed killing Ukrainians’ and whose troops fired on civilians in Donbas as she becomes Russia’s first senior woman officer to die Lieutenant Colonel Olga ‘Kursa’ Kachura, 52, killed in Ukrainian

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who helped Osama bin Laden plot the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and helped al-Qaida survive and spread in the years after. By

Rishi Sunak comes under fire for pledging to cut taxes in the future instead of helping families sooner Former chancellor also facing accusations of a U-turn after announcing tax cuts  The announcement of tax cuts came days after he branded

An ocean-dwelling, slender-necked reptile once rumored to be the Loch Ness monster spent part of its life in a freshwater lake, contrary to what researchers previously believed. Locals in Morocco found fossils belonging to the plesiosaur in a 100-million-year-old freshwater

ATLANTA (AP) — As expected, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is challenging a subpoena to testify before a special grand jury that's investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke any laws when they tried to overturn Joe Biden's win in

Hiss of death! Moment grass snake devours frog whole in Warwickshire back garden Gillian Taylor captured the shocking scene that played out in her garden pond in Brinklow, Warwickshire Photos show the frog’s head and arms poking out from the

James Outman says he used to dream it. On Sunday he lived it. The 25-year-old outfielder made his MLB debut on Sunday after being called up by the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the first at-bat of his MLB career, he

Not just the Bare Necessities! Rudyard Kipling’s bachelor pad where the Jungle Book author wrote his famous poem ‘The Road to Mandalay’ goes on the market for £2.49million Kipling is said to have written his famous poem in 1890 during

ROSH Hashana, known as Jewish New Year, is an important date in believers' calendars. The two-day observance is filled with special foods and activities and brings the Jewish community together. What is Rosh Hashanah? Rosh Hashanah translates as “the head of