Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in New Zealand ...

Festival confirmed writer and academic would appear in two sessions in 2026 following disinvitation from Adelaide event ...

Lunar new year has ushered in a rare zodiac symbol with a reputation for energy and independence ...

Face transplant patient Robert Chelsea and writer Fay Bound Alberti talk through the promise – and darker side – of this pioneering surgery ...

Depop, which is owned by Etsy, has 7 million active buyers on its marketplace, nearly 90% of whom are under the age of 34 ...

Owner calls it ‘ludicrous’ Dissent Cafe and Bar was shut down after complaint, the first in Australia’s capital since new federal hate symbol laws ...

Wexner, who has denied misconduct related to Epstein, is one of several subpoenaed by House oversight panel ...

Australian skier finishes second behind China gold medallist Xu Mengtao after she makes ‘heartbreaking’ call for her loved ones not to join her in Livigno ...

US politics stories from Wednesday 18 February at a glance ...

Lawsuit is first by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over workplace DEI in Trump’s second term ...

Detectives are seeking two men as investigations continue. No arrests have been made ...

Unresolved ‘sensitive’ issues in peace talks are fate of occupied territories in east Ukraine and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant ...