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The High Tide Club is seeking backers to raise $7000 to build a more than four-metre-tall inflatable poo emoji to float out in the surf of Wellington's Lyall Bay.

The train was stranded in the tunnel for an hour and 16 minutes.

Mark Kavanagh’s High Court action against Tallaght University Hospital and HSE concludes without admission of liability

<p>Departure of Tom Waterhouse, Reform’s ‘latest fall guy’, will be blow to party amid push towards professionalisation</p><p>Reform UK’s general secretary has left the role as Nigel Farage’s party continues to face turmoil over questions about vetting failures and professionalisation.</p><p>The departure of Tom Waterhouse comes after Reform UK’s leader on H

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has described the failure of the 112 emergency number during a live TV demo as a national embarrassment and a sign of govt Read More: https://punchng.com/failed-112-emergency-line-demo-exposes-govt-failure-says-ndc/

The Constitutional Court has been called upon to confirm the invalidity of certain provisions in the Northern Cape Gambling and Liquor Act of 2024, after the provincial legislature failed to ensure meaningful public participation in legislation that extended liquor trading hours. The DG Murray Trust is urging the court to go further by affirming the governme

A damning report has revealed ‘systemic failures’ into WA Police’s firearms licensing system over a period of two decades, an inquest has heard.

Decades of preferential treatment shielded Epstein and his associates, GOP-led report finds.

The corporate regulator said customers should not have to scrutinise every transaction and that Macquarie had failed to prevent confusion to customers.

The 15-month investigation by the House Oversight Committee involved interviews with some of Jeffrey Epstein's most high-powered associates.

A wealth tax on billionaires seemed like a political layup. The outcome of a California ballot initiative shows otherwise.

Egyptian prosecutors have demanded that two railway employees be detained over alleged failures to monitor signals before a deadly train crash south of Cairo on Sunday. Investigators found that the driver of one of the trains, who died in the crash, had disabled its automatic control system, according to a statement from prosecutors. Additionally, one of the

If Harris is serious about getting people into work, he should address the barriers to employment

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Court observes that the woman killed in the Kakkanad accident had no space to move aside to avoid the oncoming bus, and reiterates that the right to pedestrian paths is a fundamental right

The least surprising news of the week arrived on Friday when it was confirmed that LIV Golf is facing liquidation. The writing was on the wall for the disruptor competition once Saudi Arabia pulled its funding in April. LIV ended up being a financial black hole, estimated to have squandered in the region of $5 billion through its failed attempt to take over

The transport safety watchdog has expanded its probe into steering issues on the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries after the primary system "failed" on one of the ships.

INEC says it has addressed challenges that undermined the 2023 presidential election and is improving processes ahead of the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2023-presidential-poll-failure-wont-recur-inec/

The report found the 2024 and 2025 failures exposed systemic governance, asset-management, financial-management and accountability weaknesses — rather than simply a failed pipe.

Finding against Tusla is believed to be first time such a ruling has been made against a State body

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<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to cancel the licences of petrol pumps that fail to facilitate registered beneficiaries under the Prime Minister’s<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2030152"> Fuel Relief Programme</a>.</p> <p>Chairing a meeting to review progress on the programme, the prime minister expressed sa

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to cancel the licences of petrol pumps that fail to facilitate registered beneficiaries under the Prime Minister’s<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2030152"> Fuel Relief Programme</a>.</p> <p>Chairing a meeting to review progress on the programme, the prime minister expressed sa

Farmers across Australia's largest canola-producing region consider legal action over reported failures of multiple strains of canola.

The investigation identified no dishonesty, improper relationship or personal gains, but the CCC found opportunities were missed at every stage to halt the transaction.

Lagos State relies on 4.5 million generators as the national grid meets only 20% of its electricity demand, the Commissioner for Energy has disclosed. Read More: https://punchng.com/grid-failure-lagos-relies-on-4-5m-generators-ogunleye-says/

It’s time for South African athletes to stand up for themselves and take on corrupt and incompetent officials, or risk having their dreams shattered.

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Ireland’s climate watchdog says work urgently needed to restore flood plains and peatlands to prevent further flooding

Tracy Peters was forced to navigate cycle trails, strong winds and uneven gravel paths in a 30-kilometre ordeal.

&nbsp;KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 &mdash; Some 10,036 patients in Malaysia are living with organ failure as of Oct 15, highlight...

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw is defending his officers for not arresting a man who showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound not long after a violent Bridle Path home invasion, saying despite noting a possible connection, there wasn’t enough evidence at the time to make an arrest. Demkiw also revealed on Monday […]

Temperature increases have been reported in dozens of store cooling systems , weeks after a similar attack in France.

The discharge of raw sewage through this area is nothing short of a crime against South Africa’s scientific and cultural heritage. Indeed, it is a crime against humanity’s collective heritage – it is a World Heritage Site, for crying out loud, and it is being treated like a latrine.

A Darwin childcare centre and its supervisor have been convicted and fined over the death of 22-month-old Ebony Thompson, who died three years ago after becoming trapped in a fence.

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Monday welcomed Pr...

Kimi Antonelli is on track to become F1's youngest world champion, as the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix was stopped following a scary crash. Follow live.

Eleanor Aldred-Owen died after surgery because an abnormal scan was not flagged.

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea blasted Saturday a joint statement recent...

Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, says the inability to produce arms locally is worsening insecurity, making it hard to procure equipment. Read More: https://punchng.com/failure-to-produce-arms-locally-worsening-insecurity-defence-minister/

Tracy Mackander thought the coronial inquest into her son Bailey's death in custody would bring change. Instead, it brought more heartache. An ABC investigation can reveal a prison system failing its most vulnerable.

<p>From surgeons to senior civil servants, even the most decent people can make disastrous mistakes. But these gaffes require honesty</p><p>Gabriel Weston made a mistake at work this summer. It doesn’t define her – she was and is a well-regarded NHS surgeon and author – but it was serious enough, as she explained in an extraordinarily candid series of <a hre

An ACT coroner has found that failures in the supervision of a detainee who died by suicide at Canberra's jail contributed to his death, recommending changes to prison procedures and mental health services.

Court rejects claim that papal secrecy rules prevented Andrzej Jeż from informing police about allegations against two clerics

Catherine Fisher, a career expert at LinkedIn, joins "CBS Mornings" to offer advice and break down the networking mistakes people make.

With 833 people seeking treatment, Bronkhorstspruit’s outbreak highlights how failures in water treatment and government leadership put vulnerable communities at risk.

Despite major awareness campaigns and inspections by regulators, the number of fatalities has not declined

South Africa still has no new gas-fired independent power producer capacity, as developers struggle to secure bankable fuel supplies.

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A $1.3 billion redevelopment plan for Purfleet-on-Thames remains in limbo 17 years after it was first announced.

Action taken against C.V. Renuka as she reportedly failed to discharge her duties in the student death issue and other administrative deficiencies; Deputy DEO E.V. Rangaiah given full additional charge in her place

The Young Progressives Party presidential candidate, Peter Agada, has blamed Nigeria’s poverty and underdevelopment on successive administrations’ failure to implement the Public Procurement Act, 2007, particularly provisions establishing the National Council on Public Procurement. Agada said in a statement on Monday that the failure to enforce the law has c

Siloed mindset of Government departments makes it difficult to join the dots and look at the underlying causes and solutions

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 &mdash; The government plans to introduce legislation to tighten governance at government-linked co...

He writes to President Droupadi Murmu and Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, alleging violence and obstruction of opposition candidates

<p>Ninety-plus Labour MPs warn civil service lacks skills to drive growth where it is needed and plan should be steered by Louise Haigh from Manchester</p><p>Andy Burnham’s pledge to reindustrialise Britain is doomed to fail unless it is driven decisively from his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/29/andy-burnham-no-10-north-nerve-centre