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Oct 12, 2026 - World

Coronial inquest begins into death of eight-year-old after 14 members of Toowoomba sect the Saints, including her parents, were found guilty of her manslaughterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA medical specialist at the Queensland Children’s hospital warned that Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe at home with her mother years before her parents allowed her to die by withdrawing lifesaving medicine, a coronial inquest has heard.Elizabeth, a type 1 diabetic, died at the age of eight from diabetic ketoacidosis on 7 January 2022, at her family home in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, after her parents and other members of a religious sect withdrew the insulin she needed to survive and sat around singing and praying while she slowly died over the course of several days. Continue reading...

Oct 12, 2026 - World

American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation.

Oct 12, 2026 - World

Online appeal and detective work by local historian help to return keepsake to couple’s son after it had been stolenWhen Andrew Bedford discovered an old wedding album dumped outside his city centre cafe in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he considered chucking it into a nearby wheelie bin.But when he opened the album, the vintage photographs of the happy couple on their wedding day in 1957 seemed too precious to throw away. Continue reading...

Oct 12, 2026 - World

Calls for planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped as analysis finds average fuel bill could hit £1,965, up from £1,294Millions of British van drivers face a combined £2.5bn cost to cover the rising price of diesel this year, according to figures, fuelling calls for the government to scrap its planned fuel duty rise.The owners of diesel vans and pickups can expect to collectively spend almost £8.5bn at the pump this year, according to analysis for the Guardian, after diesel prices climbed to record highs due to a global fuel shortage caused by disruption to refineries in the Middle East and Russia. Continue reading...

Oct 12, 2026 - World

A Chinese industry association says passenger car exports surged 64% in September compared to the same month last year