Dozens of Australians missing after ‘catastrophic’ flood as officials urgently work to confirm welfare
Foreign affairs minister says government will send a $5m assistance package for affected communities
‘We praise God’: Australian woman feared missing in Nepal flooding makes contact with family
Cara Severino has spoken with her parents – but still faces a trek of more than 110km to reach Kathmandu on foot
Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal
Exclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challenge
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Norway’s King Harald dies aged 89
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‘So desperately loved’: ADF member among dozens of Australians missing in Nepal floods as families pray for safe return
Relatives ‘really worried, but hopeful’ as they wait anxiously for news in the aftermath of the flash flooding disaster
Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK
Bills have jumped 42% in England over the past 10 years – and that excludes the cost of breakfast clubs and extracurricular activities
Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
Government confirms plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification in England as students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4
English universities warned not to over-rely on fees of students from China
Higher education regulator asks 23 institutions for contingency plans in case of sudden interruption of income