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Labour buoyed by latest showing in RNZ / Reid Research poll
It's "encouraging" but there's still 18 months of hard work ahead to regain the Treasury benches, the Labour leader says.

England thrash Windies to seal 3-0 series win
England romp to a 3-0 series clean sweep over West Indies with a seven-wicket victory in the third one-day international at The Oval.

Major new search for Madeleine McCann
And, political upheaval in Poland and Netherlands.

Intruder arrested in Windsor Castle grounds
A man in his 30s is arrested on suspicion of trespass on a protected site in Windsor, police say.

Family of Boulder suspect arrested by immigration officers
The wife and five children of Mohammed Sabry Soliman have been taken into custody by immigration authorities.

What we know about killings near US-Israeli backed Gaza aid site
BBC Verify examines three deadly incidents which left dozens dead near a controversial aid site in Gaza.

South Korean opposition wins presidency after months of political chaos
Lee Jae-myung was voted in exactly six months after his predecessor made a failed martial law bid.

MI5 lied ‘deliberately and repeatedly’ in neo-Nazi spy case, BBC tells High Court
MI5 apologises for false evidence but says contempt of court proceedings would not be “appropriate”.

Dead serious or dead rubber? Why one Super Rugby final could end up a training run
The Brumbies and Hurricanes will meet in Canberra on Saturday night, but depending on other matches, the result may not matter.

Mt Messenger contractors making strides underground and overhead
A huge road-heading machine is excavating a 235m-long tunnel under the highest point of the maunga.

Nursing union members hold stop work meetings over stalled pay talks
Nurses are looking for better pay and higher staff-to-patient ratios after rejecting the latest Health NZ offer, a Nurses' Organisation delegate says.

World Boxing sorry for naming Khelif in rule change
World Boxing apologises for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in the governing body's announcement of mandatory sex testing.

Kirby announces England retirement before Euros
England attacking midfielder Fran Kirby retires from international football with immediate effect after being told she will not be in the Euro 2025 squad.

House fire victims include former death row inmate
Two people die after a house fire in County Galway, including an exonerated ex-prisoner from the US.

Two Scots were shot dead in a busy Spanish bar. Holidaymakers are frightened
Brits on holiday in the Costa del Sol have been shaken by the murder of two senior underworld figures.

Schoolgirl known as Child Q 'physically violated' in police strip search, hearing told
Three officers are facing gross misconduct proceedings over the strip-search of a 15-year-old girl.

Musk calls Trump's tax bill a 'disgusting abomination'
Musk says the bill, which faces a key test in the Senate, undercuts efforts to slash federal spending.

Ukraine says it hit Crimea bridge with underwater explosives
Kyiv's security service says it it used more than 1,000kg of TNT to mine the supports of Russia's Kerch Bridge.

Footy’s forgotten men: The player at your club who could be looking elsewhere for 2026
The mid-point of the AFL season has arrived, and some footballers have had fewer playing opportunities than others. We look at what that means for a player at each club.

Ex-Wallaby captain won't play with Kiwis against Lions
Wallabies great Michael Hooper won’t feature for the Australian and New Zealand XV against the British and Irish Lions in Adelaide.

Paul Henry to host the Chase New Zealand
Paul Henry reckons he is "quite similar" to the charismatic and well-loved host of the British version of the show, Bradley Walsh.