Andrew Thorpe

Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 8:30am In short: British television star Jeremy Clarkson has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer.

A statement from the company says it is aware some customers are experiencing "intermittent issues" with its service and it is urgently investigating.

Thu 25 Jun 2026 at 2:31am A series of strong earthquakes have struck west of Venezuela's capital Caracas, bringing down buildings and causing scientists to estimate "high casualties and extensive damage".

Thu 25 Jun 2026 at 8:30pm This week's news quiz features the usual assortment of political animals and regular animals , as well as other odd happenings from across the world.

Telstra customers, as well as customers of mobile providers that use Telstra's network, have flooded outage detection websites with reports.

Wed 8 Jul 2026 at 10:30pm The US military says it has fired a fresh series of strikes against Iran to "degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation" in the Straight of Hormuz.

Police previously arrested, then later released, a 26-year-old man in relation to the alleged murder, after Ann Widdecombe's body was found in her residence on Thursday.

Tue 14 Jul 2026 at 12:35am US President Donald Trump says the US is reinstating its blockade of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will start charging for ships from elsewhere to transit through it.

Andrew Thorpe, Hanan Dervisevic and Eden G Regan, with wires The US launched fresh strikes on Iran overnight, hours after US President Donald

Tue 14 Jul 2026 at 9:27pm US President Donald Trump says he will not charge a 20 per cent toll on traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours before the US Navy's blockade is set to resume.