Venmo service outage hits UK customers
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Victoria Slashes 1,000+ Public Sector Jobs in $4bn Savings Plan
Victoria's Premier announces a major public service overhaul, cutting over 1,000 jobs and merging 29 entities to save $4bn. Read the full details of the state's budget repair plan.
Hospital failed to tell father-of-seven he was dying
William Chapman died after Countess of Chester Hospital failed to disclose his terminal pulmonary fibrosis. The Ombudsman found a 'worrying lack of accountability'. Read the full report.
Victoria Plans 10% Public Service Staff Cost Cuts
The Victorian government announces a plan to cut public service staff costs by 10% to save A$1.6 billion. Learn the details and potential impacts of this major austerity measure.
Switzerland votes on mandatory national service for women
Swiss voters decide on a landmark referendum that could compel women to undertake national service, a move testing European views on civic duty during the Ukraine war.
Swiss Vote: Women in National Service?
Swiss voters decide on a landmark referendum to require women to perform national service, a move supporters say boosts cohesion but critics warn burdens women. Find out the result.
Optus Outage Blocks 14,000 Emergency Calls
A major Optus telecoms outage has prevented over 14,000 people from accessing emergency services. Learn the causes and implications of this critical failure.
Spain's €1.1bn Ghost Airport: A €10k Failure
The shocking story of Spain's €1.1 billion 'ghost airport' that operated for just three years before closing. Discover how this infrastructure disaster lost billions.
COVID Inquiry Cartoon Reveals UK Government Failings
Martin Rowson's powerful cartoon captures the devastating findings of the UK COVID-19 inquiry, highlighting systemic government failures that cost lives. See the damning visual critique.
Out-of-control bus injures 12 in Brazil highway terror
A packed bus with failed brakes smashed into 15 vehicles on a São Paulo highway in a minute-long ride of terror, leaving 12 people injured. Read the full eyewitness account.
USPS Proposes Price Hikes After $9 Billion Annual Loss
The US Postal Service reports a $9.5bn loss, proposing significant price increases and warning of an 'urgent need' for legislative changes to ensure its survival.
Australian Public Service Wages Jump 3.4%
New data reveals Australian public servants are enjoying their fastest wage growth in 15 years, outstripping private sector increases and raising questions about economic fairness.
Migrant sex offender freed in Home Office blunder
David Lammy faces scrutiny after Home Office error frees convicted migrant sex offender due to administrative failure, raising serious public safety concerns.
Guterres: 1.5°C climate failure 'moral catastrophe'
UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers impassioned warning at COP30 summit, declaring the world's failure to meet critical climate targets a profound moral failure that threatens humanity's future.
Prison chiefs in emergency talks over wrongful releases
Exclusive: Senior prison officials face emergency talks with ministers as multiple wrongful prisoner releases expose critical failures in England's overcrowded prison system, raising serious security concerns.
Prison Service Crisis: Two Inmates Wrongly Freed
Exclusive: The Ministry of Justice faces crisis after two prisoners were incorrectly released in separate incidents, raising serious questions about prison security protocols and public safety.
Southport killer's father: 'I failed to stop his violence'
Exclusive: The father of the Southport attacker gives emotional testimony at public inquiry, admitting he saw warning signs but couldn't prevent the tragedy that shocked the nation.
Dangerous criminal wrongly freed in prison blunder
A convicted criminal serving time for serious offences has been accidentally released from prison in what's being described as a catastrophic administrative failure, sparking urgent government reviews.
Police ignored warning about train attacker week before stabbings
Exclusive: A Huntingdon resident warned police about violent behaviour days before the railway station attack, raising serious questions about police response and public safety.
Pentagon failed to report Maine shooter to FBI database
Exclusive investigation reveals Pentagon's failure to report Maine mass shooter Robert Card to FBI database, raising serious questions about US military protocols and public safety.
Kansas City ride safety belt fails mid-operation
Terrifying moment at Kansas City attraction as ride safety belt fails mid-operation, sending riders plunging downwards in shocking safety breach caught on camera.
Labour faces public sector productivity crisis in Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves confronts Britain's public service productivity puzzle as she prepares her debut Budget, with Treasury analysis revealing stagnant output despite soaring employment costs.
HMRC failed 85 million taxpayer calls in decade
Shocking figures reveal HMRC failed to answer 85 million taxpayer calls over ten years, exposing a broken customer service system leaving millions frustrated and unheard.
Rapist freed before schoolgirl found dead in river
Exclusive: A convicted rapist was released from prison just days before a 15-year-old schoolgirl's body was discovered in a river, raising serious questions about public safety and probation decisions.
Microsoft Azure Hit By Major Global Outage
Microsoft's cloud computing platform Azure experienced widespread service disruptions, affecting businesses and users globally with login failures and connectivity issues.
Philadelphia Sewage Crisis: Wastewater Floods City
Environmental emergency declared as Philadelphia's ageing sewer systems overflow, dumping millions of gallons of untreated sewage into rivers and streets. Health warnings issued for residents.
Sex offender wrongly freed after police ignore detention order
Exclusive: A convicted sex offender remained at large in Essex after police failed to act on a Home Office detention order, raising serious questions about public safety and border control failures.
Farage: Cut 140,000 Civil Service Jobs, Ban Woke Agenda
Nigel Farage announces radical plan to cut Civil Service by 140,000 positions, making it easier to dismiss officials while banning diversity initiatives in sweeping Whitehall overhaul.
Prison boss 'scapegoated' over migrant hotel sex attacker
Exclusive: Prison service union defends senior official blamed for mistaken release of asylum seeker from Epping hotel who went on to commit sex attack, claiming systemic failures led to catastrophic error.
Shocking Report Reveals Decades of Government Incompetence
A damning investigation uncovers twenty years of systemic failure in Westminster, exposing a culture of delinquency and financial recklessness that has cost taxpayers billions.
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