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Tests taken in Western Australia suggest a second bird was also infected, but there is no evidence poultry or agriculture systems are affectedThe deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has arrived on the Australian mainland with test results confirming a migratory seabird found on the Western Australian coast was positive for the disease.The agriculture minister, Julie Collins, confirmed a brown skua found unwell last Sunday at Cape Le Grand national park near Esperance in southern WA died from H5N1. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/20/australia-confirms-first-case-of-h5n1-bird-flu Author : Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent Publish date : 2026-06-20 01:14:00 Copyright for syndicated

Makerfield victory gives Andy Burnham a path back to Westminster and a chance to challenge Keir StarmerCelebrations and a swift exit after a Burnham win ‘beyond our wildest dreams’“We know no king but the King in the North”, declares the young Lady Lyanna Mormont in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. In the early hours of Friday morning, in a nondescript conference hall in the north of England, it appeared that the electorate agreed.About 70,000 voters in a post-industrial region of north-west England may have changed the face of British politics this week, after electing the charismatic Labour politician

Lines closed between Luton and Bedford as emergency services attend sceneTwo trains have collided in the Bedford area, authorities have said, with a number of people injured and police and other emergency services at the scene.The collision, which is reported to have caused serious injuries, has also caused major delays to the evening commute, with lines closed between Luton and Bedford, Thameslink said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/19/two-trains-collide-bedford Author : Vivian Ho and Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2026-06-19 18:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US-Iran meeting in Switzerland over implementation of deal cancelled amid clashes in southern LebanonIsrael and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the US and Iran to end their conflict.A meeting due to take place on Friday between the US and Iran in Switzerland to discuss implementation of the new deal was cancelled when Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel carried out a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley that killed at least 47