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BELEM, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 6: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with young Brazilian leaders from the British Council's Next Generation programme at Emilio Goeldi Museum on November 6, 2025 in Belem, Para State, Brazil. The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, is taking place from November 10-21 in BelÃÂ©m, the capital of Brazil's ParÃÂ¡ state, and gateway to the lower Amazon region. World leaders and scientists attending this year's conference are tasked with reinforcing multilateral collaboration, connecting climate change to individuals and the economy, and accelerating implementation of policies aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change. The summit comes at a crucial moment for restricting the rise in global temperatures, with 2024 recorded as the hottest year on record. (Photo by Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

‘Gone’: PM’s huge climate change admission

Britain’s PM has issued a sobering reality check to world leaders as they gather for crucial climate talks, as worrying new weather predictions are revealed.

At least 66 people have been killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi, as the weather system decimated parts of the Philippines.

‘Unprecedented’ scenes as typhoon kills 66

At least 66 people have been killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi, as the weather system decimated parts of the Philippines.

Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand and ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther in February 2020. Source: NASA.

Meteorologist’s grim cyclone warning

Australia’s cyclone season has begun and early signs suggest it could be one of the fiercest in almost two decades.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 18, 2024: The Harvest moon pictured as it rises from Mount Kuring-Gai.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

How to see tonight’s ‘supermoon’

Wednesday’s sunset and evening will offer Aussies across the country the chance to see a ‘supermoon’. Here’s how you can experience the incredible natural wonder.

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Tornado tears through Melbourne

Thousands of homes have been left without power as storms smashed one state, with wild photos of large hail emerging amid weather warnings.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 23 OCTOBER 2025: Residents of one of SydneyÃs plushest streets have banded together to cull a stretch of trees blocking their views of the Harbour and Opera House. In a petition to Waverley Council, which takes in SydneyÃs iconic beachside suburbs including Bondi and Bronte, homeowners along Myuna Road in Dover Heights said a line of Tuckeroo Trees planted on their street had grown to block off their Ãiconic viewsÃ.Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire

Millionaires win fight for Opera House views

It’s a street filled with multimillion-dollar houses, but some of the residents aren’t happy with a line of trees blocking their Opera House views.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 23 OCTOBER 2025: Residents of one of SydneyÃs plushest streets have banded together to cull a stretch of trees blocking their views of the Harbour and Opera House. In a petition to Waverley Council, which takes in SydneyÃs iconic beachside suburbs including Bondi and Bronte, homeowners along Myuna Road in Dover Heights said a line of Tuckeroo Trees planted on their street had grown to block off their Ãiconic viewsÃ.Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire

Millionaires win fight for Opera House views

It’s a street filled with multimillion-dollar houses, but some of the residents aren’t happy with a line of trees blocking their Opera House views.

A teenager has been attacked by a crocodile in far north Queensland.

14yo boy attacked by croc as sightings rise

A teenage boy has been attacked by a crocodile in Far North Queensland, with several sightings of the animal now reported in the area.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 3, 2025: Fire crews and water bombing aircraft were on the scene as a bushfire threatened residences near the Enogerra reservoir outside Brisbane. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

‘Ignite’: Fire ban imposed on major city

A total fire ban will be put in place for millions of Aussies on Monday as firefighters warn dangerous weather conditions could ‘ignite’ a disaster.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 16, 2024: Suspected tar balls that have washed up on Coogee Beach. Coogee Beach has been closed until further after mysterious, black, ball-shaped debris was located washed along the length of the beach.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Cause of mystery debris balls revealed

The cause of mysterious grease balls – which sparked gross scenes after they washed up and down Sydney beaches, even sparking closures – have finally been revealed.

A deadly strain of bird flu has potentially reached one of Australia’s sub-Antarctic islands

Deadly disease fears on remote Aussie island

Scientists have raised the alarm after signs of a deadly bird flu strain were observed on a remote sub-Antarctic island off the mainland Australian coast.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos- October 13, 2025. Dead and dying fish litter popular Glenelg Beach on the Adelaide metro coast, the fish are believed to have been victims of the algal bloom affecting SA waters. Disaster relief clear up the carcasses daily. Picture: Liam Cohen/ NewsWire

Major update amid algal bloom crisis

Commercial fishing has been banned in some waters to replenish fish stock killed by toxic algal bloom.

Millions of Australians remain on edge on Thursday after wild and deadly weather swept the east coast of the nation

City records hottest day, 130km/h winds

Wild weather swept over Australia on Wednesday, with scorching heat smashing October records and deadly winds leaving thousands without power.

SURRY HILLS, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 15th, 2023: Over flowing rubbish spills out of residents bins due to the rubbish collection strike in Surry Hills.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Tim Pascoe

Five-year warning on state’s bins

It’s a “race against the clock” for one of Australia’s biggest cities, with landfill space to run out in just five years.

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