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Man shot dead by police in Townsville

Police allege the man was armed with a machete and knife on The Strand in Townsville’s North Ward on Saturday morning

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Queensland police launch internal investigation after officers fatally shoot man during ‘mental health incident’

Man declared dead at the scene in Mount Louisa on Sunday, with Ethical Standards Command to investigate the death

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Justin Haley will have "every single tool" at "scrappy" RWR

Haley, 24, has had an up-and-down NASCAR career but has enjoyed his share of success as well. He earned his lone Cup victory in 2019, winning a rain-shortened race at Daytona with Spire Motorsports.

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To Live on Mars, Human Architecture Has to Combine Science and Sci-Fi

As NASA’s desire for planned crewed missions to Mars becomes reality, establishing safe human settlements for life off-Earth is one of the agency’s most urgent tasks.

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Urea fertiliser price dive is a win for farmers and shoppers

Fertiliser prices have fallen from their record highs in 2022, with urea now worth about a third of its price last year.

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Qld police brass back officers involved in fatal Townsville shooting

Senior Queensland police are confident officers involved in the shooting death of a man in Townsville acted appropriately.

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Probe under way after man shot dead by police

The Ethical Standards Command is investigating after Queensland police shot dead a man in Townsville, with the force confident officers acted appropriately.

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Police say officers 'acted appropriately' when man shot in Townsville suburb

The man was allegedly holding knives when he approached officers and was fatally shot by police, with the incident captured on body-worn cameras.

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Last night at Oldham Coliseum: a joyful, funny and furious farewell

Maxine Peake and Christopher Eccleston among performers as venue put on final show after losing Arts Council funding

The Guardian - UK

"We will be reunited": A triumphant last hurrah as town bids emotional farewell to Oldham Coliseum

The final curtain fell at Oldham Coliseum theatre on Friday night after more than 135 years

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum brings down curtain for final time with star-studded show

Venue that helped launch careers of many actors forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England grant

The Guardian - UK

Oldham Coliseum to close ‘on its own terms’, says theatre boss

The venue is shutting despite a campaign backed by unions and high-profile actors.

The Independent UK

Oldham Coliseum boss bemoans 'double edged sword' after devastating closure news confirmed

It comes after months of campaigning to save the venue.

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The colossal battle over Oldham Coliseum and what happens next

Oldham Coliseum will close at the end of March but there's still many questions about the future of theatre in the town

Manchester Evening News

'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting

"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium

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Prisoners' 10th day on the run after Christmas Day escape from Townsville prison

Pearl Elizabeth O'Neill and Kristy Lisa Barnes become the latest prisoners to flee a low-security facility in Townsville.

Manchester Evening News

It's time for London to stop moaning and let Greater Manchester have its time - the future of the arts depends on it

News that English National Opera could be moving to Manchester has met with anguish in the national press. They're out of touch

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‘An acutely difficult time’: companies respond to Arts Council funding decisions

In our third set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding round, we hear from Eclipse theatre in Leeds, Oldham Coliseum and Bloodaxe Books

Daily Mirror

Brit couple evacuated amid Hurricane Ian endured four-day ordeal with no hot food or water

Chris and Sue Lawson flew across the Atlantic to visit one of Chris' lifetime friend, an American exchange student he met in a Hull Co-op, in Lee County, Florida as Hurricane Ian hit

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Europe's fertiliser shutdown as gas prices soar

Europe's fertiliser industry association says more than 70 per cent of the continent's fertiliser production has been curtailed or shutdown.

The Guardian - AU

Police visited Ayr home hours before fire that resulted in woman’s death

Queensland crime and corruption commission to investigate officer interactions with victim and her partner before house fire

ABC News

Homicide detectives probe potential domestic violence link in fatal Ayr house fire

Detectives investigating a fatal house fire in north Queensland say a woman who died had a domestic violence order in place against her partner.

AAP

Qld woman's fire death treated as homicide

Queensland police investigating a house fire that killed a woman in the northern town of Ayr have confirmed her death is being treated as a homicide.

ABC News

Woman dies in north Queensland hospital after Ayr house fire as crime scene established

Police attended a house in Ayr hours before it erupted into flames, leaving a woman with fatal burns and her partner fighting for life.

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