An outbreak of the world's deadliest bee parasite, varroa destructor mite, has been found less than 5 kilometres from the Queensland border — the closest detection to date.

New South Wales, Australia, set a new solar generation state record on Tuesday (21 January), with a maximum output of 3,525MW at 11:30am.

Ausgrid is on alert to respond to potential power outages after more than four thousand people were left without power on Monday.

Tens of thousands of people in Australia's New South Wales state were without power on Saturday after a low pressure system brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.

Residents in regional NSW have been warned to brace for more wild weather as an intense storm cell sweeps across the state, bringing more strong wind, heavy rain and hail stones.

Irish giants Leinster have been using it, and now it appears to have become the norm at international level as the Six Nations teams adopt the Springboks’ six-two bench split.

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Kate managed to squeeze in plenty of sweet moments with the children, including one moment with Lottie, nine, whose sibling is being treated at the hospice.

The host cities for the men's Rugby World Cup have now also been confirmed with seven locations across the country selected to host matches.

Thames Water – the largest water company in England – are raising bills by 31 per cent from 1 April. This will place the average bill at £639, rising by £151.

The Princess of Wales has been named patron of a children’s hospice as she arrived at the institution to meet youngsters with life-shortening conditions and their families. Kate has followed in the footsteps of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the King to become the figurehead of Ty Hafan children’s hospice in south Wales.

In the 142 year history of the Home Nations, 5 Nations and 6 Nations since 1883, no country has won the competition outright three years in a row.  Granted, there were rare occasions when the Championship was at least shared three times in a row,