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Published on 25/07/2025 – 15:44 GMT+2 •Updated 17:05 ADVERTISEMENT Airport security screening equipment capable of scanning the contents of large liquid containers could be deployed soon across the EU, meaning passengers would no longer need to ensure they have no bottles containing more than 100ml when travelling. The European Commission confirmed to Euronews that the change, first reported by the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, is in the pipeline. Under current EU rules, liquids, aerosols, and gels (LAGs) included in hand baggage must generally be packed in containers holding no more than 100ml, though exceptions are made for special diets,…

A temporary ultraviolet treatment plant is to be installed beside Havelock’s water treatment plant, which will allow the town’s boil water notice to be lifted.Residents will be able to safely drink tap water by mid-September, if all goes to plan.The Marlborough District Council announced its decision on Friday afternoon, its engineers having spent the week discussing potential solutions.The boil water notice was issued by the council on July 16, at the request of national water regulator Taumata Arowai, which had issued updated guidance on water treatment requirements over the risk of protozoa, which could make people sick.The council said at…

ADVERTISEMENT The European Union continues to keep a close eye on events unfolding inside Ukraine after a new law undermining the independence of two anti-corruption agencies prompted the bloc’s first rebuke since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The law, approved by the Ukrainian parliament and signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a speed that caught Brussels off guard, has brought the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) under the direct oversight of the prosecutor general, a political appointee. The prosecutor general will now be allowed to select cases handled by NABU and…

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has jolted the Gisborne region this afternoon.Geonet said the earthquake struck 10km south of Tokomaru Bay at a depth of 12km at 4.17pm on Friday.The shaking, reported as far west as Whakatāne, was classified as “moderate”.Within half an hour of the jolt being registered by Geonet, 150 residents in the region had reported feeling it.

Published on 25/07/2025 – 14:52 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The United Kingdom and Australia announced on Friday that they will sign a cooperation treaty to build Australian nuclear-powered submarines and welcomed a review by US President Donald Trump’s administration into Washington’s role in the trilateral defence deal. UK Defence Secretary John Healey and Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with their Australian counterparts Richard Marles and Penny Wong in Sydney for an annual meeting. Marles said he and Healey will sign a 50-year treaty on Saturday that will underpin bilateral cooperation on building an Australian fleet of submarines powered by US nuclear technology. “It is as significant…

A former Returned and Services Association club in Te Teko is warning other clubs under the RSA banner over the national body’s crack down on unpaid fees and adoption of a new constitution.Te Hokowhitu a Tū ki Te Teko Inc, formerly the Te Teko Memorial RSA, broke away from the RSA and created their own constitution and identity in April.“We knew the problems were coming up later down the track… and we didn’t want to be part of that,” said club president Hemana Waaka.The Royal New Zealand RSA (RNZRSA) has launched a campaign to modernise the organisation. This week, it…

Consumer NZ says supermarkets are still making pricing errors, despite increasing pressure and scrutiny.Charges have been filed and a number of supermarkets have pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act due to inaccurate pricing and misleading specials.But Consumer NZ says misleading specials are still costing shoppers tens of millions of dollars a year and has launched a petition calling for tougher penalties for breaches of the act.It provided examples of a number of ways that people could be caught out by misleading signage in supermarkets.Dodgy multibuyA dodgy multibuy refers to a situation where the individual price and the multibuy…

One of the Government’s key programmes to get young people into work is currently having a 27% success rate according to a response to a written question from Social Development Minister Louise Upston.Last year, Upston revealed she had secured $9.45 million to expand the number of places for young job seekers in community-led employment programmes by 2100, taking the number from 5400 to 7500.In a press release last August, she said: “Under our Welfare that Works programme, more young people will get a needs assessment, a job plan and tailored support, including job coaching, to help them access education, training…

ADVERTISEMENT According to respondents to an INSCOP research survey, most Romanians believe Ceausescu’s so-called “Golden Age” saw the country take better care of its citizens, and more cooperation between Romanians.  Of those polled, 66.2% believed that Ceaușescu was a good leader, with only 24.1% voicing a negative view. Even the communist regime seems to fare well in the opinion poll: for 55.8% of the respondents it was rather a good thing for Romania, whereas only 34.5% disagreed. An overwhelming majority of respondents were fully aware of the lack of freedom under the communist era: 80% stated that there was none,…

A man has been charged with murder after a woman’s death in Christchurch yesterday evening. Emergency services were called to Lamorna Road in Parklands at around 7.50pm following reports that a woman had suffered critical injuries. “The woman was unresponsive when emergency services arrived and tragically was unable to be revived,” Detective Senior Sergeant Karen Simmons said. A 36-year-old man was taken into custody a short time later and was charged with murder. He was due to appear in the Christchurch District Court this morning.The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including Ozzy Osbourne dies, a worrying find on Rakiura Stewart…