An enormous fatberg in central Perth has forced a Bryan Adams concert to be postponed after authorities raised concerns that sewage may back up at the venue’s toilets. Adams was due to perform at the Western Australian capital’s RAC Arena on Sunday night, but the city’s water corporation said a “large blockage of fat, grease…

Donald Trump is due to give himself a term report on his contentious first three weeks in office at tonight’s Super Bowl while becoming the first sitting president to attend the NFL’s title game between the Philadelphia Eagles and two-time defending championship winning Kansas City Chiefs. The US president was expected to arrive at the…

Donald Trump said that he expects Elon Musk to find “billions” of dollars of abuse and fraud in the Pentagon during an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier that aired before the Super Bowl on Sunday. “I’m going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education.…

An Essex police officer has been sacked after admitting “tragedy chanting” at Liverpool fans during a Premier League match last year. Essex police instigated misconduct proceedings against Sgt Tyler Coppin after he pleaded guilty to the public order offence during the Liverpool game against Chelsea at Anfield last October. He was given a three-year football…

Israeli military completes withdrawal from Netzarim Corridor The Israeli military has completed the withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor, that bisects the northern and southern halves of the Gaza Strip, to the buffer zone. Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, the Israeli military is supposed to withdraw completely from the corridor, which stretches…

It’s the ancient ritual that unites millions of Christians in faith – but the Church of England is facing accusations that holy communion excludes non-drinkers or worshippers with dietary intolerances. C of E guidance determines the type of bread and wine that can be consecrated as part of the Eucharist ritual, which symbolises Jesus Christ’s…

A man has been arrested after three people were injured in a suspected knife attack that has left a Dublin neighbourhood in “a state of shock”. Irish police said they were responding to a serious incident after about 3pm on Sunday. Three men, aged between their mid-20s and mid-40s, were injured in what was described…

Police want changes to the law giving them “a licence to kill”, leading rights groups have warned as the government prepares to give officers new protections from prosecution. A government-ordered review into police accountability is expected to report within weeks. It followed fears of a walkout by angry armed officers in London after a police…

Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s newly installed acting head of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, announced on Saturday he had cut off the agency’s budget and reportedly instructed staff to suspend all activities including the supervision of companies overseen by the agency. Reuters and NBC News reported that Vought wrote a memo to employees saying…

Robbie Williams has said he bought Eric Morecambe’s glasses for £20,000 at auction as the comedian was an “uncle of sorts” whose “spirit has been salve for my soul”. The singer said he cried “happy, childlike tears” after winning the bidding war last month with a final offer far exceeding the £2,000 to £4,000 estimate.…