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Are on the honours list but, of the more than 1,000 people receiving honours this new year, around two thirds are being recognised for their work in the community, as Kathryn Stanczyszyn reports. Olivia newton john says she is grateful beyond words to be made a dame for services to charity. A damehood too for former tv presenter Floella Benjamin for her lifelong work with childrens charities. Volunteering always features heavily in honours lists, with many who arent household names being rewarde...

With Police Outside the Malaysian Embassy. A court in egypt announced death supporters of 500 supporters of the band Muslim Brotherhood. Hello, everyone. The malaysian government has conceded it will be many weeks before any firm clues into the fate of mh370 are found if ever. Bad weather is hampering the search in the southern indian ocean. Planes have been grounded. Australian authorities who are coordinating it says the seas and Gale Force Winds have been too strong today. The search is now c...

In italy, in the last 2a hours the biggest daily rise in cases since the outbreak started. Officials say 36 more people have died in the last 2a hours. The authorites are preparing a major escalation of controls, blocking all but emergency travel to and from the entire region of lombardy, including the city of milan. The decree would also extend to eleven northern and eastern provinces, as well as the cities of parma and venice. The measures will see schools closed for several weeks, along with ...

Killing all 176 people on board. Iran says it made a disastrous mistake when it wrongly identified the plane as a cruise missile. Demonstrators in tehran have been calling for irans Supreme Leader to resign as our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. Almost from the moment the ukrainian airliner crashed early on wednesday morning, officials in tehran furiously rejected the growing video and intelligence evidence suggesting it had been hit by an iranian missile. Then today, an abrupt a...

As Cyclone Kirrily approaches North Queensland, cattle producers are hopeful of much-needed rainfall and improved prices in the coming weeks.

As Cyclone Kirrily approaches North Queensland, cattle producers are hopeful of much-needed rainfall and improved prices in the coming weeks.