NT cop Ben Parfitt rescued 27 schoolchildren from a flooded caravan park. Then he made headlines for saving a dog | Flooding

Northern Territory emergency service workers are used to rescuing people from the water. But they’re typically helping people at sea – not in flood waters. Sen Const Ben Parfitt found himself escorting 27 schoolchildren from a caravan park that was waist-deep in water last weekend when Katherine was inundated by flood levels not seen since…

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Slow Breaking News: A Giant Tortoise Revival

In February, conservationists released 158 young tortoises onto Floreana Island in the Galapagos. The Floreana tortoise subspecies had long been thought extinct, but the discovery of close relatives on another island made a captive breeding effort possible.  SciFri turtle correspondent Charles Bergquist talks with conservationist Penny Becker about the science behind the reintroduction, and what…

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Iran-US war latest: Rescue mission underway after US military plane crash in Iraq as Trump says conflict ‘moving rapidly’

Watch: Cost of Iran war ‘not something we have to worry about’: US Treasury Secretary Cost of Iran war ‘not something we have to worry about’: US Treasury Secretary Stuti Mishra13 March 2026 06:30 US energy secretary does not rule out oil hitting $200 a barrel US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said he does…

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump removes sanctions on oil from Moscow ahead of Zelensky’s talks with Macron

Ukraine and Romania sign agreement on drone co-production, says Zelensky Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A…

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