Britain’s plummeting birth rate is threating to trigger a ‘catastrophic’ meltdown of the nation’s education system, with fears shrinking class sizes could spark a tsunami of  primary school closures.

According to the heartbroken dog-dad, ‘poison’ had been deliberately scattered around the Staffordshire neighbourhood before his dogs found it while out walking.

Network Rail has advised customers in Greater Anglia not to travel after a fallen tree damaged the overhead lines near Roydon, Essex.

The Met Office has issued an urgent warning for strong winds throughout today across England and Wales with gusts of up to 55mph until 10pm tonight accompanied by heavy rain.

A fresh-faced bubbly, blonde bombshell and just 24-years-old Dr Leah Totton was underestimated by The Apprentice viewers from the get-go when she appeared in 2013.

Five shoppers are dead while four others were rushed to hospital following the terrifying rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney’s east on Saturday afternoon.

Most of Australia is set to be dry for the remainder of the week as the threat of a cyclone hitting the country’s north-east significantly drops.