Residents of Whaley Bridge, England have been told to evacuate their homes after a dam partially collapsed after heavy rains and flooding.

The Derbyshire Police had to move the 6,500 residents of the town to a local school after part of the concrete wall of Toddbrook Reservoir Dam, which is located above the town, crumbled.

The UK’s Environment Agency issued a severe life-threatening flood warning for the river Goyt below the reservoir.

Four people have been shot dead at a demonstration in Omdurman, Sudan, as protest leaders and ruling generals resumed negotiations to finalise a power-sharing deal. 

The incident occurred on Thursday as thousands of demonstrators participated in a "million-man march" to protest the killing of four school children at a rally earlier this week in El-Obeid.

A witness from Omdurman  told Al Jazeera that dozens of protesters were injured after government forces fired live ammunition at the rally.

The Coalition has come out in defence of MPs attending the Conservative Political Action Conference, which is known to be a far-right-wing event.

Raheem Kassam is one of the far-right figures who attended the conference alongside Coalition members MP Craig Kelly and Senator Amanda Stoker; Kassam is well known for labelling the Qur’an as ‘evil’. 

Australia has banded together with powerful international allies to demand tech giants do more to combat the circulation of child pornography.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who led talks on the issue of child exploitation, says the companies have a moral obligation to allow spies and law enforcement agencies access to encrypted data.

The companies have been given until September to prove what action they have taken to combat the "abhorrent crimes".

The Queensland Performing Art Centre is set to undergo a $150 million renovation. 

QPAC’s new theatre will be completed in 2022, featuring architecture that was born from a competition to design the theatre. 

Queensland’s Minister for the Arts, Leeanne Enoch, says the design was mainly chosen because of its commitment to featuring Indigenous culture.

More than 14,000 people are expected to attend the 12th annual Gold Coast Multicultural Festival at the Southport Broadwater Parklands this Sunday.

Ben Brauer, President and CEO of Queensland Cultural Events Association says there is a lot of cultural diversity on the Gold Coast with 28 per cent of residents born overseas. 

The festival will provide a display of culture including international music, dance, drumming, instrumentals, art and craft, food and cultural information with up to 65 stalls.

Saudi Arabia will allow women to obtain passports and travel abroad without approval from a male "guardian", ending a longstanding restriction that drew heavy international criticism.

A government ruling, published in the official gazette Umm Al Qura says "a passport will be granted to any Saudi national who submits an application.” 

The regulation will be applicable to women over the age of 21, the pro-government Okaz newspaper and other local media reported.