Story: Click the link in the Bio A 19-year-old Canadian woman was found dead on a popular Australian beach, surrounded by a pack of dingoes, on Monday. The woman, identified as Piper James, was discovered on K'gari Island, off the coast of Queensland, after telling friends she was going for a morning swim. Police Inspector Paul Algie reported that two men driving along the beach spotted around 10 dingoes near the body and immediately alerted authorities. The woman's body showed signs of interference by the dingoes, but it's unclear whether she drowned or was attacked. ¹ ² James had been working at a backpackers' hostel on the island for six weeks and was known to be familiar with the ocean and local wildlife. A post-mortem examination is scheduled to determine the cause of death. K'gari Island is home to around 200 dingoes, a protected native species. However, there have been concerns about their increasing aggression and loss of fear towards humans,...
.jpeg)
Given the grim tone of much of the PM's speech, he is asked by the BBC whether he's been honest with the public about the potential for tax rises when the budget comes round in October.
He says he was clear during the election that income tax, national insurance and VAT "would not go up".
"That remains the position," he says.
He says that Labour's plans "were fully funded and fully costed" but that he did not expect the Conservatives leaving a black hole in public finances.
On the cuts to winter fuel payments, he says he "didn't want to have to deal with" the issue, "but we have to fix the NHS, we have to fix our homes, our schools, and pensioners rely on them in the same way as everybody else does".
