Hospitals are planning to close several vital specialist mental health beds across a state as more than half of public psychiatrists prepare to resign.

Los Angeles firefighters braced for high winds overnight into Tuesday, gusts that could fuel two monstrous wildfires that have already leveled entire neighborhoods, killed at least two dozen people, and burned an area the size of Washington, D.C.

A proposal to increase penalties for wage theft has been put forward.

Fiji Men’s 7s coach Osea Kolinisau is urging his team to keep their eyes on the bigger prize as they gear up for the Perth Sevens next week.

Australian Select 7s coach Mathew Sonter is looking forward to a baptism of fire at this week’s McDonald’s Fiji Coral Coast 7s.

Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali has expressed concern over the handling of domestic violence cases citing a recent incident in Malolo, Nadi.

The Fiji Police Force Cybercrime Unit is currently monitoring online activities, including competitions.

The recent signing of former Young Kulas captain Adi Litia Bakaniceva and national rep Maria Veronica to a semi-professional football club in Papua New Guinea speaks volumes of the development of women’s football in Fiji.

The Ministry of Finance is intensifying its efforts to cut the national deficit and optimize government spending.

Nine Ba reps have been included in the first Fiji women’s football team camp scheduled for next month at the Fiji FA Academy in Ba.

A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, causing sirens to blare and people to flee into bomb shelters. Several Israeli strikes also hit the Gaza Strip overnight and early on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a phased ceasefire agreement

Villagers in Taveuni are growing increasingly frustrated by a rise in yaqona thefts on the island.