9 h. ago London leaver: 'If we had all the money in the world we probably would never have left London'

Geoff and Lydia Wright swapped the pubs, restaurants and easy West End access of Zone 2 for family life in the Home Counties

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38 h. ago Residents warned to take shelter as bushfires burn in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania

Extreme fire danger and total bans have been declared for large parts of the east coast with sweltering temperature accompanied by hot and dry windsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExtreme fire danger and total fire bans have been declared for much of South Australia and Victoria, including Melbourne, as hot and dry winds bring sweltering temperatures to the region on Saturday.Residents have be warned to shelter indoors as bushfires burn out of control in three states.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring 3 Chinese warships off Australia

The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission

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3 d. ago Australia will ‘watch every move’ of Chinese warships detected off east coast

Ships’ presence off east coast follows incident in South China Sea in which a Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of Australian military planeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will “watch every move” of three Chinese warships which have been detected off the country’s east coast, the defence minister has said.Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessels – the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu – were detected off north-east Queensland last week and have been surveilled since as they have sailed south. The Financial Times reported the ships were about 150 nautical miles off the coast of Sydney.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Frankie Dettori swapping West Coast for East Coast to 'start from scratch' in Florida

The superstar jockey has been a big hit since moving to the US but from the end of the month he will be basing himself away from California

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5 d. ago British cyclist mysteriously found dead on Lanzarote road while partner waits at holiday hotel

Police are investigating the mystery death of a British cyclist in Lanzarote - the 55-year-old was discovered on a road between the village of Guatiza and the island’s east coast

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