2 h. ago Ray taught Dezi Freeman about the bush. Later, he watched in dismay as his friend became ‘radicalised’

Accused Porepunkah killer’s former bushwalking companion speaks out as survival experts say Freeman’s chances of evading capture are waningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLast month Dezi Freeman fled into the thick bushland of Victoria’s high country. Despite 450 police officers, members of the Australian defence force, paramilitary vehicles and helicopters tracking the fugitive, he has managed to keep hiding.On Tuesday, it will be two weeks since Freeman disappeared into the Mount Buffalo national park, after allegedly shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at his residence on Rayner Track in Porepunkah, 300km north-east of Melbourne. The funeral for Sen Const Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 35, was held on Friday at the Victoria police academy, with hundreds of mourners including the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and premier, Jacinta Allan, attending. A funeral service for Det Leadi...

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2 h. ago Driving instructor shares 'one thing' you should always do on narrow roads

After spotting her student making the common blunder during a lesson, a driving instructor has shared a simple yet necessary habit she urges every motorist to do whenever they're travelling along a narrow road

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2 h. ago John Lewis shoppers bag £20 thermal leggings perfect for changing seasons for less than £5

"These thermal leggings are light and warm. They keep me comfortable without the unsightly bulges of my former woollen ones"

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3 h. ago Amanda Anisimova keeps American dream alive at US Open with stunning late

MATTHEW LAMBWELL ON ARTHUR ASHE: At 12.54am on Friday morning, at the end of a pulsating and exhausting night session, Amanda Anisimova surged past Naomi Osaka.

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3 h. ago Dundee fire LIVE: Updates as residents warned to keep doors and windows closed

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed three fire crews are at the scene of a blaze at a Riverside Recycling Centre on Wright Avenue in Dundee, on the north bank of the Firth of Tay

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3 h. ago Slugs flee gardens for good if you plant one common flower they hate

Slugs are a common problem in UK gardens and can quickly ruin crops and flowers come autumn - but there is a simple way to keep them away for good

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4 h. ago ‘Our songs last three minutes but they feel like an hour’: the return of Spinal Tap – an exclusive that goes up to 11!

Over 40 years since This is Spinal Tap was mistaken for a comedy, its hard-rocking subjects are back in a legally obligated sequel. Our writer heads to smell the gloveSpinal Tap are remembering the old days. It was 1966, and the young beat group from Squatney in east London – still, at that point, the Thamesmen – were honing their act in the tough clubs of the Benelux circuit. A young band from Britain could learn a lot, facing up to riotous crowds of Dutch, Flemings, Walloons and Luxembourgers. What lessons did Tap take from that year?“If you speak really loudly, it’s all right if you don’t have any of the local language,” says David St Hubbins, Tap’s leonine lead singer. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Dear Coleen: My friend keeps flirting with my husband. What should I do?

She crossed the line and I felt embarrassed and disrespected.

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6 h. ago Gardeners can get glorious spring blooms by planting perennials in September

September is the perfect time to start planting these gorgeous perennial flowers which will blossom in spring and keep coming back to your garden year after year

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6 h. ago 'I'm a stain expert and this hack keeps school uniforms squeaky clean during term time'

The school day can pose many threats to the cleanliness of your child's uniform, from ketchup to ink-stains - luckily this easy hack can help keep it looking fresh and clean

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7 h. ago My baby died at birth and I wasn't even allowed to hold him. Then, 42 years later, he emailed me out of the blue... and I learned the horrific truth

As I opened the email, I was transported back more than 40 years. Back to a stark hospital room and a cold stainless-steel trolley where I lay, naked, bleeding, terrified and alone.

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7 h. ago Kapalua golf course without irrigation for 7 days under worsening water restrictions

Kapalua Golf Resort has been without irrigation water for seven days as it grows worried about keeping the Plantation course in shape for the PGA Tour season opener

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8 h. ago UK households urged to remove 5 plants from bedroom that can ruin a night's sleep

If you're tossing and turning at night your house plants might be to blame - experts have revealed 5 plants you should avoid keeping in your bedroom if you want a good night's sleep

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8 h. ago Indianapolis lawyer called Mark Zuckerberg sues Meta after his Facebook accounts keep getting suspended: ‘This really p****** me off’

Zuckerberg, who specializes in bankruptcy law, is suing Meta for negligence and breach of contract because his Facebook accounts keep getting shut down, and he is accused of ‘impersonating a celebrity’

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8 h. ago Appeals court lets Florida keep Everglades immigration detention center Alligator Alcatraz open for now

Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, will be allowed to resume operations.

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10 h. ago Harry Brook insists England’s weary players must keep going after ODI defeat

White-ball captain Brook and a handful of team-mates, including Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jamie Smith, have run themselves ragged this summer.

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10 h. ago Aston Villa ‘killed’ by spending rules in transfer window, says Ezri Konsa

Club affected by Premier League and Uefa financial fair play‘It’s crazy. We’re going to have to deal with what we’ve got’Ezri Konsa has said that football’s spending regulations “killed” Aston Villa during a difficult summer transfer window. The club, who have started the season badly with one point from three games and no goals scored, were hemmed in by the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules and the equivalent in Uefa competition.Villa paid out one major fee – £30.5m to Nice for Evann Guessand – and made only four further first-team additions, Marco Bizot being followed in on deadline day by Victor Lindelöf, Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho. The club were open to selling Emiliano Martínez only for there to be no buyer and moved Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle for £39m despite Unai Emery preferring to keep him. As a homegrown player, Ramsey counted as pure profit on the books. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Autopsy of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling's baby found dead in closet deepens mystery

University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested after police found her newborn baby boy inside a trash bag in her closet in her Lexington home.

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11 h. ago Erupcja review – Charli xcx gives acting a trial run in shallow friendship drama

Toronto film festival: the star fails to make much of an impression in a slight and unpolished project filmed in Warsaw over the Brat summer of 2024The singer Charli xcx is, by her own admission, a workaholic – no sooner had she released Brat, the most dominant pop album and aesthetic of 2024, than she began work on its sequel, dropped just four months later. Insouciant and party-centric as her image may be, the pop star born Charlotte Aitchison is a sharp student of pop culture; she knows the audience demand for pop stars’ constant reinvention. The next career phase, it seems, is acting, with no less prodigiousness than music; the 33-year-old has seven films in the pipeline as a supporting or lead actor.Charli is neither the full star nor the anchor of Erupcja (Eruption), directed by Pete Ohs, but she will inevitably be the reason most English speakers hear of it. Filmed over a few weeks in Warsaw, Poland, in August 2024, in the heat of Brat summer, Erupcja seems, on paper, like a ...

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12 h. ago Steve Clarke addresses Scotland's major team dilemma, gives Ben Gannon

Scotland boss knows who will be tasked with keeping Danes out in World Cup qualifier

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