2 h. ago Storm Benjamin to batter UK with wind and rain as Met Office issues weather warnings

A named storm is set to hit the UK with potentially damaging gusts of up to 70mph

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6 h. ago Two dead at Melbourne beach as wild wind batters state, while parts of Sydney hit by record

Sydney’s Observatory Hill peaks at 37C on Wednesday – below the 39C forecast – as the mercury in other parts of the city neared 40CFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have died after being pulled from the water at a Victorian beach amid wild weather in the state.On Wednesday evening, Victoria police confirmed two men were found unresponsive in the water at Frankston Beach, on the Mornington Peninsula, just after 5pm. The men, who are yet to be identified, could not be revived. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Australia news live: extreme weather warnings as Sydney forecast to hit hottest ever October day; US company bids to buy Rex

BoM warning of 39C would surpass 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news liveOctober heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the normGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrittany Higgins has dropped her appeal against the Western Australia supreme court decision that she defamed Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts, according to reports.In August the state supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled that the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Met Office maps show where strongest wind gusts up to 66mph could batter UK

The Met Office has warned that some parts of the UK could see wind gusts of more than 70mph this week

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7 d. ago More than 1,500 people displaced after typhoon remnants devastate Alaskan villages

At least one person was killed and two were missing after weekend storm battered two Alaska Native communitiesMore rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaska coast where two tiny villages were decimated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes.The weekend storm brought high winds and surf that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the south-western part of the state, nearly 500 miles (800km) from Anchorage. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Can Colombia embrace clean energy without damaging the Amazon?

At the foot of the Andes, a Canadian firm has plans for one of the country’s biggest copper mines, but many say the carbon-rich forests and clean rivers are too high a price to payAs the sun sets over the Colombian Amazon, construction worker Pablo Portillo observes the canopy. Titi monkeys swing in the treetops as the Mocoa River roars nearby. For four years, he and his family have lived quietly in this biodiverse “gateway to the Amazon”, where the Andes descend into the rainforest, home to mountain tapirs, spectacled bears and vital rivers.But Portillo, 46, fears this peaceful landscape is at risk. Canadian company Copper Giant Resources has been exploring nearby mountains with a view to opening one of Colombia’s largest copper mines. Beneath Mocoa lie an estimated 2m tonnes of copper, a transition metal vital for clean energy in wind turbines and batteries. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hired ‘kill team’ charged after dramatic arrest as they were on their way to hit near Sydney daycare

Police say the three, aged 18, 19 and 26, were on their way to kill a man linked to organised crime

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2 w. ago Alleged ‘kill team’ face court after arrest en route to hit near Sydney daycare

Police allege they identified the trio ‘mobilising’ to kill a man near a childcare centre in city’s south-westFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo alleged members of a “kill team” have faced court over an alleged plot to murder a man picking up a child at daycare.NSW Police on Tuesday pounced on a group of men driving through Revesby in Sydney’s southwest, allegedly with balaclavas and pistols. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Alleged ‘kill team’ charged after arrest en route to hit near Sydney daycare

Police allege they identified the trio ‘mobilising’ to kill a man near a childcare centre in city’s south-westFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have charged three men with conspiracy to commit murder, alleging they were a hired “hit team” arrested while on their way to kill a man near a Sydney daycare centre.Police said officers had been conducting a routine surveillance operation in Sydney’s Condell Park area on Tuesday when they allegedly identified the trio “mobilising to carry out an offence”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man arrested after at least 50 shots fired from Sydney unit injure bystanders, hit buildings and cars

Sixteen people treated for injuries and firearms seized after shooting in Croydon Park in city’s inner west on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has been arrested after at least one person was shot, numerous people were injured and multiple cars were fired upon by a gunman in Sydney’s inner west.As many as 100 shots rang out between 7.45pm and 9.30pm on Sunday night in Croydon Park. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man arrested after at least 50 shots fired from Sydney flat injure bystanders and hit buildings and cars

Sixteen people treated for injuries and firearms seized after shooting in Croydon Park in city’s inner west on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has been arrested after at least one person was shot, numerous people were injured and multiple cars were fired upon by a gunman in Sydney’s inner west.As many as 100 shots rang out between 7.45pm and 9.30pm on Sunday night in Croydon Park. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man arrested after about 50 shots fired from Sydney flat injure bystanders and hit buildings and cars

Sixteen people treated for injuries and firearms seized after shooting in Croydon Park in city’s inner west on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has been arrested after at least one person was shot, numerous people were injured and multiple cars were fired upon by a gunman in Sydney’s inner west.As many as 100 shots rang out between 7.45pm and 9.30pm on Sunday night in Croydon Park. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gunman goes on city centre rampage 'from rooftop' as police say 'stay inside'

An "active shooter" was on the run in Sydney after at least one person and multiple cars were hit by a gunman. The incident at Croydon Park started on Sunday evening, when a shooter is said to have opened fire from a roof unleashing four rounds

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2 w. ago Jim Goodwin has Dundee United game plan for under the wind as Storm Amy set to batter Scotland

The Tanndice gaffer is hoping the forecasted wild weather doesn't impact top-flight games this weekend

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3 w. ago Storm Amy to batter Britain with heavy rain and wind as Met Office issues weather warnings

Strong winds and heavy rain are set to hit the UK on Saturday and Sunday

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