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Anthony Albanese has backed plans to give Australians greater control over social-media algorithms, while the Labor government has rejected calls for an immediate ban on camera-equipped smart glasses that can secretly record people. The prime minister said ministers were examining “the best and most practical options to protect people” as the government prepares a wider package of online-safety measures. His intervention came after Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek proposed allowing users to opt out of algorithmically recommended content. She said algorithms were playing a significant role in exposing young people to sexual violence and extremist material. Labor is expected to…

Prince William’s close friend Harry Aubrey-Fletcher has agreed to let Acorn Bioenergy use part of his private land at Hornage Farm, Buckinghamshire, for what is expected to be England’s largest biogas-to-grid digestion plant. The proposed facility, near Long Crendon and Oakley, would use agricultural material including crops, manure and slurry to produce biomethane for the national gas network, along with natural fertiliser for nearby farms. Acorn says the plant could generate enough renewable gas to heat about 9,500 homes and help reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels. The company has also said the scheme would support local agriculture and create…

Aston Villa have been given encouragement that an improved offer of about £25 million could be enough to sign Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta before the transfer deadline. Unai Emery’s side have already recruited Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea, but the departure of Ollie Watkins to Al-Hilal has left Villa seeking further attacking reinforcements. Tammy Abraham’s future is also uncertain, increasing the need for another senior centre-forward. Football Insider reports that Palace rejected an initial Villa proposal for Mateta but may be prepared to reconsider if the Premier League club returns with a bid closer to £25 million. The 29-year-old is…

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a 48-year-old man was allegedly assaulted during an armed robbery in Beenleigh, south of Brisbane. Queensland Police said the alleged victim was in his vehicle in a car park on Boundary Street at about 11pm on Thursday, August 27, when he was attacked. His car keys and cash were allegedly taken before the offender fled. Police from Springwood, assisted by the Logan District Dog Squad, arrested a man a short time later on nearby Beverley Street. Officers allege the man was carrying a knife and a quantity of ammunition when he…

Kemi Badenoch is preparing to reshape her Conservative frontbench, with Tom Tugendhat expected to replace Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary. The move would bring Mr Tugendhat back into a senior opposition role after he served as security minister in the Home Office and previously chaired the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. ([hideme.live](https://hideme.live/proxy/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5d7ry053eo?utm_source=openai)) Dame Priti has said she is stepping aside from the foreign affairs brief to take on a new international role for the Conservative Party, aimed at strengthening links with sister parties and centre-right movements overseas. “I’m pleased to continue supporting Kemi and the Conservative Party in a…

Tim McGraw fell on stage during a concert at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday, 27 August, but quickly recovered and carried on with his performance. The country star was singing his 1995 hit I Like It, I Love It when he appeared to lose his balance and tumble backwards on stage. Footage from the concert showed McGraw getting back to his feet shortly afterwards. ([foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tim-mcgraw-takes-hard-fall-onstage-during-concert.amp?utm_source=openai)) McGraw appeared to make light of the mishap, telling the audience: “There’s a hole there!” He then continued with the set at the Cincinnati venue, where he was performing as part of…

Two Nigerian men extradited to the United States have been charged over alleged sextortion schemes linked to the deaths of two teenage victims in Mississippi and North Carolina. Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, 24, were arrested in Nigeria in August 2023 during Operation Artemis, an international law-enforcement effort targeting sextortion networks operating from the country. The pair were extradited to the US on Thursday, almost three years after their arrests. The charges allege that they targeted minors online and used threats involving intimate images to extort them. Sextortion involves coercing or blackmailing a victim into sending explicit…

Richarlison, Kevin Danso and Pape Matar Sarr have asked to leave Tottenham, manager Roberto De Zerbi has revealed after the club’s 2-0 home defeat by Newcastle United. None of the three players was included in the matchday squad for Saturday’s Premier League fixture, with De Zerbi confirming that their absences were linked to their futures at the club. “Richarlison, I don’t know. He said too many times he wants to leave,” the Tottenham manager said. “Danso came to me two days ago and he said wants to leave and Pape Sarr the same, but he suffered a small injury, but…

Michael Ryan Keats, a 37-year-old New South Wales man, has become the first Australian confirmed to have died in the devastating flash floods along the Nepal–China border. His partner, Emily Boyd, confirmed his death in an update to a GoFundMe appeal on Monday evening, after Mr Keats travelled to the region as part of a spiritual pilgrimage to Mount Kailash. Mr Keats was believed to have been at an immigration centre near the Nepal-Tibet border when the floods struck. His sister, Karen Hayley, previously said he was travelling with a group organised by the Isha Foundation. In her fundraising post,…

A 29-year-old student has been ordered to hand over two Sydney properties and millions of dollars to his mother after Australian courts rejected his claim that the assets and cash had been given to him as a gift. Allen Xu had argued that the money transferred by Jiyun Ma was his to spend as he wished. But two courts found that the funds were intended to be invested on behalf of his mother and that Xu held the money and property for her. The dispute centred on about A$11.1 million transferred into accounts nominated by Xu between July 2021 and…