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Police are searching for the mother of a newborn boy after his body was found inside a rubbish bin in Auburn, in Sydney’s west, on Monday 31 August. Emergency services were called to Harrow Road at about 11.20am following reports that a baby had been discovered in a garbage bin. New South Wales Police established a crime scene and began investigating the circumstances surrounding the infant’s death. Officers said they had serious concerns for the welfare of the baby’s mother and urged her to attend the nearest hospital for urgent medical care. Anyone with information about the discovery, or dashcam…

Rozz Switzer has said she feels more confident and attractive than ever at 54, but has no plans to enter a committed relationship. The Australian former television presenter said she was instead open to “no-strings-attached fun” with younger men, describing her approach as the “Jaguar effect”. Switzer, who has been single for around a decade, said she was enjoying life as a single mother and did not need a partner to provide the things she already had. She explained that her “Jaguar” label referred to women in their fifties and beyond, whom she regards as independent, self-assured and selective about…

Michael Carrick has hailed Kobbie Mainoo as “immense” after the Manchester United midfielder helped drive a 5-2 comeback victory over Ipswich Town at Old Trafford. Mainoo made his first start of the season as United responded to last weekend’s 2-0 defeat by Hull City. Bruno Fernandes claimed the headlines with a hat-trick, but Mainoo’s display in the centre of midfield offered Carrick an equally significant boost. United fell behind to Leif Davis’s 29th-minute opener, yet Fernandes levelled before half-time. Jacob Greaves’s own goal, two further strikes from the captain and Bryan Mbeumo’s late effort completed a convincing victory, with Chuba…

A Berkeley restaurant owner whose relatives are missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal has joined community members in lighting candles for those feared dead, while raising money for relief efforts. Binita Poudel, who runs Taste of the Himalayas on Shattuck Avenue, said as many as 10 members of her extended family may be unaccounted for after flash floods devastated parts of the Nepal-Tibet border region. Her husband’s uncle and cousin are among those missing. ([abc7news.com](https://abc7news.com/post/nepal-tibet-flooding-bay-area-nepalese-community-rallies-support-flood-disaster-victims-thousands-missing/19766698/)) “I called them. Nobody picks up the phone,” Ms Poudel said, describing the agonising wait for news. Despite the lack of contact, she said her…

Melbourne’s latest arts week has offered a varied encounter with fairytale theatre, adventurous jazz, electronic pop and technology-led dance, with Vera Blue’s Modern Rituals tour emerging as the most fully realised performance of the group. Across venues including Arts Centre Melbourne, The JazzLab, Northcote Theatre and the Now or Never Festival, artists have tested the boundaries between live performance and digital spectacle, although the most ambitious productions have not always matched their ideas with equal clarity. Vera Blue finds power in transformation Vera Blue’s first Australian headline tour since 2022 arrived at Northcote Theatre on August 26 in support of…

Olympic silver medallist Jack Beaumont intervened after a speedboat allegedly collided with a rower from Maidenhead Rowing Club on the River Thames. The incident happened on the morning of Sunday, August 30, when the vessel is alleged to have struck a single scull before heading towards another member of the club. Beaumont, 32, challenged the speedboat’s skipper and was then allegedly approached by the vessel. He is said to have rowed away from danger while drawing the boat away from other rowers on the river. Thames Valley Police arrested a 67-year-old man from Windsor in connection with the incident. The…

Unai Emery has dismissed the idea of a friendly relationship between Aston Villa and Chelsea, insisting their growing transfer business is driven solely by money and players. His comments came after Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez moved from Villa to Chelsea on Sunday, 30 August, completing the eighth permanent or loan deal between the clubs in the past four years. Nicolas Jackson had made the journey in the opposite direction the previous week, joining Villa from Stamford Bridge in a deal worth £65 million. “Good relations?” Emery said. “They want to kill us and we want to kill them!” “We have…

At least 11 people were detained during a homelessness crackdown outside a motor vehicles office in Santa Ana, California, after police and outreach workers carried out a joint operation at an encampment. The Sunday evening action was conducted by the city’s Quality of Life Team (QOLT), bringing together Santa Ana police, municipal workers and outreach organisations following a public complaint about people living on the street near the Department of Motor Vehicles. Officials said the operation was intended to combine offers of shelter, addiction treatment and other support with enforcement of laws covering camping, trespassing and other alleged offences. Santa…

Gary “Angry” Anderson led Rose Tattoo on stage during the Australian hard rock band’s 2026 European tour, in what was intended to be their final run of shows on the continent. The tour, billed as “Rock’n’Roll Outlaws – One Last Ride”, marked five decades since Rose Tattoo formed in Sydney in 1976. The band had been scheduled to perform across Germany, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Switzerland. However, the farewell tour was cut short after Anderson was admitted to hospital with an undisclosed medical issue. Rose Tattoo announced on 10 August that all remaining European dates had been…

Fears are growing for American tourists who travelled to Nepal as part of spiritual pilgrimages after a glacier collapse unleashed catastrophic floods across the Nepal-Tibet border, killing nearly 800 people and leaving thousands unaccounted for. The US State Department said on Sunday that approximately 85 American citizens remained missing in Nepal and Tibet. Nine Americans had been evacuated, while no deaths of US citizens had been confirmed. Washington said its embassies in Kathmandu and Beijing were working around the clock with local authorities to establish the whereabouts of those still missing. The disaster struck on Wednesday, August 26, when a…