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Marin County is committing millions of dollars to protect communities from flooding and severe weather as officials prepare for a potentially powerful El Niño winter across the San Francisco Bay Area. The county’s winter preparedness package includes about $2.27 million for temporary flood barriers, sandbags, tide gates, check valves and drainage protection. A further $390,000 will fund flood and erosion work in county parks, while additional money will support emergency operations and public information. Marin County prepares for El Niño flooding Officials say the measures are being introduced after a damaging winter in which flooding, high tides and storm conditions…

A homicide investigation is under way after a man in his 60s was found dead with an apparent injury inside a unit in Woodridge, south of Brisbane. Emergency services were called to the property on North Road at about 7.15am on Tuesday after someone known to the man requested a welfare check. Officers discovered his body inside the unit. Logan District Detective Inspector Ian Galpin said the man had an “obvious injury”, prompting police to establish a crime scene and treat the death as homicide. Investigators are appealing for anyone who was in the North Road area between 4pm on…

Police in Bali are investigating a brawl involving a group of Australians outside Motel Mexicola Seminyak, with immigration authorities being consulted over possible deportations. The fight broke out on October 1 after an incident inside the popular bar in Seminyak, southern Bali. North Kuta police said the confrontation appeared to have begun with two Australian men and may have been worsened by alcohol. Police chief I Ketut Sukadana said the incident was initially triggered by a misunderstanding, “possibly compounded by excessive alcohol consumption”. Footage showed a shirtless man running towards the entrance, followed by several others believed to be Australian…

Spoilers ahead: Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger contains two major twists that transform Tom Cruise’s apparent environmental disaster thriller into a story about a play, its actors and the legacy of a real-world catastrophe. Cruise plays oil magnate Digger Rockwell, who is forced to confront the consequences of drilling in Alaska and Greenland. After methane beneath a Greenland field ignites, an ice shelf the size of Maryland breaks away and begins drifting towards Europe, threatening to trigger devastating tidal waves. Digger and US President Compson, played by John Goodman, choose to gamble that winds will push the ice into the Atlantic,…

Liverpool have decided against loaning Giovanni Leoni out in January, despite interest from Juventus in taking the young defender back to Serie A. The 19-year-old centre-back is continuing his recovery and has yet to return to full Premier League involvement. However, Liverpool regard him as part of their first-team plans rather than a player who should develop elsewhere. Liverpool reject January loan for Giovanni Leoni Reports indicate that the club are firmly opposed to a temporary departure during the winter transfer window. Juventus remain interested, but Liverpool are not prepared to entertain the proposal. Leoni is understood to be viewed…

Fourteen people were taken into US Border Patrol custody after a suspected migrant boat was intercepted south of Newport Beach, California, prompting a city council member to call for surveillance cameras at the harbour entrance. The vessel was stopped at about 1.30pm on October 3 by a Coastal Interceptor Vessel operated by the Long Beach Marine Unit, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. Those aboard included 11 adult men, two adult women and an accompanied male juvenile. All told officials they were Mexican nationals. Air and Marine Operations escorted the boat and its occupants to the US Coast…

Alan Jones allegedly spent more than $85,000 on renovations for a teenager’s family home before putting his tongue in the boy’s mouth and touching his bottom at the broadcaster’s farm, a court has heard. The allegation was made by the final complainant in the trial of Jones, 85, who is facing 19 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent involving five male complainants between 2003 and 2020. Jones denies all the allegations. The complainant, referred to in court as “A”, told Downing Centre Local Court that he first contacted Jones when he was 13, seeking…

Donald Trump suggested allowing Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego during a campaign rally in Nebraska, prompting condemnation from California Governor Gavin Newsom and the mayors of both cities. “It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe,” Mr Trump told the crowd. “They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” Attendees cheered after the remarks. Mr Newsom accused the president of making dangerous comments after sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California. “He is deranged and dangerous,” he…

Nadine Dorries has admitted that downsizing from a six-bedroom home to a cottage in the Cotswolds was a mistake and revealed she may put the property back on the market. Nearly a year after moving into the honey-stoned cottage, Ms Dorries said she had downsized “too far, and too soon”, despite initially believing the move made sense as she entered her 60s. She said the location was right, but the house itself had proved unsuitable. Her grown-up children and grandchildren still gather at her home for Sunday lunches and Christmas, leaving her questioning whether she had given up too much…

Spain’s housing crisis has emerged as a central issue in the country’s snap election, putting pressure on political parties to address growing concerns over housing.