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Two people were killed in separate Victorian road crashes overnight, including a 19-year-old motorcyclist and a male pedestrian. The first collision happened at about 7.30pm on Friday at the intersection of Ballarat Road and Davitt Drive in Deer Park, Melbourne, where a Kawasaki motorbike struck a Toyota Corolla. The motorcyclist died at the scene. The 43-year-old Corolla driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital. About three hours later, emergency services were called to the Midland Highway near Magpie Road, south of Ballarat, after a car hit a pedestrian at approximately 10.40pm. The pedestrian died at the scene despite…

A Green-led London council is considering using taxpayer money for an information campaign advising people targeted by immigration raids about their rights and how to resist them. Hackney Council is working with the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants on the proposed initiative, which would come as several Green councils in London have pledged to stop co-operating with Home Office officials carrying out raids across the capital. Seema Syeda, of the charity, told the Green Party conference in Brighton that it was “working with Hackney Council to potentially do a public information campaign” to “share information to people about…

The most powerful AI systems may be operating inside their own laboratories without the safeguards used in public versions, while published safety tests may not accurately reflect how the models are deployed, researchers have warned. Alan Chan, a research fellow at the GovAI think tank, said AI companies could not be relied upon to provide a complete account of the risks posed by their models. He was speaking at a briefing in Washington on 29 September alongside GovAI colleague Sam Manning. “We can’t trust them completely to tell us about the safety of models,” Mr Chan said. He said systems…

Urban Decay marked its 30th anniversary with a party on the TMZ Tour Bus, bringing influencers on board for a night that began at Chateau Marmont and travelled through the Sunset Strip and West Hollywood. The bus was decorated with images of the beauty brand’s Pocket Rocket lip gloss, which was brought back specially for the celebration. DJ Coach West provided the music as guests were taken around the area before the group arrived at Canter’s Deli for the anniversary event. Inside, DJs Tara Yummy and MAAD performed from a birthday-cake-inspired booth, while attendees were offered drinks from the Extra…

Manchester United are reportedly considering legal action if teenage prospect JJ Gabriel leaves the club, with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid said to be monitoring the 15-year-old. The reported interest from three of Europe’s leading clubs has raised the prospect of a dispute over the youngster’s future. United are considering their legal position should Gabriel depart, although no further details of any potential action have been disclosed. Gabriel is among the latest young players to attract attention from major European sides, as Bayern, Barcelona and Real Madrid assess a possible move for the Manchester United prospect.

A number of major figures from music, film, television and sport have died in 2026, including country music icon Dolly Parton, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall and Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir. The deaths have marked the passing of performers and public figures whose careers stretched across several generations, from Hollywood’s golden age to contemporary television and popular music. Notable celebrity deaths in 2026 Parton died in Nashville on 25 August, aged 80, after a brief battle with cancer. Her family said she had been surrounded by loved ones at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. One of the…

US President Donald Trump has announced plans for a new multi-billion-dollar steel plant in Iowa during a press conference focused on the impact of tariffs on steel prices. Mr Trump said tariffs were responsible for high steel prices as he unveiled the Iowa project, though no further details about the plant were provided.

An attorney representing a Cornell University student has accused the institution of mishandling an alleged rape case, saying his client was incapable of consenting after arriving at a fraternity house “completely, grossly intoxicated”. Jane Doe, who was 20 and a sophomore at the time, has sued Cornell and seven former fraternity members over the alleged events in October 2024. Her lawyer, Thomas Giuffra, said she was pressured to take ketamine and became unable to stop what was happening. “She didn’t have consent from the time she walked in the door; she was incapable of consent,” Mr Giuffra told CBS News.…

A former Israeli general who led hostage negotiations at the start of the Gaza war has said an Israel-Gaza hostage deal could have been reached about a year earlier, potentially saving lives and returning more captives alive. Major General Nitzan Alon said the conflict had been prolonged unnecessarily and that an agreement could have been secured without undermining Israel’s wider strategic objectives. “I think that we could [have gotten to] this point much earlier, maybe a year earlier or so, without any major implication on the other strategic goals of the war,” he said. “We missed it, actually. The war…

Veterans, activists and lawmakers have staged a protest in Washington against Donald Trump’s proposed 250ft triumphal arch, condemning its cost, scale and planned location beside Arlington National Cemetery. Dozens of people gathered at Memorial Circle during Thursday’s rush hour for the “Vets over Vanity” demonstration. A tarp mock-up of the structure was displayed, with organisers saying the finished arch would be 32 times taller. The proposed monument would stand in a traffic circle on the bridge linking the National Mall with Arlington National Cemetery. Critics said it had been advanced without congressional approval and without sufficient consultation with veterans or…