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South Korean shares ended nearly 2% higher, lifted by record chip exports. The market’s advance was centred on the strength of the country’s semiconductor exports, which reached a record level.

Miranda Kerr has returned to the runway after nearly a decade, appearing in Stella McCartney’s Womenswear Spring/Summer 2027 show during Paris Fashion Week. The 43-year-old Australian model and businesswoman walked in the Paris show on Wednesday, wearing a seafoam-green dress knotted at the waist. The design featured cut-out detailing at the sides and oversized shoulder pads. Kerr’s previous runway appearance was for Moschino in June 2017. Her return to the catwalk also marked her third appearance for Stella McCartney, having previously walked for the brand in October 2011 and September 2013. She was joined on the runway by Karlie Kloss…

Liverpool are monitoring Tyler Morton’s progress at Lyon as Andoni Iraola considers adding another defensively minded midfielder to his squad ahead of the January transfer window. Morton left Anfield for the French club in August 2025 after seeking regular first-team football, and his development has put him back on Liverpool’s radar. The 22-year-old made 43 appearances in all competitions last season, scoring twice and providing three assists. He has also started four of Lyon’s first five Ligue 1 matches this term and has featured in European competition. Liverpool monitoring Tyler Morton at Lyon Football Insider reports that Liverpool are “keeping…

Australia’s Greens have been urged to open up their leadership process after David Shoebridge won a rapid and private contest to replace Larissa Waters, amid warnings that the party’s secrecy is holding back its electoral prospects. Shoebridge, a New South Wales senator, defeated Sarah Hanson-Young and Mehreen Faruqi during a two-day party retreat in Sydney. The ballot followed Waters’ surprise resignation on Monday. The handover avoided a prolonged public contest, but gave neither the candidates nor the wider membership an opportunity to debate the party’s direction before the next election. There were no public vision statements or media interviews. The…

Ricky Hatton’s family are reportedly still waiting for clarity over how his estimated £30 million estate will be distributed, almost a year after the former world champion’s death. Hatton, who died aged 46 in September last year, is understood to have built a business and property empire worth more than £20 million from his boxing earnings, with a further £10 million reportedly invested in property. Trustees were appointed to oversee the estate after his death. However, people close to the family have claimed that communication with the trustees has since broken down, with one describing the situation as a “complete…

Private jet tax breaks and publicly funded aviation infrastructure amount to a taxpayer subsidy for a tiny group of ultra-wealthy owners, according to a report by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). Commercial passengers pay a 7.5% federal tax on every air fare, while non-commercial private aircraft account for about 7% of flights handled by the Federal Aviation Administration but contribute only 0.6% of the taxes supporting it, figures from the Department of Transportation show. The IPS estimates that about 256,000 people benefit from the arrangements. Together, the group holds $31 trillion in wealth, it said, while receiving advantages through…

Bianca Lawson was 21 when she shot to stardom as Nikki, the bossy high school girl in the 2001 romantic dance film Save the Last Dance. Lawson appeared on the big screen alongside Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas and Kerry…

Manchester City could be forced to sell key players for significantly less than their usual market value if relegation forms part of the punishment for the club’s serious financial-rule breaches. No sanction has yet been imposed. City are preparing an appeal after an independent Premier League commission found them guilty of breaches covering the period from 2009/10 to 2017/18, findings the club continues to reject. Relegation remains one of the possible outcomes, alongside fines and points deductions. The prospect has raised questions over how City would manage a high-wage squad if the club were sent out of the top flight.…

Parts of the San Francisco Bay Area are set for summer-like temperatures on Thursday, October 1, despite dense morning fog and a coastal flood advisory linked to high tides. The fog is expected to retreat towards the shoreline as the day progresses, allowing temperatures to range from the upper 60s along the coast to the mid-90s in the hottest inland areas. The National Weather Service said low-lying locations around San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay and Monterey Bay could experience up to 1.1ft of flooding above ground level. The advisory is in effect until 5pm on Thursday. Officials said high…

Connor Watson will learn by Friday whether an independent concussion consultant will clear him to play for the Sydney Roosters in Sunday’s NRL grand final against Newcastle. The utility underwent specialist testing on Thursday morning and was due to have further examinations later that day. The Roosters are hoping he can be cleared in time for their main training session. Watson spent only a minute on the field against the Dolphins last Friday before suffering a concussion. He was initially assessed as displaying category-two symptoms, but the grading was later upgraded to a category-one concussion. That classification triggered an automatic…