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Fremantle have announced four delistings following the end of their season, with Bailey Banfield, Sam Sturt, Ollie Murphy and Ryda Luke told they will not be offered contracts for next year. The decisions were confirmed after the players held exit meetings with the Dockers. Banfield is the most experienced of the group. He joined Fremantle through the rookie draft in 2017 and was a regular member of the side during the previous two seasons. However, the 28-year-old made only one appearance this year, featuring in the round 24 defeat by Carlton after falling down the pecking order.

Andy Burnham could signal a change to the state pension triple lock in his first Labour conference speech as leader, as he sets out plans for an NHS-style social care system estimated to cost £18 billion a year. The Prime Minister is expected to use his address to activists in Liverpool to argue that major reforms will require “honesty” about their cost, while outlining a broader programme of public ownership and intervention. Labour ministers have so far refused to guarantee the triple lock beyond the current Parliament, although they insist the party’s manifesto commitment to retain it until the next…

The US-China rivalry has led to an “over-securitization of almost everything” and echoes the tensions of the 1930s, a leading Chinese strategist has said. Yu Tiejun, president of Peking University’s Institute of International and Strategic Studies, made the remarks at the Asia New Vision Forum in Singapore on Tuesday. He said the United States should be more confident in competing with China, particularly in technology. “In technological innovation, the U.S. has many opportunities and should be more confident in competing [with China],” Mr Yu said. His comments came after relations between Washington and Beijing warmed slightly following Chinese President Xi’s…

Arsenal and Chelsea are monitoring Como centre-back Jacobo Ramón after the 21-year-old’s progress in Serie A brought him back into the thinking of several major clubs. Ramón joined Como from Real Madrid in 2025 and has since established himself more firmly in first-team football. His development has also prompted Madrid to consider exercising an option to bring him back. Arsenal and Chelsea track Como defender A report by Diario AS identifies Arsenal and Chelsea as the Premier League clubs currently showing the strongest interest in Ramón. Real Madrid could re-sign the defender for €9 million at the end of the…

Modular homes are being considered by more than 60 councils in South Australia as regional communities seek faster ways to accommodate nurses, teachers and police officers amid construction delays and labour shortages. A $3.35 million trial led by Renewal SA’s Office for Regional Housing is intended to help develop an industry that is gaining popularity internationally. Two- and three-bedroom homes built in an Adelaide factory are being prepared for councils across the Yorke Peninsula and the Flinders Ranges. For the mid-north town of Quorn, where building projects can face delays of years, transporting a prefabricated home along the Augusta Highway…

FIFA could disburse millions of dollars to its member associations as president Gianni Infantino seeks support for a fourth term in office amid growing opposition to his leadership. The proposed payments will be discussed at a meeting of the FIFA Council on October 15, after Infantino wrote to the heads of the governing body’s six regional confederations. Infantino said he would support the highest level of additional funding that could be delivered responsibly through FIFA’s governance process, although he did not commit to a specific sum. “I will not prejudge the amount,” he wrote, according to reports in US media.…

Julie Gonzalo was in her early 20s when she played Shelby Cummings in the 2004 romantic comedy A Cinderella Story. The character was portrayed as a popular mean girl in the film, which starred Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray and Jennifer Coolidge alongside Gonzalo. Gonzalo’s role as Shelby Cummings came during her early big-screen career, appearing with the film’s leading cast in the romantic comedy classic.

Proposed working holiday visa changes could leave Australia’s mango industry short of the workers needed to harvest its crop, with growers warning that consumers may face higher prices as fruit is left on trees. The Northern Territory Government estimates the Top End mango harvest could be almost 1,000 workers short, potentially leaving 70 per cent of the crop unpicked. The territory supplies about half of Australia’s mangoes, with harvesting taking place from September to December. Federal Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has announced plans to reduce the cap on second-year working holiday visas from 57,000 to 45,000 and cut third-year…

Two 77-year-olds allegedly fatally shot their 40-year-old son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey, in a parking lot in Dublin, California, on Saturday. Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen are accused of carrying out the daylight attack, which took place in the Bay Area city.

The Bay Area weather forecast for Tuesday, September 29, points to another day of warming, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures ranging from the upper 60s to the mid-90s Fahrenheit. Conditions will vary across the region. San Francisco is expected to reach about 74F to 77F, while inland areas including the East Bay valleys could climb into the low 90s. The National Weather Service forecast calls for sunny conditions across much of the Bay Area, with west to north-west winds developing during the afternoon. Gusts of up to about 25mph are possible in some inland locations. Warm weather is expected…