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A Samsung smart fridge outage has left customers reporting that some refrigerators stopped cooling, freezing and lighting up after a firmware update through the company’s SmartThings platform. Dozens of Samsung Members users posted on the company’s online community this week, claiming that affected appliances went offline following the update. Reports said internal lights failed to switch on and that both cooling and freezing functions stopped working. The problem appeared to affect Samsung’s Bespoke AI 4-Door refrigerator series, released in 2024 or later. One customer said food, including meat, was at risk of spoiling after following Samsung’s instruction to install the…

Phil Dowson has decorated his house on Ardagh Avenue in Fremantle’s purple and white as he hopes to see the Dockers secure their maiden AFL premiership. The home’s colours reflect Dowson’s support for Fremantle and his determination to back the club in its pursuit of a first flag.

An independent review of child protection services in the Pilbara will examine how a dozen children were reportedly found living unsupervised in squalid conditions in South Hedland. Sue-Anne Hunter, the national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, said the circumstances demanded urgent answers after returning to Perth on Friday. “We will continue to see the same things happen again and again if urgent action is not taken,” she said. Reports of the children living in a South Hedland home, about 1,600km north of Perth, triggered a political storm. The family was subsequently removed, while Western…

France is sending troops, radar equipment and defence systems to protect Saudi Arabia’s key oil terminal at Yanbu as Houthi attacks intensify, while Pakistan and Türkiye prepare military talks with Riyadh under a mutual defence agreement. French President Emmanuel Macron said the deployment was intended to protect the Red Sea facility rather than draw France into the conflict. “Not to involve ourselves in any conflict, but to protect the site,” he told French broadcasters. Yanbu contains major oil storage and refining facilities and is linked to the East-West Pipeline, which can carry up to seven million barrels of oil a…

Donald Trump is considering a diesel export ban or other restrictions on shipments from the United States, in an attempt to bring down fuel prices before the midterm elections. The proposal is being backed by some Republican lawmakers and candidates, who argue that keeping more diesel in the US would reduce costs for farmers, hauliers and other businesses. Energy experts, however, warn that the move could provide only temporary relief and may eventually push prices higher. Diesel was selling at an average of $6.51 a gallon on Thursday, compared with $3.69 a year earlier, according to the AAA motor club.…

Morgan Stanley has revised its Bank of England interest rate forecast and now expects rate rises in November and February. The investment bank’s updated call points to two increases by the central bank, replacing its previous view.

Salisbury FC are preparing for a one-off trip to Kuwait, where the National League South club will face Al Qadsia in a friendly at the 22,000-capacity Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium. The Whites will travel between Sunday September 27 and Thursday October 1, leaving Wiltshire for temperatures expected to reach the high 30s. The visit has been arranged by owner Ali Alhamad, who completed his takeover of Salisbury just over a year ago. Al Qadsia are 17-time winners of the Kuwaiti Premier League and have Bader Al-Mutawa on their books. The forward is the joint-third most-capped international player of all time, behind…

Former childcare worker Hamish Tait faces 115 new charges in Sydney, taking the total number of alleged offences against children to 444. The 35-year-old is accused of offences involving children known to him and children linked to early childhood education facilities in Sydney’s north-west. The Australian Federal Police said the number of victims identified in Operation Moonbi had not increased following the latest charges. The new allegations include 105 counts of producing child abuse material, one count of carrying out a sexual act with a child under 10, five counts of filming a person engaged in a private act in…

A woman has been found dead inside a bin outside an apartment block in Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. Waste workers discovered the body on Lambert Street at about 11.50am on Friday. Emergency services attended and declared the woman deceased. Queensland Police has launched an investigation and cordoned off the area. Officers have not confirmed whether the death is being treated as suspicious. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Republican lawmakers are beginning to distance themselves from President Trump as the election enters its final stretch, with some pushing back against parts of his agenda. The shift comes as Mr Trump asks Republican voters to act as though he is on the ballot, despite not being a candidate himself. The lawmakers’ objections cover different elements of his political programme.