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Growing crime concerns have become the central issue in one state’s election campaign, with both major parties pledging to increase police numbers. The competing commitments place law and order at the heart of the contest as the parties seek to respond to public concern about crime. Both sides have made expanding the police force a key part of their election platforms, presenting greater police numbers as a response to the state’s crime concerns.

Manchester United have identified Bournemouth left-back Adrien Truffert as a potential successor to Luke Shaw, but are reportedly facing a £60 million asking price. United opted not to recruit a new left-back during the summer, despite the position remaining an area Michael Carrick may look to strengthen. Shaw, now 31, remains the club’s first choice but has experienced repeated fitness problems in recent seasons. Lewis Hall had been viewed as a leading alternative, yet Newcastle’s decision to tie the defender to a new contract until 2031 has made him increasingly difficult to prise away. Adrien Truffert emerges as Manchester United…

A 23-year-old man says another driver opened fire on his truck after a roadside confrontation in Wesley Chapel, Florida, leaving the vehicle with seven bullet holes but no one injured. Wesley Coons had been driving east along County Road 56 near Meadow Pointe Boulevard early on Friday morning after dropping friends home from a Luke Bryan concert at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater. He told local television station FOX 13 that he noticed a sedan partly in the cycle lane and lowered his window to check on the driver. Coons said the motorist appeared to take offence before directing a…

Victoria is to have 1,500 extra police officers on the frontline under a pledge announced by Premier Ben Carroll, with a new training academy proposed for Wyndham if his government is returned at the November state election. Mr Carroll said the commitment meant the state would gain at least 1,500 additional officers regardless of which side won power. The proposed western academy would operate alongside the existing facility in Glen Waverley, helping to increase recruitment and make training more accessible to prospective officers across Melbourne. “My priority is community safety,” Mr Carroll told reporters on Sunday. Police numbers in Victoria…

Indonesian authorities are seeking a ship carrying over 240 passengers after it lost contact. No further details have been released about the ship, its route or the circumstances surrounding the loss of contact. The case has prompted a search operation as officials coordinate the response. Further updates will be issued as information becomes available.

Four people have died and a child is in critical condition after a stabbing in Houma, Louisiana, authorities said. Deputies responding to reports of an attack found the child with apparent knife wounds before discovering several people dead inside a nearby home. The injured youngster was flown to a hospital outside the area by Acadian Ambulance Service Air Med and remains critically ill. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said at least four other victims had been pronounced dead. Their identities and ages have not been released. It is also not known whether the child was related to any of those…

The San Francisco Opera Orchestra went on strike on Saturday, September 12, forcing the cancellation of the company’s opening-night performance and a free concert planned for the following day. The walkout came shortly before the curtain was due to rise on Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra at the War Memorial Opera House, which was to launch San Francisco Opera’s 104th season. Musicians said negotiations over a new contract had broken down after talks on Saturday. Their previous agreement expired on July 31, and they are represented by American Federation of Musicians Local 6. In a statement, the orchestra said management’s offers were…

Donald Trump has said Irish reunification “would be a fantastic thing” and predicted that the island will eventually be united, during a meeting with Ireland’s taoiseach, Micheál Martin. The US president acknowledged that the subject was politically sensitive before voicing his support. “Well, I don’t want to cause any trouble,” he said. “But I will tell you, I’d love to see it unified.” Trump later pointed towards Mr Martin and said: “It’s going to happen eventually. … I think it will happen now. You’ve got the right man over here to get it moving.” “But yeah, I think it would…

Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation for a missing passenger ship carrying 241 people in the Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan. Contact with the Virgo Transport 8 was lost at about 2am on Sunday local time, with the vessel’s operator reporting the incident after receiving information that it had encountered bad weather. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The ship had left Surabaya at 10.13am on Saturday and was bound for Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Its last known position was about 92 miles from a pier…

More than two years after Kenny Davidson was shot dead in Kenosha, Wisconsin, his mother is still waiting for answers. No arrests have been made in the fatal shooting, and police say the investigation remains active. Davidson, 32, was killed on 14 June 2024 near 36th Avenue and 47th Street, shortly after 9.20pm. He had travelled from Washington state to attend his grandmother’s funeral, according to his mother, Yolanda McKenzie. McKenzie said her son had gone for a walk with a friend before he was shot. She described him as protective, loving and loyal, and said his absence was felt…