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Western Australian police are investigating footage that appears to show a three-year-old driving a car through a suburban Perth street while sitting on an adult’s lap and not wearing a restraint. The child is seen steering as the man filming the incident gives directions and records the stunt on his phone. The vehicle appears to mount the kerb during the journey. “Go . . . steer! Look, look there’s my hands it’s all . . . look where you’re going! Don’t crash!” the man says in the footage. He later tells the child: “Left that way that way that way…

Pauline Hanson has come under fire from Labor over comments about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s late mother and her long-term residence in public housing. The One Nation leader made the remarks during a podcast with Karl Stefanovic in February, criticising Mr Albanese for referring to his childhood in a Housing Commission property with his mother, Maryanne Albanese. Hanson described the Prime Minister as “pathetic” for discussing his upbringing. “Oh, I’ve actually grew up in a Housing Commission house. You have no idea how hard it is to grow up in a Housing Commission house. Oh, my God. Don’t talk about…

Washington has responded to a prominent insider warning about the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence with a bipartisan AI safety bill that would give federal regulators powers to test, monitor and potentially block the release of the most powerful models. The proposal emerged within 48 hours of Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic. Mr Coxon, who previously worked at OpenAI, said the two companies were “gambling with our lives” by pursuing superintelligence without a credible plan to control systems more capable than their creators. Senator Josh Hawley opened an investigation into OpenAI, while Senator Richard Blumenthal sent a similar letter. Senator…

Jennifer Aniston’s boyfriend Jim Curtis has spoken about the couple’s relationship, saying he was “not searching for love any more” when they first met. The wellness coach said he and the actor had built a friendship over several months before their romance began, describing their connection as more natural and less driven by need. “There was a many-month friendship first,” Curtis told The Sunday Times Magazine. He added: “The drive was more natural, more organic, less needy. In the past I’ve felt this idea of, ‘I need you to be in love with me …’ I wasn’t searching for love…

Warnings about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence have prompted comparisons with the development of nuclear power and atomic weapons, with letter writers arguing that the technology may advance faster than governments can manage. Judith Morrison, from Nunawading, said reports of former Anthropic workers raising concerns about AI’s effect on humanity were “extremely disturbing”. She warned that AI systems could eventually develop an independent power beyond human control. She compared the development of artificial intelligence with the splitting of the atom, which led both to nuclear power and weapons including the atomic bomb used against Hiroshima. Morrison said AI was…

Saudi Arabia has shut down a major oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones from Iraq, raising fears of further pressure on global fuel prices and energy supplies. The East-West pipeline, which runs for 745 miles across the Arabian Peninsula, was closed as a precaution, according to the Saudi Energy Ministry. Both Baghdad and Riyadh said the drones originated in Iraq, where Iranian-backed militias operate. The line has carried between four million and five million barrels of crude a day in recent months, equivalent to about 4 to 5 per cent of global supply, according to analysts and ship-tracking…

Emily Atack and Dr Alistair Garner are preparing for a lavish wedding celebration in the Spanish hilltop town of Mojácar, following an intimate ceremony in Bedfordshire attended by close family and friends. The couple are expected to celebrate with around 200 guests as they publicly mark their marriage for a second time. Atack previously shared photographs from the UK ceremony, describing the day as “absolutely perfect”. The actress, who rose to fame as Charlotte ‘Big Jugs’ Hinchcliffe in The Inbetweeners, has spoken openly about the difficulty of being single and her troubled experiences with relationships before finding lasting love with…

A late Izak Rankine tackle on Isaac Heeney helped Adelaide hold off a surging home side in a wet AFL clash at the SCG. With about seven minutes remaining in the final quarter of round 19, Heeney collected a looping handball from Braeden Campbell and appeared to have room to move inside 50. Heeney was close to the boundary, with Rankine approaching from his right. Despite being significantly bigger and stronger, Heeney was unable to break free when Rankine wrapped him up in the tackle. Heeney managed to free one arm and tried to dispose of the ball, but Rankine…

Sadiq Khan is preparing a London log burner ban as part of a proposed clean-air crackdown that could see homeowners forced to remove wood-burning stoves from their fireplaces. The Mayor of London wants new area-specific restrictions to be introduced through zero-emission zones. The proposals would also include tighter controls on domestic bonfires and a request for additional powers to tackle what he calls solid-fuel burning. Many Londoners have installed log burners in recent years, with the cost of a wood stove typically put at between £2,000 and £4,000. Under the proposed measures, some could face having to remove them. However,…

Fiji have reached the Pacific Nations Cup final after beating Canada 45-29 in their semi-final in Osaka, Japan. The victory saw Fiji claim a high-scoring win over Canada and secure their place in the tournament decider.