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A 34-year-old mother has told relatives she swerved to avoid rocks shortly before the four-wheel-drive she was driving rolled and killed her 11-year-old son and seven-year-old niece near Melbourne. The vehicle was carrying seven children home from school when it overturned at the intersection of Nerowie Road and Parwan-Exford Road in Parwan, west of the city, at about 4.30pm on Tuesday. Sarah El Hawli died at the scene despite attempts by paramedics to revive her. Her cousin, Ossama El Hawli, was flown to the Royal Children’s Hospital in a critical condition but died overnight. The five other children, including a…

The Government’s decision to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has triggered a sharp diplomatic confrontation with Israel and renewed warnings that Britain risks damaging a longstanding security and trading relationship. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced the measures in the House of Commons on Tuesday, saying Britain would ban imports from settlements and introduce sanctions against companies and individuals involved in construction, infrastructure, finance and property development linked to settlement expansion. The restrictions are expected to come into force within six to nine months. The Government said they would target settlements and those facilitating their expansion,…

A Georgia National Guard member deployed to Washington DC has been arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at a fellow service member during an argument over Army hairstyle regulations. Zion Mitchell, 21, faces felony charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence or dangerous offence, according to court documents and a Metropolitan Police Department report. The incident allegedly took place on 25 August, while Mitchell and other National Guard members were taking a break from patrol duties in a van near H Street North-East. The group had been deployed to…

India’s consumer inflation is expected to have climbed to a 20-month high in August, driven by rising food and fuel costs, according to a Reuters poll of economists. Annual inflation, measured by the consumer price index, was forecast at 4.80%, up from 4.45% in July. Estimates from the 44 economists surveyed between September 3 and 9 ranged from 4.40% to 5.05%. The figures, due to be released on September 14, would mark a third consecutive month in which inflation has exceeded the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4%. Prices of essentials including sugar, cereals, milk, edible oils, eggs…

Florence Pugh made a striking return to the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday, arriving at a Max Mara event in a plunging crop top and sweeping, shimmering skirt. The British actress posed against the city’s historic architecture and by the water, with the fabric of her top draped elegantly over her arms. The matching skirt skimmed her figure before falling into a dramatic floor-length train. She completed the look with a diamond necklace and matching earrings, carrying a clutch as she paused for photographs during the glamorous appearance. Pugh had arrived in Venice earlier in the day by water taxi,…

Rhys Carr is determined to secure his first permanent head-coach role after his brief spell in charge of Coventry City convinced him that he is ready for the next step. The 39-year-old former Coventry assistant manager has spent much of his career developing players, but believes the experience of leading the Sky Blues for three demanding matches has made him “even hungrier” to run a team of his own. “I want to be a head coach,” Carr said. “It has made me even hungrier.” Carr was handed caretaker responsibility after Mark Robins’ seven-year tenure at Coventry came to an end.…

A man has been shot dead in the car park of a community centre in Punchbowl, in Sydney’s south-west, with police searching for the occupants of a black ute seen fleeing the scene. Emergency services were called to the Punchbowl Community Centre on Rossmore Avenue at about 5.50pm on Wednesday, September 9, after witnesses reported hearing several gunshots. The victim was found beside a white sedan near the entrance to the car park, which was busy at the time. Paramedics treated him at the scene, but he died from his injuries. His identity has not yet been released. Multiple police…

Children in immigrant families across the United States are facing mounting anxiety, disrupted healthcare and worsening financial insecurity as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown separates families and deters parents from seeking help, campaigners and clinicians have warned. In Oxnard, California, Norma Gómez arrived at a neighbour’s flat with food, nappies, baby wipes and clothes after immigration agents arrested the parents of a six-year-old girl and her baby brother outside their home. “Are you the person who’s going to bring my mom back?” the girl asked her. Gómez, a project manager with the Mixteco Indigena Community Organising Project, could offer only…

Women who were groomed, trafficked and sexually exploited by drug gangs as teenagers have accused police and social services of failing to protect them, as a BBC documentary examines why the abuse has continued for more than two decades. Five survivors describe being raped, assaulted and forced to have sex with gang members and their associates while also being used to sell or transport drugs across Britain. Four have chosen to reveal their identities in Britain’s Forgotten Girls, which airs on BBC Two tonight. The women say some officers appeared more concerned with gathering intelligence about criminal networks and pursuing…

Lee Mack celebrated another National Television Awards triumph with his three children by his side after The 1% Club won the Quiz Show prize for the fourth consecutive year. The 58-year-old comedian’s ITV programme saw off competition from Ant and Dec’s Limitless Win, Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, Richard Osman’s House of Games and The Chase at Tuesday night’s ceremony. Mack, who generally keeps his family life away from the spotlight, revealed that Arlo, 21, Louie, 19, and Millie, 14, had attended the event as he collected the award. “My kids don’t usually come to these things, but my kids, Arlo,…