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Jokers Grin will make his long-awaited eastern states debut in The Shorts at Randwick on Saturday, with owner Mark Jones hoping the West Australian sprinter can prove he belongs among the contenders for The Everest. The $1 million, 1100-metre race is the six-year-old’s first start since joining Chris Waller’s Rosehill stable in January. Jones believes Jokers Grin, at his best, can match a field that includes Everest hopefuls Headwall and Joliestar, as well as confirmed runner Ninja. But his preparation has been repeatedly interrupted by problems with his feet. Waller reported that Jokers Grin had developed a temperature on Tuesday,…

A survivor of Beverley Allitt’s attacks has said lessons from the nurse’s crimes were ignored before Lucy Letby murdered babies at another NHS hospital. Paul Crampton was five months old when he suffered three unexplained collapses at Grantham and Kesteven Hospital in Lincolnshire in March 1991. His parents later learned that he had been poisoned with a huge dose of insulin while in the children’s ward. The findings of Lady Justice Thirlwall’s inquiry into Letby’s crimes brought back painful memories for Paul’s father, David Crampton, who believes the warning signs identified after the Allitt case were not acted upon. “Someone…

Robert Kraft has rejected Macklemore’s invitation to match a $1 million donation to organisations supporting Palestinians, saying Ed Sheeran had already asked him to match the singer’s separate $2 million humanitarian commitment. The exchange is the latest development in a dispute that led to Macklemore being removed from the remaining US dates of Sheeran’s Loop Tour. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, announced on Instagram that he would donate his net earnings from the tour to six organisations providing aid to Palestinians. He then challenged Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, to make…

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Australian tourism operator Sealink has been sold to US firm Journey Beyond in a deal valued at A$1.458 billion, transferring ownership of a portfolio that includes island resorts and sightseeing tours. The businesses include tourism experiences on K’gari, the heritage-listed island destination, as well as other attractions described as among Australia’s best-known. The transaction brings the resorts and maritime tourism operations under the ownership of Journey Beyond, a US company.

Sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom, France and Canada over Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank appear to have made little difference to voters ahead of October’s elections, analysts say. Israeli politicians have responded angrily to the measures, with foreign minister Gideon Saar accusing his British counterpart, Ed Miliband, of spreading “outrageous lies” after he alleged that Israelis were ethnically cleansing the territory. President Isaac Herzog also condemned the sanctions as “a gross interference in the democratic elections”. The measures have been presented by Israel’s political establishment as foreign pressure, rather than an issue likely to shift domestic opinion.…

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda has made comments at a news conference, with his remarks forming the focus of the latest update from the central bank.

Paul Merson has described Tottenham’s meeting with Aston Villa on Saturday as a potential momentum swinger, with both sides still searching for their first Premier League win of the season. Tottenham are also yet to score in the league, despite showing promising spells in their goalless match against Everton. Merson believes the lack of a breakthrough is deepening concerns over the team’s confidence. Tottenham v Aston Villa could change the momentum “The first 15, 20 minutes I thought they were outstanding,” Merson said of Tottenham’s performance against Everton. “I thought the way they passed it, moved it, it caused problems…

Protesters marched through downtown San Jose on Thursday to demand an end to what they described as the United States’ war against Iran, marking 200 days since the conflict began. The rally was held at the intersection of East Santa Clara Street and South Fourth Street before demonstrators took their message on to the streets, chanting against the war. The action was organised by the San José Peace & Justice Center, which called for an end to the conflict and for public money to be redirected from military spending towards people’s needs. Organisers also opposed US aid to Israel as…

A parliamentary report into the deadly MRH-90 Taipan crash near Lindeman Island has identified a combination of dangerous software, an unreliable aircraft and severe crew fatigue as contributing factors in the deaths of four Australian soldiers. Bushman 83 was flying low over the Whitsundays during a simulated night extraction mission in 2023 when it crashed. Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs were killed. The incident remains the only fatality involving Exercise Talisman Sabre in its 21-year history. ‘Unacceptable risk’ software The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee found that…