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Coventry City and Brighton & Hove Albion are listed for live coverage of their fixture on 13 September 2026.

Wickepin ruckman Sam Fortini was awarded the George Warren Medal for being best afield after an outstanding performance in his side’s league grand final defeat last week. Fortini’s display came as Wickepin narrowly missed out on back-to-back league premierships, falling heartbreakingly short in the contest.

Australian comedian Julian Woods has faced backlash over a 9/11 joke posted on Instagram, after a public stunt involving a fake bomb left viewers divided. Woods, who has 439,000 followers on the platform and has been branded “Australia’s king of dark comedy”, shared a video showing him approach an older man sitting on a bench. He asked the stranger: “Excuse me… if science has flown us to the moon, where has religion flown us?” Woods then replied: “Into the twin towers!” before opening his jacket to reveal what appeared to be a bomb strapped to his chest. As the man…

Mary Gaudron, Australia’s first female judge appointed to the High Court of Australia, has died aged 83. Her death was confirmed on Sunday evening by Australia’s Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, who paid tribute to the former justice’s contribution to the country’s legal system. “The nation remembers Mary Gaudron KC, whose distinguished career transformed Australia’s legal landscape,” Ms Mostyn said. She extended her condolences to Justice Gaudron’s family, friends, colleagues and all those who admired her contribution.

A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police imposed restrictions on face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, is accused of wearing or using an item to conceal his identity during Saturday’s demonstration. Hampshire Police said he had been seen wearing clothing styled as a niqab. He is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday 14 September. Anti-immigration and anti-racism protesters gathered in the city centre, with police separating opposing groups. Portsmouth Patriots was among the groups involved, with demonstrators chanting “Stop the boats”, while Stand Up To Racism…

Republican Wisconsin governor candidate Tom Tiffany suffered minor injuries after the aircraft he was travelling in made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau, forcing him and the pilot to swim to safety. Mr Tiffany was returning to his district from a dinner in La Crosse County when the plane lost power while approaching Wausau Downtown Airport, he said. The aircraft was then landed on the lake. He said the pair left the plane as it began to submerge and swam to a shallow area, where they waited for emergency responders to reach them by boat. The Wausau Fire Department took…

Maya Jama is reportedly being considered to present a revamped return of The X Factor, as ITV looks to attract younger viewers with a revival of the former Saturday-night hit. Producers at Talkback Thames are said to be targeting the 32-year-old Love Island presenter, who previously worked with Simon Cowell on his 2021 programme Walk The Line. Cowell is understood to rate her highly. An unnamed source said Jama would be “perfect for the reboot”, citing her experience presenting live television, her interest in music and her sizeable following. The source added that ITV wanted to appeal to a younger…

A man has been charged with reckless driving after video emerged of a three-year-old child apparently steering a car through a Perth suburb while sitting unrestrained on his lap. The footage appears to show the man recording the incident on his phone as the toddler handles the wheel and is given directions. The vehicle can be seen mounting a kerb during the journey. “Look, look, there’s my hands, it’s all [expletive]. Look where you’re going. Don’t crash,” the man says in the video. He then appears to encourage the child to continue, saying: “Go straight, straight. Up the curb, up…

Gwyneth Paltrow has posed topless in a TikTok video promoting knitwear, telling followers it was “sweater weather” as she modelled pieces from her luxury clothing line, GWYN. The 53-year-old actress filmed the clip at her home in Montecito, California, placing her phone inside a designer fridge before appearing in just white jeans. A black bar was used to cover her modesty as she ate an apple and displayed the knitwear. The video showed Paltrow changing between several jumpers and other knitted garments before the unexpected topless moment. The post comes after another revealing promotional appearance by the Oscar winner for…

A 71-year-old Ballarat man has died after reportedly hitting a pothole and crashing his motorcycle on the Western Highway near Beaufort in Victoria. Emergency services were called to the highway near Trawalla Road shortly before 12.50pm on Sunday after the rider lost control. Police confirmed he died at the scene and said investigations were continuing. The crash has renewed scrutiny of the condition of Victoria’s regional roads, with potholes emerging as a major political issue ahead of the state election on November 28. Martha Haylett, the Labor member for Ripon, whose electorate includes Trawalla, said she had been pressing the…