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Argentina has begun sanction proceedings against 45 individuals and companies over alleged oil exploration and production activities around the Falkland Islands, escalating a dispute with the UK after President Javier Milei vowed to block the Sea Lion project. The action was ordered by Mr Milei and announced by Argentina’s Foreign Ministry on Friday, September 4. It covers companies allegedly involved in hydrocarbon operations, as well as shareholders and service providers said to be supporting the work. Buenos Aires claims the activities breach a 2011 law prohibiting unauthorised oil exploration and exploitation in waters it regards as part of Argentina’s continental…

Lawson Mahoney has revealed how he deliberately played the fool on The Traitors Australia — and was shocked when his closest ally helped send him home. The model and Made in Bondi personality said he entered the Network 10 reality series believing that appearing unintelligent would help him survive. He had studied previous seasons and concluded that contestants who attracted attention by playing aggressively or showing too much intelligence were often eliminated early. “I thought I could use that to my advantage,” Mahoney said, explaining that he was the youngest and one of the least-known contestants in the cast. His…

Crystal Palace rejected bids for Adam Wharton during the summer transfer window, with Chelsea and Manchester City understood to be among the clubs interested in signing the England midfielder. The offers came from unnamed sides, but the Guardian reported that both Chelsea and Manchester City had shown significant interest in the 22-year-old. Palace ultimately stood firm and kept hold of one of their most valuable players. ([theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/04/pierre-sage-crystal-palace-transfer-window?utm_source=openai)) Manchester City made an approach for Wharton in August and were told that he was not for sale. The midfielder has three years remaining on his contract at Selhurst Park, strengthening Palace’s position…

Police are hunting a driver who escaped officers during an overnight pursuit as investigators examine a series of serious crashes in Cooloongup, Dianella, Glen Forrest and Halls Head. The incidents are being treated as separate crashes, with officers working to establish the circumstances surrounding each one and determine whether they are connected to the pursuit. Police have not identified the driver and are continuing their efforts to locate them. Further details about injuries and the damage caused have not been released. Investigations into the crashes remain ongoing.

A senior planning enforcement officer was given a police “blue-light” escort through Hertfordshire in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday as officials moved to halt an unauthorised development in Sawbridgeworth. Nina Johnson-Marshall was travelling to the site off Sheering Mill Lane, where heavy machinery, fencing and caravans had reportedly been brought on to land beside the River Stort over the bank holiday weekend. East Herts Council had secured an urgent High Court injunction late on Saturday to prevent further work and occupation of the land. When activity continued, a second order was granted and served at about 2am on…

The turmoil surrounding Nigel Farage and Reform UK has given Prime Minister Andy Burnham a temporary political reprieve as he prepares for his government’s first Budget on 28 October. Attention has shifted from questions over Labour’s spending plans after Channel 4 broadcast undercover footage appearing to show Farage and two senior aides discussing ways of securing foreign funding without breaching UK electoral law. Reform UK has suspended the two officials involved. Farage has denied wrongdoing and said the party had neither broken the law nor accepted illicit money, while describing the conduct shown in the footage as inappropriate. The Electoral…

Chelsea have decided against signing free agents Yves Bissouma and Georginio Wijnaldum, despite their need for midfield reinforcements following Enzo Fernandez’s move to Manchester City. Bissouma was offered to the west London club after leaving Tottenham at the end of the 2025/26 season. The Mali international was reportedly attracted by the possibility of signing a short-term contract and remaining in the Premier League, with Ajax and Monaco also understood to have shown interest. However, Chelsea are not expected to pursue either Bissouma or former Liverpool midfielder Wijnaldum. The club’s position on Wijnaldum has also been reported by transfer journalist Fabrizio…

A Beach Hazards Statement is in force along Pacific coast beaches in the San Francisco Bay Area through Monday evening, with forecasters warning of powerful sneaker waves, strong rip currents and breaking waves of up to 10ft. The National Weather Service said two long-period southerly swells generated by distant hurricanes Karina and Marie were expected to reach the coast over the holiday weekend. Their energy could combine at intervals, creating sudden surges far higher up the beach than expected. The advisory covers the San Francisco coast, the coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, the San Francisco Peninsula, northern…

Three people believed to be elderly are fighting for their lives after they were allegedly attacked with an axe at a property in Tyers, near Traralgon, sparking a major police manhunt. Emergency services were called to the home in Cowies Road at about 12.30pm on Saturday after the victims managed to raise the alarm. Police believe a man known to the group went to the property before allegedly assaulting the two men and a woman with what is believed to have been an axe. All three suffered critical injuries. The two men are expected to be flown to hospitals in…

Australian Michael Sacatides has returned home after being released from Indonesia’s Denpasar Immigration Detention Centre and deported from Bali following his release from prison. Mr Sacatides, 59, flew back to Australia on Friday night, 4 September, after authorities cleared him to leave Indonesia. He was arrested at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in October 2010 after customs officers found about 1.7kg of methamphetamine concealed in the lining of his suitcase. A Denpasar court convicted him of importing the drugs and sentenced him to 18 years in prison in April 2011. The sentence was two years longer than the term sought…