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Sophie Habboo posed topless while cuddling her baby son Ziggy in a series of Instagram photographs shared to mark the end of summer. The former Made in Chelsea star was pictured cradling the eight-month-old as she looked back on his first summer, with husband Jamie Laing also appearing in the family snaps. In one image, Habboo held Ziggy close while wearing black bikini bottoms. Another showed Laing kissing his son on the head during an evening walk. Habboo captioned the post: “Clearing out my summer 26 camera roll and it’s been so good I cried xxx Ziggy’s first summer!!” Habboo…

A New Brighton man remains at large after allegedly attacking a couple with a steak knife as they slept at their home in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, leaving both victims with serious injuries. Wesley Al McDaniel, 35, is accused of stabbing the pair during the early hours of 27 August, according to a criminal complaint filed in Anoka County Court. The man and woman had reportedly allowed McDaniel to stay at their home after the male victim collected him from a treatment facility about a week earlier. Police were called to the property near Ibis Street NW after one of the…

Mariano Navone has taken the opening set from Novak Djokovic in a first-set tie-break, putting the Argentine within reach of a major upset. Navone, visibly fired up after edging the tie-break, sensed an opportunity against the Serbian great as Djokovic struggled to impose his authority. Djokovic must now recover quickly if he is to avoid an early shock, while Navone will attempt to maintain the intensity that earned him the first breakthrough.

Randy Quaid has criticised Anne Hathaway’s casting in the forthcoming Days of Thunder sequel, calling her a “leftist, woke, horrible choice” for the film’s NASCAR audience. The 75-year-old actor, who played team owner Tim Daland in the original 1990 film, made the remarks on X on Saturday after it was announced that Hathaway would star opposite Tom Cruise in the follow-up. Quaid also called on Cruise to bring back Nicole Kidman, who played Dr Claire Lewicki in the first film. “We need Nicole [Kidman] back,” he wrote, adding: “You need the original girl.” Paramount Pictures has scheduled the sequel for…

A Ground Zero volunteer who later developed lung cancer is making a documentary about the long-term health problems faced by people who helped clear the World Trade Centre site after the September 11 attacks. Craig Sotkovsky was in Jersey City, New Jersey, when he saw one of the towers burning on 11 September 2001. With a background in construction, he travelled to the site and spent two days operating a bobcat and working in a bucket brigade clearing debris. He has described the scene as a nightmare, saying the scale of the destruction was beyond anything people should have had…

Asian shares fell sharply on Monday as renewed US-Iran fighting in the Gulf sent oil prices higher and heightened concern over global inflation. Japan’s Nikkei dropped 2.1 per cent, while Nasdaq futures were down 0.5 per cent. Brent crude rose above 90 US dollars a barrel after US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported that Brent futures were up 2.52 per cent at 90.32 dollars a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 2.41 per cent to 85.41 dollars. The US military said the launchers were being prepared to fire…

Australians are feeling poorer because wages, productivity and household incomes have been squeezed for years, financial journalist Alan Kohler has warned, saying the outlook for the country’s economy remains troubling. Writing for the ABC on Monday, August 31, Kohler argued that Australia’s economic malaise was being obscured by optimism about artificial intelligence and repeated calls for closer cooperation between the government and business. His warning followed the Business Council of Australia’s annual dinner, where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and business leaders urged a stronger partnership to lift investment, productivity and living standards. Kohler said the approach risked overlooking the deeper…

Hugh Jackman is offering Bilt members the chance to win a month without paying rent, as his Manhattan apartment remains on the market for roughly AU$40 million. The Australian actor has joined Bilt founder Ankur Jain for the company’s “Rent Free” game show, in which celebrity participants help determine how many members receive rent-free prizes. The promotion forms part of a wider partnership between Bilt and Global Citizen, ahead of the Global Citizen Festival at New York’s Central Park on September 26. Jackman, a Global Citizen ambassador, is due to host the event, which is expected to draw about 60,000…

An aspiring rapper and two other people have been charged over an alleged Southern California scheme involving more than $8.1 million (£6.1 million) in stolen US Treasury and private cheques. Ada William Obayuwana, 31, who performs under the names “ColdheartedAC” and “AC”, is accused of working with Albert Tai Vu, 28, and Cassandra Marie Murrillo, 31. All three face nine counts of bank fraud in a 25-count federal indictment. Prosecutors allege the operation ran from at least April 2022 to December 2023, with the defendants obtaining hundreds of cheques belonging to individuals and businesses, as well as more than 50…

Hurricane Karina has intensified rapidly into a major Category 3 storm in the Pacific, although forecasters say it poses no immediate threat to land. The National Hurricane Center said Karina strengthened from a hurricane on Sunday within hours, reaching maximum sustained winds of 205km/h. It was positioned about 1,545km west-south-west of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula and was expected to remain well offshore. No coastal watches or warnings were in force, but the storm was forecast to generate dangerous swells along parts of south-western Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula. The resulting surf and rip currents could create life-threatening conditions for…