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A 29-year-old motorcyclist has died after his Suzuki collided with a Jeep Gladiator at an intersection in Melbourne, Florida, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at County Road 511 and Pummelo Street when the Jeep, driven by a 25-year-old Melbourne man, was stopped in the northbound lane and attempted to turn left. Investigators said the Jeep moved into the path of the southbound 2007 Suzuki SV650. The motorcyclist was travelling above the posted speed limit and tried to brake before the collision. The right-hand side of the Jeep struck the right-hand side of the motorcycle. The Jeep driver…

An abandoned lamb born at Uralla Central School in New South Wales has been adopted by teachers and students, who are hand-raising him in the classroom. Sam was born on Sunday at the school’s agricultural farm, but his mother gave more attention to his twin and left him alone in the paddock. Teachers found the lamb crying and discovered he was following people rather than the flock. He is now being fed formula and cared for by pupils from kindergarten through to Year 12. “It was really sad, he was wailing about a bit,” teacher Jessica Burton said. “I was…

Hurricane Trudy brought powerful winds and torrential rain to Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday, with authorities warning of life-threatening flooding and mudslides in parts of Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco. The National Hurricane Center said hurricane and tropical storm conditions could develop in areas under weather alerts during Sunday morning and afternoon. A hurricane warning was in force from Manzanillo in Colima to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. Trudy had maximum sustained winds of 105mph, making it a Category 2 hurricane, according to the centre’s latest update. The storm had briefly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane while approaching Mexico late…

Gwent has recorded 11 killings in the first ten months of 2026, a 270 per cent increase described as “unprecedented” by the force’s chief constable, as the Welsh county continues to grapple with the murder of 14-year-old Lilly Jones. Lilly disappeared in Blaina one Saturday evening in June, prompting neighbours to join the search. Her body was found two days later in woodland at Duffryn Park, a nine-acre area beside the Ebbw Fach river. She had suffered multiple stab wounds. A 14-year-old boy was later charged with her murder. The death has left the former mining community, home to fewer…

Ian Botham has reignited his public dispute with fellow all-rounder Ben Stokes, criticising him over his retirement and the recent Ashes debacle. The latest intervention reopens a war of words between the two England figures, with Botham once again questioning Stokes’ decisions and the team’s Ashes campaign.

A police officer has been shot in the foot after approaching a man and a woman in Nottingham city centre, with both suspects still being sought. The incident happened at about 4.50am on Sunday in Angel Row, near Nottingham City Council’s building. The officer was taken to hospital for treatment and remains there. Nottinghamshire Police said the two suspects fled after the officer approached them. A firearm, described as a sawn-off shotgun, was recovered at the scene. A large cordon has been put in place around Angel Row and extended to St James’s Street. The area remains closed, with marked…

Four people have been injured in a mass shooting on Chicago’s West Side, with one man in critical condition, police said. The gunfire broke out in the 600 block of South Central Avenue, near Loretto Hospital, at about 2.27am on Sunday, October 18, according to the Chicago Police Department. Investigators said a man was standing on the pavement when an SUV pulled up alongside him. An unidentified gunman then opened fire, striking him and three other people. A 45-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. A 39-year-old…

Sue Neill-Fraser has broken her silence in a 60 Minutes interview, nearly two decades after Tasmanian father Bob Chappell vanished from his yacht. Neill-Fraser was convicted of murdering Chappell and has returned to the spotlight through the interview, which focuses on the long-running case. Chappell’s disappearance from the yacht remains at the centre of the murder case that led to Neill-Fraser’s conviction.

Pope Leo XIV has returned to public duties after surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, telling thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square that he would gradually resume his activities. The 71-year-old pontiff appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace for the traditional Angelus blessing, four days after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. “Now that this delicate phase is behind me, I will gradually resume my activities, always with God’s help and your prayers,” he said, speaking in a strong voice. The crowd cheered as the Pope waved…

Drug smuggling from Israel to Jordan is becoming an increasingly sophisticated security threat, with gangs using drones and helium-filled balloons to move hashish, crystal meth and amphetamines across the heavily guarded border. Jordanian authorities say organised networks operating in Israel’s Negev Desert have links to groups in Jordan and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The activity has raised concern that the frontier is developing into a major route for narcotics entering the kingdom and being transported onwards. Jordan’s Interior Minister, Mazen al-Faraya, said security forces were continuing efforts to stop drugs reaching the country, but were facing increasingly complex tactics. “There is…