Maritime experts believe wreck is sister ship of Vasa, which sank off Stockholm in 1629Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister ship of the 17th-century warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage, the Swedish Museum of Wrecks has said.Launched in 1629, Applet (Apple) was built by the same shipbuilder as the famed 69-metre Vasa, which was carrying 64 cannon when it went down in a strait off the island of Vaxholm, just outside the capital, Stockholm. Continue reading...

Incoming prime minister says Tories must ‘unite or die’ and rules out early general election

Bolsonaro ally Roberto Jefferson said he was resisting arrest ‘in the name of freedom, democracy and family values’Brazil’s toxic presidential election has taken a surreal and violent turn after a radical ally of the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, used hand grenades and a rifle to attack federal police officers as they attempted to arrest him.Roberto Jefferson, a former congressman who has called Bolsonaro a “personal friend”, launched the attack on Sunday after police arrived at his home in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro. Two officers reportedly sustained non-fatal shrapnel wounds, while photographs showed a federal police vehicle riddled with bullet holes. Continue reading...

The US artist’s next mass nude installation will take place in November at a Sydney beach. ‘We’re hoping for a rainbow of people,’ he saysThe US artist who has made an international name for himself by urging volunteers to strip naked en masse in public is returning to Australia.Spencer Tunick’s next “nude installation”, commissioned by the charity Skin Check Champions to raise awareness of skin cancer and coinciding with National Skin Cancer Action Week, will take place on 26 November at a Sydney beach.. Continue reading...

YouGov survey finds people in Australia more likely to favour sending troops than people in Japan and US

Attorney general accused of using public interest immunity ‘improperly’ and adding exceptional circumstances test as ‘political decision’

Former chancellor has previously said his faith gives him strength and purpose and is part of who he is

Indians react to news the UK will have its first Hindu PM and wonder how it will affect relations between the two countries

Labour, Lib Dems, SNP and Johnson supporters say former chancellor has no mandate to run country

Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker also says new elections will be called if deadline to return to Stormont passesThe Northern Ireland minister, Steve Baker, has made a direct appeal to the Democratic Unionist party to accept EU-UK negotiations on the Brexit protocol and return to powersharing in Stormont.He also warned that if the DUP did not return to Stormont by Friday’s deadline, the government would call fresh assembly elections . Continue reading...

Late Irish actor’s poems, photos, plaques and even his wedding list among items handed over by familyRichard Harris blazed through life as an actor, singer, boozer and womaniser but few knew he was also a hoarder.Poems, photos, letters, script notes, artefacts, documents, rugby plaques, his wedding guest list – he kept it all. After his death in 2002, the trove spanning 50 years of cinema and theatre gathered dust in a lock-up in Oxford, known only to his family. Continue reading...

Several MPs supporting ex-PM’s return were caught out in awkward ways by news he would not run

Paper published Nadhim Zahawi article online just as news came through of Johnson’s withdrawal

Police say Arshad Sharif was shot after his car failed to halt at a roadblock near NairobiA senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of stopping at a roadblock near Nairobi, police have said.Police said it was a case of “mistaken identity” that occurred during a search for a similar car involved in a case of child abduction. Continue reading...

After 31 January, consumers with non-valid versions will have to send off a form to secure a swapRoyal Mail is urging consumers to use up stamps without barcodes by 31 January 2023, when imprints featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II will cease to be valid for postage.There are 100 days left for people to rummage through wallets and drawers to track down stamps to use before the deadline, otherwise they will have to swap them for new barcoded stamps in order to send a letter or parcel. Continue reading...

Cameras are credited with huge drop in crime by and against law enforcement but Bolsonaro ally prefers ‘to trust the police’Two years ago, São Paulo became the first state in Brazil to issue body cameras to its police officers, and the results were stunning: the number of people killed in clashes with police fell by more than half and the number of people resisting arrest fell by almost two-thirds.So what is the favourite in the race to become São Paulo governor talking about doing? Removing the cameras. Continue reading...

View forming within Medibank that details were then sold on a Russian-language cybercrime forum

MP Christopher Chope says there will be continuing rebellions unless Sunak holds general election if he becomes PM

Companies including Suncorp, Nissan and Origin Energy say they will continue to support the code

Google-owned company accused of misleading consumers about their rights under Australian law

Decline comes as RBA documents indicate values may sink as much as 20% nationally from their February peak by end of 2024

Nathaniel Drummond, 19, was competing in a race at South Australia’s Seacliff Beach when the large shark attacked his vessel

Prosecutors to decide whether to pursue third trial after jurors acquitted Mosman swim instructor of 10 charges but could not reach decision on others

New laws to strip citizenship from dual citizens suspected of terrorism are likely to pass parliament after Coalition indicated support

Roslyn hit land as category 3 hurricane before weakening as it headed inlandTwo people died on Sunday from destruction caused by tropical storm Roslyn after it made landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast as a powerful hurricane before weakening farther inland, authorities said.A 74-year-old man was killed in the town of Mexcaltitan de Santiago Ixcuintla when a beam fell on his head, Nayarit state’s ministry of security and citizen protection said. A 39-year-old woman died when a fence collapsed in the state’s Rosamorada district. Continue reading...

Boris Johnson dropped out of the race, and Rishi Sunak has secured at least 165 supportersFormer prime minister Boris Johnson has ended his bid to return to power within months of being ousted, claiming that although he had the numbers, he would not run to replace Liz Truss, who resigned as Conservative party leader on Thursday after just 45 days in office. Johnson claimed to have won the support of 102 colleagues – two clear of the threshold needed – but only about 60 had publicly stated their support for him.Johnson said he reached the decision reluctantly after recognising he would not lead “a united party in parliament”. He said, “In the course of the last days I have sadly come to the conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to do,” and, “You can’t govern effectively unless you have a united party in parliament.” Read his full statement here.Former chancellor Rishi Sunak appears set to become party leader and prime minister. He ended Sunday with more than 165 supporters ahead of Monday’s nomination deadline. Sunak came second in the race against Truss over the summer.The chances of a general election have risen, according to some estimations. Johnson supporter Nadine Dorries has said an election was now “impossible to avoid”. Labour, which has opened up huge poll leads, is demanding an election. Angela Rayner, the deputy leader, said: “The Tories are about to hand the keys of the country to Rishi Sunak without him saying a single word about how he would govern. No one voted for this. Perhaps it’s not surprising he’s avoiding scrutiny: after all, he was so bad that just a few weeks ago, he was trounced by Liz Truss.”Contender Penny Mordaunt, who missed out on the last contest’s run-off by just eight votes, will now come under pressure to concede rather than force the contest to a vote of members. However a source on the Mordaunt campaign insisted her campaign was continuing and that she wanted to get on the ballot so party members could decide the result.Johnson and Sunak held talks late into Saturday night, according to reports. The ex-leader also reportedly spoke on Sunday to Mordaunt, who was said to have rebuffed his calls to back him, noting her supporters were likely to split more for Sunak.Mordaunt could yet win over any former Johnson supporters who want to stop Sunak. Each needs to submit nominations by 2pm on Monday. If both get more than 100 nominations, 150,000 Tory members will be asked to decide the result.Sunak launched his official campaign with a declaration that “fixing the economy” was his priority, but he gave no media interviews or formal manifesto. If Sunak succeeds on Monday he will become Britain’s first non-white PM, and as a Hindu, his victory will be sealed on Diwali.Mordaunt spoke to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, telling her she would be a “halfway house” between Sunak and Johnson but refused to be drawn on any economic policies or decisions on tax and spending.A survey by Conservative pollster James Johnson still found all three Tory candidates had negative favourability. The survey found that Johnson was on -24, Mordaunt -15 and Sunak -2. Continue reading...

More than 165 MPs declare for ex-chancellor after Johnson said he would not run despite claiming he had 102 supporters

However much the ex-PM blew his own trumpet he knew he did not have enough MPs on side to get back to No 10

Former PM says he is withdrawing from Tory leadership contest for sake of party unity despite ‘very good chance’ of succeeding

Woman missing in flood waters near Mudgee as severe storms forecast to cause more damage to towns in Victoria’s north

Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, makes calls with UK, US, French and Turkish counterparts on Sunday

Move means Rishi Sunak looks almost certain to be PM

Parents of Scott-Swaley Daniel Stevens pay tribute to ‘well-loved boy’ after garage wall fell on himThe parents of 12-year-old boy who died after a garage wall collapsed have paid tribute to their son.They said Scott-Swaley Daniel Stevens was a “well-loved boy” with lots of friends, that he “will be missed by so many” and that “as a family, we cannot explain the hurt we feel and we are broken”. Continue reading...

UK supply chains likely to be hit after talks over pay with Peel Ports fail, and Unite’s Sharon Graham criticises actions by boardHundreds of dock workers at one of the UK’s largest container ports are beginning a fresh two-week strike in a dispute over pay, which could further disrupt the country’s supply chains.Nearly 600 members of the Unite union at the Port of Liverpool, which is owned by Peel Ports, will strike again from Monday, after the union said talks designed to resolve the dispute ended “in chaos”. Continue reading...

If chosen as PM, Sunak would face a dire inheritance and a narrow window to turn things around

David Lidington implores former colleagues to think of the country and ‘worried sick’ households when voting for Liz Truss’s replacement

Woman calls RSPCA after finding 3ft snake trying to get into her home in BasildonA woman called the RSPCA after a 3ft (90cm) snake tried to get into her bedroom window in Basildon, Essex, this month.Enola Evans, who was sent to remove the creature, having started work with the animal rescue charity only a month earlier, said: “It’s not every day you get woken up by a snake trying to get into your bedroom through a window. The woman was terribly shocked. Continue reading...

Divina de Campo starred in revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Leeds PlayhouseA star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has picked up a leading theatre award for her performance as an East German “slip of a girly boy” who lives bitterly in Kansas after botched gender reassignment surgery.Divina de Campo won the best performance in a musical award at the UK Theatre awards on Sunday, one of three prizes for the biggest winner of the day: Leeds Playhouse. Continue reading...

Evacuation of city ordered amid fears Russian forces may blow up hydroelectric dam at Nova Kakhovka

Government body denies ‘business-over-science’ approach but failed to inform federal minister of change in focus

Previously accused of ‘egregious’ security failures, MTC will be paid $47.3m to oversee detention of 111 refugees and asylum seekers for two months

Incoming leader Lubna Shuja says some criminal work is unsustainable, amid calls for a 15% pay riseThe new president of the Law Society has said the association has a duty to tell solicitors in England and Wales to refuse criminal work if they are not paid properly for it, as they demand a 15% increase in legal aid fees to give them parity with barristers.Lubna Shuja has taken on the role amid anger that criminal solicitors have been offered a 9% rise, despite having gone 25 years without a pay increase and a 15% minimum rise having been recommended by the independent review of criminal legal aid. Continue reading...

Member for Kennedy claimed $35,468.14 in Comcar bills in the April-June quarterFederal MP Bob Katter has defended claiming more taxpayer-funded car services than any other minister or backbench MP in the last quarter, describing himself as an “everywhere man” who needed to travel widely to advocate for his electorate.Katter, the member for Kennedy, has one of Australia’s largest electorates. But his office wouldn’t clarify how he claimed $35,000 in Comcar expenses in just one quarter, including $1,700 in one day – which would equate to 14 continuous hours of car usage at the standard rate of $2 per minute. Continue reading...

Fabian Society also says Labour needs to be radical and introduce better provision for the lowest paid

Incident is second such fatal crash in Russian residential area in six days involving a Sukhoi jet

Mike Ashley’s increased holding comes after online retailer reported slowing sales and full-year lossThe billionaire retailer Mike Ashley has built up a stake of more than 5% in the online fashion retailer Asos.His fashion and sportswear retailer Frasers Group informed Asos on Friday that it had become one of the company’s most signifiant shareholders. Continue reading...

Country’s first female prime minister leads the most rightwing government since the second world warPope Francis offered prayers for “unity and peace in Italy” as Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first female prime minister, took the helm of the country’s most rightwing government since the second world war.Meloni, the leader of Brothers of Italy, a party with neofascist origins, met the outgoing prime minister, Mario Draghi, for a formal handover ceremony on Sunday. “I did not expect this welcome,” Meloni, 45, said as she was greeted by Draghi, referring to the ceremonial guard. “It’s an emotionally impacting thing.” Continue reading...

Viengsay Valdés, 44, has the tough task of renewing the Cuban National Ballet’s reputation as country finds itself in crisisCuba’s favourite ballerina, Viengsay Valdés, will run on to the stage of the island’s National Theatre on 2 November, fairly certain it won’t collapse beneath her.Reprising the role of Giselle she first performed 25 years ago, she can’t use Havana’s more glamorous auditorium, the rococo Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso, because that is being devoured by woodworm. Continue reading...