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The Australian Senate has formally censured Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe for heckling King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month. Thorpe shouted, “You are not my King” and “This is not your land” after the King addressed the Great Hall of Parliament, aiming to spotlight the effects of British colonisation on Indigenous Australians.  

Timothy West: Acclaimed actor who shone on screen and stage Switching effortlessly from stage to screen and drama to comedy, Timothy West, who has died aged 90, was a remarkably prolific actor over seven decades. Some of his most acclaimed performances were in Shakespearean productions, but he had a range and versatility that extended beyond the classics. West’s tour de force came when he brought his towering presence to the title role of Edward the Seventh (1975), ITV’s 13-part account of the life of Queen Victoria’s son “Bertie”, who spent 59 years waiting to ascend the throne and was recorded…

In a major shift in U.S. policy, President Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles to target Russian territory. The decision, confirmed by a U.S. official to CBS News, follows months of lobbying by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who called for lifting restrictions on strikes beyond Ukraine’s borders.  

Brazil’s First Lady, Janja Lula da Silva, made headlines after swearing at billionaire Elon Musk during a panel on disinformation at an event preceding the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. While discussing stricter social media regulations, she jokingly linked a loud noise to Musk, saying, “I think it’s Elon Musk,” and followed it with an expletive, declaring, “I’m not afraid of you.”  

Mohammed Afif, Hezbollah’s media chief and one of its prominent public figures, was killed in an Israeli air strike in central Beirut, the group confirmed. The strike targeted the Baath Party headquarters in the crowded Ras al-Naba neighbourhood, destroying much of the building, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.

At least 34 people, including many women and children, were killed in an Israeli air strike targeting a five-story residential building in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. Seven others were injured, and dozens are believed to remain trapped under the rubble.

Watch runners stream through town in hugely-popular Conwy Half-Marathon Several thousands of people took part in iconic event https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/watch-runners-stream-through-town-30390817

Doctors warn of ‘massive’ winter crisis in UK’s overstretched A&E departments Emergency doctors have sounded the alarm over an approaching winter crisis that they say is already putting patients in overstretched A&E departments at risk. Nearly all medics (94%) fear patients are coming to harm because of the conditions in A&E departments around the UK, according to a snapshot survey of 83 medics from emergency departments from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). Most (87%) are not confident their departments will cope well over the winter months, while 41% feel less prepared for this winter compared with last year.…

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after two people stabbed to death in Manchester Police were called to scene at 5am this morning https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/man-arrested-suspicion-murder-after-30391086

Man arrested after 60-year-old pedestrian dies in hit and run | UK News A man has been arrested after 60-year-old man was killed in a hit and run. The pedestrian was struck by a car in Vicarage Road, at the junction of Tile Kiln Lane, Bexley shortly after 11.30pm on Friday. Met Police officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended, but despite efforts to save him the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the car failed to stop at the scene. A 45-year-old man later attended a police station and was arrested on suspicion…