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Patient who caused £2 million damage to hospital A&E in arson attack is jailed

John Watson, who was wearing a distinctive Elvis jacket, set fire to the contents of a medical trolley

Wales Online

Patient jailed over fire which ‘gutted’ A&E ward and caused £1.9m of damage

John Watson refused to attend his sentencing for a third time.

The Independent UK

Auckland pulls a Brexit - on the mayor's casting vote

The great southern joke that New Zealand does indeed end at the Bombay Hills, but that it starts at Bluff, takes on a new hue now with Auckland Council breaking away from the sector organisation Local Government NZ

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Perth hospital radio DJs reflect on 40 years of broadcasting and appeal for new volunteers

Brian Whyte and John Watson reckon they have played thousands of requests from the public since taking on roles at Hospital Radio Perth

Daily Record

Many Georgia Republicans want no part of Trump’s comeback

As former President Donald Trump steps up his comeback bid, some of the state’s most prominent Republicans are raising urgent concerns about whether he can retake the state — let alone the White House — in 2024.

Tribune News Service

Now Anybody Can Write a Sherlock Holmes Story

Nearly a century after author Arthur Conan Doyle's death, the character is finally free.

Reason

Love Actually: What the actors have gone on to star in, from Harry Potter to The Queen’s Gambit

The romcom’s stars have appeared in major franchises from Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean

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Love Actually: What the actors have gone on to star in, from Harry Potter to The Queen’s Gambit

The romcom’s stars have appeared in major franchises from Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean

The Independent UK

Love Actually: What the actors have gone on to star in, from Harry Potter to The Queen’s Gambit

The romcom’s stars have appeared in major franchises from Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean

The Independent UK

Bordertown turkey farmers struggle to keep up with strong demand, rising costs

Independent turkey farmers are working around the clock to keep up with demand for free-range turkey, battling rising feed costs and a pressing Christmas deadline.

ABC News

Love Actually: What the actors have gone on to star in, from Harry Potter to The Queen’s Gambit

The romcom’s stars have appeared in major franchises from Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean

The Independent UK

Food prices are rising – but you can still enjoy a classic Australian Christmas lunch without breaking the bank

War in Ukraine, floods and Covid mean that turkey, trees and cherries are in short supply this year. But at least there’s a glut of wine

The Guardian - AU

Auckland Council: What they've got to hide

Auckland councillors held an extraordinary meeting on Thursday to grapple with a $270m hole in the council budget – but almost all the detail and all the grappling was kept secret.

Newsroom.co.nz

Arrest and raid at Warners Bay in national gun crackdown

Police allege equipment consistent with the manufacture of firearms, printed firearm parts, numerous 3D printers, ammunition, steroids, and precursor chemicals were seized.

Newcastle Herald

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AAP

Firearms seized following week of raids

A national law enforcement group involving police from jurisdictions across Australia has seized more than 500 firearms in raids and arrested 86 people.

Autosport

Autosport writers' favourite F1 US Grands Prix

Formula 1 is thriving in the United States under the ownership of Liberty Media and will stage three grands prix on American soil next season. Autosport's team of writers pick out their favourite of those held so far.

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton told to "lift his game" as George Russell threatens to "overwhelm" Brit

Neither of the two Mercedes drivers have managed to win a race in an underwhelming 2022 season, though George Russell has impressed in his debut year with the Silver Arrows

Newsroom.co.nz

Auckland Council's power shift

The make-up of the governing body of Auckland Council will look quite different in this fifth term of the Super City, with eight new faces around the table

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Harts and Pastorelli clinch Spa Six Hours success as Combe and ICCR titles decided

There was Dutch delight in Belgium for the Spa Six Hours as David Hart, son Olivier, and Nicky Pastorelli took victory amongst a plethora of other top racing. In the UK, Felix Fisher finally claimed Castle Combe's Formula Ford crown. The Irish Championship Circuit Racing titles were also decided at…

ABC News

Greg Donovan got a $300k redundancy payout. Then he took the biggest punt of his life and started the Big Red Bash music festival

When middle-aged insurance executive Greg Donovan was made redundant, he was told to play it safe. Instead, he gambled his payout on a crazy idea to build a music festival in the desert — and won.

Evening Standard

Australian police seize record 1.9 tons of meth found in marble tiles

Police estimate the street value at 1.6 billion Australian dollars

The Independent UK

Australian police seize record 2 tons of methamphetamine

Authorities have found 1.8 metric tons (2 U.S. tons) of methamphetamine hidden in marble tiles shipped from the Middle East to Sydney in what police describe as the largest-ever seizure of the illicit drug in Australia

Reuters

Australian police seize record $1.1 billion of crystal meth

Australian police said on Friday it had seized some A$1.6 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of crystal meth, also known as 'ice', concealed within marble stones in several sea freight containers, in what it said was the biggest ever haul of the drug in the country.

The Guardian - AU

Suitcases, tea towels and a brand new record press: the Brisbane couple taking a punt on the vinyl revival

Celebrated by artists and fans, Neil and Kathy Wilson have refocused their lives around vinyl records

The Guardian - UK

Martin Freeman: ‘I’m one of few people in my family who would ever unironically go into a church’

The cuddly Bilbo and John Watson actor, 50, tells Rich Pelley about squash, lefty politics, having a little faith and reserving the right to be difficult

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