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Bureau of Meteorology says guidance ‘favours landfall on Thursday’ possibly near Brisbane as Queensland disaster management committee meetsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA tropical cyclone lingering off the Queensland coast will “likely” turn towards the state’s south-east later this week, the Bureau of Meteorology says.Queensland authorities have begun preparations for the possibility that slow-moving Tropical Cyclone Alfred hits densely-populated urban areas near Brisbane. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/02/tropical-cyclone-alfred-likely-to-head-towards-southern-queensland-coast-later-this-week Author : Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent Publish date : 2025-03-02 01:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Australian navy ship heading to Coral Sea after Aurimas Mockus calls for help one week out from reaching AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Royal Australian Navy ship is bound for the Coral Sea after a Lithuanian man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Brisbane got into trouble.Aurimas Mockus activated his emergency beacon on Friday night about 740km east of Mackay, Queensland, and 90km west of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/02/lithuanian-rower-attempting-to-cross-pacific-activates-emergency-beacon-off-queensland-near-cyclone-alfred Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date

Ukraine leader embraced in No 10 and given £2.26bn defence loan one day after his White House dressing downKeir Starmer has described his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “meaningful and warm”, according to Downing Street.The British prime minister met the Ukrainian president on Saturday evening, just 24 hours after Zelenskyy’s meeting with the US president, Donald Trump, and vice-president, JD Vance, in Washington. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/01/starmer-hosts-zelenskyy-for-meaningful-and-warm-talks Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-03-01 23:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Veteran director, who originally opposed adapting 1967 film for the stage, is ‘very proud’ as Menier Chocolate Factory production will move to London’s Garrick theatreThe Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that its acclaimed production of The Producers is to transfer to the West End this autumn. Having sold out its three-month run at the 180-seat London venue before first night, it is set to move to the Garrick theatre. But according to its original creator Mel Brooks, the musical might never have happened at all.The 98-year-old Brooks has told the Guardian he was initially reluctant to adapt his 1967 movie