Saturday, 31 October 2026today, still filling

A minibus with ten people on board rolled over on King Island in the Bass Strait at around 4.20pm on Friday. Three of the most seriously injured passengers were flown to hospitals in Melbourne, while others were taken to King Island District hospital. The cause of the crash remains unknown and the investigation is ongoing.

Meghan Markle and her father Thomas Markle Sr have been estranged for eight years since his absence from her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry, which he missed after suffering a heart heart attack. In October, allegations emerged that child sexual abuse material had been found at his former home in the Philippines, allegedly discovered by Meghan's half-brother Thomas Markle Jr and reported to detectives. Markle Sr denied the claims as 'sick lies', whilst Meghan said she was 'deeply distressed' and revealed she had known of the allegations since 2018, when a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police.

King Charles has expressed sorrow for slavery's suffering since 2022 but will not apologise on behalf of Britain or support financial reparations, Buckingham Palace has indicated. Caribbean leaders meeting at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda next week are expected to press their case for reparations through CARICOM. Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean, chair of the Bahamas' National Reparations Committee, said the king's words were insufficient, stating: 'We need action equal with the scale of the harm inflicted.'