Australia
Organisers say at least 300,000 people have taken part in the global strikes on the climate emergency. Adults have been urged to join school students this week in their Friday school strikes, a protest begun by Greta Thunberg.
Thousands of protesters gathered across Australia calling for action to tackle climate change.
A hiker has been rescued after he crawled for two days through the Australian bush for two days with a broken leg and wrist. Neil Parker received his injuries after falling six metres down a waterfall during a walk on Mount Nebo, near Brisbane.
"Legs are very heavy when they’re not connected to anything."
Liz Truss has been discussing a post-Brexit free trade deal with her counterparts in Canberra.
A report has found that the condition of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated since its last evaluation by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in 2014. The causes cited for this include climate change, overfishing and coral bleaching events. Experts believe its condition can be improved if strong local and global actions are taken. The reef’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage listing is at risk considering this outlook.
Series levelled at 1-1 after one wicket victory at Headingley, with England all-rounder scoring an unbeaten 135.
Two British men aged 51 and 40 were arrested in Queensland after a multiagency investigation led to the seizure of 766kg of MDMA. According to the police, the batch was the purest ever recorded in Queensland. As part of the same investigation, another two British men, aged 60 and 49, were arrested in New Zealand following the seizure of 200kg of meth.
The pair were trying to breed a "super sow".
Some parts of New South Wales got hit by more snow than they've seen in years.