Giro d’Italia: Simon Yates set to seal overall victory on stage 21 in Rome – live

In the race for Bradfield, teal independent Nicolete Boele has surged ahead of Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian by more than 20 votes, prompting an electoral commission recount. Meanwhile, Labor’s Tanya Plibersek is celebrating Dorinda Cox’s defection to the party as a win. Elsewhere, social housing waitlists have ballooned by 26,000 households, adding pressure to an already strained system.

Erin Patterson, the woman accused of murder in Australia’s infamous mushroom poisoning case, broke down in court as she expressed shame over past messages about her family, insisting they "didn’t deserve it." She also revealed she was never actually diagnosed with ovarian cancer—despite previously claiming otherwise—and admitted to frequently relying on internet searches for medical advice.

German investigators are heading back to the Portuguese resort town of Praia da Luz this week to conduct fresh searches related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who vanished there in 2007. This marks the latest development in a case that has gripped international attention for over 16 years.

Baseball fans in Japan and beyond are mourning the loss of Shigeo Nagashima, a towering figure in the sport who helped shape its popularity long before modern stars like Ohtani and Ichiro. At 89, his passing marks the end of an era—Nagashima wasn’t just a player; he was a cultural icon whose charisma and skill made him the face of Japanese baseball for generations.

Erin Patterson, the woman accused of murdering three people with a poisoned beef Wellington lunch in 2023, testified in court that she’s "never had a healthy relationship with food." The trial took a personal turn as her barrister questioned why she and her estranged husband still jointly owned multiple properties years after separating. Patterson claimed she’d hoped to reconcile the family, adding emotional weight to an already grim case.