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Hawaii has been told to brace for potentially life-threatening impact and people are preparing for lockdown as the centre of Hurricane Lane moves dangerously close to the islands. It is 26 years since a hurricane made landfall in Hawaii and residents are being told to expect the worst.Lane has already caused torrential rain and flooding on Hawaii’s most southern island, but in its path is Oahu, the most populated island by far. Image: Hurricane Lane is shown about 300 miles south of Hawaii’s Big Island It is expected to hit here with far more force, and authorities are warning residents…

Scott Morrison has been sworn in as Australia’s prime minister, replacing Malcolm Turnbull after a Liberal Party coup. Mr Morrison, an ally of Mr Turnbull, won a three-way battle for the leadership.The other two contenders were former home affairs minister Peter Dutton and foreign minister Julie Bishop. Mr Turnbull opted not to contest the vote.Liberal Party whip Nola Marino announced: “The successful candidate was Scott Morrison. He won this vote 45-40 against Peter Dutton.”In relation to the deputy’s position, this was won in a overwhelming sense, in a majority, an absolute majority, by Josh Frydenberg.”Mr Morrison said he would not…

Government papers on the impact of a “no-deal” Brexit have raised fears for shoppers, farmers, businesses, NHS patients and UK expats. Ministers released the first batch in a series of “technical notices” on the UK’s possible departure from the EU without a divorce agreement.Covering areas such as finance, medicines and trade, Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab declared the documents explain how the UK will “mitigate” the consequences of a no-deal exit.Mr Raab insisted the government’s preparations mean Britain’s “best days lie ahead”, whether negotiations with Brussels successfully reach a deal or not. But the publication of the papers prompted Labour to…

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British woman in prison in Iran, has been reunited with her daughter during a three-day release. It is the first time she has been allowed out of prison since her arrest in April 2016 and conviction last year for plotting to overthrow the Iranian regime – something she has always denied.The 40-year-old, from Hampstead, north London, has travelled to see her family in Damavand, north east of Tehran, the Free Nazanin campaign confirmed.She was called on Thursday morning while still in her night clothes and was told she had 10 minutes to get ready because she was…

For Britain’s huge financial services industry, there was little comfort to be found in the batch of government planning documents for a “no-deal” Brexit. Long-established problems still seem a long way from being addressed, while new ones have been thrown into the spotlight.Much attention will be taken by the government’s confirmation that, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, UK consumers are likely to face higher costs and greater delays when it comes to making payments in euros.There would also be an end to the ban on surcharges, which means that holidaymakers, for instance, may find they have to pay…

Well, now the government is actively planning for it – spending £3bn to do so and employing thousands of civil service into the bargain.Today we saw the fruit of their labours unveiled by Brexit minister Dominic Raab: The first tranche of no-deal preparation documents, a vision of what a no-deal Britain would look like.To be clear, a “no deal” would leave us with less market access and more economically and politically adrift from the EU than Iceland, Ukraine, South Korea or Japan.:: Cost of card payments ‘to go up’ under ‘no-deal’ BrexitThe government still says they don’t think it’s likely.…

Donald Trump claims markets will “crash” if he is impeached over alleged wrongdoing in the 2016 election campaign. Asked by Fox And Friends if he thought he would be impeached, the president said: “I don’t know how you can impeach somebody who has done a great job.”I will tell you what, if I ever got impeached, I think the market would crash.”I think everybody would be very poor, because without this thinking, you would see – you would see numbers that you wouldn’t believe in reverse.” His comments came amid speculation the president could be impeached after his former lawyer…

The government has released papers advising people and companies what they need to prepare for if there is a “no-deal” Brexit. Here is what ministers are saying could happen:DAY-TO-DAY FINANCE:: There will be some changes to Value Added Tax (VAT) rules if Britain leaves the EU without a deal:: Britain says without EU action, a no-deal brexit would mean EU customers cannot use investment banks in UK:: A no-deal Brexit could increase costs and processing time for transactions in euros:: Credit card payment costs are likely to increase Image: Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab outlined the plans today MEDICINES AND HEALTH::…

By Alix Culbertson, news reporterDonald Trump’s former campaign chairman and his ex-lawyer have both admitted financial crimes, increasing speculations the 45th president could face impeachment.Michael Cohen, the president’s longtime lawyer and “fixer”, admitted to eight charges on Tuesday, including campaign finance violations, tax fraud and false statements to a bank – and has threatened to “spill all” on Mr Trump.Paul Manafort, the president’s former campaign manager, was found guilty of eight charges on the same day – five tax fraud charges, one charge of hiding foreign bank accounts and two counts of bank fraud. Image: Michael Cohen admitted to campaign…

Travel firm TUI has been accused of sexism after passengers complained they handed out “future captain” stickers to boys and “cabin crew” badges to girls during flights. Dame Gillian Morgan, 65, noticed the stickers following her flight to Bristol from Paphos, Cyprus.She saw stewardesses handing out the stickers to children on board the plane.In an interview with Metro, Dame Morgan said it was “deeply sexist” and was “absolutely sure” it was deliberate to hand stickers by gender.”The stickers were gender neutral but it’s the way that they were handed out that makes it complicated,” she told the Metro.”I was with…